The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-07-12

| to seize the naturalized citizens OF America,
| for the reason that naturalization put them
on the footing with nativs-born.
|
The old world has never recognized these
| American doctrines, but they are the true
| American doctrines, and the United States Is
bound to afford protection In the case sup
posed by Mr.. Cass.
| The Saunttor sovereign organs at
/ Issue.
Forney's Press, regarded as one of the
ablest and most efficient of the journals ad-
vocating the Squatter Sovereignty dogmas, in
the course of q defence Of Douglas letter,
makes the following remarks:
One of the objections most strongly urged
| by the organs of the Administration TO the re-
cent letter of Senator Douglas, is his depre-
cation of q resolution by the Charleston Con-
| venton in favor of revival OF the slave
trade. The organs contend that this propo-
sition is so monstrously absurd, that the mere
expression Of hostility to it is necessarily an
act of demagogueism. We scarcely believe
that the Charleston Convention, under any
circumstances, will pass a resolution in ia
vor of the revival of the slave-trade, and no
one can fairly infer from the letter Of Sena-
tor Douglas that he sur poses 1t will do So
But it is nevertheless perfectly true that the
revival of the slave. trade is one OF the living
issues of the day. The fact is, that the trade
has been revived, and from the impunity with
which the existing laws against it have been
evaded, it will probably be continued to
limited extent. 1t has been demonstrated
that no matter how clear the evidence against
slaycrs. nor how many lives of the benight-
ed Africans they have sacrificed to their in
famous traffic, Southern juries can be found
to acquit them.
In the case of the SLAYER Echo, where the
captain and crew were captured by an Amer
lean war vessel, while in the act of convey
ing their slave cargo to Cuban market, the
South Carolina slave-trade sentiment proved
strong enough to enable the offenders to es
cape the menshes of the law. In the we'll
attested case Of the Wanderer, where car
go Of slaves were landed directly in Georgia,
| and scattered throughout the interior and
sold, the parties concerned in the voyage de-
| fed, and totally escaped punishment. The
| newspapers OF Alabama and Texas speak of
the arrival of other slave vessels, and the
sale of their cargoes, as events OF not un
usual character; and in one instance, at
least, number of Mississippi planters uni
ted in advertising to the world in general,
and to importers of slaves from Africa In
particular, their willingness and desire to
pay $500 head for all likely young African
/ negroes that could be furnished them. Ii is
also we'll known that number OF Southern
newspapers constantly adv ocate the reopen
| ing of the slave-trade that candidates for
Congress are asked their views on this ques
ton, and that an advocacy of the slave trade
generally adds to their popularity that In
| Southern conventions this topic 10 one of the
most important brought up for consideration;
and that in several Of the Southern States
| particularly Georgia, Alabama, and Missis-
sppi, the very States whose boisterous and
threatening spirits frightened MIR. Buchanan
in 1857, and compelled him, by their threats,
to desert his original Kansas policy and to
voluntarily as ume, in the face of the nation,
a disgraceful retrograde posi,ion) a very
strong sentiment in favor OF revival Of the
slave-trade exists.
We do not, therefore, see how Mr.. Doug
las erred in announcing his opposition to i
movement which is sincere one, and which
at this moment commands, by its Importance
considerable attention throughout the whole
nation. We repeat that We hope and believe
that the Charleston Convention will not en-
dorse revival of the slave trade, and yet
Judging from the tone of public sentiment in
the extreme Southern and Southwestern
States, nothing is more probable than thai
an attempt will be made TO secure such ar
endorsement. AS for the Administration or
gans, their past course shows they are read,
TO endorse anything which Southern ultra
ists demand in an imperious tone, and whicf
their President, in those unfortunate mo
ments in which his friend and champion Big
Ter describes him to be weak in the knees,
may consent to.
The States, which is the Washington Git,
organ of Douglas, seems determined that h
shall not be defended in that manner, and j
probably little Jealous Of the source from
which the defence comes, and so in tn
course of it's comments it gives Forney thi
desperate thrust:
But that such an effort will be made as wa
contemplated by Mr.. Winthrop 20 excite tn
: North against the South, on account Of tn
indiscretion OF a small number of agitator
q in the matter of reopening the foreign slave
trade, is distinctly foreshadowed in Forney'
. Black Republican Press. That journal Q
7 Saturday contains the following insdious
hypocritical, in fact jesuitica article on tn
: subiect-as harmful one to the repose q
:, the Union, if it had proceeded from sourc
entitled 30 respectful consideration, as coul
be we'll oontrived. Let Incorporating Dem
ocrats contrast the remarks of Mr.. Winthrop
one of the most unyeding Of the infexibl
. Wings, with this production, which is Forne
j. all over, and ask themselves whether the
L can hereafter fraternixe politically with i,
. author-whether worse enemy to their prir
cipies and policy is to be found even in Ser
ator Seward?
sud Fatality.