The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-05-04

1t is reported by Washington letter writer's
that grand council Of the Sachems of the
shareholders and Of the Northwestern dough-
face Democracy has been held in Washing
ton City recently in order to inaugurate
ssheme to secure the acquieseence Of the
Northern Democracy in the action Of the
Charleston Convention. Douglas, it is said,
who still holds on with great tenaoity to his
hope of Presidential nomination, was an
anxious and active participant in this council
and agreed to abide BY the nomination and
acquiesce in the platform Of the Charleston
Convention. His chances OF . nomination
for tho Presidency are based entirely upon
appeasing the South and at the same time
securing an enthusiastic delegation to the
Convention from the North. 1t is in view OF
this pslicy Of Douglas that his organ, the
States, is lscturing Forney and the pennsyl-
vania Democracy and demanding oatogori-
Gal answer to the question whether they ia.
tend to acquissoe in the action of the Charles
ton Convention.
Thus has Douglas and his doughface con-
freres surrendered to the slaveh olders and
united with them to hector the Democracy
into an agreement to abide by the Charleston
Convention, under all circumstances, and at
oil hazards. And now, oil over the country,
We shall find studious effort on the part OF
the doughface press and the Locofooo stump
ers TO drill the masses into 4 blind acqui-
escence in the platform Of the Charleston
Convention, whatever that may turn out to
be. And in the meantime the leaders OF the
party, most Of whom are shareholders, will
concoct some specious scheme Of two sided
fraud with which to humbug the Democracy
into another step in advance in behalf Of
slavery. Pierce's Administration suf6ced to
repeal the prohibition OF slavery and prevent
the people Of Kansas from forming Z free
Constitution. Buchanan's Administration.
according to his message, succeeded in es.
taolishing slavery as fully and as firmly in
Kansas a. in South Carolina or Georgia and
in extending slavery over ell the territory Of
the United States. The next Locofooo Ad-
ministration-if We shall ever be cursed BY
another-wiil, with the accession Of strength
thus gained and the active aid Of the Supreme
Court, manage to revive the slave trads, 90
tablish slave code for the Territories, and
protect the institution in oil the Northern
then no longer free-States during anothe,
Presidential Administration.
We shall see whether the masses Of thu
Democracy, in view Of the downward pro.
gress made since 1854, are willing to 20 i,
blind and thereby sanction the past and piy,
aid and comfort to the present schemes /,
secure the extension and the domination q
slavery.
II has not been the habit Of the leaders q
the Democracy to permit the masses of tn,
party TO know anything about the measures
OF the party in advance; the people are no
allowed to canvass any Of their projects an,
decide upon their propriety or expodienc,
till they have become laws OF the land. Thu
she Nebraska bill Was repealed before tn
pscp.s suspected anything OF the kind wa
contemplated. Kansas was dragooned in al
rect opposition to the most solemn pledge
that the people should decide the matter Il
themselves. Lecompton was pressed upo
Congress in the face OF the remonstranc.
OF the party throughout the country. As
has been IN the past 30 will it continue to b
the leaders will concoct their measures, pre,
lhem through Congress BY the force Of brib
~ and corruption, and then call upon Il
masses OF tho party to "acquiescs inn u
endorse them % Democratic. So twas wi
the Nebraska bill, the bred Scott decisi,
and the Lecompton outrage, and 80, If Il
party succeeds, it will be with the slave ira
and tho slsys code, and some other yet u
named, bnt mot more monstrous, decision
The Suprsms Court legalizing slavery 10 4
now free Statss Of the Union.