The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-05-18

War News.
We publish such particulars OF the Euro
pean hostilities ~ We find in the st. Louis
papers.
The effect Of the news in England was to
depress the price OF Cotton from to ia,
and to advance the price Of provisions, pro-
duce and groceries very materially. Anum-
Der of heavy failures occurred, and destruc-
tive breakages were anticipated in London,
Paris and Vienna,
QTPresident Buchanan said in his mes
sage that Slavery was as firmly established in
Kansas Is in Georgia, and the Democracy
hold as the highest and most essential doc.
trine of their creed that the Constitution, as
interpreted in the bred Scott case, "carries
Slavery into the Territories
Humphrey Marshal, a leading South Amer
loan, denies this position, and insists tina.
the necessary logical result Of the doctrine
is to establish Slavery in the States as we'll
as the Territories. "If," says he, s'the Con-
stitution carries Slavery into Territory, it
must also carry it into State, for the Con-
stitution is just as much the supreme law in
State as in Territory. 1t reads the same
way in State that it does in q Territory,
and has just the same power in a State that
it has in a Territory. Would it be contend
ed that the people Of territory, when form
ing State Constitution, have no right to
prohibit Slavery? Clearly, il it was carried
there by the Constitution of the United
State, they would not, nor could State pro-
hibit any importation Of slaves into its bor-
ders II the Constitution of the United States
carried it there.'
Will our Democratic friends in Iowa en-
tighten us on this point? Will they please
to make it clear to our comprehension how
bred Scott is strong enough to overthrow
"popular sovereignty" in the Territories and
carry Slavery there against the will of the
people, and yet is too weak to effect the same
thing in the Ststesp The Constitution of
the United States declares itself the supreme
law of the land; how, then, if it establishes
Slavery, can the people of State abolish
Slavery without thereby violating the sa-
preme law of the land?
CO The Southern Disunion Conventio on OF
Memphis are resolving in favor of re- opening
the African slave trade, which is now under
the ban of piracy. At the same time re-
ligious Union Convention, known as the
American Tract Society, holding it's session
in New York, votes down q resolution CON-
demning the re- opening of the slave trade
With these indications Of public sentiment
we should not be surprised to end the Demo-
cratic National Convention ct Charleston
leaning strongly in favor Of the revival Of
the slave trade. The Democratic party has
always followed in the wake Of the Disunion
Conventions and the Evangelical General
Assemblies, Conversations and Anniversary
Resolutions, on the Slavery question.
A Coon ExAAPLE.-The Constitution SAYS
that "the President Of the United States
pays for his paper in ADVANCE" and that oil
the oficeholders of the Government are ex-
peoted to follow his Example. II is but sell
dom that we can approve the course Of the
President, and therefore We would in the
present instance commend his example with
emphasis as worthy of universal imitation
by all newspaper readers.
GTA farmers club in Jones county seems
to be down on lawsuits and lawyers, AZ one
Of the articles Of their association provides
that no member shall 90 to Law with fellow
member, but that the parties shall submit
their difficulties to . committee Of the club,
who shall decide between them without the
intervention Of lawyers and free Of charge.
The pressure Of public opinion is so
strong against the prosecutions under the
Fugitive Slave law in Cleveland, that the
Marshal of the United States instead Of con
signing the prisoners within the WALLS OF the
county prison, in accordance with the SEN
tence Of the court, permits them to range
freely through the city and choose their own
quarters,
4 TThe Dubuque and Pacific Railroad
Company advertise 230,400 acres of the
land granted to that Company for sale on
the 9th Of June, in the cities Of New York
and Dubuque.
STRAHEas BURNT. The steamers Edinburgh
and Monongahela were burned at Bloody
Island on Sunday morning, Capt. Dan. Able