The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-10-31


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Tbs Irrspressihle Conflict.
An earnast and persistent effort has been
made BY The douEhfaos press TO represent
the reesnt outbreak of insane fanaticism -
Harpsr's Ferry Is the natural and necessary
result Of Senator Semard's doctrise Of - IT.
rspressibie conflict between Freedom and
Slavery. The developments in reference 10
Browns conspiracy, however, show that his
plans we're laid before the delivery Of Sew
ards Rochester speechs lit follows, there
fore, that Brown Was not instigatsd By the
sentiments Of Seward, and ~ must look elsa
whore for the reasonable Indictment 10 the
recent plot OF insurFsetion. III
In letter Of George Washington to Gen.
La Faystte We have hint ct this same ire
pressible conflict between freedom and slave
ry, in which the Father OF his Country hoped
and expected thst freedom would triumph !:
81 agree with you cordially in your views
in regard to negro slavery. I have long con-
sidered it most serious evil, both socially
and politically, and should rejoice in any
feasible scheme to rid our States OF suoh 1
burden. Tho Congress OF 1851 adopted an
ordinance, which prohibits tho existence Of
involuntary ssrvitude In our North. western
territory forever. / consider il . wiss meas
ur6. Nmst with The approval and ascent OF
nearly every member from the States more
Immediately interested in slave labor. The
prevailing opinion Ia Virginia 10 against the
spread OF slavery in our new Territories, AND
! rRUsT WE szALL HAva cokrEDRAcY on
rREg srATHs." ss5
But these sentiments Of Washington were
more clearly developed and more strongly
enforced by that great Apostle Of Liberty,
Thomas Jefferson, who said in his sNotes on
Virginia:
Nothing 10 more certainly written ia the
book or fate, TEAM THAT rHasw PEOPLE AR
TO BE rREr nor 10 it less certain that the
two races equally free, cannot live ia the
same government. Nature, habit and opin-
ion have drawn indelible lines OF distinction
between them. 1t is still in our power to al.
rect the process Of emancipation and dspor.
tation peaceably, and in such slow degree q
that the evil will wear or insensibly. and
their place be payi Psssu, filled up with free
white laberers. II on the contrary, IL 10 left
to force itself on, human nature might shud-
der A. the prospects held mp"
And again:
"The whole commerce between master and
slave 10 eontinual exercise Of the most I'M
remiteing dsspotism on the one part, and de-
grading submission on the other.
With what execration shaulA the states-
men DO loaded, who, permitting one half on
the citissns to trample on the rights OF the
other; transforms those into despots and
these into enemies, destroys the morals OF
the one part and the amor patrio OF the 9th
or. Can the kbeesies of nation be thought
secure, when We have removed their only
frm basis--a conviction in the minds Of the
people that these liberties are the gift Of
God. That they are violated but by his
wrath. Indeed Itrerbis for my country
phen reflect that God Is just, and his
justice cannot sleep forever"
Az MIR. Seward's speech had not been de.
livered when Brown formed his plan for in
vadiDg Virginia, it is clear if melted by any
publication, it is more probable that ii vas
by these sentiments OF noble virginians that
Brown WAS spurred up TO bis daring deeds.
Moreover, Seward evidently never consempla-
ted other than Legislative action. Hear him :
'sThus these antagonistic systems are con J
tinuaily coming in closer contact, and COLI
sion results. Shall tell you what this COL.
lision means? They who think it is acoi.
dental, unnecessary, the work Of inter estsd
or fanatical agitators, and therefore epheme-
raj, mistake the case altogether. 1t 10 an ir-
repressible conflict between opposing and en-
during forces, and it means that the United
States must and will, sooner or later, become
entirely slave-holding nation, or entirely
free-labor nation. =
"lf these States are again to become uni.
yersaliy slave holding, | do not pretend TO
say with what violations OF the Constitution
that end shall be accomplished. On the 9TH
or hand, while do confidently believe and
hope that my country will yet become land
OF universal freedom, do net expect that it
Will be made so oTRERwis. THAN THROUGH
THK ACTION or TIM sEvERAL STATES, CO oP-
EKATIko WITH THE FEDERAL CONVENIENT. AND
ALL ACTING IN sTRicT CONFORMITY WITH
THEIR gxsfKcrIyE CONSTRUCTORS
Nov II the Virginians and the doughfaces
are determined to damn anybody to eternal
infamy for the expression Of anti slavery sen.
timents, We submit that in the exercise Of
common justice they visit their wrath upon
the memory Of Washington and Jefferson,
citizens Of their own slave State, rather than
upon the living Seward who was bora and
nursared in . land Of liberty and early i'm
busd with its principles.
But the authority Of Henry Clay seems su.
perior TO that Of Washington and J<dsrson
with the modern Democracy, especially that
OF the doughface atamn ard IT,. L. 49,.