The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-07-20


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Foreign news.
The steamer Indian has arrived with two
days later news.
The siege of Peschiera, on the Mincio,
was progressing vigorously, and the French
were threatening Verona.
1t was reported that Napoleon would re-
turn to Paris about the middle Of July.
stephens Democratic Dogmas:
We make below some brief extracts from
the speech Of Hon. A. FL. Stephens, of Geor-
gia. Stephens was the leader of that band
of Southern discontents who bolted the Wing
party some years ago, and joined the Democ-
racy for the sake of promoting more effectu-
ally the interests of the shareholders. He
has since been the ablest leader of the De-
mocracy in Congress, and under his banner
and in accordance with his programme, Gen.
Dodge and the doughface Democratic Con-
gresham Of the North aided to achieve the
slavery triumphs Of which he boasts. Only
few years since thousands of copies of q
speech, by Stephens, justifying slavery on
social, political and bible grounds, were sent
to this State under the frank OF Democratic
Senators and distributed by the Democratic
committees in various counties. The senti-
ments of that speech have had their influence
in forming the pro-slavery sentiment of the
Democracy of Iowa, and we have no doubt
that the leaders are prepared to endorse his
late speech in private, whatever prstensions
to the contrary they may deem it necessary
to hold forth to the public.
Here are the views of one OF the most in
fuential leaders of the National Democracy
THE ANNEXATION OF rExAs-FoUR SLAVE STATES
SECURED.
He alluded to his connection with the an
nexation of Texas-one Of the most momen.
tous questions, and the first which he had ev-
er met with. 1t was fiery ordeal, for he
then stood in opposition to his friends /; bu,
q sense of duty impelled him to adopt the
course he did. The secret history Of thi.
subject has never been written. The annex
alton OF Texas secured four slave States tt
the Union.
Gus.
great and fearful crisis arose-that was
the question of the power of Congress over
the Observation-Disclosures new slave State,
should be admitted; Or whether the South
should never expand or enlarge; whether ou
institutions should be starved out; whethe
the South should submit to degradation. II
would not give the history of those times, blu
simply say, in regard to the part he took, it i
past-what he did is done-but whether RICH
or wrong, the record is made up. The Sontl
is successful.
FOR THE UNION ONLY so LONG AS THE soUrl
TRIUkPHs.
He was perfectly willing to remain in tn
Union; but simply said stay the hand OF OPP
preston. As much as be loved and admire,
the Union, if the South was to be hemmet
and hedged in, he was for resistance; soone
than submit to practical or theoretical cues
tons OF wrong, he was for resistance. III
believed truth would triamph; all the Sout
wants is decision, union, patriotism he be
lieved In the power and omnipotencc of truth
and would ask for nothing wrong. The grea
principle to be carried out is expansion-th
right Of the people of the South to 60 to I'll
Territories with their slave property, pro
tected by the Constitution on a platform
equal rights.
WHAT VICTORIES THE SOUTH HAVE GAINED
SLAVERY IN THE TERRITORIES.
The question was fully settled as prime
pie, that Congress should make no discrim
nation in regard to sectional rights in IL
Territories; but that the people of each TIE,
ritory, when about to form Constitution
State, should decide for themselves whetl
er they should come into the Union as fir,
or slave State.
The Missouri Compromise doctrine, Il
Texas doctrine, the Territorial doctrine
Rufus King in 1917 have all been abandone
In the admission Of this principle, it was
triumph Of the South, but triumph Of ia
tice, truth and right. The settlement "
fully up to the demands Of the South. 81
never asks but for what is right. The pr
ciple il now settled that Congress shall q
stain from ell legislation on the subject
slavery in the Territories whether as to t
North or the Southland tie Territories d
now open to all sections, and have the pri,
lege OF adopting slavery or not, as the pc
pie may choose, when they come TO form
Constitution.
HE 10 FOR SLAVE CODE.
These measures, however, did not 90
far a. be wished; he would have Congress
give protection to slave property in the pu
lilo domain as long as it remained in Ter
torial condition.
A majority at the South differed with b
mot more than twenty five men in Congr
agreed with him-but he finally yielded
the doctrine Of intervention, because
was not aggressive; and because it secur
for all practical purposes what we wants
III climate and soil do not favor slavery,
will not 60 into the Territories.
ABOUT THE DIED scoTT DECISION.