The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-04-27

Brownson are worthy Of ths sandid and pa
triotic consideration Of those with whom he
has acted 70 long, and cannot fail, in great
q or less degree, 70 command il.
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Curlous Fact.
Mr.. auckland, Inc great naturalist, says
Of the chameleon:
"Betwixt tho two sides OF tho body there
seems lack Of sympathy. One eye may 30
looking straight forward, while the other 10
looking directly backward. One may be an
tirely asleep, while Ahs other 10 wide awake.
And this kind Of Independent and separate
| action applies to each side OF the creature--
to ito limbs. II cannot sscim because iss
limbs refuse to act in c0ncsvt. Gould the
| two sides understand ono anothss, and agree
| on . prescribed course Of action, il might
always be awake, or half awake. But il
gains nothing BY its unilateral independent
| dency; the two sides are like two horses that
won't work in harness. Il seems strange,
with such peculiarly, that on trees, q
terra frn,a, tho creatule should be able to
make any progress. But % the two sides
are fed by one mouth, and as the insect
tribes refuse to como to it, so they seem, in
regard to ell culinary matters, to agree to
sink their differences, and to move IN har-
mony. The stomach 10 . potent harmon
iser."
There is strong tendency in the human
mind to trace anAlogies between the mental
and moral characteristics of animals and Of
men, hsnoe We find amongst the children Of
the forest s'the little fox" ssthe big tur-
tle," and other significant names applied
to their chiefs. Nations and States, also
receive their soubriqrsts indicative OF their
character, "John Bull" for Great Britain,
and the ssHoosier Ssate," for Indiana. On
this principle we know Of no emblem SO api
and which is borne out by so many complete
analogies Is that Of the chameleon for tn.
Locofoco party. That little creature ha,
always been remarkable for the faculty oil
changing its color in accommodation to il
peculiar surroundings, and there isno fac
more notorious in the history Of the Demo.
party than its faoils promptness in assuming
such variety Of phases ~ would suit the
times and the locality. At different times
and in different States, it has been bank and
anti bank, tariff and anti-tarif, slavery pro
hibiting and slavery extending, Lecomptor
and anti -Lecompton, and under all thes,
varied compilations has been like the chame
Icon, successful in deceiving the public ints
the belief that every changing shade was tn
veritablc color Of tho creature. Every oolol
has been in succsssion-the true "dyed il
the woolo democratic.
| And now note how admirable, how strik
ing the analogy in the character Of the Loco
foco party to the peculiar phenomenon in tn
chameleon brought to light by Mr.. Bucklsnd
The Looofoco party has two sides, betwee,
which there is no bond Of union, no sympa
thy Of sentiment, no general unity Of motiv'
and Of purpose. But, like the chameleon
both sides have one stomach, an enormous
one too, and to ell this stomach bott
sides move in unison after the pAbuluu
which tempts their greed. The stomach
harmonizes the two.sided chameleon, ant
the two sides OF tho Democracy have beer
held together by the "cohesive power OIL
public plunder," and become the ssharmoni
Gus Democracy" under tho potent motiv,
Of the love Of ''spoils." But gluttony ha,
produced morbid action Of the stomach
disease has destroyed the functions and par
allied the members Of this two-sided party
and thsy will no longer move in harmoniou
concert obsdient to the promptings Of til
stomach.
GA recent Convention in Texas resolves
that the only conditions on which they woul
consent to remain in the Union are, that th
North ceases the agitation Of the SLAYER
question and repeats the prohibition Of th
Slave Trade.
That commonwealth OF absconding debt
ors and runaway horse thieves seems to b
taking airs Oh itself, but We presume it
overt acts Of hostility to the people Of til
confederacy at large, will be confined to til
/ lynching OF few defencelcss Methods
Preachers, in the name Of Democracy an
J Slavery.
PAclric CONVENTIONAL Convention Q
the States and Territories on the Paoi6
coast has been called 70 promote the inau
guration ora plan for the construction Of
Railroad from the Mississippi Valley to th
: Pacific Ocean.
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