The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-10-11

lnlJlY Tor one hunutoo ma forty years |
ago) the white Cor frss) population d Mary
land vas conputed q 81, 900; slaves Is 900.
In 1850, tho fres population auounted to
492 900, and the slaves numbered 80 900.
IL These Hgsrss show that whilst the free pop |
ulation was only about double that held IN |
slavery about q century and . half ago, il will |
exceed il Eve times in 1880. In other words,
slavery ownsd ttty per cent. OF the popula- |
ton d Maly4and : century and hall sines;4
but now, n owns only about seventeen per |
cent.
In the "con6ict" during the last century
and half the increase en the side Of free
dom il nearly 1000 per cent; on the side Of
slavery lsss than 400 per cent. That ID -
The gain on the side OF freedom will be in
1860 in numbers 550, 900 on that Of slavery
$4,000. r{.1sga.y1
Will. his enemies asoribe this ssirreprsssible
conflict" also, to Governor Seward Abba
ny Eve. Jour.
An examination into the facts and figures
would no doubt show similar state OF things
in the other slave States that border ON ssthe
land OF fresdom''-- especially ia Kentucky
and Missouri. In the Inter State the ssirre.
pressible CONFLICT" ID driving ont the slaves 10
iftiss and hundreds, ndssttling up her lands
with hard-working, thrifty and free lsborsrs
Slavery 10 getting the worst OF il ia this
Conflict in Missouri, a. II must everywhere
else where popular enlightenment progrsss-
es, and the friends OF human freedom do
their duty. u
The douxhfaoes may ansar at Mr.. ssward's
ssirrepressible conHict'' assertion, and the
shareholders may affect to Fdespiss il. IL
truth 10 nevertheless incentfovertibls. There
is an eternal war between oil right principles
n 8y~-<A T. a.
are ever, and sver win b., &c war with each
mise peace. Truth and Falsshood are an
tagonisms that can never be reoorciled.--
Good and Evil, in their myriad shapes and
| aspects, will continue TO strive one agairst
the other DC long 40 the world lssts and sin
has = place in it. Slavery 4nd Freedom--the
former N obvious wrongs, and the lsttsr .
palpable right--are not IN exception to this
oniversal rule. They arc antagonisms, irre-
concilAble and eternal. Id one house, in one
land, IN one hemisphere, or in ono world, the
two cannot exist in peace. They will DO ct
war, being hostile to each other in their very
natures, operations and bearings. In this
country they can never be compromised. ANY
treaty Of psace that their respective friends
may agree upon will be scattered toths wind
as soon ~ signed. You cannot compromise
Right and Wrong-it 10 . moral impossibili-
". Nor osn you subdus this ssirrcpresSibls
confict"o between Freedom and Slavsry-it
is q moral absurdity to talk Of such thing.
IL can't be done. Freedom cannot be
"crnshed out'' where true manhood hes "a
exsstence, and in this nation, and in Ill the
world, she will continue the contest untilhsf
great and eternal enemy should be under her
feet, powsrless in subjuEstiou. aI
And - nlsv thn veer 2 vs.f~
country that 10 nominally free, and where the
elements Of free manhaoa are 90 dominant
and operative - they - here, We have NO
fear for the ultimate result Let true men
but do their duty in defence Of the Right and
in behalf Of true ProgreBs, and the "irrepres-
| sihle conaicp' will bring us glorious tri-
umph, sooner or later, for Human Nature
and1the Rights Of Man. tChieago Jour.
0vThs museum Of The late Hsgh Miller
hns been preserved to the capital OF Scot.
land. The price is upwards OF 1000, Of
which government contributes $500, the re-
rnainder being made up by contributions
from the friends OF soienoerand the admirers
Of one Of her most gifted sons. "
ca Twelve and half millions of railroad
bonds mature during the next yoar, inciud-
ing one millions Michigan Southern frst
mortgage, three millions Illinois Central free
land, and : million and . half Michigan
Central eight per CENTS Il 10 hoped holders
| OF these bonds have not given notes which
they expect to meet with the cash proceeds
during the year.
| GT-The Charleston Mercury states that
W. Walker, IT., editor Of the Columbus Is.
ca Coursnt, has received legacy from .
relative in England amounting 70 3525 600.
lie has started for New York to arrange for
it's transfer to his credit.
| GTAndrew Shumsn, of the Chicago
journal, and formerly editor Of the Syracuse
journal, has written Q new play called tour
Eastern Cousin" 1t was FIRST acted at Mo-
Wears Theatre, Chicago, on Monday of last
week. -te
ca The case Of DIR. T.. P. Crockett, Q no
ted literary man Of Hartford, was called in
tho Supreme Court, last week, and their be-
ing no appearance, the bonds ($3000) were
| forfeited.
CTDiedin West Boylston, Mass, on The
2Sth ult., DR.. John Smith, aged 96 years,
the Oldest person in the town and tho last OF
bic family. Within the last few years he
has buried two sisters, one 80 and the other
81. The united ages of those three il 282
years. DR.. Smith leavesA widow aged IS
years, to whom he has bssa matrisd over 81
years.
GA very rsmarkabls Psychological fact
has been developed il ths 4sxistsnee Of num-
bers Of perfectly white rats il the Bible
Heuse. They are quite nnmerous and are
constantly caught by tho tenants on tho low
Or floors. Some Of the older specimens ID
tho Bible House are quite fAt, and look .
venerable and quiet as d. D.'s.-l Ssalpsl.
eTThe Russian government hss jast
commenced railroad 70 connect Kiev to
Odessa. II will taks Is years to build it,
and will involve moro dilacultfes and great.
Or outlay than would s-road from ST. Louis
| TO San Francisco.