The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-09-24

/ Mr.. TrumbuiI NJ Cleveland.
/ Nw CLKvxLAND, Sept. Is.
Scpntor Trumhull, Of Illinois, spoke this
lsvenine. 10 the Mslodoon, 20 IN immense au-
dieros. After speAki1g Of Ohio - the EN-
|pirc STATE Of We West, sndt principal bull
wafk against the encroachments OF slavery,
he went on TO say that the present political
parties Of the country are OF recent origin,
not dating back farther than 1854. Prior to
that date, the questions OF the day related TO
finance end Kindred subjests. Since that
timo' che question has bsen simply that OF
freedom or slavery. The confession OF faith
for the Democratic church, u now simply .
belief in the ksnsas- Nebrasks bill. The
whothsr the Territories shall be kept free, in
order to form free States, or be open 10 the
encroachmsnts of slavery, so ~ to become
slave States. Beyond this, the Democracy
adopt the principle Of using the Executive
power for the purpose Of increasing the slave
pow er. The appointments of Federal officers
for several years have been made with this
view. The policy Of the Republican party ID
to keep the Territories free from slavery, but
not to interfere with slavery in the States
where il 10 alYendy established. The Rspub-
lIcau party do not wish to legislate against
the South.
There ere only three hundred and City
thousand shareholders to six million whites
in tho slave States, and twenty million in the
whole csudtry. The party cslling itself Dem
ocratic, legislate for the three hundred and
fifty thousand only, thus building up class
and creating and aristocracy. Senator Trum-
bull ably reviewed Judge Blacks article on
Douglas' essay, and claimed that if the Con-
stitution gives a citizen of any State power
to take his property into aTerritory and hold
it as il under tho law of bis State, which 10
what Black holds, then it legislates slavery
into Territory. But Black does not prove
this BY the Constitution, but says it is proved
by common Inv. The principle is right
enough rs far as ordinary property u con-
cerned, but is of no force ia regard 60 the
right Of man to man. Slavery is founded on
y different principle from the right to COM
mon property. II is founded on might, not
right. England has decided that the proper
ty Of man in man is repugnans to common
law, and repeated decisions in Southern
States declare that slavery is creature OK
3 local laws. The Cincinnati platform was
quoted to show that it doss not admit the
4 right Of the people of Territory to exert
popular sovereignty 10 excluding slavery an I.
til the numbers legally justify such legislA-
tive action. gn 1870
i The speaker denounced popular sovereign
| ty a. . cheat, as impracticable, and "a cub
4 versive OF the Constitution il carried ont II
| was a mere catchword, and not intended FOR
actual use. The government Of this country
i was not . popular sovereignty one. The
/ populsr majority system ruled in the House,
but was checkei. by the Senate and Execu.
tive. The doctrine that popular sovereignty
should absolutely Iule, was, therefore, revo-
lutionary. It's adoption in Territory would
clothe the Territory with greater powers than
possessed by u State. Senator Trumbull
4 went on to show the fallacy Of the popular
sovereignty doctrine, and that it has never
boon acted on since the formation Of the
Union. Douglas himself acted in violation
Of it Ut the annexation OF Texas, by his reso-
luton prohibiting slavery in the new States
to be carved on. of the Territory north OF
thirty six thirty. The bred Scott decision
in regard to Territorial power over slavery
was then confuted. The Douglas Democrats
cry on-intervention, but in repeating the
Missouri Compromise they set the example
Of Intervention, and violated the pledges
made in that Compromise. The policy OF the
Republican party was simply this to let the
slaves in the slave States be as they are
"We do not prefer any right to NEEDLE with
| them, but we do claim right to 50 frame
tho laws regulating the organisation Of new
j Territories, as to serve the best interests OF
the people of the Territories, and Of the
! whole country.
The speech Ia sted over two hours, aud as
logical and brilliant. Ii was received with
| great enthusiasm.
An old Oriental story records that one
day, Molla Museoredesn, Ia q mosque, as
cended the desk and thus addressed his al
dience. go, children of the Faithful, do We
know what | am going to say ?" They an
swercd, "No." Swell, them" he replied,
sit is of no use to waste my time on so stu
pid set Of people," Next day he again
! mounted the desk and inquired, 30, true
Musselmen! know We what am going TO
sayp" "We do" said they. "Then,o con-
tinued he, "there ID no need for me to tell
you" The third time, his audience thought
they should catch him, and on his putting
tho usual quest ION, they answered, ssSome Of
US do and some 81 us do not" "Well, them -
replied he, 'sltt those who know tell those
who do notp'
HoKRlBLE DEATH The Buffalo Republic
says that on Wednesday afternoon one of the
most horrible accidents, which we were called
upon to chronicle, happened at Gilbort's
Soap Factory, on Delaware street, near Ba-
ker. The name OF the victim Was Mr.. Hugh
4 Harley, a very respectable man, foreman in
the factory, having family consisting Of q
1 wife and five children. During the after
noon one Of the workmen in the factory,
when passing one Of tho large watts in which
lya was boiling, observed man family
fstruggling in tie bubbling liquid, and giving