The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-12-29

1 80 Mr.. Fnlmore,s Iaea.
Willard Fillmore was requested to attend
The great union meeting III lNew York. He
! was unable to be present, hut wrote letter
which expressed his views upon the subject
in frank and sensible way. We make the
following extract, which conveys his idea Of
the conduct Of the Democracy under the
lead of Douglas, Pierce and Buchanan, in
the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise and
the effort to force slavery into Kansas, and
10 ~ sound and emphatic as anything which
would have been written by Republican
After severe struggle, which threatened
the integrity Of the Union, Congress finally
passed laws settling these questions; and the
Government and the people for time seemed
90 acquiesce In that Compromise a. final
settlement OF this exciting question; and it
u exceedingly to be regretted that mistaken
ambition or the hope of promoting party
triumph, should have tempted any one to
| raise this question again.
But in an evil hour this Pandora's box OF
Slavery was again opened by what conceive
to bean nnjustifable attempt to force Slav-
| cry into Kansas by repeal Of the Missouri
Compromise, and the floods Of evil now
| swelling and threatening to overthrow the
Constitution, and sweep away the founda-
ton OF the Government itself, and deluge
this land with fraternal blood, may all be
traced to this unfortunte act. Whatever
might have been the motive, few acts have
| ever been SO barren of good, and so fruitful
| Of evil.
O. Mayor Tiemann, of New York, at the
lste Union meeting in that city, in the FIRST
paragraph of his speech, said;
"The S.y u disunion, come from whatever
quarter ID may, is TO be deplored by every
| true friend of this country, and believe is
never raised except by political demagogues
or selfish politicians"
| That is the FIRST rebuke that we have known
. Democrat to administer to his disunion
| confederates. And we are afraid that WAS
not Intentional.
| nT One Larrabee, Democratic member
Of Congress from Wisconsin, justified Slav-
cry the other day on the ground of the dual
| ity OF the human race. As the negro 10 OF a
different blood and origin from the white, the
latter is under no obligation TO recognize as
applicable to the former, the Divine injunc-
tons OF humanity and brotherhood!
Mr.. LarrAbee is member Of the Catholic
Church. In whatever humble chapel or gor-
geous cathedral Of that Church he may enter
TO pay his public devosions, Mr.. Larrabee is
liable to find negro by his side, for that
powerful organization levels all distinctions
before its affairs, recognizes as "of one blood
all the nations Of men that dwell on the face
Of the EARTH" and ordains negro priests and
sends them forth to proclaim the gospel Of
Jesus. Shame on the man who can forsweay
his religion in toadying to the tastes Of o
band Of disunionists
| They are beginning to speak decorous-
ly of u.s. We have looked over long speech
by MIR. Curry, fre-eating member from Al
ALBANIA, and he doesn't say Black Republican
once. The steady march to power has
brought them to sense of decency. They
will appeal to our magnanimity next--they
are beginning to do it now-and they will
not appeal in vain, despite the persistent and
malignant ISLANDERS they have heaped upon
as. Notwithstanding the many bitter provo
cations, in. the days of our approaching pow
or they will find that the Republicans will
not only be just, but generous.
i GIVE have yet to hear our Democratic
journals utter the first word OF rebuke 90 ainsi
those Southern men who have stood up dny
after day, even beneath the roof of the Capt..
tol, and uttered their threats of disunion.--
providence Jour.
4 So have we. SAIL over the North, on the
contrary, the Democracy are busy in ercu.
sing the disunionists. And it is natural they
should do SO, for the disunionists are then
; political confederates.
Question.
During the progress OF the Kansas cues
tion, and the debates consequent upon th
repeal Of the Missouri Compromise, in tru,
plantation spirit Mr.. Douglas turned Il
Mr.. Sumner and said, "We will subdue you
sir" Who 10 subdued now?
VI GT- Richard Realf, Secretary of State un
der Brownie provisional government, wen
to New Orleans, turned prof. slavery, the,
Catholic, and is now preaching in the Meth
odist Church South, near Austin, Texas.
versatile fellow, truly!
ID
j ca VIM. Ii. Gibson, late on trial as de
!, faulting State Treasurer, at Columbus, Ohic
! is out on bail Of $40, 900. His motion for
' new trial is to be argued on the Goth Of Jan