The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-07-21


Of great reverence for law, but you never
hear them speak Of the sanctity of the law
against the African slave-trade unless they
Immediately couple with it the Fugitive Slave
law. Now one Of these laws is founded in
the eternal principles of right and justice,
and like human laws against murder, enforce
the "higher law" proclaimed by the Creator;
while the other is in direct contravention Of
the principles of right and justice, in OPPOSE
ton to the great principles of the brotherhood
and freedom of man, and in violation Of the
noblest sentiments and sympathies OF human
nature. Yet Northern doughface Locofoco
regards the man who violates the Fugitive
Slave, law by giving aid and oomfortto hu-
man SO III painting for the blessed boon of lib
erty, as equally wicked and criminal with the
piratical slave.trader, who, midst the hor-
rors Of bloody battle, or by the light Of a
burning African village, seizes terrified men,
women and. children and hurries them on
board slave ship to be consigned to perpet-
ual slavery.
Northern Locofocos delight to place both
classes on the same level, and to hurl equal
denunciations against them when both class
es are mentioned, but they denounce the vo-
lator Of the Fugitive Slave law ten times
where the slave-trader is mentioned ONCE
And the Southern Locofoco thinks that the
penalties against the violators Of the Fugi-
tive Slave law should be increased and en-
forced with ten-fold severity, while those
against the slave-trade should be diminished
or abolished. The truth is, neither Northern
nor Southern Locofocos have any reverence
or regard for law or justice in the premises,
but affect those sentiments simply to subserve
the interests of the Slaveocracy. No man
can really reverence an unjust law, or sim
cerely rejoice to see it enforced, while the
enforcement Of righteous law alone salts
fees the demands of conscience.
Upon this scheme of ignoring the morals
of crime, Daniel and the s'Hebrew children"
were as guilty and deserved the punishment
of death as fully for refusing to worship
idols as Hannah did for conspiring to massa-
ore thousands of innocent people. And if
there be no s'higher law" than Locofoco ex-
pediency, then indeed the Northern Adolf
zionist, who gives cup Of cold water to one
of Christ's 'little ones' escaping froms lavery,
Is greater criminal than the slave trade pi-
rate and murderer who lands cargo of At
ricans on the Southern coast to supply the
slave market.
Surely it is time for an honest man to take
soundings when he finds that his political
principles lead him to assume the position,
that an Abolitionist who aids fellow man
to secure his freedom is just as criminal as
slave-trader who steals hundred free men
and sells them into slavery.
The Queen Approves the Dem ocratic
Chief.
The War Eagle, the home organ of the IL
lustrious Dodge, publishes the following
from the royal official Gazette of Spain to
let the people know how much the Office
holding chief thought Of her Majesty and,
how fully that esteem was reciprocated.-
Surely the people Of Iowa cannot resist this
royal certificate to the virtues of frankness
and dignity, but will at once hasten to endorse
the good opinion Of the Queen by voting for
q gentleman who possesses 80 much of her
favor:
THE FAREWELL LETTERS OF HIS ExCELLRNCY
AND HER MAJESTY.
| Madam The President of the United
States having acceded to the desire which |
had expressed to return to my native land
has addressed to your Majesty the letter
which have the honor to place in your royal
hands, and which terminates my mission as
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo-
Tertiary near your Majesty.
The President has desired me to express
on this occasion to your Majesty the earnest
desire with which he is animated to increase
and extend the friendly relations which 90
happily exists between the United States and
Spain, and assure to both peoples contin-
uance Of the benefits resulting from them.
| For myself, madam, can say with truth,
that during the discharge of the mission con.
fded to me, it has been my incessant anxiety
to cultivate with the government Of your
Majesty relations OF the closest friendship
and that will bear with me to my country
the most gratifying, grateful recollections Of
Spain.
son taking my leave Of your Majesty, it il
impossible to repress the expression OF my
gratitude, and acknowledgment for the good.
ness and constant favor which l, as we'll a.
my family, have received at the hands Of
your Majesty, your august family, all The
authorities and the Spanish people,"
To which her Majesty was pleased to re.
ply:
Mr.. Minister: regret that tho desire tx
return to your native country, as expressed
by you to the President Of the United State.
and kindly acceded to by him, puts an end t.
your mission here.
The frankness and dignity with which you
have discharged your trust, have contributed
to maintain the close relations which ar,
dictated to both peoples BY common inter.
, est.