The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-05-21

For the Gate City.
capt. Appier nnA the Eaisor or'the
journal.
MsssRs. EprroRs: noticed in Journal Of
Thursday evening gross perversion and
suppression Of truth, in reference to three
minutes conversation held in r. Volz's store,
where called to make purchase.
Ihave no time now to discuss the prinoi-
pies Of the Declaration Of Independence, or
the rights Of man, as am very busy, being
tssman farmcr,"s class whom, with the
.greasy mechanics" the Southern lords and
nabobs OF Democracy look down upon with |
supreme contemps.
! wish simply to deny that ! made any
statement whatever referring to the Dutch or
Irish as class. When passed into Volz's
store, a big headed, loud talking gentleman,
who can best Pluto himself ut profanity,
asked me, among other foolish questions,
about the termsrriage Of whites and blacks,
if would "sleep with Niger" Ireplisd
that would sleep with q niger as soon ~
with lousy German, or . lousy Irishman,
or lousy Yankee. These were my words.
In my youth studied the German language,
and l never speak Of German - . tsDutch-
man." never said that preferred niger
to foreigner, for do not. Judge Of men
by their merits-I don't Judge Of them BY
classes. There were several Germans pres
emit, and il said anything slanderous, or in
contempt Of their nativity, they were cRA-
VEINS and PoLrRooSs, unworthy the Saxon
blood Of my forefathers, that they did not
resent it, or correct me!
The only object | had in . conversation
forced upon me by q man who was reading
the Journal AZ went in, was to beat into
the wooden-heads Of several persons, who
talked fercsly against oil the black race, the
fact that the natural rights, the political
rights, and the social position of men, wheth.
or white or black, were not identical. All
the sham Democrats present, however,
thought that il Republicans were willing
that black men should exercise the natural
rights that the God OF heaven himself gave
to humanity, why, forsooth, they must mar
~ them, and be on terms Of the closest int
macy with them! Beautiful logic! etitis
the staple and standard argument Of half
the pro-slavery editors Of the land and it
is the leading topic Of large class Of poll
ticians, who, "because they've brains, dare
fancy they can think"
i My political views-not being politician
II apprehend can be Of little mome1tto the
readers Of any paper, and why l am so mis-
represented BY the Journal, Ioannot divine.
Let the Editor take up leading Southern dis
union Democrats, who despise labor and
would enslave (they have said is) poor and
dependent whites had they the power. fan
cy myself too humble for the notice Of .
Democratic Editor. Let the Journal over
J haul their Southern slave leaders, who are
aiming TO smuggle into the country ignorant
blacks from Africa, while they would forev-
} er forbid the immigration OF the free men OF
Europe. look upon the position Of the
Republican and the pro-slavery forces, and
, the battle about to be fought under it, A. the
battle of free labor against slave labor
Republicanism against oppression-right
. against wrong. would here add, that am
"radical," and always have been. | am
in favor Of "the largest liberty to the largest
! number" ! 60 in for the rights of men-oi
call men-men Of oil nationalities, chimes
and colors. am not "Know Nothing" and
} never was, nor do see how any man whe
/ upholds the rights Of the black man, whom
We and our fathers have so long oppressed
can do so consistently while he refuses Il
grant to our naturalized citizens the same
political privileges every native American
, citizen enjoys. admire the views OF the no.
BILE German patriot Of Wisconsin, Hon. Chas
Shurz, and hope one day to see him Vice
President Of the United States. A truer Re-
publican and more able defender Of the
! rights Of sail men," Is nowhere to be found
In conclusion would remark that ON
) somewhat astonished that the very smooth
. oily headed, and cleanly appearing Editor Of
. the Journal should show such an excited
i preference to s'lousy" associates, rather thar
i purified ones. The only way can accoun
. for "the milk In shis' COCOA nut' ID from BIZ
= political af6nisiss, WHOM bind him to give hi
i approval to every thing sslousy" and politi
1t eally rotten and offensive. also dislike t
10 reply to Editors OF the Journal. They hav
j. the advantage Of 40 crude outsiders" IL
Il like fighting pole-oat--though We shout
j. main or even asnihilate him, one 10 oblige
1t TO retreat from the inElorious field, tainte
in for week with psrfumed jet from the blac
ID pouch Of his adversary.
u CHARLES HUBBELL.
:. Tho California slave state Project
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