The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-09-02

speak chiefly IN the German language:
Fairfield, Monday. Sept. 9Th, Ia the afternoon.
ottum~a. Tuesday, Sept. 9th,
p pna w.dnssdAy Sept 7,h In the evening
Monroe, Jasper Co, Friday, Sept. 9th, in the at
ternorn.
Newton. Saturday Sept 10th, In the evening.
homestead, Town Co., Monday, Sept. 18th In the
afternoon.
tN sfess#s
why Lseofocos Aamtre Ola Line
Whtgs.
Inc Democratic orators and editors, it 10
well known, have, within . few years, taken
great fancy for old line Wings. Ii was
under the jaint lead ership Of doughfsce and
border runan Democrats, like Douglas and
Atchison, and pro-slaysry Wings, like Dix
%, Toonbs and Stephens, thatthey marched
up TO the repeal Of the Missouri Compronise
And it 10 under the read OF such National
Wings in Congress and elsewhere that mos.
OF their pfo-slsvery schemss are ooncocted.
BIT thsas Wings arc nov bsuoersss, not
BY any change Of principle on their part, but
simply 10 consequences Of the fact that the
slavery question has become che all-impor-
tant question and absorbed all others
Hsnos the leading pro.slsvsry Wings arc
leaders in the Democratic party, while lead
ing anti slavery Democrats, like Trumbull,
OF Illinois, Chass, Of Ohio, and Wilson, Of
Massachusetts, have become Republican lead
ers.
But the Dem ocracy Of tho present day not
only admire the living Wings, under whose
lead they fight shs BEETLES Of slavery, but they
profess now to admire and reverence the
great Wing leaders whom they abused oil
their life time, and who are now numbered
with the mighty dead. What IL Il that they
admire in Clay and Webster that they never
discovered while Those great men were alive
upon the earth? Is it any Of their noble
deeds, any Of their immortal sentiments in
favor Of freedom and the rights OF man that
excsses the admiration of these Locofccos /?
Do they quote with admiration that senti-
ment OF Clay uttered during the California
controversy: 81 never have, and so help ne
God never will, vote to plan. slavery on ors
foot OF earth now free?n Or do they eplo-
gise the lifelong advocacy Of slavery pro-
hibition by Daniel Webster? Not at all.-
They garble some pesulant expression Of
these great men, made against some extrav-
aEant movements Of the ultra Abolitionists,
and torture them into condemnation OF the
positioD Of the Republicans. 1t 10 only a.
they try to represent Webster and Clay ~
advocates or apologsts for Slavery that any
Locofoco finds any thing IN those great men
to admire. Il 10 the blot upon the sun, the
stain upon tho bright escutcheon OF their
lame that hnds appreciation and sympathy
10 Locofoco bosoms. And that simply be-
cause the Locofocos need their authority and
countenADcs TO back them up 10 their pro-
slavery position.
Webster and Clay both made able spssch-
81 against slasery extension and In favsr Of
slavery prohibition, and they both made
speeches againss the principle Of Squa.ser
Sovereignty and in favor Of the power Of
Congress over the Territories. They have
both advocated in fact every sentiment which
weprofess as Republicans. Locofocos abused
them in their life time for all those senti.
menss IN favor OF the freedom OF the Terri
tories and the rights OF man, and they re-
we're their memories now only because 10 their
Lifetime they, on ono or swo occasions, Mt
tered some sharp things against che action
OF the ultra Abolitionists. IS
The Democratic party has been run
Tor many years BY Shareholders TO promote
siAssholding INTEREST," II has orashsd Mar
tin Van Buren,, Sihs Wright, Thoms n Ben
90 anu scores besides OF tne great men Who
stood - the vsy fits purposes and its preju-
dicss; and It will crush good many more
great men and little men in the party before
its career - checked. The party 10 ! slave
holding party. Its representation 10 Con.
gress is oil slavsholding, with the exception
OF corporate guard. Will such a mart,
keep slavery out0f the Territories aud gran,
frss white men Aeness@s4i4f
Horace greeley IN Callssgnia.
Grssaey arrived at Placerville on the 3otl
Of July, and had public reception by .h
town authorities His progress through Gal
ifornie was from that on, ,riumphal march
everywhere greeted BY the people ea n ass
aad sSerJ where Jsted IT the public expense
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