The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-06-30

in opposition to General Dodge, 10 Samuel
]. Kirkwood, Of JohDson county. Mr.. Kirk
wood was prominent Democrat in Ohio,
bus soon after coming to this State he was
driven BY the pro-slavsry tendencies and
measures Of the Democratic party into new
alliances, and participated in the formation
Of the Republican party. he has been for
several years Senator from johnson county,
and has been regarded on oil hands a. tho
ablest and most influential man in that body.
He is man Of sound judgment, Of thorough
practical business habits and Of great energy
Of character. He has the mental, physical
and financial ability to make a thorough can
vass Of the State, and with his popular man.
ner, his favorable location and the admirable
platform Of which he is so able an advocate,
we believe that he will be elected by larger
majority than has ever been cast in Iowa for
any man for any Office whatever.
Lysander W. Babbitt, the Democratic can
didate for Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, is
now the editor of the Cooncil Bluffs Brgie.-
He used to be, number of years ago, a very
email potato politician, with very mean
and tricky reputation, which, with his per-
sonal devotion to Dodge, eventually secured
him Land Office appointment at Council
Bluffs. He las not the education. the taste
or the practical acquaintance with affairs
which would qualify him for President Of the
Senate and Of the Board of Public Ednca
ton.
N. j. Rusch, his Republican competitor. is
a farmer in SCOTT county, and has the man
ners and education of gentleman and a
scholar. He has been for several years
member Of the Senate of Iowa, elected by
overwhelming majorities by the intelligent
people of the populous county Of SCOTT. Az
a Senator, he Was popular and attentive to
business and often presided over the deiber-
ations..of that body with marked courtesy and
ability. He will be supported for the Office
by every sound Republican of Iowa, and
moreover he will carry some three thous-
and German voters, who love liberty more
than slavery and who are incensed with the
position taken by the Democracy, that the
Germans will answer for voters but are unfit
to hold Office.
The Democratic candidates for the Bench,
two of them at least, Wilson and Msson,-
have very fair reputation throughout the
State. Two Of the Republican candidates
nd ~
known and rs universally respected They
nre all old lawyers: they have all been on
the Bench, either Of the Supreme or Distric,
Courts, and none OF them exhibited any lack
Of capacity for the station. With them, both
parties are acquainted, and neither party can
ruthfully claim any special advantage in the
qualifications of its candidates. OfMr. Cole
he other candidate of the Democracy, We
know but little. He is not an old practi-
toner, and has not been long in the State,
but lac has the character of very shrewd
lawyer at the Bar in Des Moines. His Re-
publican competitor, Caleb Baldwin, we have
known for nearly twenty years as one Of the
leading lawyers of the interior and the west.
ern part OF the State, and for a time rs Judge
OF the Fairfield District. We will vouch that
he is one Of the cleverest lawyers in the State,
and that he will make both an honest and
Judge of the Supreme Court.
Now the candidates have all been intro
iuced, both in Democratic and Republican
style, and should Gen. Dodge accept the
Of which we have serious doubts,
we may regard the contest as already com.
menced. And, supposing it SO to be, we here
express our conviction that the Republican
ticket will be elected by larger majority
than ever heretofore cast in tho State. We
have beat the Democracy three or four times
already on substantially the same issues now
presented to the people the emigration and
the immigration have been in our favor since
the last election, and we shall have an acces-
sion of from three to FIVE thousand Germans
and Holanders to our ranks, while the gen.
eral sentiment against slavery aggression and
in favor Of Republican principles is rapidly
ex ending in all portions Of the State
Let the Republicans Of Iowa, therefore,
grid on their armor, rally once again to the
battle and achieve such triumphant victory
this fall a. shall entitle the Republicans Of
the Hawkeye State to place of distinction
and honor in the fore front of the Presi-
Dental battle OF 1860.
CY- The conviction of boy was procured
under the ruling of the Judge, which gave
full scope to the play Of passion and preju-
dice on the minds Of the jury OF border ruff
han shareholders that tried him. Withou,
any proof that boy was in the State OF Mis-.
sour at the time Of the escape Of the slave
boy, for whose abduction he was convicted