The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-10-04
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For the Gate City.
Geo. a.. Dixon on Judge Lowe.
MRssRs. EDrroRs: My attention has been
Just called to an article in the TT. Madison
Plaindealer in regard to some observations l
made in speech at Montrose concerning Gov.
Lowe. am represented as having said that
while Gov. Lowe was District Judge he per-
mittcd the influence of personal friends to
affect bis decisions, or rather TO lead him to
make erroneous decisions. Now, this is
simply untrue. Those who so represent,
have misunderstood me. / did state that
thought sometimes the kindness OF his No
ture and the genial impulses Of his heart,
tninIentiondlfy, influenced his judgment,
and perhaps, in hard cases, led him to lean
towards the side of mercy. This was the
intent Of any admission made on that point.
| also stated that had known Judge Lowe
some ten years. had practiced in court in
cases where he was with me, had attended
his court during the whole period of his ju-
dicial administration, and had known him
well in private and in public life; and also
stated that there was no ADLER or more sue
cessful advocate at that Bar-no more up
right Judge, who gave better satisfaction to
litigants, and appeared more anxious to do
right, and no kinder neighbor or more hos
pitable citizen in our midst. And say the
same thing now. can assure my fellow
citizens that if elected to the Supreme Court
Bench, Judge Lowe will make 10 every re-
spect an excellent. impartial and intelligent
Judge. Yours, &c.,
GEO. C.DlxoN.
Line oln on Douglas ma Dred Sect.
In his speech ut Columbus, Lincoln ex.
posed the inconsistency and absurdity Of
Douglas positions on tho bred Scott case
after the following fashion:
At the debate in Frceport, during the ILL.,
nois campaign, questioned Judge Douglas,
and his answers are now matters Of record,
and cannot be gaiDsayed, though heavy Of,
fort is made to forget them. In reply to
decision was right, and also that the people
of the Territory had right to exclude slave
ry, when they came to form State Consti-
tuition. That is to say, . thing may be law
fully driven from place where it may law
fully remain.
This recorded admission has, evidently,
troubled the Judge soreIy. And you will
observe that since that Freeport speech Doug
las no longer admits the right OF Territories
to "drive out'' slavery. His language now
is that "they may control it," Now beg
you continued MIR. Lincoln) to observe the
difference between the force Of the words
s'drive out" and sscontrol." You can under
stand me when | say you can drive horse
out Of this State House lot, for it is clear
that mean to put him the other side of the
fence. Laughter.l Or you might shoot the
horse and let the worms eat him up.
But when say you can control horse 10
this lot, you can do variety of things with
out necessarily putting him on the other side
OF the fence. You can saddle him, ride him,
drive him, (laughter,) and whip him lin
short you can control him as property, but il
by no means follows that you can drive this
species Of property outside OF the specified
limits. Here you see one Of the artful lodges
of this champion OF popular sovereignty
Now, may it please you, freemen Of Ohio,
what more does the STAKEHOLDER want in the
new Territories than the right to control
property in men--to ride them, to drive them
and to work them till they die?
| know that Judge Douglas squints at the
idea that under his construction Of "popular
sovereignty" the people of Territory nigh,
control slavery to death, but we all know
that if the people OF Territory tax slavery
to death, the Supreme Court has promised tc
interfere and pronounce such legislation un.
CONSTITUTIONAL And thus is the North to b.
outhanked in any movement for the combine
meni Of slavery to its original bounds, &c
long "a the nation allows the Supreme Bench
to be occupied by bred Scot Disunionists
Another new position Of the Senator, who
has suoh Infinite trouble in explaining his
| explanations Of his doctrines, is made prom.
inent In the article in Harpers' Magazine fol-
September. He argues that the Dred Scott
decision IL Negative ia it's positions-that i,
affirms nothing, except total lack of power
in Congress to legislate slavery out of Ter
rtory. Here again We are forced to expose a
false position. The bred Scott decision
states the absence OF power in Congress "a
intervene for the exclusion OF slavery from
Territories, but adds that the right Of prop
erty in slaves is expressly affirmed in the Con
stitution OF the United States. This decis
ion docs not stop with saying that the Con
stitution recognize property in slaves, bu
declares that it expressly nihrms the right Il
hold such property-and this, fellow citisent
OF Ohio, by logical conclusion, carrie,
slavery into all the free States.
Gy-A big wolf hunt il appointed to com,
of in Jasper county, Ind, il few days
Quite a number Of these animals have latel,
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