The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-03-12
Recent Record or Political Parties.
James Buchanan. an old time Federalist


Recent RECORD or Political Parties.
James Buchanan, an old time Federaiist
and modern Locofoco, has been in the Presi-
Dental Chair and had control OF the Execu-
tive department of the government OF this
nation for the past two years. For the same
period r. NJ. T. Hunter and Rob't Toombs of
the Senate, and Alexander Stephens of the
House of Representatives, an illustrious trio
of slavery .propagandist Wings Of q more
recent day, have controlled the Legislative
branch Of the Government. While Roger B.
fancy, who combines the two characters of
old Federalist and slavery propaganda in
his exalted person, has, during the same two
years, been at the head of the Judiciary of |
the Unsoa. gnder the lead of shese sveps I
tential men-not one OF whom was an orig
inal Democrat Government has been
administered, in all it's departments, upon
the principles OF the Cincinnati Platform.
Such q union Of old Federalists and mod
ern Wings, in the lead Of the Locofoco party,
could have been oemented only by the Geo.
hesive power Of public plunder," and the
sectional aim of slaveholding domination
And the history of the brief sway of the
new regime of these coalescing corruption
lists fully demonstrates the character Of the
tie that binds them together, and Of the aim
which gives life and vigor to their union
Federalism sought to increase the power Of
the National Government by charging the
jurisdiction of the Judiciary and strengthen
ing the Executive arm Of the government
The slavery propagandists, finding the Ju-
dietary and Executive in their interests,
unite to uphold these Federal doctrines be-
cause the strong arm Of the Executive and
the arbitrary discretion Of the Judiciary
will be exerted for the extension and per-
petuation Of Slavery. And the third ele-
ment Of the combination, the Locofoco poll
ticians, unite in the same views, because the
greater the power and the patronage of the
National Administration, the more spoils for
distribution and tho larger rewards for SUBJ
servience to Executive influence.
The effect of these motives operating upon
the three parties to the present organized ell
ements constituting "the powers that be-"
and their supporters, would naturally be to
increase and strengthen the power Of the
Federal Government and it's Executive head,
to increase the expenditures Of Government
and to foster every kind of corruption, and
finally to subsidize all to the leading object
of the combination,- the final aim for which
the narty is held .ogether-the perpetuation
Of slaveholding domination. And the more
carefully every movement of the Govern
ment in all lists Department.. for the last two
years is examined, the more clearly will il
appear that these influences have moulded
aud fashioned them oil for the accomplish
ment Of these very ends.
The very fret measure that came up unde
the new regime presented striking unioI
OF oil the Influences and motives indicates
above, and consequently enlisted the earnes
cooperation of this slaveocracy of powe
and plumber, on the Cincinnati Platform
The Federal head Of the nation devoted
large portion Of his first annual message I
Congress to a deliberate effort to force ii
Lecompton Constitution upon the people
Kansas against their consent and in spite
their earnest remonstrances. This measu
was one originating n Executive power,
on Federal doctrines, destructive of Il
rights and liberties Of the people and in 0
position to the principles Of the Constit
tion,-for the purpose of extending o.
Tha ~,
sought to give aid and comfort to this eff,
OF the Executive, by simultaneous declal
ton Al it's opinion in the bred Scott ca
reversing the entire policy and Legislation
the country from the period Of the Revol
ton down to that date. The President a
Cabinet,-a majority Of whom were sla,
holders, and all Of whom were selected "
special reference to their devotion to
slaveholding interests, spent nearly the
tire first session of Congress in laborious
forts, " osIoaai influence anu patronage,
induce members Of Congress to support I
measure. The President recalled the q
ernor and Secretary Of Kansas In disgr
because they refused to endorse the infam
scheme Of oppression. And every of6cehol
throughout the land was required 70 advoc
Lecompton or suffer immediate aecapitati
Owing to the fear Of their constituents,
tertained by few Democrats, Lecomp
wal transformed into the Infamous Eng
bill, which declared by Congressional ens
meut that freedom should be a legal
constitutional disability TO the immed
enjoyment Of the rights and privileges Q
sovereign State Of the Union. At the 81
time, 1t Was enacted that with slave G
stitution Kansas might come into the Ul