The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-06-15
The Change sn Democratic sentl-
nm emit.

The following very sharp points, made by
the Quincy Hhig against the Douglas organ
of that city, are but a fair sample of the
universal change in Democratic sentiment
within the last dozen years. II 10 not ten
years since the Dem ocratic Convention OF
this county endorsed the prohibition OF slave.
~ and declared in favor Of Thomas III. Ben
ton for President, endorsing the sentiments
promulgated by him in his memorable Mis-.
souri, Observation-Disclosures We need not say,
in direct opposition TO the present position
OF the Democracy
The Quincy Herald Of dozen years az J..
said:
I'VE want no more property representa-
ton IN our national Legislature. We are on
posed TO il because the principles OF Demoo-
racy are opposed to it-because the princi
pies of human rights and human liberty are
opposed to it-and because 1t tsthe rock IN
on Dhich this Republic piH strike ifif eper
sinks 10 rise no more"
Without this property qualfcation-thr
votes for every FIVE slaves--the South would
have been shorn of its power to bully the
nation; and without the South the Democ-
racy would have been nowhere.
On Nov. 10, lS+s, the Quincy Herald used
these words in its leader:
"DEsocRAcY AND SLAVERY CANNOT 90 HAND
in HAND DOWN THE PATH OF TINE then is il
not Tar better to meet 1t now than to bequeath
so fatai legacy TO postority 20
This was ten years before Lincoln's speech
ut Springfield about the 'shouse divided
against iiself''-and eleven years ahead OF
Stewards irrepressiblo conflict speech at
Rochester.
10 the Quincy Herald Of lS4s-the DAYS
of Cass, We read
'Shall the territory we have ACQUIRED from
hExico remain free, or be cursed with slave
ryf Shall the slave power be rendered per
petual %
The answer to this may be found 10 Doug
las late speech 10 the Senate, in which be
said:
Under this doctrine, that Won delight 90
can Squatter sovereignty, the people of NEw
a4katee hase Introduced aBa protected slave
fV IN the whole OF that territory. Under
mus doctrine they hare concerted a trace
o Jfee territory into slave fevritorq more
Fork.o
The Herald said, few years ago:
1T is only with slavery as a POLITICAL in.
tutu'son that these thoughts have ANYTHING
80 DO as basis OF representation tht
inefease OF that anomalous feature in De.
hooraey property representation IN our ma.
Aonal legislature. Slavery is national es
iaollshment, and as such, every freeman il
the non siayehoiding States has direct in
.etest ana clear right to examine it in all il,
bearings"
This looks little as f the Herald " as in
iringing on our patent-but when we exam
ine dates, We end that the Heyald has tn,
priority in the claim.
The Herald, few years ago, had thes
sanitary words:
"For one, We are unhesitatingly willing {,
say that wehre uneompromisingly OpPOSEI
10 IT'S slavery EXTENSION ONE INCL. /,
The capitals are the Herald's.
Douglas went into little "uncomnromi
sing" IN the repeal Of the Missouri Compro
nfSe, but It was in order sha. slavery Nigh
extend, as be boasts now, into New Mexico
and fill an area equal to Eve times the area O
the State of New York. And this DoucIa
Is the candidate Of the Herald, with or with
out Convention to nominate him.