The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-10-26

Quincy.
Candidate for conservatives.
We have often been troubled to under
stand the exact meaning OF conservative as
used 10 political nomenclature. We begin
to see through Ii now, and from it's frequent
use, lssserly, in this State, we End that it
means any thing that can be used against the
Republican party.
The Plaindealer, for instance, cenmends
ID. r. Miller 40 . moderate Republican,
worthy OF the support of the conservatives
of all parties. The Keokak Journal also
conmends Mr.. Miller a. the right kind Of
man for the support of ths Democracy; the
Democratic Clarion shouts for Miller, and
the Council Bluffs Bugle nails bis colors to
the mast and hopes "that he will receivs the
vote of every Democrat on the slope ]" for,
ssys the Bugle:
"Mr. Miller is an old line Wing, and while
be has never been fully identified with the
Black Republican party, will receive thous
ands OF votes in the eastern part of the State
from the conservs alive members of that party
and who do not bslieve that this govern ent
wns established for negroes will vote for
him.
Now, about year ago, this old line Wing
and moderate Republican, who. ia to get the
support Of oil the conservatives and Demo
Gratis, put bis views on record. He wrote a
letter, dated Sept 6, 1859, for publication
In the Plaindsaier, ia which communication
ne gave his reasons for "bolting" the Re
publican ticket and refusing to support Judge
Stockton and Judge Love for the Supreme
Bench That letter was also copied into the
keokuk Journal of Sept. 27, 1859, from
which We quote:
81 am radically anti slavery In my poiti
cal sentiments, and have always been co.
During the twenty years acted with the
Whig party ! never failed, whether in pri
rate or public, to bear my testimony against
the aceursed wrong of human slavery"
Again he says:
81 was member Of the Congress which
passed the Fugitive Slave act, though | did
not procure my seat until its passage, in con
sequence OF my contest with Col. Thomrsop:
but OPENLY EXPRESSED MYSELF al
Washington AGAINST THAT UBIQUITOUS
AND INFAMOUS LAW"
And bio assigns as his reason for not sup
porting Stockton for Judge the fact thai
Stockton Was member of Burlington com
mittee who reported resolutions 10 1850 ap
proving the Compromise measures, which, i
will be remembered, were endorsed by th,
~ - Las -
and Wing parties in 1862. Miller said il
that letter:
"My attention has for tho Rrst time bee.
recently called to n series OF resolutions
passed at public meeting held in Burlinv
ton, New. 30, 1850. which arc alleged to hav,
been reported by Judge Stockton and advo
Gated BY him in public speech. The FRS
sentence Of the Grst resolution reads aRe
solved, That We approve on the peace meas
nres OF the late session Of Congress, and v,
reloics In their PASSAGE
And because OF the share Judgs Stockto
had in reporting those resolutions, Mr.. Mil
isf could not, Sin consequence, give bin
his support for the jalge.bip. !.
But nov, in the year 1860, the Dem ocrati
leaders and editors commend Miller a. a
OLD line Wing, never thorough Republicar
and man OF moderate conservative sent
ments. "A radical anti slavery. man wh
ossosDess inc ..niqulsous and infamous III
gltive Slave law and who wont even 70,
for nominee who ever rejoiced 10 the pa,
sage Of the Compromise measures or 1855
10 the kind OF man whom the Dem at
wire-workers and editors commend To Ii
support OF conservatives and propose as Il
candidate Of the Democracy in the prese
emergency.
Ii the Democratic party ratify these r
concentrations by voting for ID. +. Mill
for Supreme Judge, we shall .hencefor
know what meaning they sssach to the ter
conservative. A radical, anti-slavery, r,
gitise Slave Law denunaiAtcr, whose rig
conscience forba DC the support Of Stockton
1879, il, in lego, the very pink OF consery
tires according 20 the organs OF the Dem
cratic party 10 Iowa. What say the mass
OF the party