The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-09-28

Territories. and the power of Congress over
it there. MIR. Dell. understand, believes
hat the Constitution carries slavery into the
Territories. If that opinion be we'll found
ed, then, of course, IL 10 the duty OF Con-
gress TO protect slavery there; for il were
absurd to say that there ia or can be any
constitutional right which the government
| il not bound to protect.
Mr.. Lincoln, on the contrary, believes and
in that | agree with him) that the Constitu-
ton does not carry slavery into the Terri
tories. and that, in the absence OF local Law
upon the subject, no man has or can have a
Constitutional right 10 hold slaves In Ter
ritory, or TO call upon the General Govern-
ment TO protect his slave property there
Here lies the main difference, il not the only
important difference, between the opinions
of Lincoln and Bell. In other things, as FAR
as know, they substantially agree. But 10
that difference is found the pivot of the Re-
publican partg-the very hinge upon which
it hangs.
Your enemies. possibly for lack of sub
stantive matter TO charge against you, assail
you with reproacbful adjectises. They
call you black Republicans, aud, in one
vies, there may be some sense in the cpl
tibet, for ii cannot be denied that yeu are
people (elavee) into the Territories,i and
firmly resolved to reserve, if you can, the
virgin land TO be settled, and cultivated, and
MADE valuable by the free, white voluntary
labor Of American citizens, and thus build
up communities OF white people, free, equal
and intelligent. But think the Democrats
are better entitled TO the black adjective, for
your claim is negative only, as you insist
upon excluding the blacks from all our free
Territories, and show decided unwilling.
ness to be associated with them in your farm
ing lab0rs while the claim OF the Demo-
Gratis is affirmative, and is proven by their
constant efforts TO establish the right OF the
blacks to 60 along with the whites into the
Territories, and by the urgent desire Of
many of that pariy to augment the number
of blacks by fresh importations from Africa.
In regard TO the governmental and eco.
nomio view Of the case, an eminent states
man has truly said, that "capital ought
to own it's labor Certainly il ought, and
does whenever is is able and willing to buy
it's labor by paying honest wages for honest
work. But cannot see Guy greater necessi-
tv for capital employed 10 farming to own
the men who do the labor, than for capital
EMPLOYED in building houses TO own the car
penters and masops who erect them. But if
| am wrong in this, and the dogma be really
"a true maxim, as applied to the laborers,
still think there is another aphorism, quite
as e. nc aud far more benehcent, especially in
a new country-that lie, labor ought TO oon
SIS land.
The main objections urged against the
election Of Mr. Lincoln, are not directed
against him sonally, for il 10 only "a just
tribute to bis personal character that DO one
imputes to him evil designs against the coun-
try, nor imagines bat when be becomes Pre-
| sident be will attempt any great wrong TO
the nation or any section OF 1t. But cum
ming tneticiaus suggest, and some timtd pa
triots fear. that certain truculent politicians
in the South will slese upon Llncoin's cleo
ton as a pretext for rising in rebellion, TO
put down n President constltutionaily aud
!, lawfully chosen. III YOU have any such idle
/ fears, Ibeg you to dismiss them at once, lesi
they lead You TO the gross injustice of imput-
| ing TO the Southern States, or even TO the
BODY of Southern Democr the purpose TO
90 % tnit.a crime at once so wicked and so fool
ish. We all know that there are, 10 the
South, few stlf-conceited bigots, who
whenever they fn1 the votes and the argu.
men.s all against them, appeal to our fears
by threats of indefinite mischief, hoping Il
win a triumph over ustice, reason, and th'
public will, ~ sheer bullying.
tell you, my friends, that the Southern
people arc not guilty Of that wicked erin
and stupid folly. They know, as well as VI
can tell them, that armed resistance 10 law
fully chosen President is treason. The,
know that a Government that has not tn
power and the will to protect Itself, and en-
force the laws, is "a poor, contemplate Gov
ernm snt; and they especially need Gov
ernrn ant strong enough TO protect all its peo
pie. They know that armed resistance TO
lawful President is but the beginning If ciri
var; and civil war, as our people are no'
divid Cd, would be sure to run into soeia
war that is, war in States, courtie;
neighborhoods and then what human pow
or could prevent the horrors Of servil
! war?
However much | may differ from many Z
our Southern brethren, upon certain point
Of governmental policy, | rely upon the
wisd I'm and patriotism to put down the fe
! desperedoe among them, and thus prever
the Initial crime .hich, If allowed to be SUI
cessfuly committed, would imperil I'll
worlds last hope OF republican freedom
and would not fail to draw in its train I'd
, com plioated horrors OF civil, social and sci
vile war.
rely, | cay, confidently upon the virtr
and patriotism of The Southern people b'
/, even if these were wanting, would still re
upon their plain reason and common sens
for none but MI Omen would teach the
slaves, by their own bad example, bow
|, rice, 10 bloody rebellion, against lawful al
thority.
/, Knowing our earnest devotion to Il
J Union, and our Willingness to make gre
d sacrifices to preserve it, the plan OF intim
ia,ion 10 stiil pursued, and appeals are ST
J mads to our fears. And men do Ii WI
!. ought TO know better, aud do know better
!, but, acting upon the maxims of moral phi
! osophy, as taught in the Court OF Xii
J Charles the Second, they assume as tr
that
NJ at men are co " arIs; all men should b. knay