The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-07-28
Danief s.. Dickinson ON the I'D oug IA y
Faction.

Daniel s. Dickinson made q powerful
speech at the Breckenridge Rally in New
York, from which we make extracts which
may be regarded as fair sample of the en-
tire speech.
There was never moment in the history
Of tho Democratic party, or a time when the
masses OF the people looked to the sitting Of
National Convention with more oonfdng
expectation than when it was about to as
semble at Charleston in April last. There
was never time when such confidence was
more wickedly, wRntonly and shamefuliy be-
trayei-whsn reasonable expectations were
80 madlv blasted as in the results produced
| by its action. Its proceedings find no paral-
| lei in disgrace and degradation since the EN-
| pire OF the New World was sold at auction
1 for money.
The Democratic party for it's steady devo-
ton to the principles Of the Constitution, the
catholicy Of its creeds, for its grand rad
ical ANALYSIS and It's lust and lofty conserva-
.isn, had won the confidence Of the masses
and wrung unwilling admiration from its
hereditary opponents, and all good men look
ed to il in this, the evil day Of our country
for deliverance and safety. Its convention
assembled at Charleston and organized for
business. A holy man arrayed in the robes
OF his sacred office, with raised hands and
fervent supphcation, invokes the favor oil
the Benefcent Being who has vouchsafed te
us, as a people, 50 many blessings. The
whisper OF beauty Is hushed in the gallerie,
the. aged bow their gray hairs In sympa-
thetic and deep devotion-levitv il humblee
in silence, and even lurking fraud il abashet
and covers for q hiding place. But the prayer
is over, and band OF oonsprators take pos
session of the assemblage, and instead OF
National Convention, great huckstering ba
zaar il erycsed--a political trade sale Ia open
encouragement iuangurates her Shiny and
! repulave court, and the Office of Chief Mag
, istrate OF this mighty republic is put up lik,
the board OF public pauper, at the loves
bidder. Its proceedings bear evidence of de
liherate and long cherished design, Of a com
bination and conspiracy to tie up minoritie
az aiu5t them, anu leave those free who wer,
! for them, and thus attain by fraud or forc
a particular result, regardless OF popula
sentiment or Of Consequences which nigh
follow. The ruling faction had snuifed a,
the scent of four hundred millions of spoii
! and for them the administration of Dougla
was expected TO rain milk and honey, SNOW
powdered sugar, and bail MoGat's Vegetabl
Life Pills. ILaughter.1 Under nearly tw
weeks Of this application OF the forcing pro
. cess the Convention proved unequal to I'd
emergency, and paused for health--a portio
of the delegations withdrew, and the resdu
adjourned to Baltimore for period OF som
y six weeks, for ventilation. The public ha
4 reason to hope, that separated from the in
luences which surrounded them, and no long
err breathing the contagious they engendered
i but inhaling a healthy moral atmosphere
they might return and discharge the dut
which they had undertaken. But abstinenc
= only edged their appesites, and their las
state was worse than the first. IA voice