The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-07-28

a1hat,s so."l The same drilled, packed,
machine majority, met again, composed OF
delegates from portion OF States, and as
sumed TO sit in Judgment upon the rights OF
regular delegates from another po-tion--to
punish them for some nonoonformity to the
ms iority standard or other delinquency-in
short. to DENY 20 sovereign Democratic States
the right to return TO their seats Mt Balti-
more, because they did not occupy them for
the whole period of the protracted sitting at
Char eston--a question belonging entirely to
the constituency of these delegations alone,
and with which the National Convention had
no business whatsoever. And not only were
these delegations expelled under such pre-
tensions, but bogus delegations, made up to
suit the convenience and necessity OF the CO.
casion, were put in their places. Kisses and
cheers.l A decision 10 abhorront TO every
principle Of coInmon fairness - so replete
with outrage ard usurpation divided, dis
membered and broke up the Convention, az
it should have done, and as every sensible
mind saw it would do, and commended with
my whole heart the spirit, and approve the
conduct Of the President, General Gushing,
who refused longer TO preside over the ty-
rannous cabal and OF the delegations who,
placed in nomination Messrs. Breckenridge
and Lane. The remaining fraction, made
up chiefly of delegates from Republican
States, whose delegations were the authors
of the great wrong, deprived OF their head
and without Democratic body, proceeded
to nominate MIR. Douglas and Fitzpatrick, as
we we're informed, amidst tremendous enthu-
siasm - Vermont and other New England
States, and the whole Northwest, we're pledg-
ed to Mr.. Douglas, (subject of course to a
slight membranes, held by one Abraham
Lincon1 with deafening applause. Some
fathoatmen descending the Mississippi, in
rather jolly mood, passed house on the
shore where they we're 6ddliDg and dancing
on the piazza--the boat fell into an eddy and
once in each half hour passed the house
again, and thelboatmen swore they were i'd
ding and dancing in every house for hun
dred miles on the shore OF the river-while
they had been rev diving in an eddy and had
seen but one. The Douglas strength ia es.
timated in the same way.
TFrom Whitney's New York Commercial Path
Finder
xnsuranoe.
AS there has been no time within our re-
collection when it was oil more Importance for
parties to scrutinze the character and solidi-
ty of the guarantees they hold OF the descrip-
tion named as the heading of this article, we
take pleasure in calling the attention Of our
mum erous patrons and readers to one of the
| leading institutions of the country, viz: THR
| HoMg Insurance. COMPANY, OF New York, M
peculiarly entitled 90 their consideration and
regard as being what it purports to be, an
g Insurance Company for with it's large
paid up capital and accumulated surplus, to.
| gether amounting TO nearly one and hall
million of dollars, all securely invested; its
active and intelligent Board Of Directors, &C.
| leotod from among the best business men oil
the country iss widely extended and largely
incre asing business through its agents, care
fully appointed in all the principal cities and
towns 10 the United States its fairness In
adjusting and promptness in paying all homes,
losses, il stands second to none, and presents
| inducements to all who seek TO be protected
against loss by that most destructive element
-FiaE, and who, when they pay their pre-
MUM, wish to know that they have paid i
for ZEAL protection, and thus be free from
all care and anxiety as to whether, il the,
| Should be so unfortunate as 60 lose the
property by the ravages Of Are, they may rel,
upon indemnity without clubbing or unne
4 tit:on now so rife in this as we'll as in mos
other kinds of business, and forming one o
the marked chare eteristics of the age, man
of the weaker class of companies, and thos
recently organized, are Offering their policie
at rates which not only the older and NOR
prudent underwriters, but sagacious bushes
men generally, r, gard as inadequate and un
safe. This must, we think, lead TO the wind
ing up of numbers Of this class indeed thi
process may be said to have commenced al
, ready by the plosion recently Of some tw
} or three whose soundness has been more tina
( doubted, and whose reckless manner OF doin
business had excited much comment anon
tho Insurance fraternity. We regard th
9 matter Of insurance very much as We do tt
8 employment of physician, and in both case
would have only the best. We would not *
q a moment think OF employing doctor Sin
! ply because he offered TO attend bis paten
and administer HIS medicines at one half
two thirds the PRICE charged by the old ar
b well-tried physician, whose experience is II
reliable cnpitalf Surely no one in his sens
would thus risk has life or health, or that
g his family, for the sake OF the small savir
: by which he might be tempted TO employ sue
: an empiric. AMI SO in regard TO this matt
of insurance. What we want is certain q
. curty, not that which is doubtful or while
: MAJ cause Us q single thought or care in r
!, gard 10 it's security in time Of eed-such
d not worthy the nnme of Insurance, and is b
r littlo better than = mere gambling operation
. both on the part of the nominal insurer al
the party who accepts the policy for il h
4 former offers his rate below what experen
0 has taught can be remunerative, how can
Q expect ultimately to meet his engagement
. he il therefore playing mere game Of grs
: while the party y no procures such on accoo
d of the low price depends upon the uncersa
a hope that il He fustains loss it will be viii
II the institution 10 rEr able to pay--a fallacio
j. hope In many inst ,noes. Therefore we won
say, il any attem pt at insurance is to be ma
j. by = lying premium and accepting a polio