The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-07-19
The Congregational contest I'm 81.
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Dick Barrett, who succeeded in getting a
certificate Of election to Congress by means
Of the most corrupt frauds and ballot stuff
ing, has been striving TO create general
sympathy in bis favor, by whining over the
decision of the House, which ousted him
from his seat. He claims the privilege OF
neutrality between Douglas and Breckenridge
| till after the Congressional election, without
seeming to heed the moral of that signif-
can't story OF the ass who starved 10 death
between two hay stacks. But not content
with the support Of these two parties, Mis-
souri, Dick seeks by whining appeals, with
tears in his eyes, TO move the compassion of
the Bell and Everett men to aid him in bis
extremity. And his organs second this APP
peal by their furious denunciations of Winter
Davis and Anderson, the Bell members OF
| Congress, who voted Blair into the seat
usurped by Barrett.
The speech OF Blair Saturday night TO the
thronging thousands who rallied to the Re-
and triumphant REPUTATION OF the positions
and pretences OF Barrett, and most trium-
plant vindication of his own course. Pass.
ing all that, however, we will give our read
bears only on the general question before
the country, and shows how its champion
! presents Ii TO an audience in that great
stronghold of Republicanisn in the South,
the CITY OF st. Louis. Mr.. Blair continued !:
We are all Republicans. because IL is the
party for white men. We believe in free
soil for free men, and for free speech every
where under the sun. You know there are
free men every year driven from their homes
in slave States, for daring to question the
divine origin OF slavery. go for preserving
every foot of territory belonging to the
/ United States for that class OF men, and for
others from the free States, and from Eu-
rope, to the exclusion OF negroes. The bo-
gus Democracy pretend that we are for negro
equality. We do not wish to let negroes in
free territories. They are for erowding out
white men, and taking free negroes in, and
yet they say they are for the white men, and
we are for negro equality is their logic.
We are for keeping out negroes and they are
for letting them in; how ridiculous, then,
to say we are for the equality OF black and
white races. We are committed to the great
cause of Emancipation, and for relieving
Missouri OF that great burden which OPP
groes out Of this State, therefore these men
say we are for negro equality. They wish
TO import more negroes and degrade white
labor; therefore they are for white men.
Laughter Look at their action in the last
Legislature. They three times solemniy
passed an act to enslave all free negroes
found in this State after certain date
They did not charge that these unoffending
\ persons had committed any crime, or done
anything wrong, but they were black, and
must be exiied or enslaved; yea, robbed oi
that freedom Inherited % purchased. Mis-.
souri,, fortunately, was saved from that b.
the courage of one man, and that man, too
whom they scorn and hate. Yes, it wa
twice vetoed by Gov. Stewart, who had on,
9 spark OF humanity still surviving, that hat
4 not been quenehed in the dregs Of Natona
Democracy, and that one act should cover I
multitude of his political sins. lie resisted
their demands, and honor him for il.
: ask pardon for using harsh term towart
y him TO- night, it ought to save him from eter
nal punishment. SO far from being in favor
of negro equality, believe that the grea
Q mass Of the Republican party is in favor o.
: d separation of the races. God has mad,
and there they can live aud flourish he hat
made another country for the whites, ant
each can live in their own zone, and enjo,
d their homes and freedom. This separation
r would prevent deterioration of the races
= and enable both to thrive and be happy.
], The Republican party is the only one tha
: can give peace and prosperity TO the country
!, and with Honest Old Abe applause1 in th,
= Presidential chair, We shall secure IL. W,
v see the premonitons OF victory in the div
e sions Of the Democracy They may talk 0
1t abstra ctions, and Of Southern secessio nists
j. and ali that, but, fellow citizens, it was th
II ground swell OF Republicanism that wrecke,
q the party. II was that which foundered ID
I, rotten old hulk, and it went down. Whel
1t we give the final shout next November TO
70 Old Abe, nobody will be able to tell the spo
AZ where the old hulk sunk. That Charlesto
ticket, or rather ! should say, that Balti
:. more after. birth, (for it was On after brit
affair is horrid spectacle before the coun
= try. Each faction 10 so bitter against tn
90 other that IL prefers the Republicans to tha
90 other. They have so long worked togethe
that they have no confidence in each other
They have had the government for eigh
70 years and have seen it ready to ernmble 1
20 pieces. Indeed all through the late sessio
~ of Congress these leaders have breathe
70 nought but disunion. They could not so
y any safety till it was certain that the Repub
y lican party would triumph. Gentlemen, wha
- have they TO complain of? Every enactm on
: on the subject OF slavery that has been place
- on the statute book OF this government ha
!. been pat there with the concurrence Of th
= South the South did it all !; the South en-
y acted the ordinance of 1887; the Nilsson,
- Compromise Of 1920; the compromise meas
- ures of 1850, including the fugitive slav
y law Kansas Nebraska acts, and the Englis
- bill. 1t attempted to cram down our throat
the Lecompton Constitution. SO you ses
q. nothing has been done without the concur
renee Of tho South; yet they are now CRY