The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-11-16

Giles really necessary.
Lincoln has been burnt in efhgy at Aiken
pAp,ngsorthe Disuns onisss.
We have heretofore had occasion TO say
that the Democracy of the North arc 10
great measure responsible for the violence OF
the hro eaters. The Shareholders have de.
rived their impression OF the fanaticai char
acter Of Republicanism from the doughfaoe
politicians. Aud the doughfaces havs repre-.
sented Republicans as "nigger thieves" and
lnsticators OF servile instruction, In order
70 curry favor With the shareholders. And
now, after the failure of their game and the
pitileu defeat OF their doughface candidate
for the Presidency by tho secession of the
Iaveholders frem the Charleston Copven.
ton, these Northern papers ssill persist in
the same reckless policy.
A poways notable instance OF the fact ia
found in characteristic editorial OF tina
Keokuk Journal Of yesterday, iu which our
paper in characterized as an "Aboitlonst
and John Brown insurrestiopist" organ
TT ere is not now, and never was, the slight
est foundation for such charge. We have
advocated the principles Of the Chicago
platform, and nothing more; and those
principles have been sancsionsd b. the over
whe.ming verdict of the people ir almost
countless nrjorities in all the free States Of
the Union with one exception. We're such a
tremendous majority of the people in favor
, OF John Brown instructions, we should ere
this have heard Of more than Ii white men
Engaged in such exploits. The John Brown
iasurrection itself was investigated by
slaveholding committee OF the United States
Senate, anxious 20 compromise Republicans
: by fading evidences Of their completely In the
Raid and, after weeks OF labor spent upon
il, not particle Of proof could be found
tending in the slightest degree to show com
pli,ity in the matter on the part of any Re-
publican in the North. he Republican
Press Of the country, including our own pa
per, expressly condemned that raid and all
OF like character, and John Brown was re-
garded as a man berefs of reason in conse-
quence Of the terrible wrongs inflicted on
him and his family. And the sympathy
manifested for his dreadful fate grew out OF
the fact that brave and deluded III an having
been gosdej into madness, had to suffer OF
the sestf Id for deeds characteristic only oil
man fitted for an insane ssylum.
Charging John Browns insane act O
criminal violence to the account OF the Re
svowed treason Of the seoess onlsts, snt
sympathises, it would seem, in their deter
IMITATION to welcome the Republicans "wltl
bloody hands to hospitabls graves" to as
Its own significant quotation.
On the other hand the Journal ahounds il
terrible denunciatons Of the majority Of tn
people Of the North, ard ia anxious for th
passage of the Douglas sedition law to pa
down the expression OF Republican senti
ment, which it denounces as encouraging in
surrectionary invssions Of the South.
Six months ago the seesssionists disrupt
ed the democratic party because the Nation
a. Convention would not adopt Slave Cod
Platform. Now the seeessioniss seek .
dissolve the Union OF these States beoaus
Lincoln, who holds the sentiments OF Wash
ing n jefferson and Clay, and seeks TO car
ry into Effect the measures which receive
their sanction and approval, 10 elected Pres
ident. The Democratic party Of the Nort
WnntH ysela IN tba a 81.
sionsionisis six months ago the Republics
party did not yield 10 them before the elec
ton and will not now, let who may boo DO
TO their hearts ontsnt.
III 10 The traitors 10 our midst again
whom the zeal and vengeance OF the edits
OF the journal is specially excited--that
against the majority Of fifteen thousand
the etlzens Of Iowa, whose sentiments :,
denounced as encouraging, aiding and abe
ting Invasion end insurreotlou 10 the Sout
GT The "nnfriendly legislation" Of son
OF The Eastern States in regard TO the run
way slaves, seems to be the burden OF COZ
plant on the part Of the sscessionisss
Son,h Carolins and Alabama.
Those States never loss any fug tive slavt
nor are they ilke.y TO, 60 that Is q mere pf
teDee. But il that furnished ground OF !
session, then secession ought TO have oceu
red four or five years ago when the laws VI
passed. Lincoln bad nothing TO do with ,h
sunfriendlg legislation" nor has his electi
ATTY connection With liz.
CT The eounty OF Msnomin, Min, ca
10 votes at the late election, every one
which was for Breckenridge.