The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-08-11
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President and she Convention proceeded 10
business. number OF gentlemen wsrs put
in nomination for candidates for Governor,
among whom were Jas. I. Brady, Charles
O'Connor aud John A. Dix, bat - doubts
were expressed in regard 30 their accepting
tho nomination, q selection Was postponed
and the COMMITTEES on Resolutions reported
q series, Of which the following Ia = brief
synopsis -
They declare that the National Democracy
OF New York have no new allegiance 70 pro.
claim and no new doctrine to avow, bat re-
new the protest against the absorption Of oil
other political issues in the agitation Of lhs
Slavery question and repeat tho question
| whether this Union 10 TO bs preserved for
white men or destroyed on account Of me-
groes.
That We equally oppose and reprobats
| the plans of Lincoln for interfering with the
rights OF Shareholders in the Territories by
an Act OF Congress and the plan OF Douglas
for interfering with them BY unfriendly Ter
| ritorial Legislation, and that our principles
stand defended by the Supreme Court OF tho
United States 10 the Dred Scott decision -
tho doctrine Of the Constitution
That Ne endorse and ratify the Platform
adopted BY Cushing's Baltimore lnstituse
/
faith;
That We heartily endorse and approve OF
the administration OF James Buchs nan, also
the nomination OF Breckenridge and Lane,
40 the only regular candidates OF the Ma
tional Democracy;
! That We reprobate and condemn tho
course OF the New York delegation to
| Charleston and Baltimore, and charge upon
their factious conduct the disruption and
| division OF the Democratic party;
/ That the pretended nomination OF Doug
| las and johnson, has no semblancs OF regu-
larity and is not binding upon the Demo-
/ cratic party;
That Mr.. johnson was not nominated as
oil, and that Mr.. Donglas' nomination was
| by fraction OF broken up convention, by
. minority OF hopslsssly Republican StAtes,
and finally;
/ That ~ it il reasonably apparent that
Breckinridge and Lane will receive from the
Southern and Pacific States, between 100
and l35 Electora lvotes, and that the vote OF
New York State viii secnrs their election,
oil who desire the defeat Of Lincoln, are
urged to vote FOR Breckenridge and Lane.
SYRACUSE, Aug. 8.
The Brsckinridgs Convention has nom,-
mated the following ticket For Governor,
james T. Brady, OF Nsw York for Lieut..
! Governor, IL. <. Visle, Of Buffalo; for
Canal Commissioners, Jas. n. Jaysox; for
State Prison Inspector, Robert ". Alien |;
for Electors at Large, Gideon J. Tucker and
Henry s. Randall. At the conclusion Of the
business, Daniel s. Dickinson was called
ont and made chsracteristic speech.
Ear,hqaaks A Kentasky.
,-~i LoulsvILLs, Au9. 8. s.
| A severe shook Of au earthquake was rel,
at Henderson, ct $40 this .. M, causing
much CONSERVATION. II lasted eight or ten
seconds. slight shock Was felt here .,
nine this morning. I'll
Douglas We. D0aeias ana the MIS-
| sonrt C0mPrOntse.
From Douglas Speech At Springfield Ill, In 1919
| The Missouri Compromise had ito origin ID
the hesrts Of oil patriotic men who desired
10 preserve and perpstuate the blessings Of
our glorious Union-an origin akin TO that
of the Constitution OF the United States,
conceived in the same spirit Of fraternal
| affection, and calculated to remove forever
| the only danger which seemed to threaten,
at soms distant day, TO sever the social
| bond OF Union. All the evidences of public
opinion at that day seemed to indicate thai
THs HEARTS OF TIE AHxRiCAN PEoPLE ~ 4
SACRED THING, WHICH NO nUTHLIBs HAND
| WOULD KvgR BE KxcKLEss EEoUGH TO DIS
| rURBo
From Douglas, Speech 1t Providence, Aug. >, 1860
/ My friend over there--friend or enemy, %
the esse may be- wants 20 know something
about the Missouri Compromise. (Chesrs.
| have not the slightest objection to telling
ali 49, H. 49,
ton. | brought in the bill TO repeal th,
Missouri Restriction.
Foreign News ny sAo Europa.
HALrAx, Aug. 9.
The steamer Europa. from Liverpool, 28th
via Queenstown, Goth, arrived here ct three
. o'clock, this morning.
/, The news 10 quite meagre. There 10 d,
. change to nose IN the 6ioiliaD qasstipu.
Conferences were bGing held at Paris rela
, tive to intervention, and IL was expected
that . convention would soon be signed.
1t was supposed that the Sultan would de
: cline tho intervention.
1t 10 asserted that the Neapolitans hols
Messina, cd that Garibaldi Was thAre.
was reported that he wan wounded ct Melss
10, where the losses Of the Sicilians wsr
! heavy.
. LONDON, July 20.
J LArEsr.--Advices from Rome report thu
. . seditious bill had been posted there ar
. nouncing an approaching revolution.
Il Liverpool Tho weather has been unfa
b vorable for tho crops, heavy showers havin,
o fallen, but 1t 10 now finer. Richardson,
e 4 Co., B. Al. h Co.. report -four firm
70 Tussday's advance. American 27s(12os 81
" Wheat steady At the days advance an
70 2s(G2d additional for white; red l0s(Al(
10 lldi white lis 6d(Gl2s Cd. Corn decline
a Sd; mixed 30s13Us 3D.; yellow, Sos 3d(
j sos Sd white, 34-(935s.
.. To day the Breadstuf Market has bee
generally firm. Corn dull.