The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-08-01


ment.
The Reverend Scamp asserted that Lin
coin voted against giving the Mexican sol
diers $50 acres Of land. Judge Rankin called
on him for the proof. "Proof, proof" said
the Reverend Liar, s'Can 70 and bring u
whole Congressional Library here this even
ingp AT any proper time, will give the
proof, and dare, challenge, defy any
Black Republican to disprove what say
About this tims, Peter Hart and some 9th
or democrats gathered around Judge Rankin
and made considerable noise. The Reverend
Dean yelled out, ssLet that Black Rspubli-
can come within reach Of my arm, and I will
skin him alive, and Let the flies blow his car
cass.n
| In his incoherent rawlings, he fell foul OF
the Lunatic Asylum, and, in naming Senator
Grimes, CALLED him Jim Grimes. BY way OF
apology he said, s'that was the way he al
ways spoke Of rogues, Black Republicans and
horse thieves."
/ The Reverend Renegade attempted an az
traordinary eulogy on Dooglas. He said be
now came to speak OF a mans man with q
heart as big as the whole nation,--a man
who sat upon the pinnacle OF the Allegha-
MES, from whence be cast an eye to the blue
coast OF the Atlantic, and he cast another
eye over the broad prsiries OF the Mississip-
pi Valley, and took in the Rocky Mountains
and the spreading coast OF the Pacific, and
that man was Stephen A. Douglass. Dean
here paused triamphantly for cheer, but
the crowd was solemn as the grave. Doc
Wyman timidly clapped his hands, and then
few others patted family. Dean was Aus
trated for moment, but he soon recovered
}, While he was surging to and fro on Doug
/ las, he pitched into Breckenridge, and in
. voked the most fearful imprecations upor
his head, asserting that "no power IN Cod
world could prevent the people from wreak
q ing their vengeance upon the scoundrel."
i The Reverend Scalawag said that in 1851
. Buchanan let loose gang Of of6oe holder
. and thieves, with whom Lincoln was leagues
o to crush Douglas, ''the like Of which woul
y bankrupt any square mile Of Pandemoniur
IT to furnish auch squad"
And so he raved on for three mortal hours
T. and when be stopped all decent men said I
ID themselves, "what a good radiance to tn
ID world could that rocking mass OF hlth an
~ falsehood and demagogueism be covered u
= deep under the sod, where he could no long
I'd or defle the pure air Of heaven with bis ur
IN clean presence"
y Douglas, friends asraid Of his II es
b. ord.
ID A few days ago the Journal charged
4, with ignorance or malicious falsehood or
al Islander for re-publishing without CONNIE
ne : statement that Douglas held that Slave
% was carried to the Territories by force of Il
he Constitution of the United States.
i" In reply we gave the following extrae
on from Douglas' speeches and asked the Jou
,ll nal TO publish our answer a. we had pnblis
,st ed bis charge. In the opening Of his spec
III in the Senate, Of February 23d, 1859, in !
nd ply to Senator Brown, Of Mississippi, Dou
av- las said;
liz "We agree that under the decision Of /
lad Supreme Court OF the United States, sldi
tad are properly, aandin9 on an equal Joosi
!. Nth all other property; and that con'
Nv, Quently, the owner OF slave has the "a,
cen right to emigrase to . Territory, and ca,
orr his slare property Nth him, a. the owner
any other species OF property has to ms
there and carry his property with him."
~ II seems to as that statement settles
question; bushe afterwards, and in the ga
~ speech, clinches the nail, therein driven ho
- TO the head. ln reply TO Senator Clay,
~ Alabama, Douglas said:
Now the Senator from Alabama asks
whether the Southern people, under the G
ort- stitution, have not the right to carry tt
ech. slaves therer ! answered yss--the "a
anil right yon have to carry AIRY other proper
Then you ask, are hey not right to h
y there Uhsn they get ii fherea-I ansv
lied the same right that you have to hold any
lbli- or property, subject to such local laws as
,h.r local Legislature may enact"
n We now repeat our request, that the JIG
IN /. nal publish these extracts. We dare the
, IA itcr to let the people see Douglas own st.
- ment OF his position.