The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-11-22
COT. nAkEn In CALlFORNIl
GREAT DE MoNsTRATI ON.

foorres pondenoe Of the N. Y. Daily Times.l
SAN FaANcIsco, Oct. 427.
Last night We had fbe greatest political
dem oustration OF the seasCn. 1t was the 90
cssion of the new Oregon Senator, Col. b.
ker's welcome. His frends rallied in such |
tbrongs, in and about the American Theatre, |
as never were packed into, and spilled out
Of, any building in California, to hear any |
man before. Everybody Was there, and hosts
Of ladies beside. The Colonel was equal to |
the emergency He had hard work to make
his Popular Sovereignty and bic thorough
bred Repablicanism travel in harness to- |
gether without hitcing, but he did it. lie
took back nothing OF the Popular Sovereign
ty of his Oregon speeches, nor bated hair
Of his old irreprcsslble up-to- handle
Anti Slavery. lie rode along the lines drawn
up for the battle, assuring the timid. con-
firming the courageous. lie spoke for two
hours and q quarter, and not fellow
budgei an inch from his seat till be ended.
lie takes down and puts out OF sight oil the
others Of our Pacific orators. lie 10 merry
by instinct, In mis- nost serious arguments.
| How he sometimes carries away bis audience
On incident will show: lie had been saying
that sseven where desp1tsm 10 rife, Ideas of
| personal liberty are thriving. Even under
shadow Of the tDrone OF Russia--on tho
| banks of the Siene, where the ashes of the
| first Napoleon repase-wherc the British.
| Queen in majestic dignity presides over ma
/ ton Of freemen-cverywhere abroad the
great IDEAS OF personal liberty spread,
Increase and fruisif,. Here-ours is the ex
ception! In this he me of the exile, in this
land of constitutional liberty, it is left for
us 10 teach the worl that Slavery marches
/ in solemn PROCESSION that under the Amer
| lean stars Slavery has protection, and the
name Of freedom 10 ast be family breathei--
the songs of freedon be family sung Gar
| ibaidl, Victor Emanuel, hosts OF good men,
are praying, fighting, dying on scaffolds, IN
dungeons, oftener Vet on battle fields, for
Freedom. And while this great procession
marches under the arches Of Liberty, Sc
| alone shrink back, trembling aud afraid,
when Freedom is but mentioned" The au-
ienee cheerei, Of course, but gentleman
on the platform, VII I'M every one knew-an
invalid apparently carried awaJ with en-
thusiasm, rushed to the foot lights, and with
extended arms, excessive vehemence, and
hollow voice, exclaimed: sit 10 truei it il
true. gentlemen. We are slaves compared
with tie rest of the world. The Colonel is
right p'-then, pafs as a ghost, staggered 10
his seat.
Possibly, some my Thick that the Colonel
since b,s election may be a little lukewarm
0 in his Republieanism- BY the fusion
. in Oregon With the douglas party. Let such
; read tie following nd Judge for themselves.
r lie had been talking about the Union, when
paasng suddenly ne said
"But here somebody RECEIVERS his wits and
: seems 10 address me: Col. Baker, whA. say
. you to Se~ari's irrepressible conaict?' Why
this: Ii Mr.. Seward had that opinion, think
be did right ~ express il. And apprehent
u it IL your opinion, too. Laughter fo,
don't taipk Slsvery is going TO last forever
. God Is too good for that. A thousand year.
q - as one day In His sight, and it may tax
. some time for II to utterly decay. | hop
that diseases wont list forever. don't kno,
- tina. depth will; very much doubt il Slave
ry will. You. brecIinridge men, il there
i; a little vein Of pie,y IN you inherited frol
y your Mothers, tlnnghtfrl not practiced b
IL you perhaps-even You must hope that som
Id day Slavery will be abolished. MIR. Clay
and be WAS no nbolittoniet-us TO felio
tate himself that, ty the freed slaves Of on
= land, civilization would yet be carried to II
banks Of the Niger. Read Pope's Messis
70 II don't know that Pope Was 40 abolition
ne ist-though inspired poets are apt to be-
90 Homer was, Shakespeare was, the Bible i
- and Pope would bean very COED company
ey he was. So long as ,here is slave and
Ter master in the word, tho slaves heart Vi
shrob for freedom. Educate him and
ID will fight for it-an you, 70 save your so,
pie can't help saying: 'Hurrah for the weak
or. par,,r [Cheerr ! | would shoulder II
lau rifle to suppress insnrreo,ion and yet IN Z
vas own impulses, in the depth Of my own I
lection, feel that If MIR. Seward, looki
forward with the eye OF great statesn
and philosopher, said the conflict was irl
!. pressible-God 60 with him indorse
o. sentiment" [lrrendous cheers.
'uo A the Colonel 10 famous for perorato
e-' | think you will par don me for reporting
sne tire, (imperfectly of course, rs am not
sau to that sert Of thing bis concluding
ant, 1913 IA baa han sav;no thar wha1.
riot -. raa;n.,.d II tia ,na hs ~nuia ~
ass no more. Then he proceeded:
SIN the presence af God-1 say it rev
entlv-fre.dnm il the rule and slavery
, tbs exception. II il a marked, guarded, 3
tected exception. There it stands. Ii e
publie opinion must not be allowed to Y
~ its du-ky cheek too roughly, BIO ii % but
~ M farther than the terms OF the compac,
slsa We are = city Get or q bill. Our light 9
49, not be hid. IA Tor me, dare not, | will
' s,nl be falss 70 freedom. Ichesrs.1 Where
feet OF nv youth wers planted, there,
freedom, my feet shall ever stand. /
walk beneath -her banner. will glory
o. her strength. have Watched her, in hi,
ar ~. struck down on nm hundred chosen q
This 81 battle. | have sen nfr4fiehus ~ i
WIN her; her Toes gather arounu hef. .
ties. seen her bound to the stake; | have I
ala, them give her ashes TO the winds. But v
: ara they turned to exuit, have seen her NJ
meet them facs to isee, respondent IN Q
plete ssesl, brandishing in her right han
that flaming swori, red with insuffersble ligh
shnt- Vehement cheering take courage. !.
oba- people gathered around her. Tue Geniu
the America will II last lead her sons 10 freed
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