The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-07-02


70 engineered, worthy 81 making great Of
fort 70 dsfeatp II II nos alike the interest
and the duty Of the Free North to make ono
energetic effort to overthrow II, utterly and
forever
The Baltimore nominations are done,--
thAt ii, ii Fitzpatrick sticks. The thing did
nat tsep out exactly ~ | expected, because
Il thought they would slaughter Douglas
without secession. But that they would not
permit him to run a. the candidate Of the
Democratic parfy,I felt certain. And no
more would they, as the event proves. Two
conventions always considered quite
probable event, however, and two candidates
bad no doubt they would have at any rate,
for Douglas friends had determined to ron
him, any how, even II he were defeated in the
convention. II Was their programme TO give
AZ much of an odor Of regularity to him ~ pos
sible, and put him on the track, in the event
OF anticipated defeat in the convention.
Four candidates. The ponies are turned
loose, and there 10 a nice scrub race ahead.
But while ps have one candidate, our oppo-
nents have three. ] don't know az we could
have asked more. Our party 10 . growing
one, with the future all certainly before it,
and every event turns out to our advantage.
The Democracy 10 declining party, and ev-
cry event operates to its disadvantage: the
old story Of kicking . retiring man down
stairs. Let us be thankful. We haps not
worked in vain oil these long and trying
years. II the Democracy we're to do oil their
work over again, with nm eye single TO our
advantage, do not see how they could i'm
prove their work. They have selected can.
didates calculated to divide tho Democracy
in the most efectual manner possible. They
have silenced the old war cries. Are We
" sectional' partyp Their own has separa-
ted into two specifically sectional organize
tions, - separated on a sectional issue. That
appeal 10 sstopped. Would they urge anew
that the snecsse of our party would endanger
the Union Who, then, is to save the I'M
ion ? Not the Southern Democracy who
comprise all the disunionists in the land, save
little knot OF Garissonisns, who are the
most malevolsnt enemies the Republican
party has. Not Douglas, for those in the
South, who mediate or are even likely to
consent to disunion, are as radically hostile
to him on the SCORE OF principle, and fal
more hostile 70 him on the score Of feeling
than TO Lincoln. They freely declare tina
they prefer the success .of Lincoln, an oper
opponent and generous man, to the success
OF Douglas; and they would more readily
and with more chssrfulness submit to BIZ,
administration. Are they disposed to con
tinue thsir railing about the q irrepressibl,
conflict" 1t is no longer to be denied
They have II in their own ranks. The cond
ton Of the party to-day is the most irrefutabl
proof. For all they have done, We thanl
them. They have left nothing undone, tina
see, for which We could have thanked
them.
To Judge of what 10 to come BY what has latsll
transpired 10 the political world,--to judg,
Of the issue Of this election by the known sen
timents Of the people Of the several States
il would seem az II one could as well dccid,
the resnlt now as after the otes were counted
In oil probability Maryland, Virginia, Tennes
see, and probably Kentucky and Missouri, vii
vote for Bell and Everett. The balance o.
the States south Of them for Breckenridge
Delaware and all the Free States for Lincoln
For Douglas, none. II may seem to som
presuming to claim Delaware for Lincoln
but think il is rational. II 10 known tina
!, we have strong party there. The two can
didates Of the Democracy will split the part
very wide open there, and In oil human prob
ability-leave us plurality. The two nom
: inations Of the Democracy substantially as
sure US both Oregon and California, while "
should not otherwise have had very flatter
ing prospect in the former State, and non
in the latter. Think they have as good q
, given us Delaware, Oregon and Californis
The division Of the party renders Penney
vania, New Jersey and Indiana no longe
doubtful.
This encouraging state Of things, however
ought not to cause any neglect on our parl
!. so that we suffer by the assurance OF victor
10 advance. II ought to, and believe
will, by adding to our confidence, 90 stimu
late the zeal and enthusiasm Of the party q
to render the triumph ell the moro certain
complete and overwhelming.
! Frem Callsornia.
o The overland mail brings dates to the 8tI
q The election returns from Oregon are en-
J. couraging to the Republicans indicating til
]. possibility that the next Legislature will elee
e two Republican Senators.
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