The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-03-20
rHK norauAs. aRKrEKY COALITION.

u0uDe or uenys LOOK at tbis plaAs Tvs htssuky
and Its prospects.
THE DOUGLAS GREELEY COALITION.
The time ia committee Of the whole to-day
was occupied by MIR. Kellogg of Illinois, in
pursuance Of notice given some time since,
that he should prove coalition between MFR.
Greeley, with few other Republicans, and
Mr.. Douglas, looking TO the return OF MIR.
ID. TO the Senate. How any Republicans
who set themselves up a. magnates OF the
party, who have been eminently trusted in
because they have been eminently useful TO
the party, could have supposed il possibleto
give even any covert and left-handed sup.
port, or to sound the temper of Republicans
upon the project Of giving open support to q
man who has so meanly, Indignantly and
abusively opposed the Republicans OF the
Northwest as Stephen A. Douglas has done,
without creating great feeling among the
Republicans of that region, do not under
stand. Certain it is, that conduct was in
dulged in, and that effect followed. The
ETUuUhIkiUuH WAiGh ASAA0Ek uhoCAso1h
to prove, were proved. That there did exist
such coalition for such purpose, was es-
tablished. And it is only justice to Mr.. Kel-
logg to say, that Mr.. Greeley, who charged
him with being an old Wing just thinly
enough vanished over with Republicanism
to enable him to get into Congress. was him
self shown, by his own language, to have
been willing to assist in the reelection of
Judge Douglas, even at the cost OF the de-
struction OF the Republican party, in the
confidence that ga better party" would rise
on it's ruins. He did establish, too, the fact
that Judge Douglas was willing to abandon
the Democracy, and 60 over to it's enemies,
'sbody, boots and breeches," those enemies
being, if not the Republicans, that shelter
party'' that was to OCCUPY their place; and
that he did promise "Jm Green's place" to
Frank Blair. On this last point there was
this evidence only, but this think was salts
factory, viz: MIR. Kellogg asked MIR. Colfax
before the House il he was not the bearer OF
letter to that effect from Douglas to Blair.
MIR. Colfax said he could only answer as he
had heretofore answered that question when
publicly put to him in Illinois, by saying
that the results OF conversation with MIR.
Douglas in his own house be could not with
self respect make known. OF course he
could not. But it was no violation of pri-
vacy or OF honor to have said he was not the
bearer of such letter, IL be was not. Judge
Douglas would indeed have thanked bin to
have made such q denial, before Southern
d emoerats, II it had not been true. III Doug
las would authorize Colfax and Blair to state
all the facts in the case, they "could tale
unfoldn that would astonish Democrats.
On part of the few Republicans connected
with this affair, there is shown more moon
siderate zeal and mistaken judgment than
corruption of motive, for their aim was the
readiest and most complete success of their
principles, If not in one way, then 10 another.
On part of Mr.. Douglas, it was a mere in
triiguu for pUffiitiUaii advancement; trunk
and decker arrangement TO prevent Abraham
Lincoln getting "his place;v an agreemen i
to cut loose from the Democratic party to.
tally and finally If the Republican leaders
would smooth the way for his personal tri
umph.
The Douglas members in the House wer,
on netsies during the whole speech 1t wa
almost impossible for MIR. Kellogg to pro
coed In consequence of the frequency Of thei
interruptions and of their anxious efforts ii
break the force of his remarks and of th
private letters be read upon their Southern
contemporaries. If the remarks were inter
larded with some severe but provoked rehsc
tons upon MIR. Greeley, they showed MIR
Douglas up to the world in his true light
and il the South accept him AS their csndi
date for the Presidency, they must accep
him with this knowledge OF the man while
II the North reposes confidence in him as
answering Democrat, they must indulg
that confidence with the knowledge that b
/ made a bargain to desert that party at q me
ment when his desertion would have been /,
destruction, and that through his instru
I mentality ii would have been turned over
destruction but for the faithfuness OF I'll
0 Republicans Of Illinois to the principles the
: professed, and their refusal to participate
? the coalition which was vehemently urge
D upon them.
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Capital Corresponaence.
DIES MONIES, March 18th, 1860.