The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-09-27
Foul LibeI an Carl tchnrx.

The Journal or Yesterday, publishes the
following editorial and extract from the
speech of Carl Schurz:
Carl Schurz, of Wisconsin, is one of
the political sw-givers of the Republican
party. His whole time has been employed,
and is to be employed, during the present
canvass, in making electioneering speeches.
His doctrines are widely circulated through
the Republican press, and receive the most
hearty approval. Carl SehurE 10 an out-and-
out abolitionist, Red Republican and an
infdel.
To show the character Of his speeches, we
make the following extract from one deliv
cred at Springfield, Massachusetts, few
weeks ago:
ssThere is your Declaration of Indepen-
dence,' said he, ga diplomatic dodge, adopt.
ed merely for the purpose Of exeusing the
rebellious colonies in the eyes of civilized
mankind. There is your Declaration of In
Deepen ience, no longer the sacred code Of
the rights OF man, but hypocrtical piece
Of special pleading, drawn up by a batch of
pettifoggers, who, when speaking of the
rights of man, meant but the privileges of
q set Of aristocratic Shareholders, but styled
it 'the rights of man. in order TO throw
dust in the eyes of the world, and u invei-
gle noble hearted fools into lending them aid
and assistance. Applause.] These are your
boosted Revolutionary sires, no longer he
roes and saqeS, but accomplished htambug-
ers and hypoerites, rho SAID one hing and
meant another; t0ho passed counterfeit SEN
timents as genuine, and obtained arms and
money and assistance and sympathy on false
pretenSes There is your great american
Revolution, no longer the great champion
ofunirersal principles, but d mean Yankee
trick bursts Of applause and laughter "a
scooden nutmeq--fHE MOST lMPUDENI
IMPOSITION EVER PRACTICED UPON
THE WHOLE WORLD ~ Applause.
Now the editor of the Joarnal has mad,
bis simple readers believe that Carl Schuri
has bseu villfying and casting dirt upon th,
memory Of the sigaers of the Declarat ior
of Independence, and that he has excitet
the wrath OF the Know Nothing friends o
Douglas TO fever heat.
The simple truth is, that Carl Schurx quo
ted Douglas in regard to the meaning o
the Declaration OF independence, and the
went on to show that Douglas thereby mad
out that our Revolutionary sires we're bypo
critics, and the Declaration bumbug.
Here we furnish the extract from Schurx'
speech at length, and no one who reads
will ever dare to pin his faith to the honest
or fair dealing Of the editor Of the Journal
FROM his Speech nj Springfield, Mass, JanuAr
4th, 1850.
Turn your eyes away from the sublim
spectacle OF 1916, from that glorious ga
lazy OF men whose hearts were larp
enough for all mankind, and Let me reca
you to the sober year Of 1857. There
Springfield, the capital Of Illinois, one
those States which owe their greatness
an ordinance originally framed by the sam
man whose hand wrote the Declaration ,
Independence. In the hall Of The assemb
there stands ~ Douglas, who initiates a
eager crowd into the mysteries Of ''popnls
soysreigpty." He will tell you what
meant. when the men Of l7T6 said that Sc
men are created free and equal" lie say,
"No man can vindioato the character, ii
motives and the conduct OF the signers
the Dsolaration OF Independence, except upt
the hypothesis that they referred TO the viii
race alone, and not the African-wben th
declared oil men TO have been created fr