The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-08-24

Il DEAR GATE On Friday Iast, the Demoe
: raey of this county held Grand Democratic
: ppw-wow at this place. The Hon. g. q. Cole
4 Democratic candidate for Congress from thi,
: District, addressed the masses. The meeting
Q was to take place at two O'Clock, and al
! about half past one O'Clock procession was
formed, which consisted OF sepsn paqons and
} thirty thvee persons several boys making
themselves conspicuous in the wagons. But,
! then, there were thirty-thrse Democrats, all
told! And this 10 what the Democracy will
term sthe largest and most enthusiastic me
} Ing ever held in jefferson county" Democ-
raoy-oh, bow fallenI
At about half past tive O'Clock the speak err
was introduced by Mr.. Jacobs, editor of the
Fairfield Jefersonsan and Mr.. Cole proceed
ed to bore the people with o speech of about
two hours in length. He used the most
abusive language against the Republican and
/ Wing parties, and then called upon Oid-Line
Wings to vote for him said the Republicans
/ boasted because one of their party leaders
bad said that what they (the Republicausl
GOULD not do by votes that they would shoul.
der the musket and do with the bullet:
quoted language, said to have been uttered
by Horace Greeley, in this wise: 81 would
rather see the Capitol consumed by the torch
of The ncendiary than to see the Dem ocrats
go into power" He came down upon the
Southern wing Of the Democratic party with
great force; and said there was no difference
between the Breckenridge and Republican
parties save that the Breckinridge party
avowed that Congress had power to plant |
slavery in the Territories, but had no power
to prohibit slavery in the Territories said |
the Republicans claimed that Congress had |
power to prohibit slavery in the Territories, |
but bad no power to Garry it there. He said /
that Breckenridge and his followers were in |
favor Of the bred Scott decision. aad for this /
he was opposed to MIR. Breckenridge. Abou.
ten minutes after be had given utterance to
this he said: 81 am Democrat from prin-
cple,-am in favor of Squatter Sovereignty
and The Drsd Scott decision % Poor Dole.
his arguments ware conflicting, and with all |
hrs squirming be could not twist himself out
Of the ''peck of trouble" that he had fallen
into. All the arguments be had made in thu
former part of his speech were refuted by
himself before be bad finished speaking. The
latter part of bis speech he had reserved for
the abuse Of Col. Curtis; by abusing MIR.
Curtis he made no friends, but lost MANY.
lie said that he was speaking under difficult
les now; we thought so too ;-diffcult to
swallow the principles of base and rotten
Douglas Democracy, and were difficult to
preach il before sane and enlightened peo-
pie; but that he was going to Keokuk to
meet Col. Curtis and then be would be all
right. lie satd--in regard to the bred Scott
decision care not what the decision OF
the supreme Court may be in regard to slave
~ for am not Supreme Judge" Newould
just say that If MIR. Cole is not Supreme
Judge, that does net 60 to show that be never
tried 10 be; for il Is we'll known by the peo-
pie Of Iowa that this man, G. g. Cole. was
not long since defeated for that important
position.
about the time Mr.. Cole was closing his
speech, Attorney General Rice arrived in our
CITY, and it was agreed that there be dis.
cnsslon between Messrs. Rice & Cole on that
evening. Accordingly, about O'Clock 10
the evening, about 1000 people assembled in
the Park to hear tho great issues of the day
discussed by Mr.. G. G. Cole, the would. be
Supreme Judge, and Sam'l A. Rice, one
OF The best lawyers in the State, and man
Shieh Iowa would do well to honor. Mr.,
Cole opened with speech of fifty minutes
forty five OF v hich were consumed in talk.
ing about Lincoln and the Mexican war. Mr..
Rice replied in speech of about rs minutes
~ ength, and very briefly referred to what
Cola had said in regard to the Mexican war
but proved to tbs satisfaction of all present
that Cole knew nothing about what he had
been saying. Ha then spoke 10 regard to the
Pacific Railroad, the Homestead Bill, &C..
&c, aud dared Cole to discuss with him the !
imr ortant questions of the day. Rice retired
amidst tremendous cheers; and whilst be
was speaking, the crowd would often ston
him, aud tho most deafening cheers rent the
air Cole could not refute the strong argu.
ments of MIR. Rice, nor would be even make
the attempt. lie was allowed rs minutes in
which to reply, bu. after be bad spoken 90
minutes be was satisfied, and early on the
following morning took his departure for
heokuk We presume he will meet with the
same fate 10 bis debates with the gallant
Col, and trcmble "like an aspen in the wind,
whilst defeat stares him in the face, and Ger.
tain dJeal strikes like death knell upon
his ear. WAVERLY.