The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-06-05


The Baltimore Patriot is too respectable
to adopt the system Of Wholesale Islander and
abuse, which is SO common among journals
which oppose the Republican candidates.
Whils isboring zealously for the Union par
ty, IL frankly pays q tribute TO the chosen
leaders OF tho Republicans. In an article
upon the lives and characters of Lincoln and
Hamlin, il uses the following language:
"They who know Mr.. Lincoln intimately,
say, that he is q moderate and conservative
man, that slough opposed to the extension
OF slavery into free territory, just as Mr.. Clay
and MIR. Bell were. and the latter gentleman
still is, yet he is States Rights man of the
strictest sect. lie il also the sworn erems
of Executive and Legislative corruption, and
has character for personal integrity unm-
peachable. Ills popular soubriQuet is, sIion-
est Old Abe There can be but little doubt
but that this man of the working people, the
artiioer OF his own fortunes from poverty to
competence, from the lowest to the highest
position, will meet with the cordial sympa-
thies OF the laboring masses every here,
whether they support him politically or not"
Kmporuant Raiiroad.HondC Case.
The Supreme Court of Illinois, at its re-
cent session at Ottawa, made an important
decision, sustaining the validity of county
subscriptions TO railroad companies. The
opinion is briefly reported as follows:
In the case of johnson, ". Stark county,
tho Court held that the las authorizing coun-
ties to subscribe for Railroad stock and to
issue their county bonds therefor was con-
sutntional. and that the bonds issued in this
cause were regularly issued, and although
the county had no authority to make them
payable IN New York, they were not for that
reason void, but imposed an obligation on
the county TO pay them at home, the same us
II no place of payment had been specified in
the bonds. There has never been case be-
Tore the Court of greater Importance than
tots, considering that the validity Of nearly
all the bonds Issued by the several counties
OF this State depended upon it.
Mn. Bates Mr.. Bates has written a letter
to Browning, Of Quincy, advising his friends
to support Lincoln and Hamlin, and not
throw away their votes on Bell and Everett.
AccyPrs.--Edward Everett, ia a letter 20
tAsSAlhE III 1Gshuus LEEgptt the
nomination.
letter fr0m Hon u. n Gtddsngs I o
Abrn ham a.kRcoin.
| After the nomination of Mr.. Lincoln, many
delegates who were going to visit the next
President requested Mr.. Giddings to write a
letter to that individual. lie consented, and
Immediately wrote note in substance az
follows:
DEAR LINCOLN - You're nominated. You
WILL BE INJECTED. After your election thous.
anda will crowd around you, claiming re.
wards for services rendered. l, too, have
my claims upon you. hare not worked for
| your nnmination-nor for that OF any other
man. | have laborei for the establishment
OF principles and when men came TO me ask !.
ing my opinion of you, only told them,
Lincoln is an honest mans All ask Of
you in return for my services IL, Make mn
statement good throughout gour Admtnis.
tTdtaon. Yours.
GIDDINGS.
fTrA boy named Frank Butler was drowned