The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-10-31

ington politicians w:sh amazsmans. asas "
them could be- MAIDS TO fally rsaliss shs
strength ard volume vi ,he greas ground
swell that was sarging 10 from the masses
OF the people. The Democracy woaid nss
believe that ii could be- 10 extensive Ard
strong a. TO sweep utterly array from their
old political moorings swo sasa fsitbfsl
States a. Pennsylvania and Indiana, and the
Rspu blieans did not believe thas ths novs-
mens in those ssasss wanld have been so ds
oided and overwhelming. Bot tbsrs 10
spirit abroad In tho land, 81 unsssn ard a.
vet almost unfels resolution Of az awakened
people, that cannot bs realized properly AID
adequately at the centres Of po5tissl man
agemsns, especially at centres removed in
any considerable degrees from AIMING the
fermenting nassss Of the people. Az amazs-
m emit still more strong and general sssgger-
ing and supplying will fall alike gpon Toe
Breckinrdgs and Douglas Democracy lees
than two weeks hence. The Republicans
here now have shstr ansicjp atoms aooas ar
TO the full measure OF coming events. That
Abraham Lincoln ia really coming dorn 70
Washington TO occupy the place of James
Buchanan~-that all these heads 81 depart
m anss that have ruled and directed the Affairs
of the nation, and intrigued and managed
for the complete, d.spotio and psrmsnsns
supremacy Of the Democrats party, sboaid
be- elected from plaos and succeeded BIZ =
olass altogether new and strange 10 snch pla
oes--that ons.hslf the Union alone should
elect q President that thess hasssal and
hideous "Biaoko Republicans, whoss ssnft-
ments have been 30 misrspressntsd as 10
make them seem like som stbing absolutely
frightful, should be actually about 10 sssp
into the great places Of powsr ani dignity,
and assume tbs government OF the Rspablis
all this seems strange, ssarssiy sonprs-
heasibls, here At Washington. Bat shs be.
lief that II IL to be DOS universally prevails,
though no previous expectation can prsvsns
the great amaxsmens vhieh The aetaai occur.
renee Of go strange 40 event will create
But no body will be billed. Washington
will endure. Tbs South will remain 10 tbs
Union. Cotton will eontinus 70 grow. Ard
the event will prove that svsn thi# govern
msns (~bsrs sneh thiog oaghs to be rsaIly
easier Of accomplishments than any where
slse) can resarn to Fret principles and main
tain iss equipoias.
Iheard Mr.. Foster, bis defeated Erceglsn.
cy, making some remarks the other day about
the Pennsylvania election. He said be sid
not really expect 10 be elected, (of course
not y but there was still ons thing shieh be
could not understand: ehila The Dsm6aracy
bad carried their vote mp to nearly or gate
as high point AZ they ever did, be dia not
comprehend hos the Republican majority
should have been 80 overwhelming. Theirs
are many things occurring nowadays that
pass abe comprehension and frassFasa all The
calculations and mbinaslDns Of Democrats
polisIcians. And 10 Pennsylvania 10 soYt 81
fusion, combination, or dsunion bup5uz
oan prevent the Republican majority On ths
9th Of November being Absolutely terrific,
| TO nse the word Of a frightened Brseksn.
| ridgsr.) am glad TO 10 able 10 SAP, too, a.
| the result Of free and somsvhat exssBsigs
conversation With Psnnsy .vania men, sba
what should not hare presumed was shs
case, that the Slavery question, and nos sbs
Tariff, (Which really had bat vsry Iitsls ia.
hnencs,) vas the cause ~ shis srem 81 Goa
uprising 10 PsnnsyIvania: glad Of il, bseAas.
ii 10 higher and better motive, ard she Tat
and character ri future tariff bills vili nsl
determine the fortune Of The Rapubiieaa tar.
ty in that State; because il fixes tbs posisiar
of PeoDsylysnia as In fall and smphasie sya-
patty With the Republican party Ia ito great
animatiDg principle.
The straight Douglas ticket in psnnsylvs.
MA was Withdrawn, and the buik n Sc
Douglas and Breoklnriigs parties there bar
fallen back upon the original fosion sioxes
(eaving tbs poor BoIlsversus cot 10 ID,
cold simply for tbs reason that things BAD
by repeated fusion, become no eonfased taa
they we're afraid Of showing their respective
numbers under the latest arrsnzsnens.-
Large numbers of Douglas men we're oppose
70 the formation Of a straizhs Douglas tisxss
and would hays voted Tee fasion slerss
while great body Of tha Bree1iagi1gsr. bis
terry denounced any ALLIANCES with the "rsb
, els" Universally admitting nos that
does OF make any differences 70 tho eaabsrl
bow they vote, they have concluded 70 70 i
lump, bids any msagsrnsss snst tasy ua b
i have exposed, and be IN a condition respses
lively to claim just shat they choose. IL j
mere political trick, OF 40 earthly sonss
qaenee sxcept ia parsigan point III ,isv.
. bave been good deal amused ~ sn
4 thing ont 10 this region that ron hare "a