The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-07-25

night 20 ratify the nomination or u. ". toics l
30. After she FIRE was lighted, A. 7. Wall
ing mounted the wagon, and reeited . little
speech, in good school-boy style, Of which
We have nothing 70 say, except tbss he shS~sa
some malignisy toward the Black Republi-
cans and the Aboitionisss.
When he subsided, Mr.. J. K. Hornish
took the stand, and proceeded to give, what
he evidently conside to be, very pro-
found constitutional argument on Popular
Sovereignty and Congressional Intervention.
The chief features of his speech were . muir
daring of the Kings English, bold assertion,
unfair statement, false logic, and feeble ar
gument. The Republicans deny the power
of Congress to establish Slavery in the Ter
ritories. Therefore, says Hornish, they de-
ny the rights of man, the right Of local self
government, aud endanger the foundation
principle OF our liberties. What an infer
ence
He admitted that Congress might opn
public lands, but be drew fne-spun dis
tinction between propristorship and jurisdic-
ton, or the right to govern, throwing ont
the absurd notion that as the lands were sold
to occupsnts, the government somehow lost
its right to govern.
he tried to make ont that there was moth
ing 10 the Constitution giving Congress the
right to govern the Territories, unless il was
the clause 10 reference to the treaty making
power, 10 which case, be said, IN important
power was based upon an inference from IN
inference. He did not seem to comprehend
that, it Congress can acquire territory by
treaty, then the sovereignty of the nation
must sttsch 10 such territory with the conse-
quent rights and duty of governm en-. in as full
and complete manner as did she sovereign
~ OF the nation from which it was acquired.
Nor does he seem to comprehend that the
Republican theory asserts the right and duty
OF Congress, as the representative of the Ma
tionsi Sovereignty, to initiate . government
IN the Territories by an organic act, leaving
the people the fullest enjoyment of their pri-
moFdiai righss Of Life, Liberty, Properly
&C., and the largest exercise of the right oil
local self government, subject to the Cons.i.
tuition OF the United States. and that If it de.
MES to them the right to establish slavery, i
does so on the same principle that they hav,
no right to legalEe murder or robbery, be
cause either would be an infringement Of
mans God-given rights. We regarded MIR
Hornish's speech as a miserable failure, an,
wholly unworthy of disciple of Tom Ben
ton.
Mr.. Hornish was followed by an i'll re
fellow, who first tried TO convince the Stump
tails that they ought TO unite with the Bob
tails, and then stirred mp the risibles of til
rum-gu1slers by low-fung bits at Col. Cur
tls. IL Was . sorry performance ell rount
without character, or enthusiasm.
The Literally OF Northern Dems
crazy.
Herschel r. johnson, the Douglas esnd
date for Vice. President, made speech
Phiiadeiphia three or four years ago, 10 a
vocacy OF the doctrine that capitalists shou
own the laborers. The people of Philad,
phis and of the North, not only permit
the stakeholder to advocate the policy
converting laborers into slaves, but to sht
that they didn't care whether ii was ssyos
up or down." the Douglas politicians non
mated Mr.. johnson for the Vice Presiden,
What contrast does this broad nation
ism present to the sectionalsm of the sla,
holders, who mob printing Offices and lyn
citizens OF the South who oppose the ext,
sion OF the system Of capital owned labor
the Territories Of the United States.
Pleasant Alternatives for TN,
Ds0giasites.
Ia the very midst OF their preparatio
conventions and nominations, the Doupl
ties enjoy the cooling reflection, during
cheated term" that there is no chance
Douglas election, and that the utmost |,
can accomplish will only effect the defeat
Lincoln by the people, and the election of
Lane by the Senate. The conviction. I
tho harder they work and the more they
oonplish agAinss Lincoln, the better /
masks Lanes chances, 10 already beginn
to opsrats like wet blanket on the enth
asm and energies Of many OF the more oil,
sighted psrtisans Of Douglas. Poor fello
We pity them and sympathire with their
ferings, 10 view Of the fact that they are
duced to such a sfYatf-between Linz
and Lane, and with hardly power emo
left 10 decide by their united votes, whic
shall be.
- Judge kinney Of Nebraska, form
d orr County, has been re-appointed G