The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-07-24
Some of the Prospective Results OF
Iiuegimss EIeCtIUMs

some of the Prospective Results OF
Lincoin.s EIeCtien.
Should Lincoln be chosen President, there
will be sad and mournful procession Of d.
lapidated Office b olders from the various de-
partments. Protected, "a Mr.. Lincoln would
be, from the avalanche OF southern applica-
tions, which has rolled In 20 terribly upon
every new President since the organisation
OF the government, and no doubt rescued by
patriotic designations on the part of those
who declare that bis election will dissolve
the Union, il will be most significant spec
tacle to see men who have grown gray in
ofhce-who are, indeed, the checks, stops,
and obstacles Of that great decentralization
system which has become vast evil here
turning their trembling steps to the homes
they SO rarely SEQ, and to the avocations they
have so long abandoned. We shall then as
certain whether certain men are indispensa-
Bile in the management of public affairs
whether the Union will collapse like great
balloon, when tho gas OF the oficial hre-eat-
ers is withdrawn from Washington, and
whether new men and fresh men may not be
able to prove that this republic depends upon
no particular individual, and that even
change, no matter how drastic and purging
II may sometimes be, may not save bilious
and constipated system.
The vensrables who carry gold canes along
the avenue every day at o'clock r. r., at
about 81 800 year piece, and Who have
grown equity before dusty desks and 10 cosy
snuggeries, realize the possibility OF new
regime. Their dissolution of the Union is
their removal from Office; their idea OF the
destruction Of the democratic party 10 the
receipt of yellow envelope enclosing po-
lite request to leave, and their only violation
Of the Constitution 10 the apprehension that
the places which know them now may, after
the 4th of March, 1851 know them no more
forey err Wash. Cor. Phil. Press.
Johns N Endorses Hts Ola Record.
The Enquirer, which refuses to let its
readers see the opinions OF it's candidate for
the Vice Presidency, as expressed in bis own
words, complained Of us for quoting from
one % his old speeches against Popular Sow
ereignty. Our neighbor will please notice
the following Endorsement Of that speech, by
MIR. johnson himself, in . letter dated May
IS, 1860:
81 believe that II 10 the right Of the Mouth
to demand, and the duty OF Congrsss to a.
tend, protection Of persons and property Of
every kind Including Slavery IN the Ter
ritories during their Territorial stots..-
This 10 NO new opinion. l advocated the
| doctrine az far back ~ l848, in the Senate
| of the United State. Ii you have any Curl
/ osity to see the argument, refer you to my
speech on the Oregon bill, delivered 7th July
that year, and reported in the Congressional
Globu. How unjust, therefore, are the in
situations with which you intersperse and
interiard your editorial comments that oil
are in favor Of "Squatter Sovereignty" who
| happen not to agree with the Seceders OF the
Char eston Convention repel the inslnu-
! alton so far as it may be intended to apply
to me, come from what quarter 1T may, and
Dpledd my opn record in ptndicatton.
/ \ SAN ACCIDENT. Thursday morning
last, while Mr.. III. Livingston Short, of this
place, was riding on horseback, the horse be-
Game frightened at a wheelbarrow which q
boy was wheeling along the street. After
the horse bad run short distance, he STUN
bled and fell to the ground. Mr.. Shorts
neck WAS dislooated by the fall, and he was
otherwise severely injured. Although MIR.
Short WAS alive up TO the time OF going TO
press, his recovery is considered doubtful
/ [Winterset Madisonian.
DoUaLAs's VRIr Down EAsr.-The visi,
of Douglas TO Connecticut and Massaehu-
sets, where he cannot carry single school
district, instead of touring in doubtful
Southern States, 10 viewed here as very rig
nfcant. Senator Douglas stated to q gen.
tleman in New York the other day that hs
considered one thing settled in this Presi.
Dental campaign, namely, that the mex
President would come from Illinois.
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! a. "a lat
at the Steam Saw Mill of Gum, Mercer
Co., at Corydon, man named Young wa
caught by the saw, and barely escaped viii
his life after having one Of his legs sawet
of Just below the knee. Doctors Msthsl
and Bennett were called, and found il no
cessary to amputate the limb above the knee
gagged in running circular saws.-lDe Nome
Citixen.
ORIGINAL ASncDoTE. At Charleston
Dave Tod, in addressing the crowd, declare
that he was Democrat from JOSH Gid
diDgs's district, and that he had been fight
ing that old Abolitionst for more than TWEEN
ty years
AT Baltimore, on taking the chair vacate
BY Gushing, Dave declared again that he va
Dimocrat from Josh. Giidings's district
and that be had been fighting that old Abo
litionist, in defence Of Southern rights, NOR
than thirty years
Well, hoss," said . wag from Alsbana
81 don't think you hurt him much"
GT Douglas, with oil bis pretended re
gard for Non Intervention, insists (what a
the Fathers OF the Republic and OF Democ
racy denied) that the Constitution carrie
, Slavery into the Territories whether the Pee
Pile want it there or not. He makes that In
, strument do what be says Congress oanns
, do, intervene 10 favor Of Slavery. This
! prostitnting the sacred charter OF our libeI
, ties. IL 10 making it-what ito trainers nev
!. er designed il should be-the great bulwar
Of oppression. The People will never sele'
such = man to rule over them.-- Alban