The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-10-29

Does any one doubt that the deuehtace
Democracy and their dirty trucklebed fell
lows Of fusion proclivities are rssponsibls
for the violence OF the fire. eaters? Thsse
Nortesss asash5sces have for years persist.
entity SsfYrssented and telied the princi-
pies OF the Republican party and the charac-
Ter OF ns candidates. They have used the
most seandalous means to excite the preiu.
dlces OF The people of the South, and 10 alarm
their fears. They havo called the Republi
cans ama'gamat'onists and negro worship
pers, and represented that their aim and OBJ
Ject Is to emancipate the slaves of the South
and admit them to social and political equal.
ity with the whites. They have charged tha.
John Brown raids and slave instructions
were plotted and executed by the leaders Of
the Republican party, and that Lipcoln's no.
cession to power is to be signalixed bv gen.
ersl onslaught on the South, after the style
OF the Harper's Ferry incursion. Their pa
pers circulate in the South Douglass speech.
es, full OF such vile stuff; they are read
and doubtless are believed by MANY
AND thus 1T has come to psss that TIE Dem.
oorats OF the South, who do not see Repub
iican papers, and have no acquaintance with
Republican voters, regard Republicans as
enemies, who seek TO liberate their slaves
oy force, and who are ready to plunge the
country into the horrors of civil war to ac-
complish that object. And these views, thus
impressed upon the Southern mind by dough.
facs politicians. who profess to be conserva-
tives and friends OF the Union, are seized
upon by Southern fire. eaters 10 excite the
Tears and influence the passions of the mass
co. Should they at last lead them into the
perpssraton Of acts Of treason against their
country, the doughfaces OF the North will be
more to blame than the Yanceyitss OF the
South. Douglas and bis hypocri,ical dough
lace conservative followers are continually
representing that the aims and purposes OF
the Republican party contemplate an inva-
sion OF the rights OF the South, in violation
OF The Constitution, and for the overthrow
OF the existing institutions OF the COUNTY,
influenced by the testimony of their dough.
lace Trends IN regard to the principles, char.
acser, and purposes of the Republicans, Ger.
tain Shareholders, in view Of the approach
Ing election OF Lincoln, declare that they vii
resist The Government. And, then, Doug
las and bis followers say to them: il 70,
90, We will aid IN hanging you higher thar
hamans After misleading their .Soathsr,
friends, exciting them to frenzy. and prompt
ing them TO resistance of the laws. an,
Hesson 'o iheH country, they DOW have th
unteeiing impadence TO proclaim to then
that they will glory in lending their ac,iv
assistance to hang them. II justice coul
reach beyond the overt act of treason. Dcuv
las and HE followers would fare no bett.
than Rbett and the Yanceyites, even shout
the latter carry oot their present threats.
DsusIoN.-1be Washington correspnnd
snt Of the New York Times on the Goth sal
that - high official In the Treasury Dcpar,
ment bad civulged plan of disuaion,
sAse Lincoln 10 elected, Southern Leeisls
turs d 70 convene on thu 9Th of November
declare the Union dissolved, and promo une
in favor Of Breckinridse Ms The President o
the Southern Union.'
Bosh, again.