The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-08-14

The Present Campaign.

paign would be one OF particular importance
and that the Democratic ofice-holders and
Office. seekers would play desperate game.
1t 10 not only the fear that the power will slip
out Of their hands at present, but they know,
that il real honest administration is inau-
gurated, there will be revealed 90 many ras-
oalites and such reckless abuse OF the nation
al Treasury, that there win hardly be left .
chance OF clipping again into power.
That is the reason wherefore the Demo-
cratic papers do not discuss openly and fair
ly the questions before the people, bat only
rave like lunatcs, slandering and cursng the
Republican party, and some Of the Martin
Van Buren, Bennett stripe demolishing their
own house by soolding their President, Blu
chanan, as an old venerable dotard, and pro-
phesying that Douglas will take upon him,
next November, the Office OF hangmsn.
hope that the Republican papers will not
follow that mean and contemplate custom,
but proceed calmly to lay before the people
facts, and discuss principles, and treat their
unfortunate Democratic bretheren 90 we
SHOULD any other maniacs. 1t 10 true they are
sometimes very provoking; but would it not
be an evidence Of the same disease, IL we be-
come angry and begin to scod? And then
old, and turn name intended to wound our
good feelings, in good humor to our profit.
When the Protestant Hollanders came before
the Spanish authority with a petition, the
Cardinal de Granville began to scold, be-
cause he had no other argument, and said
they are only beggars (geiur). The Holland
nobility, instead of becoming angry, took,
from that moment, the title Of beggars (eeis-
zen), and the scolding of de Granville be-
come not only harmless, but the name of beg
gars inspired the naughty Spanisrds with
fear and trembling, and the beggars finally
vanquished Spain, and founded the Republic
OF the Netherlands.
Our Democratic contemporaries try to de-
grade us in the estimatio of the nation with
the title, Black Republicans. Well, let us
| glory in that name, because ii is our firm
purpose to keep the Black and the White
separate, and prevent amalgamation, that i'm :
moral reason why there are 30 many brown,
mulattoes, quadroons and octoroons. Let
US take il as mark Of honor, to be distin-
guished from the advocates and promoters
OF the amalgamation Of the races, and they
will become tired of their scolding.
We have to beware Of an other evil com
mon to our Democratic editors and stump
speakers, and that is, to have always the mig
gers before our Imagination. Another pow
or than the Republican party will, in time,
square up the account Of the unfortunate
bondsmen. In the present campaign, there
are subjects of more Importance to be dis
cussed. The danger, according to the teach
ings OF Jefferson, to be bought, through the
influence of the Supreme Court, under the
despotism OF an oligarchy. Our Democrat
10 bretheren do not like to speak much about
that, but it is in the last Resolution of their
latest Platform, and Douglas stands upon
to transfer the fnal decision over slavery
from Congress to the Supreme Court, through
the circuitous way Of letting the people in q
Territory say what is their wish, subject te
the Constitution meaning subject to the ex.
PLANTATION of the Constitution BY the Suprem,
J Court. According to Jefferson, the Suprem,
! Judges, always anxious to establish and ex
send their importance, are the "sappers ant
| M IN arGj ur
undermine the foundations of our confeder
ated fabric. They are constituting our Con
l sttution from q GO. ordination OF genera
and special government to general and Su
j preme Court" Jefferson was no fool; an
o when We see such resolution as the las
!. one of Douglass Platform, then it 10 hig
!, time to look, not after an underground rail
road, but after the sappors and miners work
Q ing underground.
Then We have the proposition of Senate
= Douglas to make q stringent sedition Law
!, and revive also the palmy days of old FEEDER
: alism. Freedom of speech and press is there
!. by in danger, and that old law was declare
q constitutional by the Supreme Court. %
dition Law, in connection with the last reso
10 luton Of the Douglas Platform, would NJ
T. only undermine the foundations OF our RI
public, but demolish the whole fabric, an
! make the United States the laughing stoc
. of the dospots OF the whole world. And Y
. in the Northwest must never forget the pro
: position of Senator Douglas to empower Il
y individual States TO levy tonnage duties.
Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, MissiI
. sippi and Louisiana did get the power
u levying tonnage duties, what would becon
OF our trade down the Mississippi and Il
Missouri rivers2
10 Every one eau see that We have to look q