The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-03-19

They announced thSnsslvss in favor o.
Free Homesteads TO actual ssstlsrs;
They declared thas thsy seuld not be driv
q from the support Of Bates and these sen
tinsnss "by the insatiase howl u Abolition.
ism"
Now, whatever othsr people may hay,
charged Republicans to be, or though even
acme part of this G Convention may still sas.
poet tito be something different from the
platform which they have laid down, We Re-
pablieans who know exactly what Ne really
are, know that that is our platform, specific.
ally and completely, and on that platform
we can join hands and labor enthus iassioally
and unressryedly with any body from any
quarter. Ii is platform such as is indica
ted in our National Gall. IL is such plat.
form as the united Republican party will 10y
down Of Chicago. II is the platform on
which Seward will run, il nominated. This
Convention, therefore, shows two things :
that great body of men such az we have in
Dictated are ready TO 60 with IN on our SUBJ
stantial doctrines, more especially If Mr.
Bates ID the candidate; and that Repub licans
who have been timid and distrustful about
the spirit and motives OF Mr.. Bates and his
friends, may safely lay aside their fears and
nationally support him with confidence and
zeal, if he should receive the nomination. q
But yet, with these things to recommend
him, do not think his nomination would
call out SO much enthusiasm, would stimu.
late to 80 general and active effort. would
show 80 large . poll in orr favor, even in
those districts where votes are most needed,
as the nomination Of Mr.. Seward. And such
Ibelievs likely to be the conclusion OF the
Convention.
So much for our side Of the house. Ii ia
not so easyt to tell who is likely to rally the
forces Of the Democracy. / am, however,
at present inclined to believe more firmly
than | have ever yet believed, that that man
will not be Stephen A. Douglas. Even
among his own banded confede crates here
hope seems of late to be sinking. Their
Convention votes by States. Two-thirds OF
the votes nominate. He viii not have even
majority. Three Northern States at least
arc against him. That tells the story. His
only hope is in the repeal Of the two-third
rule. believe minority Of the individual
members can do that, IL so minded. But tina
hope that they piu do it,--that 10 the outset
they willso exaspernte the united Demo oracy
OF ell the reliable Democratic States, that
even the individual Douglas majority will
stick TO him on so extreme though 30 neccs.
sary point as that's futile and foolish,
for away from the Northwest his friends are
not of GLASS to stick BY him to the bitter
end, and even his friends from that quarter
would quail before the cert ainty of the rnp.
ture which that oct would create. Besides,
the most active and influential element OF
the Democratic party,--the paramount and
vital element, lis bound to overslaugh him
If possible. The Administration believe to
be still determined on nominating 10. Lane.
Lane has one recommendation. He says be
"has read Helpers lmpend, and don't think
much of it," That is in his favor. Butthe
Administration 10 weak, even among those
nomioally it's friends. Wsmay look for any
body to be the candidate of the Democracy.
We can calculate upon no body.
We can calculate, however, with safety,
upon vigorous and bitter contest; upon
more important and decisive one than has
often aroused the energies of our people !;
and upon tho necessity Of union and ACTIVITY
among the Republicans, and all who are re.
ally and heartily opposed TO the ensroac CHI.
ments, corrupsions, and animating princi-
Piles OF modern Democracy. B.