The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-11-19

Mtne0ur1. and Wastern Illlnnie.
The Denascvacy Ter Mtller.-who are
tie RAalcais
The Journal still insists that ne and Re-
publisans generally are not sound on the cub
jsst Of the Union, tho Constitution and tho
Laws, becaoss there arc Abolitionists who
vote the RspublioAs ticket. Aboiisionis. il
term Of very indefinite meaning. Henry
Clay Vas % smancipationist, and was freely
denounced - - Aboli.ioniss BY the Demoo-
racy Of tho South. Even Douglas and his
party are held up to public scorn BY the
Breekinridgers Of the cotton States as the
worst kind Ct Abolisionists. The Douglas
ties in their turn are down on the Republic
cans a. Abolitioniets; and We point to the
radical anti-slavery men OF the Garrison and
Gerrit Smith order a. Abolitionists.
But the Journal finds special fault with 10
because tho ''Drnmsrk Abolitionists'' are
Republicans in honored fellowship. Well,
nov, without any dissertation - TO the Pc
culiar character Of the anti slavery senti-
ments Of tho people Of Denmark, We admit
that they vote with us, and We are both glad
and proud Of tho najarlties which they inva-
risbly roll up for the Republican ticket.
And now let Us remind the journal that il
advocated and the Democratic pnrty sup
ported ia this county s.radical anti slavery
man" for Judge Of the Supreme Court OF
Iowa. Here 10 an extract from the letter Of
that candidate, published 10 both the Demo
cratic papers Of the county, and therefore
we'll known:
KEoxrK, Iowa, Sept. 9th, 1859.
Mr.. PLAINDEALrR: II was hardly to have
been supposed that . remark Witch made
TO some friends at Fl. Madison in private
conversation some weeks ago, to tha purport
that could not consistently with my views
At moral duty support either Lowe or Stock.
ton for . seat on the Supreme Bench, should
have found lite way into The columns Of .
public journal. especially ne have not for .
year taken any public part in political a.
fairs.
But since you have given publicity to those
remarks allow mo TO give tho following ex-
PLANTATION: am radically anti -slavery in nv
political sentiments, and have always been
%. During tho twenty years acted with
the HhiK party, ] never failed, whether in
private or public station, TO bear my testi-
mony sgainst the scoursed wrong OF human
slavery. AZ long ago ~ tho 18th OF Janu
AIRY, lo4l, as = member OF the Iowa House OF
Representatives, | presented in that BODY
petition from sunjry citiErne OF Lee coun-
", asking change OF the then territorial
laws IN relation to blacks and mulattoes, so
~ to give them the right OF trial BY jury
when claimed US fugitive slaves, and | advo-
GATED that change in public address with
zeal, and such ability 40 l possessed. To
my surprise that humane and just PROPOSE.
ton found a response in the breasts OF but
three other members of that body Messrs.
A. b. Porter aud Patton Wilson, OF Henry
county, and Thomae Wilson, of Jefferron,--
and on call OF the ayes and noes on that
question, every other name Was recorded
against ". (Sce Journal q. n. Of Log. Seas.
l6ao-'4l, pages 252-258.) Iwas n member
OF the Congress which passed the fugitive
slaye act, though did net procure my seat
until iss passage, IN consequence OF my con-
test With Colonel Thompson; but | openly
oppressed myself at Washington against that
Ubiquitous and Infamous Law, and when oh
tanned .ny seat, voted invariably with the
Freesoilcrs OF Congress against the encroach
mena OF the slave power.
You sec, then, that the principle OF uni
versal human freedom 10 with me not merely
On abstraction, bot an active, living sent, /.
mens OF my moral and political life, and that
! cannot consistently vote for any person
Who holds antagsnisticsi ideas. My atten-
ton has for the 6rt time been recently called
70 series oil resolutions passed 81 = public
meeting held In Burlington, November 30h,
1850, which arc alleged to have been report.
cd BY Judge Stockton and c,ocated by him
10 public speech. The frst sentence Of the
hrst resolution reads, ssReAolved, That W
approve OF the peace measures OF the late
session OF Congress and zoe rejoice in heir
passage" The fugitive slave law wns the
"oss prominent 10 the public eye Of oil those
measures, and be, therefore, must have had
that law in biz mind when he reioicsd in
'tbeir passage" and II be rejoiced in the
passage Of the facitive slave law 10 1850,
don't believe anything has trsnspired siuce
then 20 change bic opinions except the src.
cess OF ths Republican cause in Iowa, and
the prospects Of official promotion. To b.
pisin, 4 cannot vote for any man Who nor
does, or scer did, rejoice in the passage oil
the fugitive slave law.
Nov, with this record, the Journal advo
ested the elocsion Of Dan. Miller TO the So
prems Bench, the Democratic County Com
mittee had bis name printed on oil their tick
ess, and the party gave him their esrnes
support. They did 10 freely, knowingly AM
sordislly. and ", therefore hold that the,
are sstopped from any further vituperatiol
Of Republicans. They voted for an avowe,
radical anti-siaser3 map, for ssaaida.
Who not only regsrds the fugitive slave lav
- ioi.mous ana unconstitutional, bus wn
could not in conscience vote for friend o
tho Compromise VI 1850; candidate, Ii
fne, whose "snti-slasery fanatioism" 10 .
intense, and Of sach lons standing, that b
boasts that be sought 10 nullify tho old IA