The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-05-23

We make the following extract from q
speech OF our candidate in 1858, as speoi-
men of the quality Of his mind and heart:
The Declaration of Independence was
formed by the representatives. OF American
liberty from thirteen States Of the Confed-
eracy--twelve of which were slaveholding
communities. IL 10 sufficient for our pur-
pose that all Of them greatly deplorsd the
evil, and they placed provision in the Oon-
stitutiou which they supposed would gradu4
ally remove the disease BY cutting off the
source. This was the abolition of the slave
trade. So general was the convction--the
public determination abolish the African
slave trade, that the provision which have
referred TO ~ being placed in the Oonstitu-
ton, declared that II should not be abolish
ed prior to the year 1908. A constitutional
provision was necessary to prevent the peo-
pie, through Congress, from putting stop
TO the traffic mme diasely at the close OF the
war. Now, II slavery had been a good thing
would the Fathers Of the Repnblic have ia
ken u step calculated to diminish it's bene6.
cent influences among themselves, and snatch
the boon wholly from their posterity ? These
communities, by their representatives in old
independence Hall, said to the world OF men,
"We hold these truths TO be self-evidsnt I:
that all men are created equal that they are
endowed by their Creator with certain in
alienable rights; that among these are life,
liberty and the pursuit OF happiness" This
was their lofty, and wise, and noble under
standing OF the Justice of the Creator to HE
creatures. [Arplausel Yes, gentlemen, to
ALL His creatures, to the whole great family
of man. In their enlightened belief, nothing
stamped with the Divine image and likeness
was sent into the world to be trodden ON and
imbruted by his fellows. They grasped not
only the whole race OF man then living, but
they reached forward and seized upon the
farthest posterity. They erected beacon
to guide their children and their children's
children, and the countless myriads who
should inhabit the earth In other ages. Wise
statesmen A. they were, they knew the ten
dency OF prosps Gritty to breed tyrants, and 80
they establish these great self-evident truths,
that when in the distant future some man,
some faction, some interest, should set up
the doctrine that none but rich men, or none
but white men, or none but Anglo -Saxons,
were entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit
Of happiness, their posterity might look up
again to the Declaration OF Independence,
and take courage to renew the battle which
their fathers began--so that truth and Jus
| tice, and mercy, and all the humane and
| Christian virtues might not be extinguished
from the land; so that no man hereafter
would dare to limit and oiroumscribe the
great principles ON which the temple Of lib
erty was being built. [Cheers.
Now, my countrynen, il you have been
taught doctrines conflicting with the great
landmarks OF the Declaration of Indepen-
dence If you have listened to suggestions
which would take away from it's grandeur,
and mutilste the symmetry Of iss proportions;
| If you have been inclined to believe that all
men were not created equal in those inalien-
able rights enumerated by our chart of lib
erty, let me entreat you to come back
Return to the fountain whose waters spring
close by the blood Of the Revolution. Think
nothing of me-take no thought for the po-
litical fate Of any man whomsoever-but
come back to the truths that are in the De-
elaration of Independence. You may do any
thing with me you choose, il you will but
| heed these sacred principles. You may not
only defeat me for tho Senate, but you may
take me and put me to death. While pre-
tending no indifference to earthly honors,
do claim to be sctuated In this contest by
something higher than an anxiety for Office.
| charge you to drop every paltry and insg-
ni6osnt thought for any mans success. Ii is
nothing; am nothing; Judge Douglas ia
nothing. But do not destroy that Immortal
emblem Of hAmanifg-the Declaration OF
american Independence.
STAMPEDE CT DEMOCRATIC LABoRrKo MEN
TO THE REPUBLICAN RAsKs.-For some time
there has been mu Oh dissatisfaction among
the laborng men OF the First Ward, who
have heretofore acted with the Dem attic
party. At the time Of the primary electione
for the organization of the Democratic Gen.
eral and Young Mems Central Committee.
for 1860, Consisting Of FIVE representative.
from each ward), they demanded represen.
tation, but were put off under various pre-
texts, and failed to obtain selection Of any
one OF the names they presented. This, With
a general and growing conviction that the
professions Of the Democratic Leadership
the Democratic party 10 the friend OF the la.
boring man-are false, has induced many oil
| them to lesve-that organisation, and to open.
iy express their determination to act hence.
forth ~ith the Republicans.
On Friday night last, at meeting of the
First Ward Republican Campaign Club, =
Communication was received, signed BY abou
forty laboring men, expressing their DISCUS
| With so called Democracy, and asking to b,
admitted to membership in the Club, and de
claring their intention to vote the Republic
can ticket from this time onward. The com
municatiou was received, and after a brie
discussion OF the claims Of the applicants i
was unanimously voted to admit them I,
membership, and every man who had signe,
the communication walked up and signedith
4 roll. They have also applied for member
ship in the Ward Republican Association. |
Is said there are scores waiting to join in tn
movement.--[N. Y. Post.
Heavy Fraud.
NEw YoRK, May 10.
4 Rumors are anoat Of fraudulent over ID
sue Of the stock of the Pacific Mail Steam