The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-01-29

'wcr to bis God at the judgment day. II
alluded 70 Dr. Channing's letter to Webste
IN which he concluded that, bad as SLAYER,
was, the Union must be preserved at all haz
ards tapplause) DR.. Wayland, in his con
troversy with Southern divine, had conc)u
ded with the same sentiment. (Applause). II,
discussed the power and jurisdiction Of tn
supreme Court. But how could it or tn,
government act upon States, especially scce
ding States, where the Judges have resigned
and there are no q. s. Courtsp lie suggest.
cd that those States might be annexed ia
other judicial Districts, 30 TINT the iurisdic
ton OF the Supreme Court could be enforced
mo applause.l He said the Southern State,
had done wrong in sci1ing the forts and ar
senais. The Government ought to have pro.
tected them, and ought now to take them
back. lNoa pplause.] lie dcpored the dan
gers that surrounded W, and thought We
ought to compromise.
VIM. II. Clagott was next called out. He
spoke Tor the young men thought thew had
afight to speak, inasmuch as they would
have to do the fighting, and suffer the oon.
sequences of tho folly Of the old men. He
took II Tor granted that the Republicans in.
tended 70 march armies to bloody fields to
coerce the South, and warned them that thew
would hod hot fire In the rear. In anoloc,
for the South, he said it was more offensive
ana aggravasing to heap obloquy and re
proach upon one's name and character. than
70 steal ones property. Pausipg in hi.
piang'ng eloquence, ne took y drink. and
then expressed his qualification that 40 ,aroo
meeting had assembled. He believed the
GATE CRY had said that q much sma,la,
room would accommodate the dirt-eaters.
and nov, said he, | see a house full. md
even Mr. Richards Of the CARS CRY is with
US, on the principle, | presume, that misery
loves company. Whereat there was yocifer.
Gus applause, which was doubtless intended
20 ra'''y the frank acknowledged tina.
'ney were miserable, engaged in a miserable
business, and that they wanted comnanv
above ali things. II this was no, tho no,nt
IN.
we failed 70 see any other. as nohoav 49,
peets that we are getting miserable in tho
business OF irt.eating. The Young man
closed at last, and then
Or. McGugin arose, and in his usual arm.
est manner, elaborated two very erroneon.
IDEAS, to.wit: first, that the great aim. oh. |
Jec1 and mission Of the Republican party il
20 forcibly abolish and totally eradicate
slavery from all the Southern States. "a,
mat the Republicans are fully ben. IN On
sending powerful armies down South 10 far.
cipiy coeroe our Southern brethren. in which
case be thought all the river. NJ Tho snn,h
would run down full of fraternsl blood. -
he Doetor's pathetic rhetoric was vail
a adapted to his premises, bat as his premises
we're wholly erroneous, his speech was a
failure.
'aage Love being loudly sailed, arose and
began solcmnly: "Mr. Chairman. i !.
melancholy sign
Inc chair Interrupted. During the wbole
meeting the Chair was like a fossv old ba,
over It's hayward chicken The Chair "a.
lues'ed the Judge to come up into the stand
! ne Judge did 90 and began again. but was
evidently Illustrated. at Is melanehol,, I
thing said be, "when people forget. il.
'acrea political litera,ure /" and then no ono.
LED an extract from WASH ng,on,s Farewell
''aufs's' winch was good thing, though
aot appianded. The Judge then reviewed
'ne proceedings Of the late Union mee,ino
'aid the Republican portion of the commit.
zee was controlled by wet-nurse committe.
made clean breast OF ii on thar no;n,
ana then went into moot elaborate anala.,
- we oou'h, saying that the abuse, and
'iahuef' ana eb'oqny heapel upon them for
years by fanatics, aboltionis,s. northsrn
'hurcnes, &C., WAS more intolerabls than .nv
injury to property-that thew ware hLo
nan iivine along side of n powder magazine
'ho could not endure to have fro brand.
iurieo all over and around it-tLat negroes
we're IKE children crednlous and impressi.
20 md therefore full liberty Of speech
'ouiu not De tolerated there-tbat hber,v 20
he press and speech was not a constitution.
y righf-that the Constitution said nroa
'ress shall not pass laws imparinv the l,hsr
: " mo press, &C.,, but States are not
hereby prohibited frsm doing so-,hs, =.
mss i'osl laws, guarding the freedom Of
peeca' ana that the liberty OF speech and
'Dei's - me press must be subordinate 70
% interests 81 society. These were the ton.
% a@els upon at great length ty United
',a'es DISTRICT Judse-.he highest object on
whose office IL to protect the lbert;ss - .aah
oe'hS'-.ous who seemingly is pre-.
'af'ne the way for code infinitely more obi
'us ana in1oierable than the alien and sedi-
'on ihW,-a code which shalt -