The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-01-24
A Traitor. Missionin ntssour,

Commissioner by the name OF Russell.
from the reoellious State OF Mississippi, ad
dressed the Legislature Of Missouri the other
day. II jackson or old Tom Benton we're
upon the earth. and in authority, be would
be lkelyto stretch hemp, but, as matters
now stand, be IS quite noted patriot and
hero with the Democracy OF Missouri.
Here is specimen OF his harangue to the
Legislature:
II WAS his business to show that IN. ao.
tion of Mississippi and other seeding States
is justifahle. He wAa not a citizen Of the
United States, (hisse-, but OF the free and
independent State II Mississippi. He did
not glory 10 this. lie had carried the aag.of
the Union, marched TO it's music on the battle
fields of the Union, but recent occurrences
had changed bis thoughts and opinions on
this subject. Many expressed their love 20
the Union IN the recitals Of ''Ilail Colum.
bia," "Star Spanged Banner and even
Yankee DOODLE" but this was q poor way.
Some ten years ago, when the dissolution OF
the Union was talked OF in his State. he had
acted as q Union man and had resisted it,
The State OF Mississippi would never have
seeded from the Union because Of the non
execution Of the fugitive slave law, or the
passage OF personal liberty bills, nor even ON
account III the election OF Lincoln. or a.v
other Northern measure against einyery. II
was because she bad suffered org wears OF
hggressions; because Of the Kansas troubles
when We heard Of your citizens being muir
oered and your property destroyed by raids
OF aholitionists from the North.
Might he not express the hore that Mis.
souri, would stand by the SOUTH Would
Missouri surrender herself TO hordes OF ma
randing Abolitionists? She dare not do Il,
Missouri had been admitted BY the comrro-
mise OF the South, and that compromise had
peen the entering wedge 70 all the appres.
sions OF the North. The South had care
lessly admitted by that compromise tina,
slavery was wrong; that was her great er.
Yor.
Every Northern Governor, recently inau-
gurated, bad sgnifed that no concession,
should Dc made BY the Republican party
Every Legislature Of the North had talk cd Of
coercion. The South ought to arm herself
LOT the conflict which be believed inevitable.
Sivii war was already inaugurated. ana ia
lees san ninety dave the whole country
$500 w 'nNoiNtu I'D H. lhe guns from TT.
!. Moultrie doomed with this fact
Inc attempts - ssve the Union are use
lers; 1T 10 broken forever. The question
now is; shall Missouri unite with a Southern
Ion'ederacyf Missouri would become The
Empire State Of The South. She Is Larger
than any OF the Southern States, her produe.
lions are more varied, her mineral resources
greater. We will buy all Of voor rroanc,s
AND you Will be IN the bosom OF friends.
The testimony is piled up on every hand
TO show that the idea that the election Q,
Lincoln is the ground of tho present disnnior
movement IL fallacious. Secession woule
have occurred had Douglas been elected anc
adhered to his platform. az is clear from tb,
fact that the Dem oeratic party was severe,
BY bis nomination, and the further fact TIM,
be received but % 900 10 80 900 votes in nj
She Cotton States. Benjamin proclaimed
shat Lincon'- position was less hostile te
slavery than Douglass, and 90 fel, all IN,
Senators who voted for JEFF. Dayis,s slay,
code resolutions