The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-01-25

use his own phrase.
lie thought he had something to say. The
crowd thought he hadn't So there was
a tussIc,-a noise ahd confusion equal to
the .yaller handbll" times. But be bowed
away, and among other profound remarks,
said the United States were like the human
body with an ulcer upon IT, and that i've o.
its principal limbs were already eaten OF.
Here the crowd laughed and yelled, and
Sample said he wus gratifed that if he didn't
entertain himself, be did the audience, at
which a voice remarked sit was o queer
qualification a man must feel at making a
fool OF himself" lie lucidly maintained
that if powerful party would tyrdnntce,
then the minority had righ. to resist, but
rather thought there were traitors down
South and that they ought to be whipped
though we ought to make any concession for
the Union, &C., SO. However, he had the
sense to see and give up that the Democrats
were beat 10 the little game here attempted.
Mr.. Howell, Of the GATE CRY, next took
the floor, yindicated the action Of the Re-
publican members OF the committee in advis-
ing with their political friends, and made
some home thrusts ut Sample and other
democratic leaders. lie showed that the
Crittenden plan was not practical scheme,
inasmneh as three fourths OF the States are
required by the Constitution to favor an
amendment, and 8 OF the Southern States
would not vote at all, though they would
still be held Ms States by the Government,-
not to speak Of the improbability Of the Lin
| coin States turning q summerset on the Sla
very question. 1t was idle, then, to talk oil
sucb shceme. Ten or twelve.ycars ago, he
said, Col. Patterson and the party in Lee
county stood on the Wilmot Proviso plat
form. Then, thor majority counted by hun
dreds, They then took the squatter SOW
reignty platform, and now it is reduced to
| II, and would soon be nowhere il they jump
sl on to the slave code platform. lie re-
| minded old Democrats of Tom Benton's
warnings against the disunionists years ago,
which then we're little needed, but now are
oil yindcated ty current history. Az this
point Gon'l Van Antwerp was observed to
leave the meeting in disgust
Mr.. J. P. Hornish wanted 20 know wha,
concession he (Mr. IlowelD would make, TO
which he replied in the language of Mr.. Sew
ard that he would never consent to establish
slavery IN the territories or any where else
10 tho world. [Grcat applause. But this
dill not preclude the admission Of New Next
co as a State with such a constitution as tie
people might make. lie mentioned other
points that might be conceded ut tie proper
time.
Time and space prevent any further alu-
sion u his remarks, except that they ap-
pearcl % be highly satisfactory to the audi.
ence.
Jaige Love toak the h3or again, claiming
that he bad the right - close the bate
: We can give only one or iso points. lie
! SAID Bri1gnar's resolution .dilh't amount
t. anythiog-it was one Of those glitleripe
generaities, like the Star Spargled Banner
an the American Eagle" Instantly nvoc,
10 the second tier cried OUT, 'thres cheer
for The Star Spun.lod Banner, s"and tire,
more for the American Eagle" said d vote
in the pit, and they were given with will
hearty, uproarious. sky splitting cheers. -
The Judge appeared TO be annoyed, if no
slightly riied NJ, md srying small fla
floating right before Elm, he sad be "ddn'
. wish to speak unkindy OF any man, but
y this insulting course was not stopped, some
bod y would receive rehuke v hich be woul
! rem -mhcr TO the day Of his DEATH" At thi
!, th reat, Of course somebody" was power
9 fully skeered, and so the Judge resumed i
: peace.
u He went on to say that the South had n
J. ceived wrongs from the North.
y IIowell.-lf man gets drunk and beat
: his wife, then they are both 10 the wrong
= are theys
Love.-Il the wife calls him drunke
y brute and beats him with tho broom stici
instead Of quietly leading him back to ten
~ peranee and virtue, she is wrong.
10 The Jadge thought it would be terrih
o thing for US to live on tho border ti ease
y civil war, and therefore We indispensable II
~ Northern States to put themselves 10 that cnv
g able position. This argument WAS partcula
o. lv generous, brave and gallant lie wound d
~ by warning the Republicans that they nee
90 not expect the democrats 30 mid them in the
'm war with the South, unless they would ma
n' such and such concessions, tina, is to So
ne We suppose, unless they viii eat dirt to IL
10 entire extent Of life long officiating den
- oeratic aough-facos. The Judge classical
'e' remarked, If this be treason, make the mo
it.
i r. Unrnish m avcj that nil tha rara,