The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-02-12


IN their attempt to revolutionile the Govern
ment and dissolve the Union because the Re-
publican party seek to deprive them OF their
rights. Now, AS a matter of fact, the COM
promise of 1850, made in the interests of
slavery, stands as the Law OF the land, and
the Republican party DO not propose to in
terfers with it, and the repeal OF the Nilsson
ri Comp romise line, proposed snd carried
through By Douglas, 10 still the Law of the
land, and the Republicans do dot propose to
restore it. The Republican party stands
upon the policy Of the fathers against slavery
extension, but distinctly asserting the right
OF the States to the exclusive control OF the
subject within their own limits. And the
Republicans 90 not even propose to repeal
OF ebstEaes HE exeeatieH- ef The fagi.i.e
Slave law, framed by an ultra slave propa-
gandis', which Douglas himself Gays has
been as faithfully executed ~ any other Law
of the United States.
1t is clear. then, that the Republicans
have furnished no Just grounds for the re-
cent stampede Of the Cotton States. We
must look elsewhere for the causes of their
movements, and in our search we will find
these causes in chronic dissatisfaction with
the uniGn, which ha. prevailed for genera.
ton pact. On this subject, We appeal from
Douglas, the leader Of the doughface De-
mocracy of to-day, TO Jackson and Benton.
the old time leaders Of the patriotic Democ.
racy Of former days.
Ia 1888, after he bad crushed out the South
Carolina rebellion, the hero OF New Orleans
wrote letter, Of which the following is an
extract:
WASHINGTON, May /, 1888.
| have bad laborious task here,
but notification is dead, and its actors and
courtlers will only be remembered By the
people TO be execrated for their wicked de
signs to sever and destroy the only good
Government, on the globe, and that prosper
ity and happiness We enjoy over every other
portion OF the world. Haman's galows
ought TO be the fate Of oil such ambitious
men, who would Involve their country in
civil war. and ell the evils in it's train. that
they might reign and ride on it's whirlwinds
and direct the storm. The free people of
these United States have SPOKEN, and con-
signed these wicked demagogucs to their
proper doom. Take care of your nu!lifers
you have them among you; let them meet
with the indignant frowns OF every man who
loves bis country. The tariff, il is nou
known. was q mere pretext. =
Therefore, the tariff vac only the pre,ext
and disanlon and a Southern Confederae,
the real object. The next pretext will b.
the negro or slavery question.
ANDsEw Jackson.
Here We have the prophecy Of the saga
cloas chief ct the Democracy, uttered j,
1888, and now let US .rsce the hissorica
verlhession Of that prophecy in ,he writing
OF Col. Benton, tie friend and counsellor 0
Jaekssn.
In 1885 Col. Benton rays ,ha. John C
Calhoun and bis followers commenced th
agitation OF the slavery question for the pur
pose OF uniting The people Of the South
through their rrejudiees and their interests
in measures for the ultimate dissolution O
the Union. liz that year Mr.. Buchanan, no,
President, presented the petition az III
Vaarteriv Meeting Of Friends 10 Phiiadel
phla for the abolition Of slavery in the Dis
trlcs of Columbia. sach petitions had be-.
presented from the frs. session OF the frs
Congress down TO that PERIOD without excl
ting any very widespread excitement, bt
during the session OF 1885 such ex.raord
nary measures were adopted by both branch
e. Of Congress as caused much excitemer
Throughout, the country.
In the Senate a committee was anpointe,
Wild hr. calhoun at It's head, who m lie
report on the subject Of abolition pctisio,
tca !nccn1iary publications., ~tips SET for
the right Of secession theory and hint
strongly toward dissolution OF the COME
eracv. Col. Benton characlerizes the reno
as follows:
The lnsidiousness Of this report was III |,
assumption 81 an actual impending danger
the abolition of slavery in all the sla
blates-'he destruction OF nine hundred a,
hfty millions OF prolerts--.the ocean OF bio
TO be shed--the war Of determination b
tween two races-and the necessity for O
traordlnary means 10 prevent these dire O
lamlties when the fact was, that there v
not one particle ~ nnv such dagger. II
assumption was contrary 60 the fact; the /
port VAS inaaumatory and disorganlzin.
and ii there was anything enigma,ical in
conclusions, il WAS Sufficiently interpreted
the cnntemporaneous publications. In 4
Eouthcrn slave States, which were open
their declarations that cause for separate
had occurred, limited only BY tho condu
Of the free States 10 suppressang within
given time the incen1'ary societies with
their borders. This limitation would thro
the responsibility Of disunion upon the nol