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

Ii is rumored in England that the British
House Of Peers will soon have to try one
Of their members for murder. The Peer
in question is said to be the Marquis Of
Devonshire. His lordship is forty eight
years Of age, and married tho eldest daugh-
ter Of the Viscount Combermere. The par.
ticu!ars thus far made public are stated as
follows by correspondent Of the Manckes.
ter (England) Guardian
The Marquis Of Us Yacht, now at
Naples, has been the scene of one If those
tragedies which we are att to think, in these
dead level aays, lie far away from the
region Of real life, in the domain which
is exclusively appropriated by the drama.
list and the taie writer's. The MARQUIS
Of D had been for some time eruis-
ing with acme of the members of his fun
| lily, including "A youthful daughter. LAZY
Alice The Yacht was under the
command Of q half penny Lieutenant of
the royal navy. The Marquis ID - com
ing on board the yacht unexpectedly. from
an excursion on shore, il have been cor.
rectly informed In regard to the matter,
found this lieutenant at the feet Of bis Young
daughter, kissing her hand. The indignant
father, who - u man OF llerculean strength
- seized the offender and, let it be hoped,
only intending to tear him away from his
unseemly place and action, flung him over
the buwarks OF the yacht into the sea.
when he welt down at once, in spise-as
some versions OF the story have it-both o;
| abe Marquis DIS exertions and thoee
Of his sailors to rescue him from the watsr
| would hesitate to repent this story, which
10 so much like the inventions of some 70.
nance writer, had not received such in.
formation, from persons who have Just re.
turned from Naples, as leaves me satisfied
OF its substantial truth.
CO The Philadelphia Mercury, (Popula,
Sovereignty Dem.) says:
And then contemplate the extraordinary
change o. front by Mr.. Stephen A. Douglas
Coercion was sound and glorious doctrin.
to preach At Norfolk, Va, during the hea,
OF the Presidential campaign, but it is no,
/ polite or wise when the hour for coercion
has arrived. Popular Sovereignty was 4
principle which had to be maintained though
the Democratic party was shattered into
fragments; but it must be abandoned thu
moment the disunionists renew At Washing
ton the game begun at Charleston and con
tinued at Baltimore. II Mr.. Douglas wa.
no. prepared to adhere to his principles il
the conflict which everybody anticipated af
ter the disruption OF the Charleston Con.
vention, why did he not then capitulate Il
iancey and support Breckenridge and Lane
The s.Little Giant had much TO saw during
the canvass about the principle Of self goy.
eminent being worth lighting for, even n,
/ our revolutionary fathers fought for II. And
now, when the call to the field 10 sounded. HI
asks parley, and hoistg the white flag. sip
nitying his anxiety to surrender, upon any
terms the lnanrsent SLAVE caaa faction M,
see fit to dictate. Our Indignation at tb;,
base betrayal is as thorough 40 was our de
votlon to the cause Of Mr.. Douglas and non.
ular sovereignty during the Presidential
struggle. But the Illinois Senator count,
~sshout,his host, il he surroses be can Der
suade the great army Of Democrats who sun.
ported him in November last to pass unde,
the yoke now, for the sake OF peace. Tn,
principle OF self government was baptized l.
noble blood before Stephen A. d. uplas cam,
into the world, and it will survive iono Ate,
he has inherited bis FIVE feet OF America,
soil. As for sscocrcion," the Goyernman
which has not the power and The will 10 en-.
force its laws against the most formulate.
BODY OF rebels that msy unfurI the aae q,
resistance. Is not worthy OF maintenanoe II
any enlightened land. By his opposition q
"coercion," MIR. Douglas only demonstrate,
that ne never deserved --as we confess -.
bought be dii--to Weld the powers cntrn.t
lie.