The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-10-21

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which has swept over the land and buried
them beyond the hope of resurrection
they still insist that the corpse has life
in it.
The only plank which remains Of wha,
was once powerful and active political
organisation, is the one which belonged
to the Southern wing of the party, and
which was always relied upon by their
Southern masters to sustain their odious
system Of man-stealng Subservient to
the last, the Democratic doughfaces Of
the North are yet anxious to lick the
band Of those who struck down Douglas
in the zenith Of his power, and buried
all his hopes IN the grave of the party.
Bred in the school of pro.slavery aris-
tocracy, and with no partiality for popular
government, the men who gloried in
"owning the soil and the hands which
worked it," who SO long used the party
for the purpose of slavery propagandism,
bad no further use for it when it was ap-
parent, from the loss of popular sympa-
thy, that its days of rule we're at an end.
and they cast it off as the iibertine would
his mistress when her charms had ceased
to crafty his lust.
The patriotic portion Of the late Dem.
ocratic party, moved by principle OF
correct pride of character, which belongs
to every man as long as he respects the
opinions OF men of intelligence and hon.
or, refuse to bow submissively to the
tyranny and insults of the authors Of
their ruin, and are found side by side with
those who desire to sustain and uphold
our Government.
To this has it come at last-that the
men who profess to lead the Democracy
find themselves the leaders of those who
would sustain and parpetuate African
slavery with its untold evils. Who will
follow such leaders,
CT Did you ever know man who
left the Democratic party that didn't per-
sist in calling himself Democrat for
years afterwards The men who bolted
the Democratic party at Charleston, who
succeeded, with the Abohtionists, in de
featng its candidates, aud who, having
accomplished just what they desired. then
rebelled against 'the government" they
bad helped to place in power, still cal
themselves Democrats. They cling tc
the name yet, notwithstanding all theil
treason against the party as as well as the
Government, with tenacity which is onl J
equalled by those other renegades who
have left tile party and gone over to Alb
olition or secession in the North. II Bur.
lington Argus.
"Stin call themselves Dem ocrats, say
the Argus. There are some other par
ties who "still call themselves Demo
Gratis" and we humbly submit the ques
ton whether those rebels in theSouth s'stil
call themselves Democrats" have not b
much reason for 80 doing, as those in tb
North whose sympathy is with them i
their effort to break up the Government
Reasonable men will recognize but littl
difference between the so-called Demot
racy North or South. One section bay
resorted to arms to destroy the Cover
ment, the other, less bold, resort to tn
name of Democracy to do it. With 10,
al men there is no difference betwee
democratic JEFF. Davis in the Soutl
or democratic Vallandigham in Ii
North" One says ho will DESTROY th
Union, the other says we should not u;
means to prevent it,
E- If the gentleman who run b
head against the lamp.post at the corn,
of Third and Main streets, last evenin,
still continues such proceedings he vi
be worse afflicted with the "big head
: than he is at present. And We would az
e wise his friends, who were escorting Il
gentleman TO his room, to be more ca
tious in calling names, hereafter, as wal
: sometimes have ears. A word to h
: wise, DC.
r6y> Do not fail to look on the seco,
and third pages of our paper for interes
ing miscellaneous reading matter A
ways look on those pages.
New GROCERY SToRE.-Messrs. Rocl
: d Bisbee have opened Grocery and Fe,
: Store in the new store room on the corn
: of Fifth and Main streets. Mr.. B.
. we'll known as an accommodating al
careful dealer. and his word can be reli
on in all business transactions. We tru
!, that this new firm will receive liber
l. share of patronage.
/ g Sugar has been obtained from t
q skins of snakes by French chemist, al
P the process is given in the public jou
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