St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-10-16

"hearts of the American people as a
sacred thing, which no ruthless hand
"would be reckless enough to disturb"
And, sir, tits by the repeal of that very
Compromise that the Cincinnati Plat
form hopes to be elevated to the Pres
idency The repeal of that Compro-
mise BY the Democratic party, was the
origin OF the Kansas troubles that
very act by "little Dug" (who was
ambitious for the Presidency, and
thought the North would succumb as
they always had done, and he at the
same time secure southern stock i'm
trade, } has brought to the Republican
ranks such stars of the Democratic
party as Il only name a few from one
State) William Cullen Bryant, G. w.
Curtis, Gen. Nye, Martin Grover, Abb
jah Mann, James S. Wadsworth, Ben
jamin Wclch, Jr, H. II. Van Dyke, Ii.
X. Selden, and other noble spirits who
have cast aside the withcs that bound
them to party and are marshaling the
hosts of Freemen for victory, and leav-
ing to the BUCCANEERS for leaders those
who for personal ACKNOWLEDGMENT, are
willing to extend the blighting curse
of slavery over the fair plains of Kan
sas. Aye, more than that, it has ar
rayed as you may say one section
against the other, the South against the
North and if one party is more sec
tional than the other, it is because the
North are less true to Freedom than
is the South to Slavery. The main
support of one party is North, the 9TH
South, only with this difference, that
while the supporters of Buchanan at
the North are free, the supporters of
Fremont at the South arc gagged in
all save one or two favored localities,
as witness st. Louis, where they have
elected a Republican Congressman,
which is more than the Buchanicrs
have done in the North, although three
States have elected members of Con-
gress thus showing that the Rcpub-
lean is the national party, as they have
elected both North and South, while
the Democratic party has elected but
a portion Of the South, We admit then
both parties to be sectional to some
extent, all brought about by the re-
peal of the Missouri Compromise
The Democratic party repealed that
Compromise, and that party therefore
are responsible for all the troubles in
kansas-all the bitter sectional feel
ing between the North and the South:
and having thus brought the matter to
their own door, we leave it for them
to chew the cud of sweet or bitter
fancy" @a
Our friend Vindcx is next worried
because Massachusetts probably be-
lieving in rotation in Office sees fit
to change her Republican Congress-
men for others equally republican,
We tell him that we too believe in ro-
tation in Office, and presuming our
Trusteeship to be the acme of his am
bition, we promise in advance and
without " solicitation" to give him our
vote, and our hearty support for that
important Office.
Our friends next inquiry is, "who is
Fremont z" and also volunteers to tell
us that we have not.a particle of evil
dence that he is an AJolMi0niM. -
True, we have not, neither do we want
any, as we do not even believe him to
be an Abolitionist. We hare evidence
that the South fear his election, and
had we none other, we might upon
that safely rely upon his being for the
non-extcnsion of slavery; but fortu-
nately we are not left to gropc our way
in darkness in.regard to his aversion
to slavery. Years ago he told us that
he would never own dollar in human
flesh, and now the following from his
own pen: | heartily concur in all
/" the movements which have for their
!" object, to repair the mischief arising
/" from the violation Of good faith in
/" the repeal Of the Missouri Compro-
/" mise. / am opposed to slavery in
+" the abstract, and upon principles sus-
" tanned and made habitual by settled
I" conviction. While I feel inhexiblc
/" in the belief that it ought not to be
" interfered with where it exists un-
der the shield of State sovereignty,
II am. inflexibly opposed to it's extern
" sion on this continent beyond its
present limits"
In regard to who he is, James Bu-
chanan tells us under oath that Gle
" bore conspicuous part in the con-
" uuest of California and in nv or,in.