St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-09-18
Dissolution Of the Union.
"Iook on this picture, and then on that. u

oioh w SouhoCA IHouCldtioiA VII tiC poie
Of politicians, and feel constrained
once more to allude to the subject
We were once younger than we are
now, and had more zeal and less
knowledge in political matters then
than now. We have been active in
more than one political campaign
have been behind the curtains and
seen the wires pulled, and have some.
times pulled them ourselves. We
therefore claim to know something Of
the deception and hypocrisy that are
practised by politicians. So much
have we seen and known of these
things that we have come thoroughly
Disguised with them, and actually
loathe political speechifying, political
newspaper blackguardism, and politi-
cal humbug generally v
The great body of the people arehon-
est in their politics they love their
country, and would not knowingly or
Intentionally be guilty Of any act
which would tend to impair or mar
the beauty of that great temple Of lib
erty which our fathers reared at SO
much cost Of blood and treasure. They
feel and believe that the Constitution
and the Union, which have brought
them inestimable blessings, and under
which they have grown to be SO great,
and are prospecting SO much beyond
| any other people in the history Of the
world, -this Constitution and this I'm
ion they believe to be of value para
mount to all the selfish schemes Of cor
rupt and designing men-men who
care more for their own aggrandize-
ment and the qualification of their own
will than they do for the temple of lib
erty itself. To show the folly Of Civ.
ing heed to such men, and the utter
contempt in which they should be held
we have collected from various sour
ces some extracts from the writings
and speeches of the extremists-the
fanatics of the North and the fire-eat
ers of the South. The authors of these
extracts themselves (many of them,
did not realize the purport of theil
own language when they uttered it
and have not now and never did have
any serious intention or desire to dis
solve the Union. Editors Of partisan
papers, also, do not sufficiently realize
the force and purport of their inaam
matory appeals, nor have they real
izing sense of the low scurrility OF
their attacks upon private character
and the degrading tendency Of their
writings upon thcr morals of the PEG
pie. But to the extracts. We ask an
examination of the two pictures, and
invite any ardent political friend, who
has been disposed to call in question
our counscls Of moderation, and warn
ings against the teachings Of the OK.
tremists, to inform us with which class
he would have us become allied in or
der to exert more wholesome infu
ence upon the body polite
The Republicans in Congress must defeat tn
appropriation bill, stop the supplies of the gov
eminent, and bring the government to deal
lock: 1t is the duty of the Republicans to d.
this and to do this ,cM ,cidea the breach bet,ceen tn
North and the South, and so hasten the dissolution
tie Union. beliere we are near this = Wendei
Phillips,
| look forward to the day when there shall
be servile instruction in the South---wher
the black man, armed with British bayonets
and led on by British officers, shall assert hi.
freedom and wage war of determination
against his master-when the torch of the in
cendiary shall light up the cities and towns o.
the South and blot out the last vestige of slave
ry; and though may not mock at their ca.
lamity, nor laugh when their fear cometh, yet
I piu hrl Il as tie da,rn Of a political millennium
y. X. Giddings.
am willing in a certain state of circum.
stances to let tile Union siide.--N p. Banks.
In the case Of the alternative being present
cd of the continuance Of slavery or a dissolu.
ton of the Union, 1 ana for dissolaion, and i
care not hoc q,sck comes.-RJas r. Spaaldiay
On the action of this convention depend the
fate of the country; if the Republicans fail al
the ballot box, ne must drive back the slGvOcr0cs
| scilh tire and s,o0rd.--y. Watson We6b
The times demand that we must have an
anti-slavcry constitution an anti-slaverey B
BILE and an anti-slavery God.-Anson BHiin
game. ts
/ have no doubt that the free and slave
states ought to separate.-''J. s. r." Of the ~
y Tribune.
L pray daily that this accused Union may
be dissolved, even if blood have to be spilled
-Clergyman Of Pokespne.
The Union is not worth supporting in con
nection with the South.-E7orace Greeley.
My text is, Dozen Nth the american Union, up
,cih a Northern Republic! The thoughts OF
thousands are turned to this glorious consunl.
nation by recent events in Washington and
Kansas. -Hkmry C. Wright.
j do not attach that great importance to thu
approaching election which 80 many do.
have come to despair of the peaceful termina.
ton Of slavery. II must go out IN blood !-Gerri
| Smith.
As an offset to the above state
ments by Northern men who affect te
believe that our great federal compact
and the peace of more than twenty