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St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1857-11-26
Prompt PAYMENTS.

A good deal has been said of late
about creditors making prompt pay
ments, and it may be well to keep
this matter constantly before the
minds Of the people. Were there any
certainty that agricultural products
would rise in value there might be
some excuse for Withholding them from
market, but the prospect for rise in
the price of wheat, corn, &c, is very
slim indeed it is more likely to go
lower than higher. AS matter of
economy then, the farmer should sell
at present prices, rather than run the
risk of a future market.
But this is not all. As matter of
justice and common honesty, they
should sell their crops and pay their
debts. And it is their neglect to do
this, which is the cause of much en-
barrassment. The city merchant can
not pay his debts in New York or
Boston, because the country merchant
cannot pay him and the country mcr,
chant cannot pay because the farmers
many of them, arc indebted to him foI
one, two, and sometimes for even three
years purchases. And here is the root
of the whole evil Tie integrity of
the farmers, and their determination
to pay their just debts, at whatever
sacrifice, is the only thing now want
ing to restore confidence, and ease
the money pressure. And it is the
imperative duty Of those owing debts
to sell their crops and liquidatc them.
In the long run, il would be better to
sell now at twenty-five cents less a
bushcl than they could get next spring.
Because the loss of wastage, interest
on the money and deprecated value
Of property and the grain, from rcstor-
cd confidence and the increase in the
price of property consequent upon
paying their debts by such a course,
would be worth more to them than
twenty-five cents bushel. But the
worst Of it is, that by waiting they
will be more likely to get lower thar
higher prices. And morally, those il
debt to merchants have no more right
to hold on to their grain for the sake
Of getting higher prices hereafter, than
a man has to refuse to pay his just
debts when he has the money in his
pocket, because he can loan it out at
three per cent q month. Will the far.
mers think of these things?
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1857-11-26
From Washington.

Gen. Cass received letter Nov.
18th, from Judge Eckels, Chief Justice
Of Utah, who is on the way to that
territory, beyond Fit. Laramie, stating
that an express had arrived, bringing"
intelligence of an attack on the L. S.
Quarter Master train by the Mormons,
in which IS army wagons with their
contents were destroyed.
The official dispatches confirming
the destruction Of the supply trains,
were received Nov. 18th, Brigham
Young's proclamation declares mar
tial law in Utah. He claims the
right to do so by virtue of his authori-
ty as Governor Of the Territory and
Superintendent. of Indian Affairs, not
having been suspended from excrcis-
ing his functions, and by virtue of his
power under the Territorial Organic
Act. He expressly forbids the L. S.
troops entering the Territory without
his authority for doing so, and COM
plains that the Mormons have not been
treated as American citizens, and that
the Government Of the United States
has acted on misrepresentation, the
object, being to drive the Mormons
from the Territory The language of
the proclamation is cmphatically in
hostility to the United States, and
is regarded as declaring war.
When Col. Alexander was within
thirty miles Of Fort Bridges, which
place is occupied by Mormon troops,
he received letter from Brigham
Young, through the command Of the
Nauvoo Legation, warning them out
of the Territory, but saying if they
desired to remain till spring, they
may do so, provided they give up
their arms and ammunition. Col. Alex
ander in reply states to Young that
the troops were there by order of the
President and would be disposed of
as the commanding General thought
proper.
Although the loss of the contractors
train from the attack of the Mormons
is a heavy one, it in no form prejudices
the military expedition, which is consid-
cred by the War Department safe from
any such attack, as it can maintain
itself against all enemies, and will not
suffer for subsistence. The Utah cx-
petition was supplied with full pro
visions for one year.
The expedition will suffer not the
slightest Inconvenience from the de-
stroyed trains, and the force under
Col. Johnson, 1000 men, all told, are
in no peril whatever, from either the
Mormons or the season. Governor
Cumming and Col Cooke met two
days march east of Fort Laramie.
Brigham Young disclaims knowledge
of or participation in the destruction
of the supply trains.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1857-11-26
POT inc p, CfllflCS Ilty
School Meeting.

MEssRs. EDIroRs:-It is to be hoped
there will be full attendance of the
voters of this district at the special
school meeting to be held in this city,
next Monday evening, to decide upon
the reconsideration of the vote to
raise tax of $500 to build School
House upon the West side of the Ce-
dar River. And since I am writing,
allow me to ask if there is to be no
District School in st. Charles City,
this winter? 1t is already time for
it to commence, and it is understood
that no teacher is engaged. Are there
no suitable applicants, or are the
Board too busy to attend to the sub
ject? If the latter, will it not be we'll
for them to resign their places that
others can be appointed and the chill
dren be allowed the privilege of at
tending school? Yours, &c,
A SUFFERER.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1857-11-26

Grimes is well aware Of, and hence
his declination of the supposed candl-
dacy on his part.
We notice that the Dubuque Times
in its remarks upon this subject holds
very correct and conservative views,
but for fear it may construc this cn-
dorscment into declaration tavora-
bic to Dubuque, as possessing the
only talent meet for Senatorial honOrs,
we most sincerely enter our disclalm-
or of any such intention. There are
other portions of Northern Iowa pos
scssing equal talent, who have the
credit of numerical strength to back
their claims.
1t being conceded on all hands that
Northern Iowa is entitled to the Sena-
tor, we hope that all local divisions
will be harmonized and cordial union
effected upon sound Republican
from n central and populous, as well
as Republican District of that half of
the State.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1857-11-26
" Vauiting ambition which o'ereaps Itself,
All fails On the other side"

RAnRoD RIoT-Somc days ago as
the passenger train was leaving Wap-
sic station for the East, Oh the Chicago,
Iowa and Nebraska Railroad, between
twenty and thirty Irish laborcrs, who
had been discharged, boarded the cars
and swore they would ride to Clinton
free of charge. Conductor Smithremon.
strated and the Irish persisted. At
length he attempted to force them fir I'M
the cars. The Conductor and three as
sistants succeeded, after many bruises
and hard knocks, in ejecting a portion
of the rioters, and then gave the sig
nal for the train to proceed The row
continued for nearly mile, when the
train again stopped, and the fight be-
came severe and general. Pistols,
knives and clubs were drawn and used
indiscriminatcly, and ono man was
severely stabbed. At length twelve
OF the rioters were secured and lodged
in Jail.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1857-11-26
Villany in High Life.

In the editorial correspondence OF
the Intclligencer dated at New York,
some time since, allusion was made
to a case of scandal in high life, the
sequel to which has recently come be-
fore the courts of New York. Per
haps the reader will remember the af-
fair as happening at the New York
Hotel, in which gay Lothario caught
in f0grante delete by an inccnscd hus-
band, was cowskinncd IN purts maturol-
iJns through the upper hall of that ho-
tel, down flight Of stairs and through
another long hall, until he was
forced to seek refuge from the avenger
at his heels by rushing into one of
those little temples dedicated to the
god Aquarius with which our modern
hotels abound. This however, was
but an interlude in the drama. The
whole story, AS the French Courier af-
forwards told it, with all its painful
minutia, exhibited a degree Of heart
less, calculating, sncaking villany on
the one side, together with helpless
abandonment on the other, that chal
lcngcs match in the pages of The
most thrilling products Of fiction.
The lady in this case is Mrs. Caro-
line Woodman, the wife of o. O. Wood
man, a wealthy merchant of New Or
leans. After the expose at the Hotel
her husband took her home, but the
shock of the exposure had affected hen
nervous system to so great an extent
that she began TO show symptoms Of
insanity. Her husband thercupol
placed her in a private lunatic asylum
at Flushing, and left her to her fate
he himself returning to New Orleans
Mrs. w. now comes before the Cour
through her next friend, and sues foI
a writ of habeas corpus, contendinG
that she is not insane, and that he
husband placed her in her prcsen
= abode avowedly from motives of re
, ycngc. This next friend" is non
+ other than her scduccr, Il Mr. Gardnc
f Furniss. Her counsel pressed hare
for an immediate granting Of the writ
alleging that the lady's health wa
likely 10 suffer materially from IA long
, er confinement. Opposing counse
. objected on the ground that the pro
ceedings were instigated without TIN
privity Of the lady, strengthening thci
position by letter from the lady her
self, requesting that all proceeding:
might be stayed until the arrival O
her father and brother from the South
To this objection, plaintiffs counsc
replied by reading two letters from til,
lady to her scduccr. If these letter.
show no evidence of mental insanity
they certainly exhibit abundant proc
Of moral insanity in a very markc,
. degree The case is yet undecided.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1857-11-26
For the ST. Charles City Intelligencer
Who shall be U. s. Senator?

MEssRs. EpIroRs:--I observe that
the political papers in different To-
calities of our State are making the
best Of their time in advocating the
claims of their respective candidates
for the Office Of U. S. Senator to take
the place Of Gen. Jones, of Dubuque.
In relation to this subject, l would
beg short space in your columns to
call the attention Of your numerous
readers to few points which perhaps
it is not we'll to overlook. Believing
not only in the old doctrine of Jcffer-
son that, rotation in Office in Re-
publican Government is necessary to
the perfect unanimity, harmony of &C
ton and satisfaction of all concerned,
as well as to protect against the as
sumption of power" but also that
the several offices of State should be
filled from different localities, and dis
tributed as equally and fairly as all the
circumstances will permit, l think we
should be forced to conclude with the
Dubuque Tribune, Times, and some
other papers, that the Northern part
of the State is entitled to the next
Senator. Nearly all of our State Off
GERS have heretofore been taken from
the Southern half Of the State. Sena-
tor Harlan, whose term of Office expires
in 1861, is from Henry County, in al
most the extreme Southeastern cor
ner of the State. Our Governor elect
is from the extreme SOUTHEASTERN
county, adjoining Henry. Our present
Governor, Grimes, is from the county
adjoining Henry, on the East. Now
if Gov. Grimes be elected to fill the of.
fee vacated by Gen. Jones, as some
Of our Southern presses are advocat
ing, we will then have had two sue
cessive Governors and our two U. S
Senators from the three most South
Eastern counties in the State. Thi.
would seem to be such a distribution
Tor rather non-distribution, as they
could not with good grace demand
or we with readiness accede to. But
for other reasons, too well known, il
would seem highly proper that W.
have man elected to that high office
who knows that our State has NortA
ern portion; and perhaps this term
might be understood quite differently
by some than by the editor of the Du-
buque Tribune, and also Dubuquers
generally, who would fain have us be-
lieve that Dubuque is the whole of
Northern Iowa. So much for the sub
ject in general; and will now take
the liberty to present you with the
name which / would wish too see
raised on your standard as that of our
next Senator. would take the can
didate from the Northern part of The
State and from the Cedar Valley, as
being nearly midway East and West
a man too we'll known to require com
ment here, the Hon. DRAM FAvIuE, o.
Mitchell County. A REPUBLICAN.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1857-11-26
Gen. Walker.

Fillibustcr Walker has started on
another foray against Nicaraguay.
Emphatic instructions were sent South
by our Government with view, if
possible, to intercept him. He was
arrested, and appeared at the District
Court, in New Orleans, on the lit inst.
when he gave bail to appear on the
18th. On the afternoon of the 18th
he, with his staff and over 800 men
embarked on board the Mobile mail
steamer Fashion, Capt. Coughton, with
portion of the men and large guam
tity of arms, munitions, and provis-
ions. a New Orleans despatch of the
18th says:
Walker got off at 9 o'clock this
morning, having first submitted to
search by the United States Marshal.
The Fashion cleared for Mobile but
was intercepted outside, when Walk
er's whole party went on board and
the Fashion steamed direct for Nicara-
quay The U. S. Steamer Fulton still
lies in the river, outwitted"
A Washington correspondent says
"The Cabinet will consider Tomorrow
(lsth) the propriety of thorough in
vestigation of the conduct of the Off
Gals at New Orleans in permitting
the escape of Gen. Walkers expedition,
after its publicity. a purpose is ex-
pressed i'll some quarters of removing
those found guilty"
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1857-11-26

They have very smart Judge down
in the first judicial district of Iowa.
A few days since the editor of the
Burlington Hawkeye made some com
ments upon the course pursued by
this immaculate Judge, whose name
is Thomas W. Claggett, which were
distasteful to him, when he forthwith
issued warrant for the arrest of the
editor and had him brought in to show
cause why he should not be punished
for contempt. After the argument of
counsel, in which the Judge was made
to see his folly, he delivered AN ora
ton the purport Of which was, that
the editor was his opponent and bit.
ter prosecutor, and concluded by TAX
ing the case under advisemcnt
The complaint against the Judge
was that he required excessive bail,
fixing the bail bond at $50, 900 in a
case Of appeal where the fine was but
500.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1857-11-26
Opinions of the Press

on THE SENATORIAL QUESTION.
We give below few extracts from
our exchanges, upon the question o
U. S. Senator, in order that our rea
ders may see the views they take up
on the subject:
Correspondence Of the Dubuque Tribune
SENATORIAL QUESTION.
Burlington, Nov. 9, 1857.
Mr.. EDIroR:-l notice in your paper
an article on the election of North
ern man to the L. Senate by our next
Legislature, which meets my hearty
approval. In the four Southwestern
counties of Lee, Demon, Henry and
Van Buren,. we have Gov. Grimes, the
Gov. elect, r. =. Lowe, Senator Har-
Ian, Chief Justice Wright and the As
sociate Justice Of the Supreme Bench,
Stockton; the Associate Justices of
the Supreme Court and the Attorney
General of the State, reside also in
Southern Iowa. Our best Republic
can vote comes from the Northern
half of the State. ! have been trcm-
bling for some time lcstsuch monop-
oily Of public officers among our party
friends in this section would lead to q
sectional excitement at the North,
and cause our party's overthrow.
1t is in my mind exceedingly i'm
proper, POLITICALLY considcrcd,) fol
any Republican from Southern Iowa
to aspire to the Scnatorship in place
of Gen. Jones, and if any one from
this section should be elected, | am
sure that fatal consequences to the
Republican party will result from i,
in the interior and northern sections
of the State.
'ris theoretically very pretty tc
talk against Local prejudices, yet they
certainly ever have and ever will prac
tically exist with the common mind,
and unless we disregard all the les,
sons of experience, we will look to il
in the election of Senator. l don't
care who the man is who may be sc
lccted by the North for their candi
date, provided he is honest, compe
tent, and a reliable Republican, bu
when You shall have agreed upon him
hope with all the fervor of my dee
seated Republican sentiments, tina
the whole Republican Legislative
force of the South will acquiesce il
his election with a hearty good will
Yours, d. f. MILLER
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1857-11-26
Dubuque Wholesale Market.
Slfel.iM'.s Sale.

DY VIRTUE Of special execution to me
ID directed and delivered, issued out of and
under the seal of the District Court of Floyd
County, Iowa, have levied upon as the prop
erty of Hampton NJ. Smith, the following de-
scribed real estate, situate in said Floyd
County, to wit The SOUTHEAST quarter
of the NORTHEAST quarter, and the West
half of the NORTHEAST quarter of section
number twenty COZ in township ninety-four
(a4) North, Of range sixteen 90 West of the
fifth principal meridian, to satisfy Judgment
recovered against the said Hampton NJ. Smith
for the sum Of one hundred and seventy three
dollars ond forty one cents (Sl73,4l) with in
terest from and after the fourteenth day of Oc-
tober A. ID. 1857, at the rate of ten per cent
per annum, which sum George c. Moore re-
covered against the said Hampton NJ. Smith
at the October term of said District Court A. d.
1857, which premises or SD much thereof as
will be sufficient to pay the said sum aforc-
said with interest and all costs subsequently,
accruing, shall sell ut public auction to the
highest bidder for cash. ut the Magnolia House
in the City Of st. Charles, in Floyd County,
Iowa, on the oath day of December, A. ID.
1857, at 2 o clock in the afternoon.
JOHN BLUNT, rE D..
Sheriff of Floyd County, Iowa.
S. b. Starr, Plaintiffs Attorney. 9w2
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1857-11-26
A Washington correspondent saws
\ young gentleman in Grant coun-

a young gentleman in Grant coun-
ty, Wisconsin, writes to the senior
partner Of the house of Messrs. Dun
ham d Dimon, saying that he is en-
gagged in teaching school in that re-
gion, and enclosing 1910 in bank
notes, as he "can do nothing with
them there, everybody being afraid to
look at bank bill, much more to
touch one" and remarking that if the
bills are of no value, they are as well
here as there. The extent of the panic
may be properly estimated from the
fact that the enclosure consisted of
six $50 bills on the Bank of the State
of New York Zone of the soundest in
this city, and $40 on the Bank of
Buffalo. If those western merchants
who have not paid their notes due to
this city would remit few of the
same sort, we should know what to do
with them.-N. y Jour. If Commerce.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1857-11-26

Seth Maker, curious naturalist,
residing near Beetown, has spot of
ground set apart for melons, and near
1t there is we'll known den of rattle
snakes. He has tanned the snakes,
and by some mysterious powers in the
spiritual department of science, is able
to conjure them ut will into his melon
patch to guard the same against un-
invited intruders. The snakes have
been in his service all the Fall and
discharged their duties admirably
Wisconsin is going to be great
country.-Gram Co. { Wis., Herald.
HAr. Seth Maker has any spare
snakes Of the above breed, he might
nna a ready market for them among
ine owners of melon patches in this
quarter. Melon patches hereabout
suffer "some.'
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1857-11-26

The Cedar Valley News, in abiding
to the recent vote upon the one per
cent railroad tax in Chickasaw County,
claimed much credit for Bradford be-
cause that town voted in favor of the
tax while nearly every other town in
the county voted against it; cxclaiming
that Bradford was emphatically "a
railroad town. Honesty and justice
would have dictated the announce
mcnt of the fact that, as condition of
that vote, Bradford, in the extreme
southwestern corner of the county,
was made a point on the railroad, thus
virtually prescribing the whole north
crn portion Of the county. No wonder
that, under such circumstances Brad
ford should be railroad town and
yet the railroad interest is materially
damaged by the transparent cunning
Of Bradford and her coadjutors. The
whole affair reminds us of Shakspeare's
allusion to that
'auiting ambition which o'er!eaps Itself,
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1857-11-26
St. Charles City. Iowa, Nov. Is, 1857.
HON. DRAM FAvILLE
FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR.

We have conversed with several of
our Republican friends upon the SUBJ
iect of candidate for Z. s. Senator
to succeed Gen. Jones, and they APP
pear to be unanimous in the opinion
that Prof. Faville, of Mitchell, is the
gentleman for that important office
We know not who the Democrats will
present as their candidate, though we
presume Gen. Jones will be run again;
but since it is morally certain that
some Republican will be elected in
his stead, it is important to the people
Of this part of the State, and especially
the Republican portion, that they pre-
sent their claims boldly, and strongly
insist upon their rights being re-
spected.
The people Of Northern Iowa have
been treated as "hewers of wood and
drawers of water by their southern
neighbors, already quite too long.
The southern portion of the State has
received grants of land from the gene.
raj Government for four different rail.
roads, while the entire northern por-
ton has been wholly overlooked and
disregarded. The general Govern
ment has also wofuliy neglected us in
the matter Of postoficc and mail facil
tiles. All the State institutions, tht
colleges, asylums, prisons, capitol
&C., as we'll as nearly all the State
offices, have been given to, or monop
olized by, Southern Iowa.
We do not recognize the pretence
Of Dubuque, that she is Northern Iowa
and that it is all one and the same
thing whether the Senator be taker
from Dubuque or elsewhere. Then
again, what has Dubuque ever done
for Republicanism? What possible
claim has she upon the Republican
party? Better be quiet, gentlemen,
and allow Republicans to settle this
matter for themselves.
Among the Republican party of
Iowa we believe that good feeling
exists, and we will not yet allow our
selves to doubt that the Southern
wing of the party will refuse to the
northern part of the State, (Which is
strongly Republican,, her full share
in the Offices and the other political
interests that pertain to the State.
We therefore recommend, on behalf Of
the Republicans of this portion Of
Iowa, the election of Oran Faville, as
United States Senator, to succeed Gen
Jones. Prof. Faville needs but to b.
known to be appreciated, and upoi
this subject we shall have more tt
say hereafter.
One of our correspondents, it will
be seen, takes the same view of the
Senatorial question as that presented
above, and has sent us communica-
ton upon the subject. We also give
some extracts from the newspapers of
different portions Of the State in refer
ence to this question.