St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-02-25
A Book of Thrilling Interest.
A RECORD OF HORROR.
Truth more startling than the widest legend.
Wal be issued 10th December
The Regulators in Iowa, 1867.
l9S Men in Iowa Leagued in Crime.
Edition Limited.

INHE Summer Of 1857 was one which inlelbly stamped
i it, impress upon the history OF Iowa In the remote
ture when the antiquarian shall uEro the dusty scroll
which records the doing Of the present in our state,
the incident of the pat VIII beetle forth with
prominence of ntere to his view cUnsra sting the chro
nOogy Of even whole centuries of her subsequent history
into utter insgnActnce and neglect Events not les
tattpg in their character than those which witnessed
terecent successful att nut OF our 4 ter commonwealth
the Pacific 10 d gorge the noXious aud corTuptng
Il 'ments of her IopuatiDn suddenly teriOusly, and
thin day seZiug the sevcreity OF the entire state
suspen ing the execution Of lis laws event,
potent and dec i've than those which attended the
Hcusve throes ofthe French peope during the last dec
ad of the 18th ceLtary, 10 relieve them elves of the t
ding incubus Of amin OF mt and decay hough tyrannica
dyla tynattra for the hi toTilI Of 1aul in all after
time eveats Startling to every soul within the State
terrible u mary-hIve occurred in our mid-t and
cha ing each oher rapidly away into the lhing
haZaeis Cf the Pat. Shall no ant gra 'p pen u de
tain the tory Of tho 80 molrngl scenssY Iniviiuals
mbcri Of the community in which we live, in group
or aVowe! or supposed misdeeds were Summarily an
my tsriou ly huil3d into etsrnity-by whom, in many
lance they knew not the green wari Of the prJi9
eeke with blood, ami the unscr toned tench OF
4 publication lltsI on tho air Throughout territory
embracing eveIal co nt:s Of the 'tta every corpse
WOO land which lgt5 above t1 HORIZON trea ures II tai
+ horror and remembers Il spectacle OF -umm4
teIlbe lie .th And Yet, hthe t. the veil # ignOrIHc
and mystery has onhroEdel these event no historian
IN appeared - remove the apoca yIc tone and brup
T. the daylight Of Truth and the ordeal Of pub &c scrutiny
the fact Of the founding record T. DO TIL to pre- et
tru tworthy nIgratve-to fdrni the pcope Of Iowa,
and the world, fair and unp-eu'!ced 1t III OF the Reg
atng" organic ron1 Of tas state d ne the pa SIX
m0IhS, e rive a TIER plans ana movements and ac
count Of the 0nces and crimes which lei ~ Their
the humble uflrt Of the pre- es author H. aim
not SPEC acly 70 YIN iiclte the Vigilance Committee
nor yet upoI the other hand u Collenn unhsard the
unfortunate victim OF their my tefiou and terrible
power but u uplt the pail Of awful secrecy which op
press the public mnt, and U mini TER To the extent Of hi
humble ability in " vinticaton Of the sublime truth OF
hist ry, his Or t. hi best his only and fearless asp
ration, The mIny violent and terrible execHtO under
the action and by the lawess hands Of the Regula
tors which haunt the memory Of the pat few months
eyncng the utter mboeihy and OF teness Of the law
are matter Of common interest 10 the people Of Iowa
the common veal demands eXpoe Of the ci'cum tan
ceS ait hiding them--by whom committed, or by
whatever motive prompted and il Is not the part Of
good citizen TO suppress withhold ot Of the fact
which may tend 70 ILL trate the nmcntbe spectacle OF
order and civil authority and individual rights the
Gle caprice Of ungesTaned riot and relentless
ere
The plan Of this work comprises the publication Of the
genuine original "lsham Lit" which embraces the |
names Of large number Of persons in Illinois, Wisconsin,
Indiana, Iowa and Missouri, who for years have been
bound together by the stringent tie Of mutual protection
and a sl lance in quit lbs Of whom reside in Iowa
This list was obtained from CT leon ham noted feon
illinois, while IN artieulo norris 4" and upon comparison
has been found nearly identical with similar list in pos
session Of one Of the popular and efficient private
ectvo police companies in the United States, for which
they paid the of SO 900 business Considerations
Il is believed there be no Improperly in the pub
caton OF tins list, since thorough Investigation has dem
tratcd that in every instance throughout the columns
II the panel public opinion has already spotted the
bird"
The work will be executed by Messrs Davenport L
Young, Premium Printers and Binders, Cedar Rapids
owa, whose "mprimatIr alone is sufficient guaranty
hat the mechanical features of the work will do hnnOr
he state Single copies will be forwarded pad up
IN the receipt Of 81 90. Remiances may be made in
my current funds, any money which has become
current during this fall with perfect safety gold by
imply cutting the size Of the coin OF card paste
board inserting the coin in the place made and FASTING
,aper each side 10 secure it, Local and county agents
md canvassers throughout the state will be dealt with on
he most liberal terms Address
WRIT TRDBIE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.