St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-02-11
A Book of Thrilling Interest.
A RECORD OF HORROR.
Truth more startling than the widest legend.
IFW be issued 18th Usccmber
The Regulators in Iowa, 1857.
1913 Men in Iowa Leagued in Crime.
Edition Limited.

TIME Summer Of 1857 one which ndehly stamped
it, impress upon the history OF Iowa. In the remote
future when the antiquarian shall unroil the dusty scroll
which records the doing, Of the present age in State
the incidents of the past season Will becte forth with d
prominence Of interest 10 his view cusrating the ChrO
nOOGy of even whole centuries of her subsequent history
into utter nsignihclncs aud neglect Events not less
startling in their character than those which win ssed
the sful amd Of our sister calth
the Pacific u dIsgOrgc the uoXOus aId CJTrGpt
e2mcnts Of her populatonsuddeny, my terousIy, aud
within day, Selling the sovereignty Of the crre State,
an suspcndng the execution of its laws events not
ess Totnt and decisive than those which attended the
inclusive thrucs Of the French people during the last dee
aic Of the 18th century relieve themselves Of the st
fling incubus of animpOrnt droaycd though tyrannca
dynastymaterla for the historian Of GAIL in all after
time events startling u every soul within tn State
terrible to many-havc occurred in our midst and
chasing each other rapidly away into the diminishing
hazness Of the Past Shall no hand grasp pen To de-
tain the story Of those mpurnul sccnesy individuals
members of the community in which We live, in groups,
for avowet or supposed msdccds were sumniarily and
IN stcriou-ly hurled into ctcrnty-by whom, in many
instances, they knew not the sward Of the praes
rrked with human blood and the unscrutonc stencil ui
IT. publication i1ated on the air throughout territory
embracing several counties OF the stat, every corpse Of
woodland which juts above the horizon treasures IL tale
Of horror and remembers its spectacle Of summary and
terrible death And yet hitherto the veil ignorance
and mystery has eHshrOudel these historian
has appeared To remove the apoca ptc bring
the daylight of truth and the ordeal Of public scrutiny
the facts Of the astounding record To do thtp pre-
trustworthy narratiTeto furnish the people Of Iowa
and the world fair and unprecedented detail of the Rsgu
iatng organizations OF tine State during the
months descriptive of their plans and movements and
count Of the offences and crimes which led their
Ses is the humble effort m the present author He aims
not spec hclly 10 viEdiCate the Vigilance Committees
vet, upon the other hand condemn unhcard the
unfortunate victims Of their mysterious and terrible
power but to upnt the pail of awful secrecy which op.
press the public mind ana IN minister tO the Of his
humble ability in " vindica,lon of the sublime truth of
history is his hr his best his only and fearless asp
Ration. The many violent and terrible under
the sanction and by the lawiess hands OF the Regula
ors, which haunt the memory of the past few mouths
eviac!ng the utter mbccty and ef,tenes Of the law
are matter Of common interest the people of Iowa
The common veal demands expose Of the Circum stan
ccs att indine them-by whom committed or by
whatever motive prompted and il is not the part Of a
good citizen To suppress withhold Ot Of facts
which may tend 10 Illustrate the men,be spectacle Of
order and civil authority and individual rights at the mer
,ic<s caprice OF unresrned riot and relentless mssa
ere!
The plan Of this work comprises the publication Of the
genuine original - lsham LIST which embraces the
names Of large number u persons in Illinois Wisconsin
Indiana, Iowa and Missouri, who for years have been
bound together by the stringent mutual protection
md assistance in guilt lgS of whom reside in Iowa
This list was obtained from Gideon lsham noted con If
Illinois while in articu!o morris, and upon comparison
has been found nearly identical with similar list in pos.
session Of one OF the most popular and efficient private de-
eCtrc police companies in the Unte1 States for which
hey paid the sum OF 50 900 business considerations
believed there can now be no Improperly in the pub
cation OF this list since thorough investigation has dem
N tratet that in every instance through the columns
4 the panel public opinion has already '!spotted the
bird"
The work will be executed by Messrs. navenpor, 4
foune, Premium Printers and Binders. Cedar Rapids
owa whose mprimatlr' alone Is sufficient guaranty
hat the mechanical features Of the work will do hnnor
he state Single copies will be forwarded post Paid up
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ny current funds, or any money which has become un
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he most liberal terms Address
WRIT TRlMBIE Cedar Rapids Iowa