St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-02-04
A Book of Thrilling Interest.
A RECORD OF HORROR.
Truth more startling than the widest legend.
wa be issued 18th Dcccmber
The Regulators in Iowa, 1857.
1913 Men in Iowa Lcagucd in Crime.
Edition Limited.
Edition Limited.

vJNIiE Summer of 1857 one which indclIby stamped
it, impress upon the history OF Iowa In the remote
future when the antiquarian shall unTU the dusty scroll
which records the dolngs Of the present age IN our state
The incidents Of the past season viii beetle forth WIN
prominence OF interest 10 his view c"astfashg the chro
nupgy If even whole centuries Of her subsequent history
into utter inSrnicanCc and neglect. Events not les
startling in their character than those which Witnessed
the recent uccessul attempt ii our sister commonwealth
II an the Pacific u diSsorgc the uuSous and COrruHug
elements Of her popUla,iBnSUdeniy y.iernusiy, and
within day, sciyiug the sovereignty OF the entire state,
an slSpendmg the execution Of It's ws events even not
potent and decisive than those which attended the
inclusive throeS Of the French people during the last dec
Of the 18th century to relieve themselves Of the -ti
fngncubus of animpotrnt md dCayed though tyrancaI
dynasty-atcria for the historian of Gaul IN all after
time events startling 10 every soul within the state
terrible To many-havc occurred IN our midst and are
now chasing each other rapidly away into the diminishing
haZiness of the Past Shall no hand grasp pen tn de
tain the story Of those muurnfu srenesr individuals,
members Of the community IN which wehvc, in group,
for avOwc,l or supposed mSteeds were summary and
lnystFousty hurled into eternly-hy whom, III many
instances they knew the green sward If the prairies
rocked with human blood and the unscrrnad stencil Of
it, purltJU hldtcd the air throughout territory
embracing several counties ol the stat" every corpse Il"
woodland which uts above the horizon treasures it, tale
of horror and remembers it, spectacle Of summary and
terrible death! And yet hitherto, the veil Of ignorance
and mystery has elShroudcd these events no historian
has appeared the apocalypse stone and bring
the daylight Of truth and the ordeal OF publ" scrutiny
the uf the ounding record To do hIs9 present
trustworthy narratvcto furnish the people Of Iowa
and the world a fair and unprecedented de. III of the RegG
atng organizations Of the state during the past six
months. descriptive ofOlcr plans and movements and
count Of the offences AMI crimes which led 10 their
scs the humble effort Of the pre- eat author He aims
specifically 10 vndicae the Vigilance Committee;
nor vet upon the other hand % condemn unheird the
unfortunate victims of their mysterious and terrible
power but 10 uphlt Tie pail ui awful secrecy which op
press the public mind and minister the Of his
humble ability in yndication Hf the sublime truth Of
history is his first his best his only and fearless asp
ration The many violent and terrible executions under
the sanction and by the awless hands Of the Regula
tors " which haunt the memory Of the past few mouths
cy .GiRg the utter nbeciiy and chytlaGsS Of the law
matter OF common interest people Of Iowa
the common veal demands an expose Of the circumstan
Ces attending them-by whomso"ver committed, OF by
whatever motive prompted aud Il 3 not the par; Of a
good citizen To suppress Withhold uta Of the facts
which may tend to Illustrate the lamcnibe spectacle u
order and civil authority and individual rights al the ner
Giles caprice Of unrcstraned hot and relentless
ere
The plan Of this work comprises the publication Of the
genuine original s. sham List which embraces the
Of large number OF persons in Illinois, Wisconsin,
Indiana Iowa and Missouri, who for years have been
bound together by the trinsen Tie OF mutual protection
aud assistance in guilt los uI whom reside in Iowa
This list obtained from Gideon ham, noted feln If
Illinois while in :. aTticlo mpTti y aud upon comparison
has been found nearly identical with similar list pos
session Of Of the most popular and efficient private de
tcrtivc police companies in the United States for which
they paid the sum Of 81 600 business considerations
i believed there be no impropriey in the pub
cation Of this list since thorough investigation has dem
tratei that every nSncc throughout the columns
Uf the panel public opinion has already spotted the
bird"
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Young Premium Printers and Binders, Cedar Rapids
Iowa whose ''ImprmatuT alone is sufficient guaranty
that the mechanical features Of the work Will do hnnuT Ia
the state. Single copies will be orwarde l, post paid up
on the receipt Of 81 90 Rsmuances may be made in
any current funds. any money which has become un
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simply getting the size Of the coin out Of card paste
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and throughout the State viii be dealt with
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