St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-03-11

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unto you, do we so even unto them"
/ sec the friends of st. Charles in one
scale and the friends of the Geograph-
ical Centre in the other; and | hear
Justice declare St. Charles out
weighed. Below me | see an almigh-
ty big turnip," the roots of which
thread the soil of every township in
the county, and the branches of which
will, ere long, cast shadow over st.
Charles. In looking towards st.
Charles | see what | saw before. a
beautiful village, excellent quarries of
stone, a grand water-power, inviting
groves, an cnterprising and intelli-
gent people, many of whom are brill
liant ornaments of our county and en-
titled to the respect of all our citizens.
| see, too, selfish men there, whose
sun rises OH the west side of range 10,
and sets on the east side of range II
the equator passing through Mill
Street, and crossing the Cedar be-
tween the grist mill and abutments of
that new bridge. Such patriots may
yet see that ST. Charles is only a
parhelion, around which the planets
of the County will no longer move
Outside the village, l see nothing in
St. Charles township which cannot be
seen in almost any other township in
the County. AT Floyd l see beauti-
ful village, an intelligent and ambi-
tious people, much better farming
country, good water-power, and a
very large body of timber, and if !
am not mistaken, I see large RATS of
logs, taken from that timber, floating
down the Cedar to supply the saw
mills at st. Charles Did you see
those RATS, Weber,? Don't you live
in a house cut from the timber of
those RATS, Mr. Resident?
see at Rock Grove what l saw
before, and see the same at Union,
good quarries of stone, and abund-
ance Of grand water-powers, more
saving timber, a better farming coun
try, better watered, and at least two
years ahead of st. Charles township
in agricultural improvements. Al
Rockford | see splendid village,
wide-awakc villagers, surrounded by
industrious farmers--the never failing
signs of continued prosperity. At Riv-
erton and Cedar | see excellent town
ships Of land, water, timber, stone in
abundance, and people of correct
and liberal views. In, looking over
the townships again, ! see few
Arnolds in our camp, but the Paul
dings, the Williamses and Van Werts
arc there, and if they don't get Arnold
they will catch Andre.
Weber and Resident, and theil
coadjutors, have two sets of argu
ments, to suit different ATTITUDES
One argument is, that the Geograph
ical Centre is no place for town,
"no leading roads," "no wood" "nc
water" "no markets." "no tavcrns,
=" nothing but one eternal turnip."
The other argument is, that should the
County Seat be removed to the centre
- large village will spring up there
and kill Rockford, and cripple Rocl
Grove City. If such place shoulo
spring up there, wouldn't it be a first
rate place to keep tavern, Mr.. Resi-
dent, especially if there ever shoul,
be any leading roads there 2"
But, three different sets of Com
missioners (nine in number) hav,
stuck the stakes at St. Charles.
That's nothing! there arc AT Com
missioners now ready to pull it up
and put it at the Geographical Centre,
where it belongs.
l have shown that the God of Ma.
ture" has done as much for many 9TH
er localities in this County as for St.
Charles, and if Messrs. Webber, Resi-.
dent & Co. are dissatisfied with what
mature" has done, l would say
$50, wiser thou and in thy scale of sense"
weigh thy opinion against Providence;
Call mperfection what thou fancy st such,
Say here he gives too little-there too much -
Destroy" the County ''tor thy sport or jest, :
Then cry if your unhappy Gods unjust, -
Snatch from his hand the balance and the rod,
Re-judge his justice-be the God of God
Blot out Howardyille, Floyd, Nora
Springs, Rock Grove City, Rockford,
Ripley and Marble Rock make lone
eternal" jug of ST Chalcs, and fun
mel of every public road, to pour all
the resources of the County into your
avaricious guzzle-in this way you
can centralize," paralyze and scan
dalize the whole County and make
one grand fo-euss" at st. Charles.
God never yet made but one such spot
Z" And broke the dies in moulding" that.
Now, l will give you brief index
of the Stockholders intentions. They
expect hereafter, to have their own
stores, and mills and markets, and
when they want to transact County
business they expect to go to the Ge-
ographical Centre, and there meet on
equal and common grounds, Messrs.
Weber and Resident on the same en-
rand.
r9- 90 The hand writing is on the
wall" Would you see the resources
Of this County developed, our numbers
multiplied, our taxes lessencd-- hold
out inducements to the immigrant,
such inducements, too, as have made
"a pampered few amongst you inso
lent to the balance of the County
Then you will see the agriculturist
tearing up the soil of our large praries,
setting out groves, and cutting, cary
ing, and slashing into that "eterna,
turnip patch" We must show East
ern observers that our prairies can b,
settled. II we would flourish zoe mus
first settle this troublesome question
We have odds enough to contend witt
without wrangling amongst ourselves
The inhabitants Of Shcllrock have
come to you shivering and returned
from you shorn, often enough. If ev
cry place possessing water-powcrs,
"stone quarries," timber" and othe
f natural Advantages should CLAIM
, the County Seat, it would be nee
essary to place it on a rotary so tina
each locality might have its turn. L
that case that eternal turnip" woul