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St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-11-24
The Great West.

One Of the prime conditions Of "a
genuine national policy is expansion
wcstwardIy. Whenever the schemes
Of the Government shall cease to be
sectional, they will become Western.
This would imply contradiction of
terms # one did not know that lOngitu-
dInal extension, whether in the dircc-
| tiOn Of the South or the North, is alike
Incompatible, at this time, with domcs.
tic tranquility and peace among the
muoIV"o ThU ANNEXATION VI IureIgu
territory, unless such as might be ac-
qurcd by purchase, for purposes Of
negro colinazation, should be rigor-
ously cschewcd, until the vast cNpans
cs in the interior Of the continent are
suLducd to the uses and ends of civ
iltzution.
r,ucn Nc must extend the area Of
A:aso"n institutions. let us first cx-
t,.Dd lurm over the wilderness Of our
G uu,ry. The party which is painful
Iy sol5r.tous for the Development Of
Mexico, while American territory is
overlooked, seems to us to be playing
a ridiculous part.
The development of the Territories,
owned as they are 10y all the States,
and exceeding them i'll measurement,
can in no sense be considered sec
tional project, and hence we say that
Il Western policy must Of necessity
be a national policy.
The removal of all obstructions to
navigation in the Missouri and Missis-
~ippi rivers by the General Govern
mcnt would be boon Of great value.
The loss Of property annually hy ac-
cidcnts to steamboats, is very large,
and operates detrimeutally hundred
ways. The difficulties of river navi-
cation, in certain seasons of the year,
are great draw back to the commerce
Of the West In this age of mcchan-
ical Improvement and invention, there
can be no doubt Of the practicability
Of keeping Il safe, open channel in
both streams, except when the ice
aIuuudS. The snag and the ledge of
rock can hr .Sludgcd with equal facIl-
ity, if the federal Government will on
ly make the necessary appropriation.
Bat th;S it will never do while the
, Democratic party are ia the ascend
ant. They are opposed, on what they
are pleased to call principle, to the
| Improvement of river navigation. 1t
Will be remembered that the snag
boats, which had been found SO useful
| on the Western waters, were sold at
auction by orders Of the Pierce ad,
mmstratIon.
The natural outlet for the products
of the Mississippi Valley is the mouth
of the Mississippi river. The natural
markets for these products are the
West India islands and Central and
South America. Freight from ST.
Louis can always reach the seahoard
at less cost by descending the Mis-.
sissippi river than by raj! Transports
ton to the East. In the latter case
the greater part of the grain-growing
region of the continent has the advan-
Iagc Of Iowa and Missouri, because
those States are nearer to Baltimore,
New York, and Boston, than we.
Hence. from the Increased rates al
tran>pD On which we have to pay,
we compete under adverse clrcum-
T stances with Illinois, indiana, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, &c, in the cereal marts
on the Eastern scaboard. We carry
weights in the race. The reverse OF
, this would be the case if New Orleans
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-11-24

PoLTENEss At HoME--Always speak
with politeness and Difference to your
parents and friends. Some children
are polite and civil everywhere else,
except at home but there they are
coarse and rude. Shameful. Nothing
sits 50 gracefully upon children, moth
ing makes them SO lovely, as habitual
respect and dutiful department toward
their friends and superiors. 1t makes
the plaincst face beautiful, and gives
to every common action nameless
but peculiar charm.
"My son, hear the instruction Of
thy father, and forsake not the law of
thy mother, for they shall be an orna-
ment of grace unto thy head, and
chains of gold about thy neck. PRO.
verbs I. 8, 9.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-11-24

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country are completely Ignored in our
commercial policy with foreign ma.
tions. We do not hesitate to say that
the revision Of that policy should be
demanded by the Western States bor-
dpring on the MissjssiDpi and IFS trib-
utaries. Trade with the West India
islands and South America would alb
soIutcly enrich the farmers aud mcr-
chants Of the West. The opening of
Cuba alone would be Of more advau-
ta@c to the country than the opening
OF China can possibly be. But trad,
with that island can never be effected
as long as we are under the rule of Il
party who are pledged to seize it hv
force or fraud, as soon as a favorable
occasion arises. Had our diplomacy
at the Spanish Court, instead of cxas
perating cabinets anl people, devoted
itself to the reform of the commercial
regulations between the two countries
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St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-11-24
st. Charles City, Iowa, Nov. "a, 1859
T. Buchanan Read.

Thomas Buchanan Read was born
in Chester county, Pennsylvania
March 18th, 1922. In 1889 he went
to Cincinnati, where ne was employed
in the studio Of Clevengcr, the sculptor
and here his attention was first called
to painting, which he chose for his
profession, and soon practiced witt
marked skill and success. He settled
ia New York city in ls4l. After a
few months he removed to Boston,
where he remained until lS46, and
then went to Philadelphia, where hc
practced his profession, writing occa-
slonalIy for periodicals, until 1850.
when he first visited Europe. In the
summer Of 1858 he went abroad a
second time, and settled in Florence.
where he now resides. In 1853 he is
Sn"d an illustrated edition of his DO
ems, comprising with some new pieces.
all he wished to preserve of volumes
previously printed In 1855 he pnb.
ilNhcd The House hy the Sea " ami
" The New Pastoral, the latter, in
tiirty,s"vrn books. Mr.. Reads dis
tingnishing characteristic is delicate
and varied play Of fancy. His verse.
though sometimes irregular, is aIw4l,
musical. He eXceIs in homry dcs.
criptlons. The flowers by the dusty
waysidc, the cheerful murmur Of the
meadow brook, the village tavern, and
rustic mill, and all tender impulses
and affections, are his choice sources
Of inspiration. We make the follow
iug extract from his writings:
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-11-24

Two young girls, named Mcdonnell,
living in Carrigthornhill, near Cork
Ireland, are believed to be the only
rightiul heirs to Senator Brodcrick's s
estate, and information has been sent
to them accordingly. They are cnus-
ms. The two claimants in California
are second cousins. The estate amounts
to some $4,000.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-11-24
MATRIMONY.
By JOHN G. SANE.

Matrimony is a nut
For every mans digestion
When the shell is fairly cracked,
Pop! goes the question.
Pretty girls will sigh and blush,
Simper all they can, Sir
Til, from out their pointing lips,
Pop. goes the answer.
Cupid fans the holy tame
Ranktst kind Of arson;
When it gains certain height,
Pop. goes the parson.
Iuue ruTUdgn tuu money moon,
Moon OF rosy ColOrS--
Into suudry dry goods tills
Pop 60 the dollars.
When a year has shown its tail
Round the corner, maybe.
Out upon the wicked wolld,
Pop. goes baby.
Mother gives it catuip tea.
Father gives it brandy
And adtwn its gastric tube,
Pop! goes the candy.
All the sweets that earth can yilld,
Won suffice to calm it
Daddy screws his lips, and then,
Pop. goes a-htug it.
Madame lets her husband swear,
She must be the whipper,
And above the youngsters heels,
Pop! goes Il slipper.
Bachelor, vino lives next door,
Bears it for season;
But, before the year is out,
Pop goes his reason
Maiden lady M the stairs.
Stamps each moment faster,
Till, from off the wall beneath,
Pop gees the plaster.
Dirty, ragged little boy,
Meath the window fingers
Thumb applied unto his nose---
Pop! 90 his fingers.
All around the nci.,hborhood
Such antics are enacted
And. while mamma : scolding him
For goes distracted.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-11-24

Whenever our friend SAKE hears his
name called, since the Vermont cleo
ton, he is painfully reminded Of how
he has been sacked by the people Of
that State. Have your name changed
from .Sa1e to Bags, John.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-11-24

Sir Grantley Berkley's Buffalo Hunt.

WEsrPoRr, No, Oct. 81.
! Your readers will remember that
the celebrated English Nimrod, Sir
Grantlcy Berkeley, set out from here
the 25th Of September (Sundayl for
big buffalo hunt on the great plains
gratllied to learn that he and his par
ty have got safely back, after pleas
ant and successful sport of little
over one month. They arrived in the
settlements y on the the 29th of Oct,
and the party divided-the nobleman
and portion Of his suit going Oh to
St. Joseph, and the guide and gener-
alSsimo Of the excursion, John Can.
trcil, and the balance of the party.
coming on to Westport. learn from
one Of the company that the hunt
turned out very well, and to the per-
/ feet sat siaction of my Lord" who
thinks himself amply repaid for all
his trouble and expenditures.
They started ont on the Santa Fe
route until they heard Of the Indian
depredations, when, 10y advice Of Can
treII, they changed their course further
north. They proceeded to Fort Riley,
where they were joined by two otfi-
GERS OF the army, and, thus recruited,
made tor the regions Of Smoky Hill
Fork (nome go miles from the Mis-
souri, Rivcr.) where they were graft
fled with the sight Of Buffalo in abund-
ance. During the first days hunt,
our high-born Englishman made a
dead tailure--hc had the buck-ague"
to an alarming extent, and missed fire
every time, but he daily improved.
and soon showed himself a good hun
ter and fair sportsman-ior for
eigncr.
They killed twenty-nine noble buff
talo, the skins and tongues of which
will be carried across the waters as
trophies, and few choice steaks care
fully packed up to grace London
Ciub dinner about Christmas time.
They also killed variety Of smaller
game, at which my Lord" seemed
more at home. When it came to feath-
cred game, birds on the wing, &c, he
surpassed every one else. His fond
ness for sport is only equalled by his
energy and endurance Cantrell SAYS
that the old Englishman can hunt on
foot or OH orsoback, without eating
or drinking.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-11-24

"You know, madam, that you can,
not make purse Of sow's ear"
"Oh, sir, please fan me. l have
premonitions of a swoon. When you
use that odious comparison of vulgar
ity please clothe it in more refined
phraseology, and say, 1t is impossi.
bic to fabricate pecuniary receptacle
from the auricular of the softer sex of
the genus hog
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-11-24

A superficial person, having heard a
popular declaimer preach, said to Dr.
Bcllamy, " o, sir, have been fed this
evening" The Doctor added, $50
the calves think, after having sucked
each others ears"
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-11-24

Among the resolutions passed at a
late convention of long haired men
and short-pctticoated women, in Butfa-
10, was the following
Resolved, That the primary cause of evil is
rcfrrahle to parentage, by which We receive
both body and soul
TopSy, then, was pure being, for
she growed," and could not charge
to parentagc her evils either Of body
or soul.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-11-24

A woman need not be beautiful but
she must be pretty. There is some
thing in the word pretty that implies
the allurements OF an elegant coquet-
ry, and something spiritual. entirely
excluded from the word beauty.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-11-24

\ wag has invented new telegraph.
He proposes to place line Of women
fifty feet apart, and commit the news
TO the first Of them--ds secret.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-11-24
NEVER DESPAIR.

There is no trait of human Charnc.
ter SO potential for veal or woe as finn
ness. To the business man it is all
important. Before its irresistible en-.
crgy tue most formidable obstacles
become as cOhwcD barriers in its path.
Difficulties, the terror of which causes
the pamprrcd sons Of luxury t. shrink
back with dismay, provoke from the
man Of lofty determination umly Il
smile. The whole history of onr race
all nature, iudccd--tc,ms with cX-
amplcs to show what wonders may hc
accomplished by rcsVlutc perseverance
and patient toll
1t is related Of Tamcrlane, the cclc.
brated warrior, the terror Of whosc
arms spread through al! the Eastern
nations, and whom victory attended
at almost every step, that he once
learned from All insect il lesson of per
severance. which had striking effect
on his future character and success.
When closely pursued by his enc
micS-as contemporary tells the an
ccdOte-he took refuge in some old
ruins, where, left 10 bis solitary mus
ings, he espied an ant tagging and
striving to carry ii single grain Of
corn. His mavaiiug efforts were re-
peatcd slXty-nine times, and at each
| several time, SO soon as he reached a
certain point Of projection, he fell
back with his burden, unable to sur
mount it but the seventeen time he
bore away his spoil i'll triumph, and
left the wondering hero terminated
and exulting IN the hope of future vic.
/ tory.
! How pregnant the lesson this Incl
dent conveys How many Thousand
instances there are in which inglori
Gus defeat ends the career of the timid
and desponding, WHEN the same tenaci
ty of purpose would crown it with tr
umphant success Resolution is al
most onnipotemt. Sheridan was at
first tlmld, and obliged to sit down il
the midst Of speech. Convinced Of
and mortified at, the cause nf his fail
urc, hc said ON" day to Il friend, " II
is III me, and it shall come ont" From
that moment he rose, and shomc, and
trlnmphcd i'll Il cOnsummatr cloqnenCe
Here was true moral courage. 7 no
it was we'll observed 10y hcathr,
moralist. that it is not because things
are difficult that we dare not under
take them
Be, then, bold in spirit Indulge Il,
doubts-they are traitors. In the
practical pursuit of our high aim, lei
us never lose sight Of it in the slight
est instance for it is more hy dis
regard of small things, than by opcI
and fragrant offences that men com,
short of excellence. There is always
Il right and wrong if you eve,
doubt, be sure you take not the wrong
Observe this rule, and every expc
rience will be to you means of ad
| vancement.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-11-24

1t is great misfortune not to have
mind enough to talk well, nor judg.
ment enough to be silent.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-11-24


disastrous to The Drmocracy-;hc- -. .,
name of Our Republic and its tycasur,
known as the "Kan<as y, hraska
hill, contains not one attgiLutrof sovc
rcigmty or its guarantee to the people
Of those Tcrritorics-cither popular
or unpopular. The whole thing is a
Jatd decsption, played off upon the De-
mocracy, under the following guise
at being the true intent and meaning o.
this act. not to legislate slavery into any Ter
ritory or State. nor to exclude it thercfrom
bnt to leave the people thereof rerttc'ly free
to form and regulate their own domestic insti,
t1tions in their own way. subject only to the
Constitution OF the United States
Under this clause Mr. Douglas pro,
tcsscs to have committed the adjust.
mcnt Of the slavery question to the
people Of the Territories, and for this
invention Of my principle" " he claims
rcat credit. 1t is cxpcdient that we
enquire how this great "principle =
has worked and how it is working.
The Supreme Court in the Drcd
scott" case say:
The powers over nerson and rronertv Of
which VT. Sprak are NOT only NOT ornnt.1 To-
C.ngrrSs hut are in ,.>,,r..., forms d.rinl and
,hcv are forbidden To ey,~nf.e Them and mi.
nrIilitiun is not co,,fr ell to the states bnf
the words ,r,. general a - .x+.rI f., ,L, ,rb,rc
Territory over which the Constitution oi,.s il
power to lrpislat, inclu,Iii,l- llo-n Dnrfi,rs :
il remaining under Trr,i,, roI Gny,I.r,r+
Is we'll A. that covered by S;rt,.- Iti-a tot !
rl-cucc of p.wer ey,rytyh,re within. a.. r..-
minion of the Tnitr,l States and
II ,'u,,~,r-s cannot do iAi, .n,..,'. .'lv,..,.
!! + i, h.y.nI the n.,,,, .......,,.f nv. ;, - .
,'rlrrH Golcrnmglt twill hs admitted ".
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power n NV Gvvrum. -.. ...... ..Ir.rr,i hy I's
.,utLortv. to lIu! .tc tle,guyi.i.l,~ .... IT,.
.tituti,u
III Ot@ri words Ia, p"nn,n .I the
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their own domr&tI" Iu>tltptlnHS III
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cOnccrnpd--tho only gn"StiJn that the
K orsa. lin ,r,. f,.,., g.. ;,,,..l,., ,...;,..
- ''' ''' T. -H5 5"'"'
,.Thc only mower co,.f.,...I !. t,o ,,o,,.,r
couplei win tbe dutv nf o,,,r,I;,,', a., r,-
trclinr the owner in his rirLts -IhiS ~.
,rors I'pon these rop.ilsrati,.rs II i H..
opinion of the Court that the net nf C,nc,,,.,,
Hrr.l PrurlhrrrI \ ..itio..n from hnldiur and
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-11-24
UNITED STATES HOUSE,
j. HALE PROPRIETOR,
Met cila IL liz. p,,lliL. SLIunrn

West side OF the Public Square,
WEST UNION, FAYETTE co, IOWA.
60" Containing the only Office in the place
for the East, West, North and South Stage
Company. Travellers will find this a good
stopping place. Good stabling attached to the
premises. NJ
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-11-24

\ Methodist exhortcr, one of the
real " agonizing screamers that we
hear preached about. bantered a poet
ic wag to write him an epitaph ; and
the following was given him impromp
tn -
Here lies james D. Potter,
Who lived as he hadn't orter
But as a Methodist eXhorter,
Was regular ring tail snorter.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-11-24
A. B. +. HILDRETH,
General Land Agent,

General Land Agent,
sr. CHARLES CITY, FLOYD CO., 49,. IOWA,
will attend to buying, selling and selecting
lands on Commission, &C. Town Lots bought
and sold, money loaned, and the business Of
conveyancing and payment of Taxes promptly
attended to-. Friends at the East, as well asin
this State, are requested to make application
to my agency. Satisfactory references given
if required.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-11-24

FOR THE IsTEIIIGESCER:
aA-S. NJ. PxrrESGuI Co., Newspaper Advertising
Agents No lle Nassau Street New York and 10 state
street, Boston.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-11-24
The SQuatter Sovereignty DcluSiOn.

- be these Juggling h."ls m more b...evI
That pat with u, in a 60 b. .-"..e
That keep the word Of prom. e to OF ear,
And break il 70 our hope
Litchfield enquirer., 1859-05-05

the North, and hardly wreck of the once omnipotent National Democracy is to be seen amidst the breakers
 The uprising has also extended to the South. The opposition in Virginia, according to all accounts, has fair promise of success. Kentucky and Tennessee are also the theaters of energetic opposition movements The Whig members of the Louisiana Legislature have summoned their party in that State " to march once more to battle and victory" The conta- zion has extended even to Alabama, and it is certain that North Carolina and Maryland will respond in decisive tones to the raIlying cry which is pealed from State to State through out the South.
 What does this movement import but that the refecting mind of the South is sick and weary of National Democracy that the fate of that party is sealed beyond redemption, and that the Presidential election in 1860 will great deliyerance.
 -, St Louis Democrat.
Litchfield enquirer., 1859-05-05
DENTIGTRY,

DR. E. w. BLAKE would call the at Qyyy ltention of his patrons to his superior
 node of filling Teeth with pure gold, wnaeh renders further decay next to Impossible. He would also ask them to look at his superior siagie Gum Teeth also to his Premium Continu- GUS uum Teeth the best in use
 The strictest attention given as usual to the care ta yet expeditions Extraction of Teeth with with out the use of chloroforn, Ether and other benumb ing agents. Basness hours from O clock A. M. to 6 O clock F. ", Office in the first building south of the Man sion House. (up stairs.)
 Sixteen years in the business-thirteen in Litch field. Conn.
 Ltshhsid, August l, 1858.