St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-11-01

tiOn and endurance of our political
fabric depends and we dcnouncc the
lawlcss invasion by armed force of the
soil of any State or Territory, no mat
ter under what prCtcXt, as among the
gravcst of crimes.
3. That the present Democratic .hd
ministration has far exceeded oul
worst apprchensions, in its measure
less subsCrvicncy to the actions Of
a sectional interest, as especially
evinccd in its desperate cxcrtions to
fcrcc the infamous Lecompton Consti
tuition upon the protesting people Of
Kansas in constituting the personal
relation between master and servant
to involve an unqualified property i'll
persons in its attempted enforce
mcnt, everywhere. on land and sea,
through the intervention of Congress s
and of the Federal Courts of the cX,
trcmc prctcnsions of purely local in
tcrcst and in its general and unva.
rying abuse Of the power entrusted TO
it by a coniiding people.
e. That the people justly view with
alarm the reckless extravaganza
which pervadcs every department OF
the Federal Government that re-
turn to rigid economy and accOumta-
bility is indispensable to arrest the
systematic plumber Of the public
treasury by favored partisans while
the recent startling developments of
frauds and cOrruptions at the Federal
metropolis, show that an entire change
Of administration is imperatively de.
mandcd.
That the new dogma that the
Constitution, of its own force, carries
Slavery into any or all of the Terrific
rics of the United States, is a danger
Gus political hcrcsy, at variance with
the explicit provisions Of that instru,
mcnt itself, with contcmporancous cX.
position, and with Legislative and ju.
dicial precedent is revolutionary in
its tendency, and subvcrsivc of the
peace and harmony of the country.
s. That the normal condition Of all
the territory of the United States is
that Of freedom. That as our Rrpub.
lican fathers, when they had abolish.
ed slavery in all our national terrific,
ry, ordained that "no person should
be deprived Of life, liberty, OF proper.
ty, without due process of law,' it
becomes our duty, by Legislation, when.
ever such Legislation is necessary, to
maintain this provision Of the Cousti.
tuition against all attempts to violate
it ; and we deny the authority Of Con
grcss, Of a territorial legislature, OF
Of any individuals, to give lcga! cx.
tension to slavery in any territory OF
the United States.
0. That we brand the recent re-
opening of the African slave trade,
under the cover Of our national flag,
aided 10y perversions Of judicial pow
cr, as a crime against humanity and
burning shame to our country and
age and we call upon Congress t.
take prompt and efficient measures
for the total and final suppression OF
that cXccrablc traffic.
TO- That in the recent vctocs, by
their Federal Governors, of the acts
Of the Legislature Of Kansas aud Ne
braska, prohibiting Slavery III those
Territories, we find a practical illus
tratiOn of the boastcd Democratic
principle Of Non-intcrvcntion and Pop
ular Sovereignty embodied in tho
kansas-N Nebraska bill, and demon
stration of the deception and fraud in
vUlvcd therein.
IL. That Kansas should, of right
be Immediately admitted as State
under the Constitution recently form
cd and adopted by her people and &C
ccptcd by the House Of Representa-
| tivcs.
II. That while providing rcvcnu,
for the support of the General Govern
mcnt 10y duties upon imports, sounO
, policy requires such an adjustment 0
these imports as to encourage the dc
vclopmcnt of the industrial interest
of the whole country; and we CON
mend that policy Of national eS
changes, which secures to the work
ing men liberal wages, to agricultur
rcmuncrating prices, to mechanic
and manufacturers an adequate I,
ward for their skill, labor, and cnte>
prise, and to the nation commercia
prosperity and independence.
l3. That we protest against an
sale or alienation to others Of tn
Public Lands held by actual settler,
and against any view of the Ere
,, Homestead policy which regards til
settlers as paupcrs OF suppliants fl
public bounty and we demand I'll
passage by Congress Of the compleI
, I, and satisfactory Homestead mcasul
! which has already passed the lIous
!, II. That the Republican party
opposed to any change in our natura
ization Laws or any State lcgislatic
> by which the rights Of citizensh
: hitherto accorded to immigrants fro
foreign lands shall be abridged or il
I paired and in favor of giving a fit
. and efficient protection to the rIgh
of all classes Of citizens, whether II
> tive or naturalizcd, both at home al
! abroad.
. ID. The appropriations by Congrc
for River and ilarbor Improvement
a National character, required for t
:, accommodation and security of
~ existing commerce, are authorized
. the Constitution, and justified by Il
n. obligation of Government to rrotc
n. the lives and property of its citizel
10 l6. That Railroad to the Paci
5, Ocean is impcratively demanded
sc the interests of the whole countr.
ID that the Federal Government ought
s. render immediate and efficient aid
W its construction and that, as p
ie liminary thereto, u daily Ovcrla
It, Mail should be promptly cstabiShc,
ID II. Finally, having set forth c
u distinctive principles and views,
to invite the cooperation Of all citize
however differing on other questic