St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-12-13
Communications.
I" SignS Of the Tines

thunder. We hear Of wars and ru-
mors of wars. The clements of polit-
ical strife seem to be clashing at II
most fearful rate, Judging from the
iutrinscality Of the case aside from
the guidance Of former example, Of
kindred character. In the South loud
threats Of disunion are constantly
being made Legislatures arc pass
ing resolutions Of dissolution Scna-
tors of the National Legislature are
rcsigning their seats ; inilammatory
speeches are made and conventions Of
the people being called, to form the
basis Of 4 new Governmental struc-
turc And all this from the assigned
cause that, Tcrhops--u may Je-that,
the Republican President elect, when
brought into power, will commit some
overt act against their arvogatcd
rights of human chattlchood
Now, in all this uproar there is a
Significance and, as, the whole Ma
ton is, indirectly, at least, involved
in the events indicated thereby, it be-
hoovcs every man to inquire into the
nature of that significance We would
ASK then, in the first place if there is
real cause for such outcry? And
secondly, if not, why such uproarious
proceedings arc made the order Of the
day at this period? ? In answer to the
first, we say, that we, they, and all
the world, know, that there is no
shadow of a foundation, in reality, for
such complaint, and accusation, as is
made on the part Of the South against
the official acts and designs of the
North towards them. This has been
demonstrated over and over again by
appeals to the acts of the fathers, and
to Il plain common sense view of the
Constitution. Nothing can be made
'icuiCi. II i'Suie, lilNi, "h'Ii't ti'iS
cummOton--thvsc ciamOrUus threats
, at disumion, civil war, and torrents of
blood ? We answer, the same that
/ marked the page Of our history from
the formation of our Government 70
the present hour, whenever II certain
class of dcspots and political dema-
gogucs failed TO rule the country and
to advance the interests of their own
= opulcncc and fame, at the expense OF
the equal and constitutional rights OF
t. the whole people. The same course IN
+ character has been pursued 10y the
: abcttors of Slavery, for no other pur
pose than to irightcn the Free States
into submission to their demands Ii
has never failed. In every instance
in which they have failed to carry out
II their usurpations they have sent "
y the war-whoop and cry of disunion in
order to "whip us, doughfaccs int
the traces" Aud such, and nothing
; more is the moving cause Of the pres
cnt commotion. Lincoln has beeI
or elected despite Of every stratagen
= and scheme devised to effect his dc
feat an event which the bloatct
- swelling, lordly dcspots Of SlavedoI
and their .iackals on the soil of Free
dom had sworn by their gods "shonl
nerer Ie." And now they imagn
OF their dearly priced but usurped intc
US ests are at stake. They are mortitic
to at defeat and their Indignation an
- fury rage intolcrably. They wrth
', they foam, curse and blasphcmc an
to vent their ire as also to revolution
e, izc the state of things and bring Il
vOtarics Of free institutions into su
st mission to their will, thunder for
great and mighty threats Of war al
- dissolution Mighty King Cotton !!
-, From former examples they ha'
just cause for supposing that t
Jo. northern masses will bc awed in
rm submission to their requirements, a
vat, that success will ultimately be thci
the Or, at least, that they will inact pit
are ishmcnt upon the Anti-Slavery pt
tons of the Union for daring to dis
an hey their behcst.
EN-! ehd These sensitive gentlemen remi
Ike, one of the boy who threatened vens
sh' ancc to his mother for not indulgi
any
, Of some Of his childish freaks. He
''iS' clarcd that che would go ria
straight down to his uncle jim
- where they had the measles and ca
them, 50 that his mother would Ia
'R. the trouble of taking care of him wi
sick" Little South Carolina, it
a::t! feared, is destined to catch IN,
tive
ural worse species of measles than
-, boy. For will she he likely to h;
much better nursing than he.
ng @ The New York Herald makes
- estimate in late article Of the
VIZ pense indispensable to the Palme
w. State in the work Of dissolving
,urts Union. 1t seems to be well posted
her finances, and fixes the immed'
expense at somhwhere about TIVE
,WI millions of dollars.
In addition to this, we might,
and some propriety ask, what about
de to hlgSefs !" VINO VIII keep Z"
over them and keep them TO I
!. work while the white folks are c