St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-10-11

tiDhS aCCuldihS ln IT'S own JnIglnCn
exclusively, is essential TO that bal
ancc of powers on which the pcrfcC
ton and endurance Of our politica
fabric depends and we dcnoumcc tn
Iawlcss invasion by armed force Of Tn
soil of any State or Territory, no mat
ter under what prctcXt, as among th
gravcst of crimes.
). That the present Democratic Nd
/; ministration has far exceeded GU
worst apprchcnsjons, in its measure
less subscrvicncy to the actions @
a sectional interest, as c@pcCiall,
cvinCcd in its desperate CXcrtiUns I,
force the infamous Lccompton Consti
tuition upon the protesting people @
Kansas ; in COnstruing the persona
relation between master and scryau
TO involve an unqualified property il
IpCrsUu5 ; in its attempted enforce
mcnt, everywhere, on land and sea
through the intervention Of Congress,
and Of the Federal Courts Of the cX
trcmc prctcnsioms of aPurrly local in
tcrcst; and in its general and unva
rying abuse Of the power entrusted t
it by coniiding people.
6. That the people Justly view will
alarm the reckless extravaganza,
which pcrvadrs every department 0
the FEDERAL Government that re
turn to rigid economy and accoruta
bility is indispensable to arrest the
systematic plunder Of the ruhIi,
treasury hv favored partisans will,
the recent startling developments o.
frauds and corruptions at the Federal
metropolis. show that an entire chanm,
Of administration is impcratiycly de
mandcd.
! That the new dogma that III,
Constitution, Of its own force, carrie,
Slavery into any or all of the IrrY:lu
rjcs of the Vm,cl States. is danger
Gus political hcrcSy, at variance with
the explicit provisions Of that in>lru
mcnt itself, with coutrmpnrancuu% *
position, and with legislative and in
djtial precedent is revolutionary il
It's tendency, and sutv@rsiyr of tin
peace and halmomy ut tLr country.
ID. 4 -
the territory or tnc U,i,rd States j.
that of freedom. That as our Ernub
IIiran fathers when th,y had abolish
ed slavery in all our NATIONAL terrific
rv. or,IaincJ that "uo person sL,uI,
I've deprived Of life. ljbcitv or rruo,r
tv, without due process Of law." i
Lrrumcs onr luty iy LEGISLATION when
ever such lrrisIation is necessary. +,
maintain this provision Of the Consti
tuition against all attempts to vioIat,
it and we deny the authority Of Con
grcss, of territorial Legislature, ol
Of any individuals, to give legal cX
tension to slavery in any territory Of
the United States.
.. That We brand the recent re
opening Of the African slave trade
under the cover Of our national flag
aided by pcrvcrsions of judicial pow
or. as crime against humanity and
a 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
lilhl tACCl dbIC ilulliN.
TO- That in the recent VCtucS, Il
their Federal Govcrncrs, Of the acts
of the Legislature Of Kansas and Ne
braska, prohibiting Slavery in thoS,
Territories, we find a practical Illus
tration of the bOastcd Democratic
principle Of Non.intcrvcntiou and Pop
ular Sovereignty embodied in iii,
Kansas-Nebraska bill, and demon
stratlOn OF the deception anI fraud III
volved therein.
ii. That Kansas should, OF right
be Immediately admitted as Stat,
under the Constitution recently form
cd and adopted by her people and ac
ccpted by the House of Representa-
tivcs.
Il. That while providing revenue
for the support Of the General Govern
mcnt 10y duties upon imports, Soun'
Ipolicy requires such an adjustment @
these imports ab to encourage the dc
vclopmcnt OF the industrial intcrcst