St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-04-19
Rock Grove Republican Meeting.

Pursuant to notice the Republicans
of Rock Grove met on the evening of
the 4th inst, and organized in the fol
lowing order
Toacnship Committee -Josephus Coo
per, Ira Dean, David Hardman, F. l..
Benedict, Lyman Gaylord.
Tgilam and Corresponding Committee
christopher Wamsley, VIM. Dean,
7. T. Gilbert, Daniel Whiteseil, w.
p. Gaylord.
A committee of three, consisting of
w. p. Gaylord, 7. T. Gilbert and A.
j. Cottrell, were appointed to draft
and present Resolutions, which were
reported and adopted as follows:
WHEREAS, An irrcprcssible conflict
of intense interest is now impend-
ing, the result of which will inau-
| guratc an era of Freedom or Slave
rv-of economy or extravaganza
Of prosperity OF adversely there
fore, be it
| PtS0lred That we are in favor of a Tariff suf-
ticicntly protective in its character to invite
and induce our capital and enterprise to en-
gage in the manufacture of such articles as
the necessities of our people demand, thereby
creating market for the farmer, employment
for our ingenious and industrious poor, and
retaining our specie in our own country, III
stead OF pouring il out among foreign nations
for such articles as we might and ought, out
,f nv abundant
selves.
Rcyolrrd That the dangerous and difficult
Instructions in cur navigable waters, ought To
he removed at the expense OF the General Gov
eminent.
Resolced. That on the Slavery question we
stand where our fdtherS stood~where the
" Signers" of the Declaration stood
where the - Trainers OF the :. Constitution
stOod-wherc every President, down to the
day of James X Polk stood, and where hu.
manity, Justice and commendable patriotism.
aud progression must and ever will stand, let
ting it alone in the States where local law has
riyctcd its chains, OF provoked its sting, but
when it declares its right or asks permi sion to
insinuate itself into Territories now tree all ot
which of right belong to Freedom, and part
of which belongs to us by IA deed written with
the blood of our fathers, and stamped with
the impress of Liberty, We say, hold on! ,
and dauntless bravery of Young Crittenden
and Old Brown, the one Fil!ibustcr and the
| other Bustin-fcllcr, we dcuOuncc their acts
of treason and instruction, and assert that
| they had no more right to invade Cuba or the
state of Virginia and seize the arsenal ut liar-
| pcr's Feirs to dJoiiSh Slavery, than the Demo
Gratis under the lead of old Thompson, i'll 1850,
| had to seize the arsenal of liberty in Missouri
| to establish Slavery in Kansas.
I.ay ut, l. ln "
heads" those who breed the wool--thc 'amal
ganationists,' those from whom spring the
| Creolc-the Octaroon and the Niger party,
| those whose scent is SO keen as to scent a ne
gro 3 600 miles, and whose affection for them
is so strong that they uW haze item, euea # they
hare to Steai Htem.
Resolved, That we arc in favor Of the foreign
+ born citizen having the same rights our
selves, after having been fully naturalized-
Gen. Cass' letter To lie ClerC to the contrary
Notwithstanding the question with liz being
not where a man comes froH., but where il liz
goiHg 10 ?
ReSoired, That the Democratic party has
out lived lis usefulness, and that Congressman
| Underwood was right when lie said that il Is
the only party sure for the extension Of Slave
ry, and the only party that can draw northern
votes i'll support of it.
| Resolved, That while the Press, the Orators.
and Conventions of the Democratic party have
proclaimed disunion, secession and treason
we exnlt in the observation that not Il sylla.
bic of like rashncss has been heard from tho
Republicans.
Resolred, That in the present great political
struggle. all side and local issues and disscn'
sions are dead and hurried. and that we will raj
" in full force to the defence and triumph OF
our principles and to the overthrow OF the
party whose chief Hosanahs are Slavery, Urea
son and Disunion, and whose .far promises be-
| fore election differ SO materially from then
practices Immediately afterward.
Resolced, That the proceedings of this meet
| ing be published in the st. Charles City Intel
ligcnccr, "a paper deserving greater encour
agement at the hands of the Republicans o
Floyd County.
W ?. GAYLORD, Committee
r. T. GILBERT. on
A. j. CorTRELL, J Resolutions