St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-09-13

Territories" or, Of "a free and impair
tial Government for the people," is
not Of sufficient dciinitcncss, and
searching force to uproot the prcju-
Grccs that have grown up from the
seeds of despotism which have been
sown by Pro-slavcry dcmagogues
throughout the Free States. 1t is not
Sufficient to dcnounce the dcspotism
Of Slavery in wholesale gcncralitjcs,
or to show up its great moral wrongs,
and certain tendency to degrade man
kind to a state of Incidence and bar
barism. No. But each and every
dogma of the Pro-slavery creed must
be met squarcly, its soundness invcs-
tigatcd, and its certain and ultimate
tendency exposed also, the superior
truthfulness and bcneficcncc of its
counterpart in the Republican creed
contrasted Herewith, and SO enforced
as to be felt. and to form a lasting
conviction upon the cnquiring mind.
A great work is to be donc-all that
we can possibly do when our best en-
.Icavors are put forth. And as moth
ing can be done rightly without Sys-
TEN. VIC should reduce our whole work
into systematic order. \ great and
powerful machine has its numerous
organs or wheels, all of which work
tremendously together to bring about
the proposed end. And every wheel
performs it's own, and an important
part conclusive to that end In like
manner should the great Republican
Organization work together in the
same harmony-cach respective mem
Der act a part, and his full part, 10y
way Of enlightening the masses, and
of bringing them to see the superior
claims of Freedom over Slavery.
The masses CT the Douglas faction
arc still riding the hobby of " Popular
Sovereignty" 1t seems that they
have not learned, Or they do not I'M
dcrstand, that their leader has yielded
the whole dogma to Governmental in
tervention, in the protection of Slave
~ in the Territories. And in view Of
this supposed Issue, this yielded and
exploded dogma, thousands of them
are going TO act in supporting Dong
las in the approaching election. Did
they but understand what he has yield
ed in the Wickliffe Resolution" they
would bolt, instanter, and either sup
port Lincoln or nobody at all.
The most important and tangible
work, then, for Republicans to perform,
is that of showing the Douglas men
that Popular Sovereignty" is moth
ing but moonshinc-a phantom. Than
that the people of Territory form
their own domestic institutions in their
own way" the Douglasites can see
nothing else, But they need to be
taught that, of the four powers in a
Territorial Government, the people
have but one-that of clccting Il
Legislature, while the President of the
United States has THREE, which he del
cgates to the Governor and judiciary.
'ris true, the people may elcct-and
the Legislature pass bill-but then
where is it? In the hands of the Gov
ernor. lie approves, or disapprovcs,
despite of the people. But in case of
the latter, and the people, (Legis!a-
ture, pass it over his head what
then? Some one carries it to the Ju-
dietary, and they annul it on the
ground of its alleged unconstitutional
ity, and it has gone by the board.
Where then is the peoples Sovereignty?
Tue Governor has the veto power and
the executive power the Judiciary
the umpire power and the people the
Legislative power three against one.
Where is the Sovereignty of the people ?
Can the Douglas demagogucs tell us :?
Let the Republicans show its cmpti-
ncss-its notAiAgpess - its DECEPTIVE
FooLERY. AS ever yours,
PETER PERDY
pnrlyvi1Io Au0 Of 1850