St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-07-12

TOM House III oregon they collected oil
customs $685., and it cost them 81
TO3.0S. Well might jefferson Davis
exclaim, on the floor of the United
States Senate, that this was the cor
ruptest Government on earth. While
this Democratic party are thus sqnan-
dcring money on their favoritcs and
minions, how much do they cxpend to
improve our rivers and harbors, to
make secure the navigation of those
great channels of commerce, the Lakes
that stretch along our northern boun.
Diary! Not one cent, gentlemen
property and lives must be destroyed
every year while this party, reckless
Of the country's good, folds its hands
when such calls for help are made.
You are well aware, gentlemen, that
the late Convention at Baltimore split
the Democratic party into two factions,
and each side claim that it is not res.
ponslblc for the action of the other
wing. Douglas says he is not respon-
sible for what the Breckenridge men
do, and the Breckenridge men claim
that they arc not responsible for what
the Douglas men do. Well, this puts
me in mind of an old lady who went
down from her residence in the coun.
try to visit some relations in q sea
port town, and while there, as was
usual with all good people, attended
church with her friends ON board one
Of the vessels in the harbor was a
crow with Il split tongue, who had
been taught to say" d--n you," and
while these people were at service, in
flies the crow, and circling round over
the minister's head like q spirit of
evil sent from the lower regions, kept
uttcring with ominous lcer, "D--n
you !" "d-n you! "d-n
you !" till the frightened minister
left the pulpit and fled from the house.
Still the crow kept on wheeling and
gyratlng over the congregation, ut
tering that ominous imprccation,
"d--n you = d--ny you !" till it
frightened all the congregation from
the house except the old lady spoken
of, who, as the crow sailed around
over her head, giving vent to his pro-
family, looked up and screeched d" You
need'm damn me :; / don't belong to his
eongrcgation" And so it is with the
Democrats, Mr.. President. If you at.
tack them for their many sins and
shortcomings, they lay it all on to the
other faction, and cxclaim, with the
old lady, " lo~ mcetiaI damn me doat
boCHg 10 Ills congrCg"tton :" But, sir,
they will not in this manner cvadc the
just Indignation of an incens"d people
who are fastening to iastcn upon
them the deep damuation which they
have So rccklcssly incurred.
These Democrats sometimes claim
to be descended from the old Jel1er-
sonian Republican party, and have
even the audacity to pretend that they
advocate the principles which JcfIcr-
son advocated. There are old Jcl'cr-
son Democrats in the land, but they
are ever found in the RACKS of the Re-
publican party they are your Doolit-
ties your Glasses your Banks and
llamIn's. These arc the men who
still stand stcadfast in the faith of the
Jcilrrsonian Democratic party. This
claim of modern Democracy to be the
old .jctlcrsonian Democracy, puts me
in mind of fellow who had a rather
hard looking horse to sell. lie asked
500 for him, though he found it rath-
cr hard to get any bids for the animal !;
at last some one offered him $50
Well, stranger" says he, I'll tale
u, but us n I'LL If Il diScunm! ," and /
don't know but these men are Jcflrr-
son Democrats, hnt if they are, its at
"a I'LL Of disconm ;"
However, Mr.. President, am not
sure that ! should speak i'll Of the Dem
ocratic party, for | learned in my
youth that lesson which all good boys
are taught, never to speak disrcspect,
fully Of the dead and if the Demo.
cratic party is not dying, | am wofulIy
mistaken in the signs Of dissolution
which it exhibits and in its dying
hours, Sir, it will have the consola-
ton that Sambo gave his master
" Massa, you's a long way to go, but
you has dis consolation, Us all de ray
dorm hI!"
Mr.. j. o. Crosby, of Clayton county,
was next introduced to the audience,
and said
Fellow Citizens 1T is not pleasant
to be called upon to speak to an audi.
cnce who are already somewhat wea-
RED and anxious to retire, and there
fore | will be very brief in my re-
marks.
1t is great pleasure to witness so
many intelligent people assembled up
on soil that was so lately held under
the sway of the red man, and where
he but a short time since chased the
elk and deer in their native forests.
and lighted the fires of his wigwam
upon soil as yet untrod by the clviliz-
ing steps OF the white man. Here they
sat around their council fires and de.
liberated upon the welfare of their
tribe or nation.
Well, Sir, our wise men and braves
assembled lately, at the great Wig
wan in Chicago, and nominated for
the Chief OF this great nation, brave
who is wise in counsel, ready in
speech, brave in conduct, and firm in
justice, Abraham Lincoln, Of Illinois,
and we are gathering around him to-
day as the chosen leader of the bands
of freedom, as they go forth to meet
the Entertainments Of tyranny. Our
government organization is some
what different from that of the Indi-
ans. Theirs was in most cases, De-
mocracy pure and simple but we
find it necessary in civilized society,
for each to surrender some of his nat
ural rights, in order that all may rest
secure in the possession of equal and
inalicnable rights.
This Government is founded upon
a higher and more enduring basis
than any other in the world it is
based upon the theory of selfgovern-
ment, and derives all its just powers
from the consent of the governed |