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St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-08-09
Democracy UnaduIlerated.

We give below a beautiful extract
from Justice Tancy's opinion Of.
majority of the Supreme Court of the
United States, in the case of bred
Scott u.s. John +. \. Sanford
g. For more than a century anterior to the
formation of the Constitution, the African
race had been regarded as beings of an infc
rior order and altogether unfit to assocat,
with the white race, either in social or politi
cal relations and SO far inferior, that THEY
HAD NO RIGHTS WHICH THE WHITE
MAN WAS BOUND TO RESPECT; and
that the negro might justly and lawfully be
reduced to slavery for his benefit. He was
bought and sold and treated as an ordinary ar
ticlc of merchandise and traffic, whenever Il
profit could he made by it. THIS opinion IRA,
al that time fred and uHrermi IN Mc cCtiiseJ y,Or-
ton Of The whac race. n ,cds rcgar,li as an axiom
in morals as rel as in po'dics, "Lich no onehought
Of diTHting, or aYp"~dt 10 be o,en 10 dispute and
men in every grade and position of society dali
lv and hahitually acted upon it in their private
pursuits, us well as in matters of public con
Germ, without doubling for Il moment the cor
rcctncss of this opinion. THEY
~cre hercr thought Of or spoken Of except as prop
"rty. and when the claims of the owner or the
profits of the trader were supposed to need
protection
Is the foregoing true, or was it a de-
libcratc fdisehood, manufactured and
published in obedience to dictation of
the Democratic Party, and in behalf
of those who seek to extend the lnsti.
tuition of Slavery into the Free Terri
tories of the Union? Is it true, or is
it base coinage for the bascr pur-
pose of making Slavery 4 national in
stead of local institution
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-08-09
COnSistent-Very.

John Van Buren, joined the Free
Sellers in 1913 because his dad was
not nominated, giving the ostcnsiblc
reason that General Cass was pledged
to too ultra slavery ground. Now, he
supports breckenridge, who takes the
extreme Southern, firc.cating, Con-
gressional, slave code ground. Vcri-
ly, Prince John Is prodigy consist
cnt as NORWOOD and honey--liad,son
Pdtrioi.
We dislike to spoil good story,
but we know that John Van Buren,
does not support Breckinridgc.--Ners.
\ correspondent of the Journal of
Commerce gives, with due formality,
little after dinner speech of Mr..
John Van Buren,, in which that dis.
tinguislcd politician declared his adj
hcrcncc to the cause of Breckenridge
and Lane. "Gcntlcmcn," said the
Prince to the jolly company at the Ia
bic, Gentlemen, there is one family
that has got back safe into the Demo
cratic party to stay for life. 1t is the
Van Buren, family and if Senator
Douglas only knew the long, drcary
road he has to travel, he would, in
my opinion, take the straightcst route
back into the Democratic camp"
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-08-09
DR.. Christie's Ague Balsam

Is the best remedy for the permanent cure
of Chills and Fever, Fever and Ague. Dumb
Aguc, and all Malarious Diseases incident to
this climate.
Dr. Christie 5 Aguc Btlslm has never been
known to fail where the directions have been
strictly followed.
Dir thristic's Argue Bllsam is purely
vegetable compound, containing neither Ar
scnic, Quininc, StryChninc, OF anything of IA
poisonous or dclctcriouS nature
DR.. Christie Aguc Balsam has attained its
immense popularity through its own merits.
its great power in curing diseases, its singular
harmlcssncsS, and freedom from hurtful in
gradients. 1t can be taken 10y the helpless
infant, vigorous youth and feeble age ever
without injury, and always with benefit
We append certificate from DIR. Lawrence
Reid. one Of the most scientific Chemists in
the United States:
NEW York. August ~. 1850
have analyzcd DIR. Christie AglIc It,ls.,m
and certify that it contains neither Quinine
Arsenic, Mercury, Strychninc, nor any mine.
raj or poisonous substances.
From my knowledge of its ingredients.
consider it a safe and excellent preparation foI
the cure of fcHcr and Aguc, and that it will
not prove injurious to the constitution.
mi LAWRENCE REID, irof. Of Chemistry.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-08-09
" The Country Safe"

The Missouri Republican has chang,
cd its mind. 1t now believes that the
Democracy will not dissolve the Union
in consequence of the election of Lin
coin to the Presidency. Hear it:
1t must be confessed as somewhat
remarkable, that the more imminent
the election of Black Republican
President, and the incoming of a
Black Republican Administration, the
less violent is the disunion outcry
which has so stunned the ears of the
people for few years past. x
Should Lincoln come in, they (thc
Dcmocrats) will be law.abiding citi-
zcns taking good Offices from the
dispenser of executive patronage,
wherever there happen to be no Re-
publicans at hand to step in, serving
their country periodically and peace
fully. Notwithstanding their former
braggart boasts and the furious din
and uproar they set up against the
Union, which they sworc would go to
pieces, whenever Black Republican
was elected, the dulcct notes they
now emit are like the cooling heard in
Il dove cote. AS they raised the cry
of "wolf!" when the danger was dis
tant, and arc now fairly composed
when the danger is near, we may pos
sibly conclude that they really never
had any fears, nor any intention of
acting on the fears they fcigncd So
we suppose that we may end as we
begun, hy remarking that the country
is safe"
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-08-09
Nv Great Principlr.'

Senator Douglas has been making
qnitc an extended tour through the
Northern and Eastern States. lie
stops alta great many places, without
the slightest intention of making a
speech at any of them but, from the
force of circumstances over which hc
has no control, he d,cs make a speech
at every one of them and what is
still more remarkable, everything he
secs everywhere reminds him of the
great and glorious doctrine of popu
lar Sovereignty. The calcium light
at Tammany Iiall,-thc battlefield Of
Observation-Disclosures Hill Monument
President FELTON, in his silk gown
and square cap at Cambridgc,-alI
suggested this great principle. The
United States Armory at Springfield
and an interview with the Central
Railroad Directors at Albany, had
precisely the same effect. Wherever
he goes, whomsocvcr he meets, what.
ever he hears, he cannot escape the
reflection that the only thing which
can possibly save this country from
utter ruin is the election of a PrCSi
dent pledged to the doctrine of Popu
ular Severe gnty. lie deems it abso
lutely essential that the people OF
every locality should have the full
and perfect right of clccting their owl
rulers, and making their own laws
without the slightest control or dicta
ton from any quarter. If he viii
visit this section after next Novcm
Der he will find that the people agree
with him perfectly, and that they no
onl y assent to his doctrine in theory
but act upon it also.-N. y. Times.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-08-09
SheriH's Sale

NOTICE is hereby given. that by virtue of a
IN Special Execution duly issued by the Clerk
of the District Court of Floyd county, State of
Iowa, and to me directed. | have levied on and
shall offer for sale at Public Auction, ut nv
office in st. Charles City, Floyd county Iowa.
on the Sth day of September, \. ID. 1860 at
one o clock in the afternoon of said day, the
following described property, to wit:
All the right. title and interest of $. c. &
Josiah Goddard, in and to the following de-
sCrihcd parts Of Lots number seven and eight
in block number - in st. harlCs City. COM
mcncing ON Mill Street in said st. Charles
City at point - feet north -ctstcrly from the
south westerly corner of Lot number I. and
running from thence sOuth-castcrly parallel
with Kelly Street one hundred and thirty two
feet, and from thence north -castcrly parallel
with Mill street along the hack line Of said
Lots seven and eight one hundred and ten
feet to said Kelly Street, from thence north
westerly along Kelly street twenty two feet
thence SuuthwcStcriy parallel with Mill Street
! turty-iOur feet, and from thence north wesley
| ly parallel with Kelly street one hundred AMI
ten feet to said Mil street, thence south-wcs-
tcily along said Mill street siXty-six feet to
the place Of beginning including the north
caStcrly halfo the Magnolia House, in said
st. Charles City, Floyd County Iowa levied
ON as the property of ;. G. X Josiah Goddard,
to satisfy said execution in favor Of ID. J. Mil
Lard, and against said ) &. * Josiah Goddard,
for slG1ll, and interest and costs.
! TERMS or StLE.-Cash in hand.
Dated, July y, \. d. 1860
,IouS Blunt. Sheriff
32wi of Floyd County.
! by IRA X. LEE, Deputy.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-08-09
What has he Done ?

We will give "pretty thing" to
any rampant Douglas man who VIII
point us to single act of any conse-
1ucncc performed by Douglas during
the session of Congress inst closed.
Take any question of Importance to
the people, upon which an issue can
be made, and upon which first class
statesman ought to occupy a firm,
open, uncquivocal stand, and show
where Douglas has spoken or voted
for or against it. He has kept mum,
with an eye single to the Presidency.
When the Senate Committees were
being reconstructed in such a manner,
and for such q purpose, that any Sen
ator with a spark of manlincsS, indie
pcndcncc or dignity would have been
there, and made himself hcard-ln
other words, when the Senate was
heapiug insult and indignity upon
Douglas where was he ! lie had
! the plcurlsy.
| When the death of Brodcrick was
announccd-thc man who had died
fighting Douglas battlcs-when trib-
utcs were to be paid to his memory,
and when Douglas, of all living men,
should have been there, among the
foremost in honoring the memory Of
the martyr-w!crc was he? He had
| the di0rrhrG.
When the bill for the admission of
Kansas was up, where was Douglas,
the champion of Popular Sovereignty,
who had divided the Democratic par
ty upon the Kansas question He
was paircd IF.
When the Homestead Bill was to
be voted upon, giving to the poor la
boring man free home, for the use
and support of himself and his family
where was Douglas? He had a
sore MrOat,
So we might go on. Whenever a
question was up, on which a Senator
might show himself to be a man, or
upon which an issue might be made
before the people, or when his enc.
mics were handling him and his dog
mas without mercy, Douglas was in
variably abscnt-causc, pleurisy, dl
arrhGa, sore throat, or paired !!
No! lie opened his mouth on one
occasion-tllat was when he intro
duccd his invasion bill, uuder the pre-
tencc of protecting the Slave States
against invasions and instructions,
bnt in reality to gag free speech in
the North, and gain the smiles of the
Southern lords, who had been kicking
and cutting him for more than a year.
Here Douglas stood up and talked flu
emily and enthusiastically, but the eff
fort failed in the effect for which it
was intended. We believe he also
produced a rchash Of his Squattcr
Sovereignty harangues and Magazine
essays, but that likewise fell still-borr
to the earth. Such is Douglss-call
ed 10y way of burlcsque, States
man." the Little Giant" and 81
forth--whom intelligent people ar
coolly and impndently asked to vot
for !-Ka ns0s Chief.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-08-09

the case at the North? Here the
great bulk of the property is in tho
hands of the laborng masses. 1t is
the doctrine in the South, that it is
policy to cnslavc labor. The contrary
in the North. No poor man from the
South was ever known to occupy q
seat in Congress, fill the Executive
Chair, or hold any other high office
No poor man, none but Shareholders
can be elected to honorable positions
tho contrary here at the North, where
labor and worth arc appreciated. INC
poor man of the South is degraded
because the arm of the poor man is
paralized with slavery.
We of the North arc to choose be.
tween Lincoln and Lane in this can
vass and in making that choice, we
are to say what system of labor shall
exist in the territory, whether the free
men of the North shall be entitled to
their rights or whether the country
shall be cursed with Slavery Also
whether the poor white men OF the
North shall be deprived of the rights
Of frccmcn in our territories.
| believe it to be the mission OF the
Republican party under Providence
to arrest the extension of slavery to
the Free Territory of our country.
This is the aim Of that party. 1t pro-
poses no interference with the Constitu.
tional claims of any State. 1t does
not concern itself with slavery i'll the
South. 1t seeks no quarrel with any
section of the Union. 1t is pledged
to a Protective Tariff, a Pacific Rail
road, n proper and iudicious Home,
stead Bill. 1t promulgated no new
political doctrines of recent origin, but
founded itself on those embraced by
Washington, Jefferson, jackson aud
other Fathers of the Republic.
With an abiding confidence in the
honesty of the great portion of the
rank and file Of the Democracy, | am
fully persuaded that an appropriated
examination of the Democratic party,
will result in the total overthrow of
the corrupt leaders who control it, by
the election of Lincoln and Hamlin
and the restoration of pure Jeffcrsoni-
an Democracy, that mightwbulwark
of American freedom, the power that
created and can alone preserve the
Union.
have been forced to these conclu.
sions after no slight struggle with
feelings and inclinations, for, under
my present convictions, must regard
both wings of the Democratic party
full y committed to the ultra Pro-slarcry
sentiment of the South, towards which
it has been rapidly drifting for some
time.
quit it, believing as ! do, that my
duty to my country demands at my
hands this sacrifice of personal feel
ing, and ask my late Democratic asso
ciatcs to weigh well the principles in.
volved in the present campaign, and
consider well their position before
they consent to be the instruments in
the hands of corrupt and dishonest
dcmagogues to extend the whitening
and cursed blight Of slavery to our
Free Territory.
Yours truly, 7. NJ. ArHERroS.
Mitchell, July II, 1860.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-08-09
Sherif's Sale.

NOTICE is hereby given, that 10y virtue Of
~ an Execution duly issued by the Clerk
of the District Court of Floyd county
state of Iowa, and to me directed, have ley
led ON and | shall offer for sale, at Public
Auction, ut my office in St Charles CITY.
Floyd county, Iowa, ou the Sth day OF Sep
tcmhcr, \, u. 1860, at two o clock in the at
tcrnoon of said day, the following described
property, to wit
All the right title and interest which Moses
Congcr had on the third day of April A. ID.
1858, or which he may since have acquired,
in and to the southeast quarter of Section
fourteen. li in Township nincty-six tJ6,
north of Range sixteen 10 west, Of the fifth
principal meridian levied on as the property
Of Moses Congcr, to satisfy said execution in
favor of Sears. Adriaucr X Platt, and against
said Moses Congcr, for S435,Oj and interest
and cost.
Terms OF SALE-Cush in hand.
Dated, July -, A. u. 1860
JOHN BLUNT, Sheriff
32wi of Floyd County.
by Ira X. LEE, Deputy.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-08-09

INDIAN TRouBLEs.-Wc learn from
the Sioux City Register that the citi
zens of O'Brien and Clay counties
Iowa, have suffered considerably OF
late from Indian deprcdations. The
red rascals had shot cow and on
belonging to Mr.. Waterman in O'Bricn
worth about $50, also a COW and cal
of Mr.. Kirchner's in Clay, and had
plundcrcd cabin in the same vicini
ty during the absence of the occupant
The Register calls upon the Governor
for immediate action in the premises.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-08-09

San ACCIDENT AT WAvERIY. w
learn that during the latter part oi
last week a very sad accident occurred
in Wavcrly. The particulars. as fan
as our informant was acquainted, arc
rs follows \ gentleman Of that vii
lagc, started from his dwelling to go
across the street for IA pail of water.
In the street he met an acquaintance
with whom he stopped to talk, and
while standing there load of lime
passed him. In few moments he
went on, got his water and was re
turning when another team came
along and as it reached the spot where
he had so recently stood, suddenly
shccrcd off, apparently frightened a,
something lying in the road. Upon
looking for the object Of the horses
fright, the gentleman found his child
lying in the road, literally cut through
! and through 10y the wheels of Il heavy
loaded wagon. The general suppo
sition is, that the child unpcrccivcd 10y
the father. had attempted to follow
him when he went after the water
and reaching the center Of the road
had fallen down, and the wagon, sup
posed to be that containing the lime
had passed over it without the knowl
edge of the driver or cry from tho
child. We cannot give the name OIL
age of the child.-Ceiar Fails Gazette
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-08-09

The President has lately issued his
proclamation for the sale of Govern
ment lands in Minnesota and Kansas.
The number of acres embraced in the
proclamation for Minnesota, in Octo
Der next, is 4,750,000 In 1857
100000 acres were offered, but
owing to the pressure and intcrccs'
sion of settlers all except 100000
acres were withdrawn. A year ago,
of the two Or three millions of acres
offered for sale, the lands prc-cmptcd
were omitted as further relief to the
settlers. The rule is that the oldcst
surveyed lands arc first offered. Tn,
number of acres included in the proc
lamaton for sale in the territories Of
Kansas and Nebraska, in August, il
1000, 900 acres.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-08-09

And so it will be, but not hy him or
such as he. SO long as the slavehold-
ing interest can make or mar the for
tunes of a politician so long as its
alliance is deemed essential to every
man who aspircs to a political career,
so long the slavery agitation will be
the most prominent feature Of Amcri-
can politics ". Y Post.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-08-09

By the last intelligence from Cali
fprnia we learn that Judge Terry has
been acquitted of the offence of killing
Senator Frederick in duel, by a jury
in Marion county, under such circnm-
stances as leave no doubt of col
fusion between the prosecution and
defence to produce such a result. The
witnesses establishing the guilt of
Terry were on their way from San
Francisco to Marion in a small boat.
They were delayed SO that they did
not reach the Court House until about
II o'clock noon. Judge Hardy open.
cd court 8 o'clock \. NJ. The District
Attorney announced that his witness
cs had not made their appearance
The case went to the jury without a
word of testimony, and under the
charge of Judge Hardy verdict of
acquittal was rendered at 10 o'clock.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-08-09

the Bell and Evcrctt) to defeat Ere
mont.
Although these arc only portion
of the villainics proved against the
present Democratic party, it should
be sufficient to arouse the nation as
one man against the party vampires
who only seek Office for the sake OF
plundcr. Remember Ias" IT Is THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY, AS A PARTY, THAI
sUSTAINs, UpHoLDs, AND SANCTIONS ALI
THESE CORRUpTIONS
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-08-09
Plant Fruit Trees.

DLISH & BROTHER, agents for EAhncstork
I'D & Sons Nurseries ut Toledo, Ohio. ar,
now canvassing Northern Iowa for the pur
pose of receiving orders for all kinds of Fruit
and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Plants
sc. No other Nursery in the Western coun
try presents Il more popular catalogue of nurse
ry produets than this, and all who entr,lst or
ders to Us may rely upon their being prompt
~ and faithfully filled.
July ,, 1860. 27w4
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-08-09

Our readers no doubt have all OBJ
served that the Democrats this year
are less rampant and imperious than
formerly They often tell us they
don't want to talk politics-they have
had enough of it. Is not this an un.
mistakable sign of their overthrow
They appear to act as if they deserved
to be beaten and that they are about
to get their deserts.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-08-09

In noticing the several speakers al
the Republican meeting in this place
week before last, we accidentally
omitted to mention o. p. lIarwood
Esq, of Usage, as one of them. Mr.
Iarwood spoke at considerable length,
AMI his speech was an able one-ar.
gumcntativc and convincing.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-08-09
Notice.

TREASURERS OFFICE, | st, Charles City,
FLOYD COUNTY, Iowa. JUNE 18th, 1860
NOTICE is hereby given to the delinquent
~ aA-Pnycrs Of Floyd County, Iowa, that
all taxes now due the County of Floyd, must
be paid on or before the first day Of October
next also, that lands will bc sold for shcu
taxes at that time, under the Revenue Law
passed 10y the last Legislature.
l.. l.. lIUNTLEY, Treasurer.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-08-09

The effect Of our treaty of com
merce with Japan already begins to
be made manifest. The New York
Courier says: We hear by the China
mail, of a shipment of ten thousand
chests of japanese teas green and
black, for this port, via China. They
will probably reach here before the
LIST of Oct. next, the first large ship
ment of this articles for the United
States.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-08-09

\ doctor and a military man became
cnamorcd of the same lady. A friend
asked her which of the two suitors
she intended to favor. She replied
that " it was difficult for her to deter.
mine, as they were both such killing
creatures
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-08-09
Sherif's Sale.

NOTICE is hereby given, that by virtue of a
~ special Execution duly issued by the Clerk
OF the District Court of Floyd county, State of
Iowa, and to me directed, | have levied ON
and shall offer for sale. at Public Auction, ne
my office in st. Charles City, Floyd county
Iowa, on the Sth day OF September. D. 1860.
at ten O'Clock in the forenoon of said iay
the following described property, to wit The
south west fractional quarter of Section thir-
~. tool in township number ninety-scycn lJIy
north, al Range number fifteen 10 west. Of
the fifth principal meridian. containing one
hundred and thirty-nine and five one hun
dredth acres, $50 J-lOOl more or less levied
on As the property of J. +. Webster and Lucy
\. a. Webster. to satisfy said execution in
favor OF VIM. G. Moore, and against said j.
+. Webster and Lucy \ A. Webster, for
S3ll ,G3 and interest and cost.
Terms OF SALE Cash in hand
Dated, August 1, \. d. 1860.
JoHN BLrNr, Sheriff
32wi Of Floyd County.
BY Ira X. LEE. Deputy.