St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-09-20

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exclusively, is essential to that baI
ancc Of powers on which the pericc
ton and endurance of our politica
fabric depends and we denouncc tn
lawlcss 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 Ad
ministration has far exceeded ou
worst apprchcnsons, in its measure
less subscrvicncy to the actions 0
a sectional interest, as capccialI,
cvnced in its desperate cxcrtions t,
force the infamous Lecompton Consti
tuition upon the protesting people 0
Kansas in constituting the persona
relation between master and scrvan
to involve an unqualified property il
persons in its attempted enforce
mcnt, everywhere, on land and sea
through the intervention of Congress
aud Of the Federal Courts of the cX
trcmc prcteusions of a purely local in
tcrcst; and in its general and unva
rying abuse of the power entrusted tC
1t by coniiding people.
6. That the people justly view with
alarm the reckless extravaganza
which pcrvadcs every department OF
the Federal Government that a re,
turn TO rigid economy and accounta.
bllity is indispensable to arrest the
systematic plumber Of the public
treasury by favored partisans while
the recent startling developments OF
frauds and cOrruptions at the Federal
metropolis, show that an entire change
of administration is impcratively de-
mandcd.
I That the new dogma that the
Constitution, Of its own force, carries
Slavery into any or all Of the Terrific
rics OF the United States, is danger,
ous political hercsy, at variance with
the explicit provisions of that irstru.
mcnt itself, with contemporancous cx.
position, and with Legislative and ju,
dicial precedent is revolutionary in
its tendency, and subvCrsivc of the
peace and harmony OF the country.
g. That the normal condition of all
the territory of the United States is
that Of freedom. That as our Repub-
lican fathers, when they had abolish,
ed slavery in all our national terrific
ry, ordained that "no person should
be deprived Of life, liberty, or proper,
ty, without due process Of law" il
becomes our duty, by Legislation, when,
ever such Legislation is necessary, to
maintain this provision of the Consti,
tuition against all attempts to violate
it and we deny the authority of Con
grcss, Of Il territorial Legislature, or
of any individuals, to give legal cX-
tension to slavery in any territory OF
the United States.
9. That we brand the recent re,
opening Of the African slave trade,
under the cover of our national flag,
aided by perversions of judicial pow
cr, as crime against humanity and
a burning shame to our country and
age and we call upon Congress to
take prompt and efficient measures
for the total and final suppression OF
that cXccrablc traffic.
10. That in the recent vctocs, by
their Federal Governors, of the act>
of the Legislature of Kansas and Ne
braska, prohibiting Slavery in thos'
Territories, we iiEd practical illus
tration of the boastcd Democrati,
principle of Non-intcrvcntion and Pop
ular Sovereignty embodied i'll th'
X kansas-Nebraska bill, and demon
stration Of the deception and fraud in
volvcd therein.
IL. That Kansas should, of right
be Immediately admitted as a Stat
under the Constitution recently form
ed and adopted by her people and az
cepted by the House of Represents
tives.
II. That while providing rcvenu
for the support Of the General Govern
ment by duties upon imports, SCUM
policy requires such an adjustment L
these imports as to encourage the dc
vclopment of the industrial interest
of the whole country; and we con
mend that policy of national c,
changes, which secures to the worl
ing men liberal wages, to agricultnr
remunerating prices, to mechanic
and manufacturers an adequate II
ward for their skill, labor, and entc
prise, and to the nation commcrci;
prosperity and independence.
l3. That we protest against an
sale or alienation to others Of I'll
Public Lands held by actual settler
and against any view Of the Ere
Homestead policy which regards IL
settlers as paupers or suppliants t'
public bounty and we demand IL
passage by Congress of the complet
and satisfactory Homestead measu'
which has already passed the Hous
IA. That the Republican party
opposed to any change in our natura
ization Laws or any State legislatic
by which the rights of citizensh
hitherto accorded to immigrants fro
foreign lands shall be abridged or il
paired and in favor of giving a fu
and efficient protection to the righ
of all classes of citizens, whether II
tive or naturaiizcd, both at home al
abroad.
Is. The appropriations by Congre
for River and Harbor Improvement
a National character, required for Il
accommodation and security of ;
existing commerce, arc authorized
the Constitution, and justified by Il
obligation of Government TO Frote
the lives and property Of its citizcI
l6. That a Railroad to the Paci1
Ocean is imperativcly demanded
the interests of the whole countr,
that the Federal Government ought
render immediate and efficient aid
its construction and that, as pi
liminary thereto, a daily OVERLAP
+, Mail should be promptly established
II. Finally, having set forth o
: distinctive principles and views,
. invite the cooperation Of all cltlzel
however differing on other questio
@ who substantially agree with US
!. ithcir ailirmancc and support.