St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-03-15

ana luSt, because they acted under uc-
! lirium, which blinded their judgments
to the real nature of their criminal en-
/ tCrpriSc the alarm and CONSERVATION
naturally awakened throughout the
country, exiting for the moment TIE
fear that our whole system, with all
its securities for life and liberty, was
coming to an cml--a fear none the
more cndurablc because continually
aggravated by new chimcras to which
the great leading event lent an air of
probability surely all these constitu-
ted a sum Of public misery which
ought to have satisfied the most NOR
bid appetite for social horrors. But
as in the case Of the gunpowdcr plot
and the Salem witchcrait, and the
New York colonial negro plot, SO now;
the original actors were swiftly fol-
lowed by another and kindred class,
who sought to prolonS and widen the
public distress by attempting to direct
! the Indignation which it had excited
against parties guiltcss equally of
completely and of sympathy with the
offenders.
Postcrty will decide in all the re-
cent cases where political RESPONSE
bilty for public disasters must fall
and postcrity will give little heed to
our instructions. 1t was not until the
gloomy reign Of Domitian had ended,
orl li,o,,v o,,d ,,;r+uo had C,ruI ~,
f"ge under the sway of the milder
NcrNa, mat the historian arose whose
/ narrative Of that period of tyranny
! and Terror has Lrr,, ,r,.rntrI NV mann.
KIND.
Inc hcPup''cah rarity beng thus
Nindicaicd az alnst the charge Of hos
UNITY to the south, which has been Of
Tered IN excuse Tor the mcnaccs Of un-
constitutional resistance IN the event
OF us success, lcci well assured that
IL VIII sustain me IN meeting them i'll
,nc SpFlt OF lhe defender oil the EnS-
''Sh oo'lIhl'hWeaith:
"Surcy they that shall boast as We do to
he a free nation, and having the power, shall
," "1o nave u, ,"nr'Sr' to r'm"vr cons'llu-
sunTcnir or Subordinate NAV nI.'s. th,ir c ,,''
cy with ridiculous and panied freedom. tit
to co1cm babies, hut are indeed. under tyran-
ny ana ~, Isr,1,a'I, as wanting that power
isnns, If and r,mn,niI. in tha '' ,,n "j' Hhir 10
God hath given them, as members OF family
in their own h"m' 1',t trccinhrrimncc. With
out out Ml , 4 .lt ana ys,rntial power Of
thew ,.,n in n, ,,t.,, H.. ,hH, t',' n i,,
than slaves aud va.s.,ls born in the tcnnrr and
occupation Of another inhcriting lord. whose
EoNerhln'ht' Though not illegal or intoIerahic,
s,',,. m ,,rmt a. ''''E S'o"'S'' not us
HE Republican party knows, as
the whole country will ultimately
come to understand, that the uoblcst
Objects OF national life must perish, if
that life itself shall be lost, and there
fore it will accept the issue rendered.
1t will take up the word Union which
others are so willing to rcnouncc, and
continuing 1t with that other glorious
thought, Liberty, which has been its
inspiration so long, it will move firmly
onward, with the motto inscribed on
its banner, " UNION and LIBERTY. come
what may, in victory as in defeat, in
power as out of power, now and for
! ever"
Ii the Republican party maintains
the Union, who and what party is to
assall it! Only the Democratic par
! ty, for there is no other. Will the
Democratic party take up the assault
The mcnaccs Of disunion are made,
though not in its name, yet in its BE-
half. 1t must avow or disavow them.
Its silence, thus far, is portcntous, but
IS not farming. The effect OF the III
limitation, II successful, would be to
/ continue tie rue OF the democratic
party thou@h minority, ny terror.
IL certainly ought 10 hccd no more
tIlah ttiiS 10 secure Tue success OF the
hep"u'icah party ~ indeed, the
| time mas come "h"h Inc Dcmocratic
party must iu'c ny teFror' instead OF
r''ilh9 'li'o"?i' 'ohcc"c" puo!lc conn
ueh'e, 'h'I1 1t !" ln'tc certain mat II
cannot nc u!""''"S'H from power TOO
soon: hu'i"@ 81" ''"' "'"'uS primer
Pc 1t c"t'u "'l inHS save c'lhrL Inc
cohS'''u',' non CT P"o''T ""cF'y' h"' !
SnaI 'o' o'''cNS '''e temperate parry
VIII '"" =, |" S''''u ia ii''S pos''ioh,
tho"S" 1t "oc", 'h'""S" Tue ACTON OF
us representatives., seem 10 cover ana
sustain 'hoSc VINO threaten u,Sn,t'oh;
know Inc democracy OF the North.
l hno" ''l r III ''ie'' W"L'" SucnS!n.
90 not KNOW Il p"SSloIc d'S''hloh'st
among .nel'' an n'!'eFe 'hcy VIII
oc as !a'lili"t 10 'le 'hioh now as they
were !" '''c "n'S"hc uaNs Wuc', ''IcIr
ranks were ilIII. ana ihcIr challenge
to the combat was always the cry OF
victory. bnt II 1t shaIl prove other
Wise, then the world VIII all the soon
er KNOW that every party IN TINS conh-
try must stand on Onion ground )
that the American people will sustain
no party that Is not capable OF max
ing sacrifice OF lis ambition on the
altar OF the country that, although
a party may have never 50 much of
prestige, and never such traditional
merit, yet, if 1t be lacking in the one
virtue OF loyalty to the Union, all its
yl,-, "a, N-.lIl nd