St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-08-15
Qolidtal.
THE PEOPLES" CONVENTION.

1t may be remembered that a few
weeks ago, little squad of politi-
clans in this city, who have never had
any sympathy with, and who have
thus far been unsuccessful in their ef-
forts to overturn, the Republican Par
ty, originated the project of having a
" Peoples State Convention, and or.
ganizing a new Party, under the pre-
tence that all former political associa-
tions had fulfilled their uses and
ought to be superseded. According
to the exact plan of these partisan
architects, the Democratic State Con-
vention was to meet on the cath, the
" Peoples" Convention on the 25th,
the two to be then consolidated, and q
joint ticket put in nomination. When
the Democratic leaders, however, ar
rived here on the 23d, they turued
cold shoulder to the "Peoplc's," went
on and made their own platform, NOM
mated their own ticket, and left the
other fellows out in the cold. This
cut was the more unkind because
there were not Delegates enough in
attendance at both Conventions to an
swer for half the counties in the State,
and if all the old nags in both cstab-
lishments had been put in one team it
would have been miserable one-horse
concern after all.
The People," however, went
through the form of assembling, and
elccting officers of the Convention |!
When the Secretary had ended his roll
call, 1t was ascertained that from Four
to Seven Counties only of the Ninety
Eight had responded tho doubt as to
the precise number present arising
from an underlined notion in the minds
of many as to what constituted rep
rcsentation. There were thirty per-
sons, all told, in attendance, willing
to act in the capacity of Delegates,
and-to the liberality of the Capital
be it spoken !-eightccn of these were
from the county of Polk. In view of
this paucity Of numbers, it was deem
ed prudent to make no nominations,
but committee was appointed to pre-
pare and report Resolutions, which
duty they performed. The tone of the
Resolutions on the subject of the War
not being wholly satisfactory, j. c.
Savery, Esq, of this City, submitted
the following as an amendment to tue
series
Resoirsa, That we recognize in the present
Administration at Washington the Constitu-
tional Government OF the Nation and not the
central power OF a political PARTY, and as the
legally constituted Government, we will up
hold it against its adversaries whether they
show themselves US open rebels in the South
or as sympathiTers with rebellion in the North
Considering that the leaders in this
Peoples" movement had pretended
to be more intensely devoted to the
Union and the Administration than
the Republicans themselves, there was
nothing so very Objectionable in this
declaration of sentiment; but the ma
jority Of the Convention seemed to
think that it looked too much like Re-
publicanism, and voted it down.
Our readers will bear us witness
that we have shown no undue partial
ity for this " Peoples movement from
the beginning. We knew the antece-
dents and the sympathies of the men
having it in charge, and that if the
honest masses Of Union men in the
State could know the facts, they would
let it alone very severely. The result
of the Convention shows that we did
not misjudge.-Des Moines Register.