St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-03-07
Not very Encouraging.

The cry has gone forth repeatedly
that the Republican party designed tC
interfere with slavery in the States
where it exists, and we have been tOlC
large masses of Southern people have
been actually disturbed by this APP
prchcnsion. We were glad, therefore,
to see the action taken in the Nation
al House Of Representatives. Mr.
Palmer, of New York, offered rcso.
luton, disclaiming any purpose on the
part Of the Government or the free
States to interfere with slavery i'll any
State of the Union which was car
ricd with only four votes in the mega
tive. But as the whole House could
not speak undcrstandingIy with refer
cncc to the purposes Of the free states,
Mr.. Sherman of Ohio offered another
resolution, declaring that "ncither
Congress nor the people, or the gov
crnncnts of the non-slavcholding
States have any constitutional right to
lcgislatc upon or interfere with slave
ry in any of the slavchoIding States
of the Union." This was adopted
unamim0Hsly
These two resolutions taken tOgcth-
CT certainly cover the whole ground,
and ought to cXtiuguish the last doubt
upon this point. And yet we observe
that this action of the Republicans is
disparagcd and condemned by the Or
gans which habitually apologize for
the scccssionists. \ Washington
correspondent says Of Mr.. Sherman's
resolution
"Thc resolution itself is the vcricst
buncombc, as every intelligent man
will perceive. The Southern people
do not thank the Republicans for any
such pretended comccssions--tor the
reason that they regard themselves as
perfectly competent to rcpci any in
reference with slavery in the States,
whenever and wherever it may be at
tempted"
This conciliatory expression is not
acceptable to the Southern people, be-
cause they are able to maintain their
side in civil war! But this is just
the spirit in which the Republicans
have been met thus far. If they do
nothing, they are accused Of plunging
the country into disunion and blood
if they tender concilatoIy dcmonstra-
tions, they are abused for insulting
their Southern brethren, who, it is al
legged, can take care Of themselves.
But the reign Of this arrogant nonsense
is about over, and great will be the
fall Of its abcttOrs.
a despatch from Baltimore says the
people there were greatly disappoimt-
ed that President Lincoln passed
through that city earlier than they
had anticipated. The train bringing
the Presidential party was greeted
by large crowd. Mr.. Wood all
Nnounccd from the rear platform that
Mr.. Lincoln was not on board, having
gone direct to Washington. MIR.
Wood then introduced Robert Lincoln, |
who happened to stand beside him,
and very much to the lattcr's astonlsh-
mCnt.
Arrangements had been made for
securing the safe and respectful tran
sit Of Mr.. Lincoln through the city.
The police force was all ont and fully
equipped, and all good citizens were
anxious that no indignity should have
been manifested. The opinion enter
tanned was that certain diSrcputablc
parties, who lately attached them
selves to the Republican organization
there, and who were expected to make
a demonstration, would have aroused
bad feeling in the minds of some, and
especially caused a disturbance 9th
crwisc there was no reason to apprc-
bend anything unpleasant.
On, rNr,rr, r,p ron THE ppr.srprS.T