St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-07-11
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army which ever entered kansas-
three thousard men, by the admission
of both sidcs-turncd back before
rcdOubt at Lawrence garrisoncd by
only y two hundred, and rctrcatcd over
the border without risking an engage
ment.
1t is idle to say that these we're rot
fair specimens Of Southern Companies
They were composed of precisely ,hs
same material as the flower of the
secession army,-if flower it have,
They were members of the first fami-
lies, planters sons and embryo Wig
falls. South Carolina sent them forth.
like the present troops, with toasts
and boasts and everything but money,
| They had officers Of somc reputc and
| they had enthusiasm with no limit cx~
cept the supply Of wliskcy. Slavery
| was divine and Col. Buford was its
prophet. The city of Atchison was
before the close of 1857 to be made
the capital Of q Southern RcpubIic.
kausas was to be conquered ave
will make her Slave State, or form
a chain of locked arms and hearts to-
gether and die in the attempt" Yet
in the end there were no chains, either
of flesh or iron, chains, and little
dying, but very liberal running away.
Thus ended the war in Kansas. It
seems impossible that Slavery should
not make in this case q rather better
fight, whcro all is at stake. But it is
well to remember that no Border Ruff
fan of Secession can now threaten
more loudly, swear moro licrccly, or
retreat more rapidly, than his prcdc-
ccssors did then.
! One does not hear much lately Of
that pleasant fiction, 50 abundant a
year or two ago, that North and South
really only needed to visit each other
and become better acquainted. How
cordially these endearing words sound
ed, to be sure, as they sat at Northern
banquets and partook unreluctantiy
of Northern wine Can those be tho
gay cavaliers who are now uplifting
their war.whoops with such modest
grace at Richmond and Montgomery
Can the privations of the camp 80 in.
simultaneously dethrone Bacchus and
set up MarsI 1t is to DO regretted
they appeared moro creditably in
their cups, and one would gladly ap-
peal from Philip sober to Philip drunk.
ultimate Intercourse has lost it's
charm New York merchants more
than ever desire an increased ac-
quaintance with tho Golfers of their
repudiating debtors but SO far As
the knowledge Of their peculiar moral
traits are concerned, enough is as
good as feast. No Abolitionist has
ever dared to pilory III: s.ayc-propa.
gandists SO conspicuously as they are
doing it for themselves every dav.
Summers Barbarism of Slavery"
Seemed tolcrably graphic in its time,
but how tamcly it reads beside tho
New Orleans Delta
| a Scotchman once asked DIR. john
son what opinion lie would form Of
Scotland from what strangers had
said of it,
"Sir," said tho Doctor, al should
think it a region of the earth to bo
avoided, so far as convenient"
But how" persisted the patriot,
"if you listened to what its natives
say Of it?"
Then, SIR roared Old Obstinacy,
Il should avoid it altogether"
| Take the seeded States upon their
own showing, and it is absurd to sup.
pose they can ever resume their for
MGR standing in the nation. Arc
there any stronger oaths than their
generals have broken, any closer ties
to honesty than their tinancicrs havo
spurncd, any deeds more damning
than their legislatures have voted
thanks for? No one supposcs that
the individual traitors can bc restored
to confidence, that Twiggs can rc-dye
his reputation, or any dcep-sea-sound-
ings fish up Maury's drowned honor
But the influence of the States is gone
with that of their representatives.
They may worship the craven image
of President Lincoln in Mobile they
may do homage to the ample stuffed
resimcntals Of General Butler in
Charleston but it will not make the
nation forget. Could their whole del.
cgation resume its scat in Congress
tomorrow, with the three.fifths rcprc.
sentation intact, il would not helm
them. Can we ever trust them to
build ship or construct rifle again?
No time, no formal act can restore
the past relations, so long as slavery
shall live. 1t is easy for the Exccu-
tive to pardon some convict from the
pcnitcntiary but who can pardon
him out of that sterncr prison of pub.
lie distrust which closes its discmbod.
led walls around him, moves with his
motions, and never suffers him to walk
unconscious of it again? Henecforth
he dwclls as under the shadow of
swords, and holds intercourse with
men only by courtesy, not confidence.
And so will they.
1t is impossible to blink the fact
that Slavery is the root of the rebel
lion and SO War is proving itself an
Abolitionist, whoever else is. Practi-
cally speaking, the verdict is already
entered, and the doom Of the destruc-
tive institution pronounced, in tho
popular mind.
Every traveller who has seen the
faces of household suddenly grow
pale, in q Southern city. when some
street tumult struck to their hearts the
, fear Of insurrcction,-cvcry one who
has seen the heavy negro face bright
+ en- at the name of John Brown, though
q thousand miles away from Harpcr's
Fcrry,-has penetrated the final sc-
crct of the military weakness which
saved Washington for us and lost the
war for them.
Slavery long ruled the nation politi.
cally. The nation rose and conquered
it with votes. With desperate disloy-
atty, Slavery struck down all legal
safeguards, and appealed to arms.
The nation has risen again, ready to
! meet il with any Wcapous sure IN