St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-25
NUMBER II.


mcdiatcly but it must be done intel
ligcntly, and with the single patriotic
aim of serving the interests of the
whole Union, and them alone+
"Mr. Soule cannot do it. General
Quitman and the Cuban Junta cannot
do it. The states of Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi, and Alabama, can do little
toward it. They may ruin this natu-
raj, fair, and fruitful policy of the Uni
ted States, but they cannot aid it.
They may precipitatc the nation into
war for the conquest of Cuba, but
they cannot purchase it so long as
they threaten that alternative. They
and their daring minister at this court
may give to the world repetition of
the style OF proceeding adopted by
Prince Mcnschikoff at Constantinople
but it is with sorrow | confess to you
II my profound conviction, that if they
be sustained in that course the consc-
qucnccs will only too closely rescm-
bic those which have followed upon
that famous embassy.
know this people and their faults
fear is not one of them. Ignorance
and stubborn, unyielding, uncomprom-
ising hostility to whomsoevcr they
may come to believe is their enemy.
whether it be an individual or q ma
tion, is one Of their characteristics.
:" The United States might go in
every battle, carry victory from every
field and every sea in war with
Spain, and yet would not be able to
force her to peace or to cession Of
Cuba to us under sense of injury
never!
I" am Of opinion that the Republic
Of America and the Empire of Russia
are among the nations which have
least to fear from an alliance Of tho
world in arms against them. But that
is not reason why the dsadyanta-
ges and the disasters of a war against
Christcndom should not have been
avoided by both 1t is not reason
why, for us especially, now wantoSly
to throw away the fair fruits of peace,
and the incalculablc benefits which
must accrue to neutrality on our part
during the wars in Europe, which
have only Just begun, in exchange
for the sacrifices, the calamities, and
: crimes Of bloody and interminable
war with Spain and her allies it is
not reason, say, why for US such
a policy would not dcservedly be chas-
tiscd by the just God Of nations with
such troubles in our interior and such
difficulties without as would leave tho
: Union of the United States of Amcri-
. ca discovered and tottering ruin.
, And when the great work OF
Washington and Jefferson, of Frank
! lin and Madison-thc American rcpub-
, Iic-shall have been destroyed or in-
jurcd, or even only checked in its on
, ward progress and development for a
quarter of century, what place, sir,
will be reserved in history for the men
who have done it?
! Il know that | am addressing a
statesman whose large and just views,
and whose known patriotism have led
hlm always to look with disfavor upon
! the policy Of war with Spain. Tho
; tone Of your dispatches to this lcga-
y ton has shown me this For this rea-
= son | address you because am per-
= suaded that every good American may
:, have full confidence in Mr.. Secretary
i Marcy in this conjunction.
: For my own part, | am resolved
=. to exert my humble means to the ut
most to avert the evils forcsec.
h " In this course shall Look to tho
q Secretary of State for my protection
and justification.
. The policy of Mr.. Soule has been
+ and is, in my Judgment, wholly err
:, EroncOus. He himself will inform YOU
: that it has been fruitIess.
II lie has believed that by taking
lie hold of every occasion of difference
s. or of difficulty, not with the design
v Of arranging the same, but with tho
purpose of working it up, aggrava.
d ting and cmbittering it, he should
V bring the Spanish government, by this
il system Of pressure, by the fear Of war
IS and the desire to get rid, once for all
ne OF the source and occasion Of so much
of trouble, to listen at length to some
a. proposition for the sale of Cuba.
y, He does not know Spain. Nc
i'll troubles which we ourselves fomeni
a will ever make Spain more ready tc
is please us.
IN We in America are apt to mistake
this people. Remembering that 9
it Bourbon king sold US Florida, in 1919
it because he could no longer defend it
sh we are apt to imagine that repeti
r. tion Of like causes would produce fo
IL us like effects to-day. No, sir w
ty have no Bourbon king to deal with
Id The Spain of today is not the spai'
or Of 1919.
IN, Mr.. Soule is desirous of efecting
na rupture with this government. Late
III ly all his efforts are directed to tina
~ end. For that reason | oppose him
III and for that alone No man can knoy
eh Mr.. Soule as friend without bein
y, drawn to him. He is in many res
ol poets a superior man; but as aiplt
y, matist he has mistaken his career
n0 His ideas are fanciful, and his pre-
' jccts, if put in execution, would be ia
~ tai to the interests Of our country.
-; at is generally, l ia'
Ia almost said universally, believed tha
,s. Mr.. Soul6 has, both before and sine
nd the revolution of July, spoken, acted
~ and exerted all his means here to tn
! o. end of procuring and keeping up,
~, possible, such a state of feebleness il
w. the government as would either Civ
~, ~ the fllibustcrs an opportunity to strik
~ a great blow in Cuba, or at any rat
Of present an occasion for himself to seiz
W. upon the island suddenly, by col
he tract with some hard pressed potter
do tate or needy chief of barricades, VIII
,c. might hold the shadow of power for
al. few hours or in fine for a rupture @
relations with Spain, which would er
able the United States to commence
end -
afn- TON he 2sh Of month had the sasac,iC