Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-07-10
Communications.
correspondence Of the Charles city Intellis.ncer
Illinois Politics.

pouncc into your columns with a heart
full and overhowing with joy. Why
what has turned mp now? you will
ask, upon the utmost stretch of anxious
expectation. "Why ?" well, "why
enough, | should think and if you
are impatient to know I'll let you have
it. We, the poor, depressed Black
Republicans" have once more caught
breath for 10 for these many long
weeks we have been standing tiptoe
in breathlcss suspense, sorcly pressed
beneath our burden Of grief and the
most dishearteninS prospects. But
the pressure is let up at last. Now
we can take breath, and unite our
voices as the voice of one man, and
shout with hearty good will loud
and long hurrah for the defeat Of the
would.be New Constitution Oh, don't
you rejoice with us?
But we will not take the glory to
ourselves, for it was our course that
plunged US into 50 dreadful predica.
ment. 1t has been effected by
nothing less than the Almighty arm.
Divine Providence, Sir, has interposed
in our behalf, and rescued, not our
cause, but the cause of truth and
righteous rule, from the hands of the
most corrupt clique of tyrants that
ever aspired to supremacy of power.
The Republicans have been as tame
and quiescent as whipped spaniel
under the smart of their chastisement,
but now they arc becoming bolster
ously jubilant all over the land.
I suppose your readers are impa-
tient for details Well, here they are.
The Democracy, consisting of Doug
las Democrats, Breckinridgc Demo
Gratis and rebel Democrats above
board, were making their last life
struggle by getting tho Infamous doc
ument ratified by the people. Their
only hope of ever rcgaining a position
of identity was, to remodel the dis
tricting of the State in manner that
would annul so much of the Republi-
can vote as to leave them majority,
their votes being all accounted. This
was in reality the most weighty con-
sidcration with them of all the inter
ests connected with the new consttu-
ton. To be the more certain of secu-
ring its adoption, they sent out their
dcmagogues and stump speakers, III
to the towns and country school hous-
cs, to eulogize and enforce the consti-
tuition upon the people; or, in other
words to induce its adoption at the
approaching election. But, mark you,
they were squarely met, the false
garb they threw around it was torn
off, and their own fool.hardy insolence
hurled back into their teeth. But
election came off on the l7th of June
inst, and the returns from upwards Of
ninety counties foot up majority
against the constitution of 1900 |!
There are ten counties yet behind, and
they gave Douglas a majority over
Lincoln of some 5000; leaving ma
iority against it, still, of somn l2,O0o,
aside from the sweeping majorities of
our soldiery in the army, the vote of
which is not yet completed. But jndg-
ing from what has already been taken,
the aggregate majority ogains, the
Constitution will amount to $4,000 or
10000.
This triumph will prove of the
greatest conceivable advantage to the
Union cause, and to the cause of Free.
dom generally. Neither the oppres,
sive provisions aimed against the
blacks, nor the partial and dishonest
method of districting the State, could
have been productive of any evil, com,
paratively, to vie in magnitude with
what must have accrued to the
Union cause, and to the cause ol
emancipation. had the struggling par
ty again triumphed. 1t was, in the
main, d contest of principle, far more
than measures.
1t will be considered that the great
est contest in the annals of the Re
public, was fought and won on oul
soil-that the victory turned, virtual
ly on the side Of Freedom that II
linois gave to the Federal Govern
ment her present able President ant
that too, in the same parsonage o
him who had achieved the great worlc
renowned victory against the usurpa
tions of Slavery, and in behalf o
Freedom. 1t will be noted, too, tha
Illinois has walked squarely up to the
work of crushing the Rebellion, ant
of restoring tranquility to the Union
by pouring out her treasure and bes
blood equal, proportionably, to an,
other State and that her soldiery ha!
gained a pre-eminence in the war 70
bravery, courage, and great daring
and beneficial achievements, unparal
leled in the history of the world
As consequence, perhaps no Stat
in the Union holds and exerts strong
err influence in begalf Of Union tr
umphs than she.