Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-05-29
Charles City, Iowa, May 80, 1862.
Can We trust Them !?

III OuS nOul TIC CtutC the WV o.
of fusion, so poorly played last sea-
son, is again being attempted by GER
tain defunct politicians. Some, how
ever, with moro political foresight
than many others, know that a union
of the political parties under the pre-
tence of restoring the Union, cannot
be made to win in the coming cam
paign, and are therefore working up
on the public mind in secret and
somewhat fascinating way, to induce
as many as possible to fall into rank
with them, when their only object
is death to the Administration and in
jury to the Government. By profess
ing loyalty, and maligning the Re-
publican party, and condemning its
acts as reasonable and corrupt, they
hope to induce many, now wavering,
to join their ranks and carry the cleo
tions. But can they be trusted? Can
jeff Davis be trusted to carry out the
designs of the National Government ?
Just as we'll as the Democratic party,
for, from that party sprang the mon.
ster, treason. .....
"a, While to-day, the rebels are work
ing with ali confidence in their militia
ny leaders, and are placing their entire
faith in their chosen Chief Magistrate,
lie is betraying them and boarding up
wealth, that when the final issue Of the
rebellion comes, he may flee across
the ocean and find repose in foreign
nation. This is without doubt true,
for during the past few months he has
sent thousands of dollars to France
and securely invested it in French
stocks. From this it is natural to in
fer that traitor acHl bea traitor erery-
mhere, and that the Democratic party,
the nursery of traitors, will be the
Democratic purity still.
A Democratic president betrayed
the country into the hands of its ene-
mics, and those who elected him are
either in arms against the Govern
ment, or are scattered through the
North struggling to regain their for
mer power. Shall they do it? Let
firm adherence to the principles Of
Republcanism by every member OF
the party decide.
The little plant of treason, once so
small in the South, but now developed
in all it's branches, is but the counter
part Of what is struggling for existence
in the North, and which will rapidly
develop itself unless active measures
are taken to crush it forever beneath
our feet. 1t only requires the immc
date and steady action of genuine
Republican votaries everywhere, t.
grind beneath our heel this bulb o
treason.
The coming campaign will develop
new features and phases OF character
in the party from which the present
rebellion emanated and from which il
has received much nourishment. And
shall we join that party under the pre-
tended watchword of Union" placing
our confidence and trust in them ? No!
jeff. Davis turned traitor to the Uni
ted States Government, and he aoat get
turn traitor TO The Southern Confsderaey
The Democratic party nourished trea-
son in their midst, and can no longe,
etrusted! Republicans, everywhere
remember this, and at coming cleo
tions let not that party, which shows
SO many phases of character, beguile
you with its syren voice to strike
hands with it, thereby causing more
national calamities