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Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-02-13
Accountability of Public Officers.

DEFALCArIoN OF County COLLECTORS.
A statement of the Auditor of State
to the Convention on Saturday last
develops the fact that the County Col
lectors of taxes are in default to the
State for the year 1861, in the sum of
$344, 900, for taxes due from them.
The Auditor has instituted suit in
some of the cases.-SpriagGeld (M.) J
JOurnak.
Let the auditor institute suit in all
OF these cases and bring every delin-
qucnt to a right accountability.
The people demand that their Off
GERS, whether in State, County, or
Town, shall be faithful to their trust,
or suffer the penalty of the law. If
men who seek Office, and succeed i'm
getting Office, prove dishonest, steal
Ing the peoples money, or failing to
perform their official duties properly,
it is the duty Of the people to prose
cute them and of the Courts TO treat
them as common criminals. There are
few greater crimes than that of be-
traying important trusts and robbng
the public treasury.
1t is lamcntablc fact, that official
pcculation, for purposes of political
chIcancry or personal aggrandizemcnt,
has of late years become wofully com
mon. 1t is time to put an cfliectual
stop to this sort of thing, in all public
positions. high aud low. Reform it
altogether"
The people will have taxes enough
to pay and burdens enough to bear for
years to come without the additional
expense Of supporting rogucs, thieves,
and unfit men in office. 1t is time
that the whole race of professional Of
flee seekers aud office plundcrers
should be cradicatcd as a disease that
has long enough preyed upon and eat
en- the vitality out of the body polite.
Away with them !-CAicago Journal.
The above suggestions appear just
as applicable to Iowa as to Illinois.
The State Auditor of Iowa, in his
Report of November 4, 1861, to the
General Assembly. (of which copy
has just been received by us from our
Representative gives the following
statement of balances against Ex-
Trcasurers 49,. ...
The Auditor says: In most of
these cases the balance will be most
ly accounted for by delinquent taxes,
which passed into the hands Of the
successors. In some counties suits
have been brought against the delin-
quent Treasurers, but how far they
have progressed, this Office is not ad-
viscd." Here is a list Of the delin-
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-02-13
MistsIIanp.
DEATH OF EP-PREs1DENT TYLER

The Richmond Examiner, in all
nouncing the death of the Hon. John
Tyler, formerly President of the Uni
ted States, and at the time of his
death member of the Confederate
Congress, says:
"On Saturday morning the public
were startled 10y the Intelligence that
a little after midnight ex-Presidcnt Ty-
Ter had brcathcd his last at his rooms
in the Exchange Hotel of this city.
The announcement of the melancholy
fact oceasioned the most painful sur
prise in the community, as it had not
been known that Mr.. Tyler had been.
sick, or even generally known that he
had been at all indisposcd.
"On the Sunday morning preceding
his death Mr.. Tylr came to the break
fast table, at the Exchange Hotel, as
usual. While slipping a cup of tea he
was seized with sudden faintucss, aud.
on attempting to rise from his chair,
fell to the floor He was taken iuto
the ladies' parior, where he recovered,
and was then conveyed to his cham
Der.
The sudden attack Of illness was
not supposed to be serious. and gave
but little alarm, as it was known that
the deceased at different periods Of
his life, had been suhject To severe at
tacks OF vertigo. Hopes were indulg-
ed Of his speedy recovery, and il was
not doubted that he would get well
until the night he died, when he was
suddenly taken worse, and failing rap
idly, but without pain, died precisely
at fifteen minutes past twelve o'clock
on Friday night.
AT the time Of his deccase there
were present in his chamber Drs.
Brown. Pcachv, and Miller, Mr.. Josiah
G.. Wilson, of Charles City, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ballard, and Mrs. Tyler and child.
These were the witnesses of his last
moments. DR.. Brown had been sent
for, and, on entering the room, Mr.. Ty-
Ter said, Doctor, l am dying A few
moments and he fell off into the utter
weakness preceding dissolution. Que
of the attending physicians APP
preached the bedside with medicine
and said, Mr.. Tyler, let me give you
some stimulant.' | will not have it,
replied the dying sufferer, and in a
few moments quietly breathed his last.
His last intelligible words was tue re-
ply to the doctor.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-02-13
ooestnarN t5e Course Of empire takts its aotan."
CHARLEs CITY

never forget our parting scene at Ce
dar Falls. 1t was the hardest battle
we have yet witnessed, and we look
forward to the time when peace shall
bless our beloved country and we
return to our homes in the beautiful
valley of the Cedar. X.
Mexico, which is at present the
headquarters of the Third Iowa Reg
lment, under command of Major Stone,
shows indications of a once flourish
ing young city, numbering, in its bet
ter days, fifteen hundred inhabitants,
but now, all told, probably not more
than half that number. 1t is situated
on the North Missouri Railroad, one
hundred and eight miles from St. Lou
is, near the forks of the Salt river, in
Audrain county, and is nearly sur
rounded with timber. On the south
west the grand prairie opens on the
town, and at this season of the year
ITS inhabitants are frequently refresh
ed with stirring breezes of wintry
weather 4; but take it all in all, it is
pleasant little place. The houses are
mostly frame. The inhabitants are
chiefly Kentuckians, Virginians, Hi.
noisans, lndianians, &c.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-02-13
A. II. f.. HILDRETH. Editor.
Charles City, Iowa, February l3, 1862.
The Riches of the West.

The West is sharing in the activity
manifest in the manufacturing dis.
tricts. The surplus of farm products
essential to sustain large army, ir
the hands of producers at the com
mencement Of the troubles, was i'm
mense. The wheat crop of the past
year, though not so large as here.
tofore, and in some sections seriously
injured by rains, has yielded fair
amount for shipment, and the world
can draw on the West for any amount
of corn without any fear of having
the drafts dishonorcd. Beef, pork,
and provisions of all kinds are in full
supply, and no fear should be enter
tained that the Government will need
supplies, even for a million of men,
should that number be needed to put
down the rebellion. Our armies will
consume most of the produce from the
West which in former years has gone
to Southern market
In addition to what the Eastern
States and the grand army will re-
quire of the products of the West, it
is now certain that both England and
France will be large purchasers of
our cereals. Prices here, stimulated
by this foreign demand, would be
satisfactory and highly remuncrative.
were it not for the enormous frcirhts
caused by scarcity of vessels and
the clogging of railways by the i'm
mense shipments which have been
pressing on to the seaboard. But,
like all other evils of this class, by
another season it will have cured it.
self, and the charges for freight will
no longer consume all the profits of
the farmers.
SO far, therefore, as present pros
poets will warrant an opinion, the
West can cheerfully wait the progress
of current events. She has an abun.
dance of food, and our own country
and Europe are likely to require all
she can spare. The money for our sur
plus is rapidly placing the West in an
independent position, and with the econ
omy practised by our people for the
past few years, they have every rea-
son to hope for substantial prosperity.
Let the Government vigorously pros
ecute the war against the traitors.
The West is ready and most willing
to do her part of the fighting, and to
bear her share Of the burdens.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-02-13
PUBLIC-No. Ill

PUBIC-No. Ill
AN ACT authorizing an increase Of
the clerical force in the War and
Navy Departments.
BE IL enacted Jy tie Senate anil House
Of Representatives. IF the United States
IF America in Congress assembled, That,
in addition to the clerical and other
force now authorized by law in the
War Department and its bureaus, the
Secretary of War is hereby authoriz
ed to appoint as follows In the Office
of the Secretary of War, four clerks
Of class one in the Office of the Ad.
jutant General, eighteen clerks of class
one, and two messengers ; in the Of.
flee of the Quartermaster General, ten
clerks of class one, and one mcssen,
ger in the Office of the Surgeon Gen.
eral, two clerks of class one, and one
laborer in the Office of the Paymas.
ter General, eight clerks of class one,
and one messenger in the Office OF
the Chief of Engineers, one clerk OF
class one in the Office of the Chicl
of Ordnance, three clerks of class one
in the Office of the Commissary General
three clerks of class one, and one la
borer. And the Adjutant General is
authorized to employ in his office any
number. not exceeding ten, of non
commissioned officers, to be selected
by him from the army, in addition to
his present clerical force. .....
SEC. =. And Le Il further enacted, That
the Secretary of the Navy be author
lied to employ four additional clerks
of class one for that Department.
Approved, January 81, 1862.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-02-13
Character is Power.

1t is often said that knowledge is
power, and this is true. Skill or fac
ulty of any kind, carries with it snpe-
riority. So toa certain extent, wealth
is power, and rank is power, and gem
ins has a transcendant gift of maste-
~ over men. But higher, purer, and
better than all, more consistent in it's
influence and more lasting in its sway.
is the power of character that pow-
er which emauatcs from pure aud
lofty mind.
Take any community, who is the
man of influence To whom do all
look up with reverence ? Not the
smartcst" man, nor the clcvcrrst
politician, nor the most brilliant talk
er, but he who in long course of
years, tried by the extremes of pros
pcrity and adversely, has approved
himself to the judgment of his neigh
bors and all who have seen his life,
as worthy to be called wise and good,
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-02-13
Otnptrante.
From the Waukon Journal.
Plain Talk with Moderate Drinkers.
By TEETOTALER.


Why is it that any one is an habit
al drunkard ? The inebriatc is not
such in pursuance or in consequence
of an original design to become one.
Men never did and never will become
drunkards deliberately, Intentionally,
as they lie, steal or cheat. The sim
Pile and well-known truth is, that men
drink to excess only in consequence
OF the possession of an unnatural NOR
bid appetite for something exhilara-
ting, intoxicating /; an appetite which
is IN constant and successful con.
flict with the better Judgment. The
incbriate has reason and conscience,
but his appetite is stronger than both.
Whatever, therefore, has a tendency
to create this appetite, has tendency
to make the drunkard.
How is this appetite created? On
ly by artificial means. The appetite
itself, is unnatural God never gave
it to any human being. Babes are
not born with it. Those who have
never used intoxicating liquors, know
nothing Of this terrible thirst. 1t is
grown by slow, but certain and uni
form process--the moderate, or perhaps
you would say. The temperate ase of in
torieatiag drinks. In no other way can
this appetite be excited. There is not
now, and never was poor inebriate
on the globe, who was not first mod
crate drinker. Is. -
Iou are feeding and growing this
appetite, and are therefore slowly con
verting yourselves into drunkards.
Every drop Of the poison which you
consume, adds at least little fuel to
the fire. ....r s.r.-
Some Of you may tell me that all !
have said is applicable to some per-
sons, but not to you; that you arc not
conscious that your love Of the flow.
ing bowl " is increasing in the least
that you are conscious of safety, and
that should necessity require it, you
could abandon the habit at pleasure.
Was there ever drunkard that did
not reason in the same way at that
point of his career, when he occupied
the respectable position of moderate
drinker? Not one. Was ever a mod
crate drnker, destined to become 8
drunkard, tina. was conscious Of the
progress of this terrible disease in his
own system? Not one. Was there
ever moderate drinker in the world
who was not conscious of an ability te
stop at pleasure at any point in hi;
career? Not one. Yet you your
selves will admit that all moderat,
drinkers who have actually becom.
drunkards, were all along exposed t
great danger, their consciousness 0
safety to the contrary Notwithstanding
You will also admit that of all exist
ing moderate drinkers, part are Ger
tain to become incbriates, and tina
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-02-13
PRICE, TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUNI.
NUMBER z.

Board be required to perfect the Min.
utes in all cases of appointment Of
commissioners to view aud locate
roads and fill blanks in conformity
with the resolutions of the Board at
such times.
Mr. Humphrey offered the following
resolution which was adopted:
ResOired, That in oil cases of failure
to establish roads in accordance with
petition the Clerk of this Board be di-
rectcd to proceed Immediately to col
lect costs upon the same from the par.
ties giving bonds therefor.
CHESTER BUrrERFIELD.
Chairman Board Of Supervisors
of Floyd County.
ABSER Roor, Clerk.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-02-13
PuBIIc--No. 1871

AN ACT to pay the expenses of tho
special committee Of the House of
Representatives, appointed July
eighth, eighteen hundred and sixty
one, to ascertain and report in re-
gard to contracts with any Depart
mcnt Of the Government for proyis-
ions, supplies. transportation, &c.
BE Il enacted by The Senate and House
of Representatives. of The limited States Of
Aneriea IN Congress assembieH."That there
be appropriated, out Of any moneys
in the Treasury not otherwise appro.
priated, the sum Of ten thousand dol
lars, or SO much thereof as may be
necessary, to pay the expsnscs of the
special committee of the House ol
Representatives appointed on the
eighth day of July, eighteen hundred
and sixty-one, to ascertain and report
in regard to contracts made with any
Department of the Government for
provisions, supplies, Transportation.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-02-13
4ostru.
Love Of Country and of Home.
nv MONTGOMERY

There is a land or every land the pride
Beloved by heaven DER all the world beside,
Where brighter suns dispense sercner light,
And milder moons empnradise the night
A land Of beatty, virtue, valor, truth,
Time .tutorcd age, and love-exalted youth.
The wandering mariner, whose eye explores
The wealthiest isles, the most enchanting shores,
Views not a realm SO beautiful and fair,
Nor breathcs the spirit Of purer air e.. .
In every CLINE, the maguetof his soul,
Touched by remembrance, trembcs to that pole
For, in this land Of heavens peculiar grace,
The heritage Of natures nob'est race
There Is a spot Of earth uTr,nlely blest
dearer, swceter spot than all the rect.
Where man, creations tyrant, casts aside
HIS sword and sccptre, pdgeantry and pride,
While Ia bis sOitenod looks bcniguy blend
The sire, the son, the husband brother. friend
Here woman reigns the mother, daughter wife,
strcws with fresh flowers the narrow way Uf life;
In the clear heavonof her delightn,lcye,
An angel guard of loves and graccs lie;
Around her knees dome tie duties meet
And fre-silc pleasures gaubol at her feet
Where shall that land that spot or earth be found
Art thou a man, patriot? look around;
oh thou shalt ind hOwc'er thy footsteps roam,
That land thy country, and that spot thy home.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-02-13

PrBI1c-No. 10.l
AN ACT amending the provisions of
the second section Of the act of JAN
uary twenty-fourth, eighteen hun
dred and fifty-scven, enforcing the
attendance Of witnesses before COM
mittees of either House of Congress.
BE 1t enacted by The Senate and House
af Representatives. ofMe United States of
1merica IN Congress assembled, That the
provisions Of the second section of the
act entitled "An act more cffectually
to enforce the attendance Of witnesses
on the summons of either House of
Congress, and to compel them to dis
cover testimony" approved January
twenty fourth, eighteen hundred and
fifty-seven, be amended, altered and
repealed, so as to read as follows +:
That the testimony of witness cx.
examined and testifying before either
House OF Congress, or any committee
of either House of Congress, shall not
be used as evidence in any criminal
proceeding against such witness in
any court of Justice ProrMed, ho,cerr,
That no official paper or record, pro-
duccd by such witnesses on such ex-
animation, shall be held or taken to be
included within the privilege of said
cvidence so to protect such witness
from any criminal proceeding as afore-
said and no witness shall hereafter
be allowed to refuse to testify to any
fact, or to produce any paper touching
which he shall be examined by either
House of Congress or any commit
tee of either House, for the reason
that his testimony touching such fact,
or the production Of such paper, may
tend to disgrace him or otherwise
render him Infamous Prorided, That
nothing in this act shall be construed
to exempt any witness from prosecu-
tion and punishment for perjury com
miticd by him in testifying as afore-
said.
Approved, January "a, 1862.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-02-13
A. b. Il. HILDRETH,
General Land Agent,

CHARLES CITY, FLOYD CO., IOWA,
Will attend to buying, selling and selecting
ands on Commission, &c. Town Lots bought
and sold, money loaned, and the business of
convcyancing and payment of Taxes promptly
attended to- Friends at the East, as well asin
this State, are requested to make application
to my agency, Satisfactory references given
II required.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-02-13

socks have been knit by the willin;
hands Of the noble women Of the land
thinking, as they passed the bus,
hours, of their fathers and sons ant
brothers in the army, and sending
after them prayers and blessings tina
they may be loyal, bold and true il
their country's. service, and restore i
to its rightful supremacy and power.
Many of the boxes contain letters
accompanying the donations, breath
ing the true spirit of patriotism. From
one of these we are permitted to make
the following extract. After stating
the contents of the box, the writer
says:
Trusting that these things may
be comfort to the poor soldiers who
have nobly and generously risked
their lives for us and our posterity,
send them that they may know that
Massachusetts women think with
kindness upon them, SO far away,
even as upon our own in the hospitals
at Washington. God bless the poor
anu biCSS Oul anu
give us peace in His own good time"
The Western Sanitary Commission
arc sending off these donations every
day to the hospitals and camps in the
interior, as well as to those in and
near St. Louis. Within a few days
seven large boxes full were sent to
Jefferson City, seven to RoIla, ten to
Upton, five to OtterviIlc, in addition
to five previously sent, aud so on.
When the soldiers receive these
gifts, they will send back hearty
"God bless you" to those noble
women who thus remember them amid
the privations of the camp and the
field, and will be inspired to nobler
courage and a higher devotion to
their country's preservation and wei.
fare Missouri Democrat. ...... .
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-02-13

PrBrLc REsoLurroN-No. 7.
\ RESOLUTION authorizing certain
officers of the navy to accept pres
cnts offered by the Japanese Gov
ernmcnt.
Resotred by The Senate and House of
Representatives. Of the United States Of
America IN Congress assembled, That
Captain w. w Mexican, commander
of the United States steam frigatc
Niagara, and such of the officers of
that vessel during her late voyage to
Japan, and other officers Of the navy
as may yet remain in the service of
the United States, be authorized to ac-
ccpt the presents recently transmitted
to this Government for presentation
to them by the Government of Japan.
Approved, January 25, 1862.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-02-13

those arc just as conscious of safety
as the rest who may be more fortu
nate How then do you now that you
belong to the former class? What
evidence have you, that you do not
belong to that class whose only pro.
lection is found in the temperance
pledge? 1t is true that you are con.
scious of safety but so are those
whom you admit to be in dnnger.
Your consciousness therefore, is not
evidence of your safety.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-02-13

A few drops of any perfume oil will
secure libraries from the consuming
effects of mouldiness and damp. Rus.
sian leather, which is periumed with
the tar of the birch tree, never molds;
and merchants suffer large bales of
this article to lie in the London docks
in the most careless manner, knowing
that it cannot sustain any injury ilouA
the damp.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-02-13

&c; and said sum shall be drawn
from the Treasury upon the order OF
the Scrgcant-at-Arms of the House OF
Representatives, as the same shall be
required from time to time by the
committee having such investigation
in charge. sgs a.a ,ts.E.u..-. 49,.
Approved, January 81, 1862.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-02-13
PuBLLC REsoLuTtoN-No 8

Pubic REsoLuTIoS- 8.
n RESOLUTION for payment of the
expenses of the Joint Committee oil
Congress appointed to inquire int,
the conduct of the war.
Resolrei By the Senate and House oj
Representatives. of the United States Of
An'erica in Congress assembled, That the
sum of ten thousand dollars or 81
much thereof as may be necessary
be and the same is hereby appropria
ted, to pay the expenses of the Joint
Committee of Congress appointed t.
inquire into the conduct of the pres
cnt war and that said sum shall bt
drawn from the Treasury, upon the
order of the Secretary of the Senate
as the same shall be required fir m
time to time by the committee having
such investigation in charge.
Approved, January 27, 1862.
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IPUBIlc-No. l2.1
AN ACT to provide for the protection
of overland emigrants to California,
Oregon. and Washington Territory

OF OVeTIaHu tIHISrahts TO CaIIIOrnia,
Oregon, and Washington Territory
Belt enacted By The Senate and House OF
Representatives. of the United States Of
America is Congress assembled, That, fol
the protection of emigrants on the
oScrland routes between the Atlantic
States and California, Oregon and
Washington Territory, the sum oI
twenty-five thousand dollars be anG
the same is hereby appropriated, on,
of any money in the Treasury no
otherwise appropriated, to be expend
ed under the direction of the Sccreta
ry of War, if, in his judgment, the
same may be necessary. a.& .G
Approved, January 81, 1862.