Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-05-01

lipdSufy nOlcs, TIC Withdrawal o
public confidence, and cutting off the
supplies to carry on the war, is anoth
or favorte scheme. 1t is seriously
discussed in the Castle meetings
whether they will not utterly refuse to
pay the war tax, which they think
viii not only cmbarrass the Govern
mcnt, but will create great public
excitement that may demand the dis
continuance of further resistance to
the rebellion.
The demand for the exchange oil
prisoners, upon the terms dictated by
jeff. Davis, was an effort for the re-
cognition of the Confederacy," and
to save the necks of the ringlcadcrs
of the treason when they are eventn
ally caught Gas they expect to be, BY
claiming to be prisoners Of war y
belligercnts INSTEAD of traitors tc
their Government. And when the wal
is over-whether the Union is re-es
tablished on its old basis, or upon the
projected JEFF. Davis Compromise
Constitution--thc X. G. c. party are
to assume all the credit Of ending the
conflict through their influence, and o.
having been the special friends Of the
rebels during thcir rebellion, and
thereby claim their political affinities
and support in consolidated party
for the future control of the nation.
In short, the schemes Of the X. G.
G. to overthrow the Government, en-
nrncc the whole catalogue of strategy
known to corrupt politicians.
1. FOREIGN INFIuENcE.--Thc X. G
c. arc known to each other by Score
signs and words. They seldom ..us
amy documents to the mails, but kecE
messengers constantly in the field
carrying information from one "Cas
tlc," (or Club" Lodge" Society,"
&c,) to aonthcr (The term Castle
is the proper designation of the place
where knights" congregate to con-
roct trcason.) There is the most
perfect and uninterrupted communi-
cation between the South and Eng.
land through this order Their prin.
cipal avenue is through the Canadas
where they have numerous "Castles
and co-workers, as we'll as in Europe
There are numerous Southerncrs 10.
Gated in Canada, as connecting links
il the agency, and several Of the en-
ployecs of the provincial railroads
connecting with the States are the &C
tive agents and messengers" Of this
secret treason against the Governmen,
1t both ends of the Grand Trunk. the
Great Western. the Buffalo aud Lake
iIuron roads, these agents are busy
but mostly SO on the Grand Trunk
and the connecting lines in Vermont
Several of the representatives oil
LACE British capitalists residing in
Canada arc known to be most active
operators and sympathizers. The
Donncganna and ST. Lawrence hotels
al Montreal are tue resorts of South
crn rebels, where they are met and
treated with great kindness and cor
dality also at Quebec, Toronto,
Hamilton, &c The X. G.. c., claim
to own, or have a controlling interest
in nearly every leading newspaper il
the Canadas. In Canada, as in Eng
land, this organization, and sympath.
with the rebellion, is confined to thu
fcudal, aristocratic, and what the.
claim to be the ruling classes, viz
those "born to rule by royal preroga
tive" They dread the influence o
Republican America they conside
her a rival power, dangerous to tn
extension of their own lease OF monar
chical rule, and are ready to seize UP
on the first favorable opportunity t.
assist in her overthrow-andt thus de
monstrate to their own subjects, al
ready restless, if not clamorous, fol
many reforms approximating tc
our young Government, the 'modcl Re-
public is failure that Democracy
cannot constitute permanent gov
crnmcnt; that nothing short of mon
archical, or strong central govern
mcnt can withstand the shock of ages.
The overthrow, or division and dis
iuption of our government would be
pointed to as fulfillment of the long.
hcraldcd prophecies Of monarchists
The active and adroit diplomats of the
rebel States, being their ablest men
knew well where to secure strong
iioot.hold in Europe, and they struck
with success. They sought the asso.
citation of aristocracy and capital, as
the strong point to be gained, and
hence, to large extent, have secured
The tone of the aristocratic press
without striking the responsive chord
in the hearts of the great mass of the
European pcople-the working and
tax-payinS classes, whose representa-
tives are "rcformers Those who
turn a listening ear to the musical
strains Of liberty and equality which
float to them from across the Atlantic,
and cause the inquiry why they can
not enjoy the same blessing without
riskiag a pcrilous voyage from their
native land to the New World, where
i'll are "sovercigns," and the rulers
only the subject and servants. The
X. e. &. never seem to lack money to
send messengers on long journeys,
and keep them constantly in the field,
or do anything else they may deem
important This gives color to their
claim that the European associated
aristocracy are secretly furnishing
large sums of money to second the
base objects of the Southern rebellion.
Ihare no doubt Of II.
g. The LAST REsoRr-CIvIL WAR
ASSASSINATION But the most damna-
BILE and atrocious part of this dark
plot is yet to he told, and if it does
not arouse the languid patriotic blood
now resting in security to stand uni
ted against the working of this foul
treason then, indeed, our liberties are
in danger. The X. G. c., through
this secret organization, have the
blood-thirsty scheme Of assassinatiag
Northern Union men, and creating
anarchy and civil war in the North,
rs means Of ending resistance to
the rebellion I! Believing that other
means will fail, they are already pri.
vately armed and arming for the con-
fict.