Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-03-20

in and around town, and took an i'm
promptu charge. Wearying of tha,
they returned their steeds, and a grand
sham battle took place. Company X
were quartcred in a large store, Com.
pany F in the Court House, and after
some hard firing Company X made a
furious charge on the Court House and
took it by storm. No one was hurt,
all passed off splcndidly. In the ev-
ening jeff. Davis" was burned in
effigy, several old houses were fired,
and finally the celebration wound up
with songs.
The rebel Brig. Gen. Price went
through this place on his way to his
home in Clinton County, Missouri,
this morning. He was liberated
by HallecS on parole. He must re-
port by letter every week to St. Louis,
and go there when sent for. He is a
son Of "old Price,; a good looking
man, about thirty-6ve years of age,
not much military style, but a good
uaturcd gentleman, if l am a Judge.
was much pleased at my friend
Peter Purdy's letter in your columns
Of January Goth. l shall not enter
into any controversy with him. In
deed, as we'll pit shotgun against a
rifled columbiad! l have had good
many lectures in regard to remarks
made by me in my correspondence to
the lntclligencer touching slavery. l
think we are fighting for freedom of
opinion F.; therefore cannot think as
they do, quite get! Peter Purdy, Esq"
in his last letter, uses these words, (I
copy from the Intelligencer): "As
there is no legal slavery in Seccssia,
the President might, without the least
fear Of infringing upon any Consti-
tutional rights proclaim all the black
population of the seeded territories
free" This l grant, but would it pro-
duce any effect? The Pope of Rome
might cxcommunicate our army, but
would it amout to anything? Procla-
nations, as far as l have seen, do not
win any battles. / confess l cannot
see how to emancipatc as a means to
conquer. We eanHot emaneipate until
ice first hare possession. First obtain,
then iiberate.
You probably have read Licuten-
ant Phelps official despatch to Com
modore Foote. In it he says, Large
numbers of the wealthiest class well
coined US with cries for the Union.r
A fine effect it would produced had he
disposscssed them of their property !!
Would not this have had tendency
to smother the Union feeling just ma.
king its appearance? But what would
become Of the wronged bondmen,"
were they all to be liberated Would
white laborers supply their places !?
Would the Southern planters hire their
former servants?
But they tell us "you cannot con-
quer the rebels unless you war
against negro slavery" The battles
Of Forts Henry and Donelson prove
that the rebels arc not invincibIe, al
though in possession of their injured
bondmen." No, sir, l think they will
shortly be conquered, uith their slares.
In fact, even here in Missouri, they
tell us, ave should not think you in
the wrong if you did not try to free our
slaves" Judge Newcomb, Of Fayette
county, Iowa. now Captain of Compa-
ny +, in a speech delivered at Utica,
No, July 4th. 1861. said: ave do not
come here to interfere with your do
mestic institutions, rather to protect
them"
did not intend to extend my letter
to such length but, sir, in a few
months Peter Purdy, Esq, of Purdy-
vilie," and all others, will sec our ban
ns of stars floating over our land,
our all-in-all, honored by every Amer
lean at home or abroad, with all our
institutions" North or South, with
out any quarrels as to compromises,
or fugitive slave laws,
"And our free eagle spread again
His pinions to the SUM-
Hoping you will insert and excuse
my lengthy epistle, and promising
you every particular which will prove
interesting when we move Southwark,
am, with high respect,
Your friend,
| WINFIELD