Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-08-27
From the Dubuque Daily Times.
An Iowa General Leading Rebel
Column

party OF Iowa held a convention with.
in their party lines and behind their
Notifications. similar to the rebel con.
vention which had closed its session
at Vicksburg four days previous.
When the rebel convention met at Des
Moines, it was day of JOY and exul.
tation in that city and throughout the
loyal States, among all patriotic
hearts, at the news of the magnificent
Union victories achieved at Vicksburg
and Gettysburg, a few days before, by
the glorious Union Armies of the West
and East. Church bells were rung,
cannon were fired, bonfres were kin
died, and shouts ofjoy and thanksgiv-
ing went up to God from millions OF
happy hearts. In the midst of that
mighty utterance of the popular joy,
that proud triumph of the republic,
the rebel convention crept like a
scotched snake through the streets of
Des Moincs, kissing forth the names
of jeff. Davis and Vallandigham. At
its session, not voice was heard,
not sentiment was adopted or ex.
pressed. reciprocating the joy of the
nation and the Union victories. Not
q resolution was adopted in favor OF
suppressing the rebellion in arms by
force of arms, or of sustaining the
Government by men and means for
that purpose. On the contrary, the
following were adopted as part of
the political platform of the party
Rcsolrcd, That there is a manifest
difference between the administration
of the Government and the Govern
ment itself. The Government consists
of the civil and political institutions
created by the Constitution, and to it
the people owe allegiance. The adj
minstration are but the agents OF the
people, subject to their approval or
condemnation, according to the merit
or dcmerit of their actions.
Resolred, That we are opposed to
the prosecution Of the war for the
purpose of carrying out the enamel
patton proclamation of the Presi-
dent of the United States--and if
the Federal administration expect
united North to attend its efforts tn
suppress the rebellion, it must not only
come back to the object of the war as
set forth in the Crittenden resolutions
adopted by the House of Represents
tives in July, 1861, but it must, in its
dealings with the people of the States,
infringe upon no one single right
guaranteed to them by either the
Federal or State constitutions.
Resolrcd, That we deem it proper
further to declare that we would hail
with pleasure and delight any mani.
festations of desire on the part OF
the seeded States to return TO their
allegiance to the government of the
Union, and in such event we would
cordially and earnestly cooperate
with them in the restoration of
peace, and the procurement Of their
interests and rights"
Here is an explicit declaration Of the
right of the rebel States to treat the
Administration as the agent of the
governed and not the representative
Of the Government. and resistance to
it as no violation Of the allegiance
due from citizens
The same doctrine, if true, would
justify the New York riot and every
rebellion of any part of the people
against the Administration, if they be-
lieve its acts unconstitutional or inju-
rious to them.
This platform having thus recogni-
zed the right Of resistance to the Ad-
ministration at the outset, proposes
to bring back the seeded States F"
Git is very careful not to call them
rebels, to their allegiance, not to the
Administration. but to the Govern
ment of the Union" and to help them
in the procurement Of their interests
and rights. What is this but an as
sertion that the War has been caused
10y the Administration in depriving
the seeded States of their inter
ests and rights 2" 1t then declares
emphatically that the members of that
party are opposed to the prosecution
of the war for the purpose Of carrying
out the emancipation proclamation of
the President of the United States y
that this is the sole object of the
war, aud that until the President re-
calls that Proclamation, the rebel par
ty of Iowa will oppose him and the war:
1t does not say that it he should do
this, send every Negro back TO the
l,at a. hn a Il
slavery again, and pledge himself To-
support aud perpetnate slavery, that
they would then support him in prose
cutting the war On the contrary,
the obvious meaning of the platform
is that there would be no war, If it
were not for the emancipation policy
of the Administration. 1t plainly de-
clares the war an abolition war, be-
gan and prosecuted in violation of the
constitution for abolition purposes and
pledges the party to oppose it.
The convention failed to find can.
didate who would stand fire upon this
platform, but its committee have pla-
ced npon it an Iowa General who
fought against the rebels in several
battles. They have called him from
his brigade, placed in his hand the
rebel standard and invited him to
lead the rebels of Iowa in their charge
against the Union Administration and
the Union Army.
In this position, Brigadier General
j. NJ. futile comes forward and ac-
cepts the nomination in the following
letter:
To the people Of Ioaoa
FELLOW CITIZENS Having very fire.
quently been solicited, within the last
few months. by men of ali classes,
both in and out of the army, to become
candidate for Governor of the State,
/ have heretofore uniformly declined
for several reasons, the principal one
of which is, my desire, after the pres
ent rebellion is put down and the Un-
ion fully restored thereby, to remain
private citizen and not engage in
public life under any circumstances,
and there is but one motive that cans
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