Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-09-21

March-Raiiroad Men-R. c. McCormiek-Ar.
izona Sc, &c.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. Is, 1865.
Mr.. EDITOR The responsible posi-
ton of a letter writer from this city
ought to be fully realized by all who
pretend to educate the people in regard
to matters and things from their Capt.
tai, as often good or injury may be
done the country thereby, by simply
undertaking or over estimating public
men and events in which the people
are supposed to be interested. Iadmit
that often where ignorance is bliss,
it's folly to be WISE" and will therefore
try to be wise in what do or do not
record.
Many of the best friends of the Gov
ernment are anrious in regard to the re-
construction policy of the President,
while other good friends of Liberty
and Union," feel that he is but expert
menting with the South, giving them
rope enough which if they wisely use
may save them, or if not used with
good sound discretion may prove their
destruction. One thing is certain that
the people are anxious to give needed
support to the President if he does not
wander from the spirit and letter of
his speeches made upon his assuming
the responsibilities of his present Of
flee. All lovers of Freedom who are
also loyal prQgressires adopt the saying
of jefferson that eternal vigilance is
the price of Liberty" and will always
have all their servants, from the Chief
Magistrate of the Nation to the hum
blest official, remember that it is the
right and duty of the people to watch
them in the performance of the duties
sacredly entrusted to them, and not
that full endorsement of all that may
be done shall be given simply upon
the doctrine that " the king can do no
wrong" Our now almost redeemed Re-
public will need much wisdom to direct
its Rulers and Legislators, so that they
secure to all men, las full citizens) all
their rights before the law, regardless
of our prejudices, for until justice is
done in this regard, war in spirit will
remain with us. "First pure then
peaceable" is the only doctrine to rest
securely upon.
Shall we remain idle now we have
whipped out traitors and allow des-
pots next door to us to set up busi-
ness? Never ought it TO be, say the
people. Never shall it be should say
the Government of the United States.
Mexico ought to and must remain re-
public Any who feel differently ought
not TO call themselves Americans. The
question Of the times is, with many,
what can we do to thwart the machi-
nations of European fillibusters upon
this continent? If our Government
will not act as becomes great, pow
erful, and victorious nation, then the
people may, yea, will, have to initiate
such movements that all governments
may learn lessons that it will not be
allowed, in this part Of the nineteenth
century. for any foreign potentate to
usurp an inch of territory west of the
Atlantic"
Should our love Of ease and desire
for peace be SO intense as to forget
that our mission, as a nation, is to ed.
ucate the world in the principles Of
Right as against wrong wherever OIL
whenever circumstances call our atten
ton thereto, will we not be apt to ex
change the smiles of Providence, which
we now have, for frowns which may
prove our destruction.
i A Reverend Divine has we'll sale
that "unrestrained mercy to criminal'
is always cruelty to the innocent.