Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1866-03-08
State Rights.

-----
State Rights.
A call for public meeting at the
Cooper Institute on the 22d February
invited those "who supported the ma
tional authorities in the late war
against the rebellion, and who, bcliev-
ing in the Democratic Republican the
DRY of government inherited from the
fathers, are aroused at the present ap-
parent tendency toward augmenting
the power of the Federal, and dimin-
ishing that of the State Governments
who desire to have the States lately in
rebellion restored to their full constitu-
tional relations to the Union, and who
approve the general principles announ-
ced by the President in his annual mes
sage to Congress, and the spirit in
which he has applied them," &C.
This call appeared simultaneously
with the Presidents veto message, and
proves that deliberate attack upon
Congress was foreknown to the cop
perhead leaders throughout the coun.
try. The programme was, to conduct
their meetings, in various parts OF the
country, for endorsing the President
inside Of the Union party
The loyal masses, having passed
through weeks and months of painful
distrust, are by this time convinced
that there is nothing more to be hoped
from the President of the United States
that he has almost completely surren
dercd himself to his own slanderers
and prosecutors, and turned these Sian
derers and prosecutors upon his bes
and most devoted friends. The people
now must rely wholly upon themselves
and they should be exceeding cautious
and wary of the action and influence
of all Office holders and politicians.
Abiding to the language of the cal
above quoted, the Washington Chroni
Gle says:
Here we find reasserted that fata
theory of Estate Rights" from which
as from a poisoned fountain, all on
woes have sprung. How scandalou
and how false is the expression tina
"loyal citizens should be aroused a
the present apparent tendency towar'
augmenting the power Of the Fedora
and diminishing that of the State gov
ernments :" The most gigantic cffor
to augment the power of the Fedora
Government has just been attempte,
by Andrew johnson. Here we hav,
one who was generously nominated a
Vice President by men who believes
he could be trusted as the custodian {
their own hopes and the destinies c
their country, accidentally elevated t
the position of President, by what nov
proves to have been catastrophe o
endless woe, despotically defying til,
heartfelt prayers and expectations o
the American people-a man who re
lies alone upon the power and the pat
ronage Of the Federal Government, no
to protect the adhering, self-sacrificin,
State Governments, but "to hare III
States kitely IN reJeAion restored to Mei
full constitutional relations 10 the Union.
These States are proved by indubita
BILE, increasing, and unanswerablc evi
dences-by the confessions of thei
majorities and their lcaders-by tn,
crnelties inflicted upon the freedmen
by their ingratitude under unparalleled
magnanimity--aud by the unimpeach
ed and unimpeachable testimony o
the bravest and purest Southern patri
OTIS themselves-notorionsly unfit to b.
rehabilitated and readmitted into tn,
National Councils. There is but on,
way to characterize this Executiv,
usurpation, and that is determinaticI
to centralzc and consolidate a slav,
despotism with the all Of the prtoan
age of the loyal millions of the United
States. In the name of liberty we ar,
askep to consecrate slavery-in thu
name of State Rights we are summon
ed to forgive, to enfranchisc, and tt
distinguish the secession conspirators
1t will be observed that there is moi
the slightest indication of desire t
protect the rights Of the ioyal States
The whole drift of this movement, Sc
carefully and crafty preluded in the
Copperhcad papers, and what now
proves to be part of this Presiden
tial programme, is to force into Con
gross blood-stained traitors, to compel
the recognition of men who are so res
olutely faithful to treason, so conscien
tiously stcadfast to crime, as to refuse
themselves to recognize the solemn
oath laid upon every legal Representa-
tive and Senator, that they have not
participated in the rebellion, and are
qualified to serve Loyalty and honestly
under the Constitution they attempted
to destroy. On this programme the
American people are to be rallied
against their faithful and devoted serv,
ants in the councils of the nation
God help and save our dear country
from this last and. most threatening
perfdy (!
A Washington correspondent says