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Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1866-05-31
Thaddeus Stevens.

Mr.. Stevens always discourses elo-
quently and sensibly. In closing the
debate on the reconstruction amend
ments he made good points which de.
serve more than passing notice. On
the subject of humiliating the South
he said:
"Gentlemen here have said you
must not humble these people. Why
not ? Do they not deserve humiIia-
ton? Do not they deserve degrade.
ton? If they do not, who does
What criminal, what felon deserves
it more, sir :? They have not yet con.
fessed their sins and He who admin
listers mercy and justice never for
gives until the sinner confesses his
sins and humbles himself az His foot.
stool. Why should we forgive any
more than he !?
But we are told that we must take
them back as equal brothers at once.
l will not agree that they shall come
back except as supplicants in sack
cloth and ashes. Let them come back
and ask forgiveness, and let US then
consider how many we will exclude
Speaking of the admission of the
South to representation in Congress,
Mr.. Stevens said
For my part / am willing they
shall come in when they are ready
Do not, pray you, admit those who
have slaughtered half million of our
countrymen. until their clothes are
dried, and until they are reclad. l do
not wish to sit side by side with men
whose garments smell Of the blood OF
my kindred. Gentlemen seem to for
get the scenes that were enacted here
years ago at the time when the men
that you propose to admit occupied
the other side of the House when
the mighty Tombs, with his shaggy
locks, headed "a gang who, with shouts
of defiance on this floor, rendered this
a hell of Legislation.
"Ab, sir, it was but six years ago
when they were here, just before they
went out to join the armies Of Gaia
line, just before they left this hall,
Those of you who were here tnen will
remember the scene in which every
Southern member, encouraged by their
allies, came forth in one yelling body,
because a speech for freedom was be-
ing made here, when weapons were
drawn, and Bark sdale's bowie knife
cleaned before our eyes. Would yon
have these men back again SO soon to
reenact those scenes? Wait until
am gone, pray you. l want not to
go through it again. 1t will be but a
short time for my colleague to wait.
| hope lie will not put US TO that test"
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1866-05-31
Special Notices.
An Effectual Worm Medicine.

Or Worm Lozenges. Much sickness. I'M
doubtedly, with children and adults, attribu
ted to other causes, Is occasioned 10y WORMS
The "Vermifuge Comfts," although effectual
in destroying worms, can DO no possible injp-
ry to the most delicate child. This valuable
combination has been successfully used by
physicians, and found to be safe and sure in
Graduating worms, so hurtful to children.
Children hauing Worms require immediate att
tention, as neglect of the trouble often causes
prolonged sickness. &., -
Symptoms Of Worms in Children are overlooked
Worms in the stomach and bowels cause irr-
tation, which can be removed only by the use
of sure i2medy. The combination of in
gradients used in making Brown's Termituge
Comfts, is such as to give the best possible eff
feet with safety.
CURTIS & BROWN. P oprietors, New York.
Sold by all Dealers in Medicines, at % cts. a
box. 2ly1
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1866-05-31
For the Charles City lnte!ligencer.
Six Facts.
CHARLES CITY, Marcl

CHARLES CRY, March 4, 1866
Mr.. HuDRETH For the information of
your readers and for the benefit of all who buy
goods, l wish you to insert these facts in the
lnteligencer:
. Fact No. l. Mr. Mann has purchased the
large and extensive stock of merchandise of
Frank & Herman, and has added to it much
larger stock, the ttco stocks making the very
largest and finest assorted stock of goods to be
found in Floyd county.
Fact No. 2. At the old stand of Frank &
Herman he is now Offering the above describ-
cd goods for sale at prices extremely low.
Fact No. 3. Purchasers can find in his
stock about every aud all articles that were
ever made.
Fact No. 4. Mr.. Mann's facilities are such
for buying goods that he allows no competitor
to beat him, either in quality of goods or pri-
ces.
Fact No. 8. His business is transacted
strictly on the ready pay system.
Fact No. 6. All are respectfully invited to
call at his store and personally examine these
six facts. Yours,
loft B. +. WRIGHT
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1866-05-31
A.B.F. HILDRETH, Editor.
Charles City, Iowa, May 81, 1866.
Republican State Convention.

The 10th Annual Republican State Conven-
ton Of the State of Iowa, will be held at
Des Moines on Wednesday, June Goth, 1866,
for the purpose of nominating candidates for
the following offices, to be filled at the next
ensuing election, viz:
Secretary of State.
Treasurer Of State.
Auditor of State. -r
Register State Land Office.
Attorney General.
Supreme Court Reporter.
Clerk of the Supreme Court.
The ratio of representation will be as fol.
lows: One delegate from each county, and
one additional delegate for every hundred
votes and fractional part of a hundred over
fifty including the soldiers vote. cast at the
last election for Governor VIM. NJ. Stone.
BY order of the Republican State Central
Committee. JOSHUA TRACY,
Chairman.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1866-05-31
From Washington.

In the Senate, on the 2lst, Mr.. Ram
scy called up the bill for the survey OF
the upper Mississippi and Minnesota
Rivers, and it was read twice and re.
ferred. Mr.. Wilson offered a resolu.
ton directing the Judiciary Committee
to inquire into and report on the expe.
diency of uniform and legal mode of
electing United States Senators by the
Legislatures of the respective States.
The resolutions from the House for an
investigating committee on the Freed
mems Bureau affairs was ordered to be
printed.
In the House, Mr.. Lawrence introdu-
ced bills to protect the right of action
OF loyal citizens to define and punish
crimes to amend the act to establish
judicial courts of the United States.
Mr.. Dumont introduced bill to amend
the National currency act of June Sd,
1864. Mr.. Latham offered resolution,
which was adopted, directing the Com
missioner of the Freedmen's Bureau
to communicate to the House the re-
ports recently made by Generals Steed-
man and Fullerton, and by Generals
Whittlesey and Sewall, and such other
reports as may be in possession OF the
Bureau. Mr.. McClurg's resolution was
taken up, which makes inquiry into
the expediency of laying contributions
upon the seeded States to defray the
extraordinary expenses that would
otherwise be imposed on the General
Government, was taken up and passed
-73 to 80. The next business in or
der was the consideration of the reso-
lutions offered by Mr.. Henderson, OF
Oregon, on the 10Th of February
that the House will stand by and
sustain the President in enforcing the
laws of the United States upon suf-
ficient number of rebels in each of the
States lately in rebellion to vindicate
the majesty Of the law, to sustain
the confidence of the loyal people, and
to warn the refractory for all time to
come" The resolutions were agreed
to. A resolution was adopted request
ing the President to furnish intorma
ton as to the collection of direct tax
from the States lately in rebellion. a
resolution authorizing the President tc
employ an additional Secretary and
four clerks was passed. The House
went into Committee of the Whole OF
the Tax Bill, and five pages were pass
ed upon, when it was laid over.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1866-05-31
Letter from Hon, J, 3. Grinnell.
House. REPRESENTATIVES,, WASHINGTON,
May 10, 1866.

May 10, 1866.
! My Dear lIidreth ! have received
your Intelhigenoer, which appears as
large and even frcsher than it did years
ago. Il gives me pleasure to remem-
Der that asked for your appointment
as advertiser, when, some time since,
under Mr.. Lincoln, you published the
Laws of the United States. Let me
still wish you all prosperity. Mr..
Stevens, "Thad." as he is known, at
whose elbow l sit, says al wonder
how your people can sustain such
large sized papers in new counties.
We cannot do it in Pennsylvania" l
could but answer " 1t is Yankee en-
terprise, amidst an intelligent and rad
ical l. people" He is Vermont Yam
kee, you know.
You have been pleased to publish
my tariff and wool speech entire. 1t
had circulation of $4,000 copies as
a Congressional Speech, and am glad
you adopt my views as to home indus
try. | still think that, with sheds for
the flock and the cultivation of tame
grasses, we can make our lands as
valuable as those of New York or
Ohio.
Mr.. Allison, your member of Con-
gress, we'll deserves the confidence of
his constituents. Truly Yours,
j. B. GRINNELL.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1866-05-31
Henry A. Wise.

Henry A. Wise made a speech in
Virginia, the other day, on the ami.
versary of Stonewall Jackson's death.
Wise says openly and in an extrava-
giant way what many other rebels and
traitors only dare to think. There is
evidence that he is not alone in hoping
that there yet may be second revolu.
ton, more successful than the first,
and wild as that hope is, it is well
enough to know that it exists. One
reason why it is never to be fu Titled
is in the answer to Wise's question
I" Why don't they hang me?" Poor
man To hang him would be to ele-
vate him to the dignity of martyrdom.
He answers a much more useful pur-
pose in being allowed to live and talk.
Hear him
al don't know that I am prisoner.
Laughter am bound by no chain.
l have pass to go where please up
on the soil of my native land. At
least General Grant says so. l may
be arrested, but | wanted no man liv-
ivg to tell me whittier might go.
Cheers. I have the proud satisfac-
ton of saying that | fought until we
had won the privilege of being parol-
ed. Applause. There is no AUTHOR
ity here or elsewhere to arrest me or
to stop my mouth, so as l obey the
conditions of that parole and upon
that parole | shall stand so long as |
live. Applause You call me a
prisoner of war | am not prisoner
of war. IF prisoner at all, am a
prisoner of peace. Among the last
shots fired by infantry at Appomattox
were those fired by the troops that
had the honor and pride to lead and
there at Appomattox peace was brought
about. .r
"You call the cause lost it is not
lost If it is lost, the cause of civil
liberty is doomed, for it, too, is lost
There was Paradise regained, and
there will be a Paradise regained in
this country. The blood that has been
spilled is too precious. should not
believe in God if | did not believe that
a special providence would yet give
victory to and secure the triumph of
civil liberty in this country.
"One thing can be said, there was
one man who could not be driven to do
that which he did not consent to do
As long as one man in this Common
wealth-[a voice, What Common
wealth y What Commonwealth ?
There never was but one Virginia. But
| tell You, Old Virginia is not at home.
She will come back some of these days,
and then the devil take the hind most.
l am watching, and will tell her when
she comes what has been done in her
absence. III say, Mamma, your
children did not do that 1t was done
by imposters and pretenders.' Again,
| say, there is but one Virginia. They
have taken and are welding her pow
ers. If am traitor, let them make
the most of it. If am traitor why
don't they try me and hang me?
have lost my lands and property, but
would clean boots on your streets
sooner than bow to usurpation. If
had triumphed, should have favored
stripping them naked. Laughter !
Pardon They might have appealed
for pardon, but / would have seen
them damned before would have
granted it. For myself, the boot be-
ing on the other leg, take no oaths
ask no pardons |! Prolonged cheers.
give You that brigade-the old, the
lasting, the enduring Wise Brigade
| Cheers and applause.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1866-05-31
To Consumptiyes,

The advertiser, having been restored to
health in a few weeks by a very simple reme-
dy, after having suffered for several years with
a severe lung affection. and that dread disease
Consumption is anxious make to known to
his fellow sufferers the means of cure
To all who desire it, he will send a copy of
the prescription used free Of chargsl, with
the directions for preparing and using the
same. which they will find a sure curefor Con-
sumption, Asthma. Bronchitis, Coughs, Colds,
and all throat and Lung affections. The only
object of the advertiser in sending the Pre-
scription is to benefit the afflicted, and spread
information which he conceives to be invalua-
BILE, and he hopes every sufferer will try his
may prove IA blessing.
Parties wishing the prescription, free, by re-
turn mail, will please address
Rev. EDWARD A. WILSON,
lyl Williamsburg, Kings Co, N. Y.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1866-05-31
District Court.


So much business came before the
District Court Of this county that the
session has been continued into the
present week and is not yet closed.
The case of L. M. Brown vs.. DR.. j.
w. Smith has occupied the time of
the Court FIVE days. This was a suit
for mal-practice-Mr. Brown having
had fracture of the leg or ankle,
caused by the kick of a COW, which
was treated by DIR. Smith. A large
amount Of testimony was taken on
both sides, and the case finally given
to the jury on Tuesday evening. The
attorneys were ii. o. Pratt, and Starr
& Patterson for Plaintiff and J.E.
Burke, r. G. Reiniger and ]. w. Card
for Defendant. The Jury brought in
a verdict Of mot Guilty"
The Grand Jury closed their bust
ness on Saturday and found nine bills
Of indictment ; among which were the
following:
State of Iowa VS.. S. A. Smith, for fel
ony breaking into and robbing the
store of r. G. Mathews & Co. at Rock
ford.
State Of Iowa VS.. George Ball
two bills, one for keeping a gambling
house, and one for a nuisance in sell.
ing liquor.
State of Iowa VS.. r. Turse--bill OF
indictment for nuisance Selling Ii.
quor.
State of Iowa VS.. August Freiholtz
indicted for nuisance liquor selling
and for keeping gambling house.
State Of Iowa VS.. Luther CoIe-two
bills, one for keeping gambling house
and one for nuisance or liquor sell.
ing.
State of Iowa VS.. Z. j. Minor-in.
dicted for trcspass-stealing timber
from another mans land.
VIM. Blunt of Floyd, convicted last
week of stealing blanket, was fined
$50. 90 and costs, amounting in all to
$4,000.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1866-05-31

An interesting shooting case took
place near town one day last week,
in which several shots were exchang-
ed between two men, and nobody hurt.
The parties were q German named
News, and Mr.. Bessie, a young man
in the employ of Mr.. Harrison Barnes.
1t appears that Bessie went to drive
some cattle out of Mr.. Barnes field
and in company with the others drove
off News COW. This incensed News,
and with club he threatened Bessie
with personal violence. Bessie picked
up Ratchet, with which he was re-
pairing the fence, and chased News
into his house. News came out with
shot gun aud fired at Bessie. Bessie
then procured his revolver and fred
two or three shots at News without
hitting him, when News retreated into
his house, and tho farce ended.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1866-05-31
The Impending Crisis in Europe.

The war which has so long been i'm
pending over Europe has not yet be-
gun, but the last hope for the preser-
walton of peace has departed, and the
last preparations for actual hostilities
have been completed The entire ar
mics of Prussia, Austria, Italy, Bava-
ria, Wurtemberg, Saxony, Hanover
and most all of the minor German
HStates have been put upon the war foot
ing, and the official declarations of the
Governments of Prussia, Austria, Italy,
and England agree in representing
war as fully determined upon. Prus.
STA and Italy are lcagued to attack
Austria, and Napoleon is secretly back
ing them.
There is hardly chance that peace
can be preserved. Each of the pros.
pective belligcrents charges the other
with the aggressive intent which each
disclaims each says it will not at.
tack yet each goes on arming to the
teeth, though Austria and Italy are viz.
tually bankrupt, and the Prussian king
and his minister know that they car
only plunge their country into a need
less war in defiance of their peoples
wishes and protests. Yet it is plain
that, if war were not intended, sucl
enormous, ruinous expenses of prepa
ration for it would not have been en-
Cured so all, sadly or gladly, lool
confidently for war;
We shall now have chance to re
turn some Of the lectures read us b,
our European monitors two to thre
years ago, and to repurchase some G
the bonds they bought of us (at ver
low fgures) in our extremity. Wit
economy, industry and a good tariff
we may ride out the storm just burst
ing, unharmed and mistaken.
4
LArER-By the arrival of the steam
: ers Saxonia and America we hav,
European advices to the 18th and l6tl
instant. Apeace conference is proposed
. to be had in reference to the Prus
sian-ltalian-Austrian controversies
Prussia has rejected Austria's PROPOSE
ton for a settlement of the Duchie
. question. Austrian troops have occu
pied the Bohemian and Silesian front
iers, and Prussian troops have crosses
! into Saxony, where collision is i'm
minent. Garibaldi has accepted com
mand in the Italian army.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1866-05-31
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Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1866-05-31

We learn that several arrests have
been made in Mitchell county of per-
sons supposed to be implicated''in the
in the Usage Bank Robbery. Among
the parties arrested are man named
Gale. who keeps hotel at Mitchell,
and his son known by the assumed
name of Berry Several articles
gold pens. bills &c.--stolen from the
Bank, have been found and identified !.
1t is believed that Capt. Yates, the
celebrated Chicago detective, has been
among the rogues if SO, they may
as we'll come down at once.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1866-05-31

Secretary Seward made speech to
a meeting of his friends and neighbors
at Auburn on the 22d inst. in which he
explained the Presidents policy and
the present aspect of the political ques-
tons now before the country. He re-
CARDS reconciliation as the one thing
now requisite, not reconstruction, and
thinks the President and Congress diff
fer only in non-essentials, and that no
disruption of the great national Union
party will result from these differences.
His speech, though defence Of the
Presidents policy, is conciliatory in
its tone, and the Secretary takes the
same hopeful view of affairs which has
always characterized him.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1866-05-31
Catarrh Cured for One Dollar.

READ For one dollar, per mail, will
send free to any address recipe andfmedicine
that l will guarantee to cure the worst cases
of Catarrh in the head or bronchial tubes i'm a
few weeks. 1t has saved my life, and made
me a well man, from Catarrh and a severe and
dangerous bronchial trouble l had suffered
with for years. / tried the best physicians
and all the advertised medicines Of the day,
but found no relief till | obtained this. I
would give one hundred dollars for this reci-
pc and the medicine, if now had the Catarrh
and could not obtain it for less. believe, if
instructions are followed, it will cure any case
whatever, that has not already reached the
lungs and become a settled consumption.
Cure it while you can. Address,
7. p. SYMMES,
Inns No. 1921 Fulton street, New York.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1866-05-31

A Washington despatch asserts that
Gen. Santa Anna is i'm New York at
the instigation if Napoleon, who, con-
WINGED that Macmillan cannot main
tain himself, desires to save his pride
by foisting Santa Anna into the place
of Juarez, and treating with him as
Maximilian's successor. The attempt
has already been made to create the
impression that Santa Anna has some
connection with the Liberal cause. 1t
ought to be understood that he has not
the confidence of the Mexican Repub-
licans now sojourning in the United
States.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1866-05-31
Republican County Convention.

The Republican electors of Floyd County
are requested to meet 10y their delegates at the
Court House, in st. Charles, on Saturday,
June 9th, 1866, at two O'Clock P. NJ, for the
purpose of electing seven delegates to attend
the State Convention to be held at Des Moines
June Goth, 1866, and to transact such other
business.as may properly come before the con-
vention. The several townships are entitled
to delegates as follows st. Charles Ia Floyd
IL; Rock Grove Rockford A; Ulster 8 T;
Scott 1; Union 10; Riverton 6; Miles 8 /;
Cedar 8.
J. V. W. Montague, Republican
+. a. feeling, County
IT, Wilbur, Committee
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1866-05-31
A Card.

At a regular meeting of the Charles City
Sax Horn Band, it was
Resolved, That herewith we tender our thanks
to the kind ladies' of Charles City and vicinity
for their liberality in furnishing us with pro-
visions for our recent festival also to the va
rious Committees that assisted at the supper
table, and the gentlemen who helped us in
erecting the staging for the Concert.
l.. G. PALMER,
Secretary of c. c. s. III. b.
Charles City, May 2Sth, 1866.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1866-05-31

Attempts at assassination, from pc.
litical motives, threaten to become ep-
idemic in Europe. The recent attacks
upon the Emperor of Russia and King
of Prussia have been followed by an
other upon Count Bismark.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1866-05-31
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