Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (City of Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1853-1857, 1856-02-05
President's Message.
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/ have thus passed in review the general
state OF the Union, including such partica-
lar concerns oil lhe federal government,
whether os domestic or foreign relation. as
il appeared 70 me desirable and useful To
bring to tue special notice Of Congress. Tn
like the great 5; alcs of Europea AMI Asia, am!
raany Of those f America. these linked
Ssa,es are wasting their strength ueither In
foreign war nor domestic strife. Whatever
OF diseonten or pubic dissatisfaction xistS,
ID a,trib0. able 10 the imperfecion of human
Ma;ure, or rs insiaent 20 all governments,
however perfect, ~ h.ch hamsn wisdom en-
devise. Such subjects OF political agitation
as occupy the public miul, chnsist, to
great extent, # exaggera:lon Of Inevitable
evils, or over zeal IL social improvement,
or mere Imagination IF grievance, Laeing
bat remote connexSoa with any of the eoa.
stitn Ioaai functions Or da;les oi the fedora,
E0veraa1 nj. IL wuaterrF extca- these CUES.
Guns exhibit a tendency meA4cing to the
STABILITY of the constitution, OF the integrity
ct tue Union, AMI no :arthsr, they temll 4
the coqs Gera ion o. the ExeuQ;i &c. AMI re-
qaired % he presented ty b n t. Congress.
Before tue Thirteen Colonies became
confederation Of independence St&tes, they
were associated on;y BY community OF trans
Atlaatio origin. by gaeE.npaical position,
aud by the mutual lie Of common depeni-
enre On Great Britain Wien hat tie VAS
funderei, they several v assum.t The powers
anil riggs Of absolute sells 0reSaucl.. The
municipal and cal Institutions Of each It's
laws # properly ami If personal re.aiiou,
sven Is foatcal o.Ea,.iz ltson, were such o.
" Is earA one choose II establish. wholly
~i,hoat lateElerrn, Q frga 81 .taer. III The
lRprl age II the d iara,.ca Is. t.4:eten 3erre,~
s.c4 SIZE hal ''.u,. pore. IL .eyv var.
en- '..ds peace, contract - .44ccs. establish
commerce, aui % - AZ her as and tA:n.s
which independent; states MAJ e. usut 4 =
TIE seveFa. o0.o..i-s t.Tsse.. IN cl.ml;e. in
a., i UaCural productions, in religion, il
s's.em Of educauoa, IA legislation, and in
tae tyrus Of political administration; ana
taoy continued 10 diff IN these respects
h.. they voluntarily allied themselves a.
States 70 oarry On the w..r Of me revolution.
The Object of thAt war was - sen .Ara!
:ke United Coloai=s from .ore..u rule, waicI
had r-ayel % lie Oppressive, AM TO SEGA
rat, them Permanently from the mother
lan-ry; ta- political result was The { .u.la-
ion q : federal ref&'.ic of lie ire white
zen o. he r7-ooies, cons s-4.e4 lis tAey we. Z,
+ u n +
state govern c9-ng. IA for 1ase Saul .,t I'll,
wae:a ls4an r A:r!rac, 4: v.,s aal
brave slatssIa-a q Il 4 dtv. 1v.as c7s.g,G
ia-Aa AxtTaea s,b; eehena 4s sa>.a, n 4, e
Iaf. ,hen Is ;1-r were, i lis r-..s f,.l
themselves and tae3rP .s.r.l,y from ii: 4- r
chv, ccj re et a--r-curr.u- ..v:. wars, f5.: III
have prevailed ta oi.er rev. .Is.onizel Lu..-
vaa7 colonies of America.
60 ,yenien. - rnol;,v the emotions ~ al:~
sSsoci = n, BY s.'tn5 - M scassl. ..7ge-.-
neut rec. access. Ia sons resp4e $ % the
pop o. .he States. :nssea a lauiu.r- i;
20 action on lie States a. s1cu, ta-y p.yce- L
eit to fame rae existing ca.s. .tQi I'LL, a.har.
ing steadily 70 ono guiding thought viii h
vas, TO delegate on.y suc1 IaWe7 Is vas nee
sssary ard roger 10 the execution of Sc
enc purposes o, IN other X. rd5, 10 rcta n IS
much as possible, consistently with ib,s.
purposes, u n AZ gsads.t bowers OF tic
iudgiiaa. States 70. ca.ec.s ii common
d-.-nce ani socuritv, they lu.gls.e4 ID tas
genera government Ger ain ta.eIaliv define
functions. leavu Z a4 h-s IL tha unIe.e-
ted lshts OF the s. ara,z ind-l ndunt soye,
rJigrGi's
Such Is tae con>titQ:i5-a a. taee.v Of cur
ktf't-iih - '"' + ''et' o2,etfA-ca Oh
which Las CARR Us, 2. d =. alone, among
noder apuo.-cs' tar. an Aea-.t three gen
eTa.suss Of t9le "t.A1H; re cost = one dog
ot b.eed saed ~ civil W.T.. With Tree .om
al concert Of sctlol., y his enabled Us ~
c1.eett u oe,Siu!.y O tic battlefield
a1a.Gs. fire. n Toes hos c.eY.seI lie feeble
co! Mss n. powerful ota:eS, ADD uas raised
or industrial productions, or com
marca Ra.ca transports lhom, 70 h. level Of
tue richest ani tho greatest a.io 9 Of Eu-
rope. An the Admirable al p a..on Of our
political astisutous 70 their ooio l.. cgmbi-
lang local SELF go,enmttt with aggregate
strength. has established the yracIc4n. utv
az a zogarnme,.t Ike oars 70 cove. a coa:i-
net with canfc !erate S,a Is.
The Cen1rss> OF the Uoitel S.a.es IS, In
eG.7t, that Con ress ol s5rcyei1s.ues, uhieh