Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1858-08-11
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:. = anee, taksa the liberty 70 address 10 20
= > fsw ahsaghss, On she prsssaa aspsss .
he tha paFtiss, which now agitase he po
ee E1itical atmosphere u eas haloseA eeun
Y try.
= = Duriag th&E sims, many important ans
81 exciting questions haSs arisen In the Na
" sional eosnciIs, whiGh, Tor time, ap
% geared DARK, 4hraaasaing and parteu.
4 aious she DsmscRatie masses bee@sa.
4 sgisated, stoYmY, and divided true 4
, their trust, always keeping tbs eonssita-
2 Han - their polar saas, steadily in view,
7 aacessasa in gsssriag she hhip Of state,
i through those psriloas storms of faction
. and opposition, into the secure harboE Of
constitutional safety, whsra po@ee, pros
I psrisy and plenty, erowned their Iabors
and the millions wsra rsjoieed and sat
. tis6sd. Sc Il viii hs again, when the
: late storm has salmsa down, and the
dsmagoguss, who have Eaissd IL and rode
) upon it, win have found thsir lsvsl; the
Democratic masses viii be again united,
and tie only woRdsF will be, what there
was In sha late exeitement 10 divide
them. Bat we must not deeeige our
selves, by sAinkings shat as the friends
Of the sonskituslea and Of sound pvin-
eiplss have often bean victorious, they
will be always so We can fall into no
greater error; The ensmiss Of sound con-
ssisutioRal psinGiplss are eyer On the al
srt, ARd always ready to take advantage
og every new question, to SOW the seed of
dissention, that they may divide as, and
by division conquer. . -
| Every few years il is true, we have
bssn told that our country vas then pas
sipg through crisis, and upon its issue
depended ths safety snd pesmaneney Of
our political institutions; bat crisis, af- /
ter crisis, hag passed away, aud our in
institutions, thanks to q kind Prqyi-
dsaOs, still sxist in life and vigor ne
should be careful not 30 set tie part Of
the shsphard, Who SO often cried out
wolf, wolf, when there vas no woIf; bat
We should, however, not forget that the
wolf did come, and shs alarm was un-
needed, ths foek wss attacked, dsvoar-
ed and scattered.
lam 30 aiarmis&, but thai there is
danger 50 the stability and psEmaneaey
Of the Federal government, growing out
of the SsetioaaI iss1lss, adopted and push
cd with such psrtinacisy aud foros BY
one Of she political parties no enc can
for 3 moment doubt, who has paid any
serious attention TO the positions, Of the
parties &s they nov sxist, 4
IL is the deliberate opinion aud sol
smn conviction, Of many Of eur @blest
men and pureSt patriots, that our
government is now undergoing sewers
test, test that viii try the boldsst and
sg6qtest hearts; SUCH test has not here
toFOre been presented to as aimee the for
nation Of the government; for at no
former period, had sithOr Of the two
great parties, planted itself Op th 9 plat
form Of sectiunaiism untih the advent
Of sho so-sallsd Republican party.
All men who lore their eoaRtry's in 1
saitutions, sll who desire that peace aud !
prosperity should rsign In the land, I
muss uaits 20 pus . atop TO those sec I
G0ual issues, or il n0t, sectIonslism will |
ss8aredly pak tham down; disooTd and I
disuniou will triumph, and the problem !
Of self goyFnmsnt will be solved, in the I
disastrous dissolution Of this giarioqs
Upisn.
It then behosves all good men to be I
Oh their guard, and 10 ssrUEiRi8s we'll, {
tbs advice Of those msn who sell as, that ]
the Union Is in no danger; such men AEs
like the gnfalthfal sentinel, who, wrap 1
ping himself in bis Glo&k at night, cries {
Rll's we'll, when at the same momenks
the enamy is scaling Ehe ouksE walls, and 4
foul and black treason is conspiRing and
gathering strength in the heaEt OF the =
garrison. q
ThiFsy-A Ave years ago, Learned that q
the Democratic party was the party Of G
the constitution, the party of RRGsoN snd I
JUSfTrE-in its policy iG knows no North, !
no South, no East, no West, but gives {
equal and exact measures TO all sections I
exclusive privileges TO none; q strict .
construction and faithful Rdh&rense 10 4
the letter and spirit Of that sacred lega- q
eys left to us BY the great and good men I
who are nov no more with the injane- !
tion 30 guard is, a&.we woald the apple !
of cur eye, from all foui and noxioHs in 1
gre9isHss, placed upon it, by corrupt and !
designing men, Those &Ee the funda- {
mantal principles of the Democratic par.
ty, to which il has time and again, col I
emnly pledged itself, to adhere and car I
ry out. They are the sheet anchor of i
our hope in the future, and our firm sup
por& and reliance In present danger, &ad /
when placed upon oar banners are al /
ways victorious and triumphant. II
In private affairs, il is wise and proper
to review the past, that we may be en-
ablsd to see wherein We may the better |
regulate OUT prsaens and future actions 1
hold on TO sae good and avoid ths evil |
80 is is equally necessary, for public men !
and political parties. With this view,
il may not be Smiss 10 refresh our mem-
oFies sud recall 30 mind, 9 few OF the in-
aidcnts Of party saesiea, bearing upon |
tho position of parties og ths present !
day. II
Ata very early period of oar govern
menk, there were 4 few misgaiaea men
and woman teo, who let their philanthgo- i
py fsx The negro, run on with their bet
ief reason, and their psas up asal gos
ysms Ii noigy exhibitions as the annual
massimgs og their dlAsarems aasoCistionas
AS axgss thsy werg bms ksw ID ammbes,
litaIa haadsa and lsss eaTad for bat by
degrees skay grew IN sersngth, until they II
10 lomgsr aema@sa their zeal 60 0theiR aa-
saeiakS0naJ bas actively jaiaea IN party
politics, and In the year 1922, Tor shs
hRas Klzaa sa1eig moGaional prImaiplss maae
thsiK AppsaxAnss in kha KedeKal eoah-
eilns wAaa The eai ahFaAad MisBauri line Il
waa enacted, the announcement e3 whiah
fsfsll apon the aa1as 0f hha Rmssius and
cage. Thomas Jaahssoaas ssliks ahs soand II
Of che nrs-beii in the uaght.s Sueh 4
was the s1pfessioa OK aaaxa, ag khe vuzA-
| srahle saga af hsaAsMalEos whan las haasa t
og ghis Exsa ageFessiasa al tbs North. I
upon the constitutional rights of sha
South.
Ths aboaisienishs, asmbalasnsa by tkair
sneeeas In ahia asxk masmak np0n she Sszs@
/ asisuasanaa haMssasas whsah asoaa h@a