The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-10-27
HOW SHALL VOTE IN NOVEMBER:

This is question which the late ect!ons
have placed in IL new light before many
minds. 1t is question which none can ask
themselves too often, or consider too care.
fully. An administration which has squan-
dered the resources of the coun.rr, inv olved
us in debt. and presented the worst phases
of political corruption, is just ending. Can
any man actuated by honorable motives
wish to see such things continue?
Washington has been the seat of political
Juggling full long enough. 1t becomes all
true citizens to set themselves earnestly ut
work to institute new order of things.
Look we'll to the different parties, and
fragments Of parties, which are now striving
to maintain the old order Of things. Which
is national? Which represents most truly
the progressive principles of the age? Not
the Breckenridge wing, assuredly. That is
working in u partisan spirit, and with
partisan ends alone in view. 1t represents
nothing but the spirit of mass of political
rulers who are working for power. 1t is
by no means the exponent of Southern
feeling, and thousands in the South do in
their hearts dcuounce it, though they can
not express their views fully. This party
is working to uphold a set of loafers who
have long lived and fattencd on the public
wealth, and they gladly seize upon the
subject of Slavery, as one which, if skill
fully played upon, will most easily secure
their ends, while thousands Of them care
as little as Douglas himself, whether
"Slayery is voted up or voted DOWN.
These well know that with the inauguration
Of President WHO would not truckle to
this spirit, comes the downfall Of their
power over the masses. 1t needs only
man at Washington who will uphold free
speech and place no Obstacles in the way of
free thought, TO overthrow the whole net
work of power which these Disunion leaders
now possess. They know this, and feel it
too, and hence their frantic endcavors TO
drag their constituents out of Union which
they could not hope to control, into Con
fcderacy which, though a wreck, might yield
lis spois for them.
We know that thousands are opening
their eyes to the false lights with which
they have been led along. and to all Of
these our question is a pertinent one; How
will you vote in November? Are you sat-
isiied with tho present order Of things, or
will you help to institute another and bet
ter state?
The voices Of the three States which
have lately spoken, render it impossible
that Bell can be elected; and considering
that Union committees have basev sold out
the party to support principles which arc
not its own, how are you, friends of the
Union party, who cannot approve of this,
how are you to vote ia the next election?
Can any throw away their vote, and thus
discharge Their duty? Rather let them swell
the minority which is now certain for I.in-
coln-the man of the people and the honest
politician.
HIS election is conceded already: but let
| all who wish to see politics brought back
to the standard of an earlier day. help to
increase this majority, that il NAV come
with power that none can resist, and in
stitute n new era in our history.
| The Republican party IS the ONLY truly
national party in the field. 1t does not
propose to deal with Slavery by force. or
| to interfere with it where il exists hv law:
but the party trusts that when the principles
upon which the Government was founded
are honestly carried out, that then Slavery
will lose its importance as political
power.
| No man in his senses believe. for \ mo-
/ mens that hostility TO the South is feature
I 10 our platform. Thousands upon thou
sands at the South know that this is no, the
/ case, and in their hearts desire to see Mr..
Lincoln elected yet they are powerless
themselves in securing this result, and We
Of the North alone must do the work.
| Let those of all parties who wish to see
the Union Of these States preserved. and
the whole country redeemed from the power
OF men who possess not one spark of pat
riotism-all who wish to see new life infused
into polIties-aIi who feel interested in the
Development of our unbounded resonrces-
All who wish TO see sectional feeling abated.
aud the whole powers Of the Governmen,
turned IN TO new channels. and allowed TO
work outside OF partisan bounds let all
such unite their forAncs with the party Of
the people.
The masse. are awake c7ervwhsre-a
new era IL da~nius which will bring do.
mestic peace and prosperity to all our bor-
dsrs. Truly '';as morning come;h."
In view Of these things we ak again, How
will you vote P Cincinnati Gd-c.te.