Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1860-08-08
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We are told That the Convention that
noaiaasted Douglas Was not regular. No
reason Is giFen, nor cap any be given; sx-
eeps that about 10 out of 1868 delegates
wit6drsw. After they left, the remainder,
Over two thirds, nsasas If mot quite thxee-
foarths, we're not regular, il j. alleged.
When was ii ever decided that two thirds
Of such body were not u quorum The
pretanse ia absurd. IL the Goveqnmsns
was regular when it was oxsaaExsa at
Charleston, il was regular when it adT
journed sine die ct baltimore .a...
These Boilers hatter themselves that
the Convention was not regular beesuse
meu left il. How could It be regular
when a0s marched out With o strait coat
sail. S'The Eilenee Of Virginia Is oni-
nous" /" said the Chairman Of the defega-
ton, and thess delegates felt that they
had ths old Cozamonw ealth In thaiz poek-
ct. Nine delegates from this State-
MARCHED out, carrying Kentukky in laxs
manner. When did Rhe Democracy Of
Ksn&unky insEracs tnsIr delegates 70 break
and run from Democratic Cpnyention2
Whom did they desert In this cgfsis-en-
ifnies of the Soash They deserted the
mea who sunsxea Texas, defsese& the
Willaos Provisss passed the fugitive SLAVE
lay. repealed the Missouri Compromise
and who have defegaded the South on every
etuap In the free staaes. They ran aw2y
from she oaly fgseads tAey kaEp In the
horsh, who have breasted tbs s6axm of
fanaticism there for oar Constitutional
rights, and sacrificed thair political proc
pecss-scorz ana haAareds Of thaaa- bat
Sling fog the rishsa oS the South, end ere
as srms now as sysz. These Saoadges are
now the onlY frieadSi0f she Soash. they
stand far from siae sneany. and sak brave
ly, whilst these nea thsy1 have deserted
hAse led the vsa and sagae all ghs aghtiag.
Thay Left, korsoeth, Because these Scared
veteraas woaid insist ca making The pitch
ed battle which thsy had 10 sghk On the
same ground they won the bassis before.
These carpet knighss Of tha South wanted
to dictate the order of the battle whilst
others would do the 9ghting, and because
tAaar aicaa saon wss zaot zsbmsEsed 10, they
walked of--they vaanoosed In high indig-
nation. They thought inglorioas daseT-
hon Of their friends would SHOCK, fright
en-, terrify, scare these veterans Of the
North. They no doubt felt that the
whole body would follow their coat-tails,
as they followed Yaaoeyas. What ean.
ssexnation they expected to Produce -
When they looked forward at Yaneeyy and
back at the Fsont Strees Themtre, and saw
no condemnation, no p&rs af shs building
49, la S~.-kls~-. fmso - ala =
earthquake, and saw no eclipse OF the
sun, they wondered thaa neither earth nor
hsaycn were eonfouuSaed 1t that -nighsy
event, which took @ few tons of ayoirsiu-
poas Of smpsy eoncait oat Of ; Democratic
Convention. i
What thay left bahind couId not be Q
Democratic Convention. We're thsy not
the whole soul, body and breeches Of De-
mosrasy, with the Hon. w. L. Yancey at
their head Hew eauat hyinuzn6ers when
such hRga baIk of merit was abssnt2
Ia 10 very cnmfortaSis thas IN ea have good
coueeia of Ehamseises; and modesty In .
quality not connoa, perhaps not valuable
20 politicians; bat shere Is sach thing Is
too Hassch Of o good thing.
Our pirate opsnion b, tkas the Dsza-
oerAsie people Of shis ooansry will take
che coacsit oat Of these fagitiyes from .
Democrats Convention. Denocratic peo-
pie didn't send them there 20 run away.
They will not understand how Dameczasls
delegaEss should dessert Democratic Con-
| vension because 10 woald not change iss
platform, On which the party placed Itself
| fnr doaaa PEARS, aS sae diesaIiez Of Mr..
Yanssy and . few poiisieiaaa. They may
Giaim 20 DC Democrats; 20 al rszaegades
| hare dones bus the verdics OF che aaasaes
will place sksm wksrs thsy bslong, and
treat them a. othaw opposition parties are
treated - in var uaemisss IL psaes,
1 frianss