Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1860-09-12

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a Frsnkfors and Quincy. I writs Jon
the foregoing 70 set the matter right.
Yours truly, JUsrEcx.
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DARE NoT MKRT TaK sgsUR.
The Portland Argus sara Tia Republi-
cans dare mot meet the Issue rendered "a
them by the Democracy In regard 30 tssa-
portal poIisy 90 shs slavery qaassion- -
Instead Of strengsheaing THAR eoarss, this
aiience upon the great issas Of the Day ID
doing IL incalculahls injary. En pro0f Of
Chs The Argus pahiishss the feilowiag sx-
tract Of coGamnnicasioa from r~oni-
nent Republican q
81 have been Rspahiican ever aimee
the Republican party was argaaixasi-
never q Daaocras~~And yet at tbs next
election / shall vote for Douglas AMI pop
ulaF sovereignty, unlesa has frank and
candid and the most convincing spaech I
eTer listened 70, ia answered b. our Re-
pabiican leadszs, and o bes&ef way shown
for getting rid Of this now disgusting and
dangerous sectional agitation. DIR. Doug
las has given the voters Of Maine his views
with fearless fSanknesa thai admire,
and he has placed ths subject In saeh q
true patriotic light that he viii get my
vote, unless there is some fallaey in has
argument which aEa unable t. discover,
and which, IL il exists, II Is tho impsra-
tive duty IL kepublican statesmen "a sx-
pose.
81 think there ere thousands In shia
State who airs In the same eoadition a.
myself. We dssire 10 beside fighEly.--
We want to zee an end 10 this agitation.
VIII you call upon cur Republican lead
ers 10 show their hands, tesl MS Whist they
mean, what policy they Intend 70 parsasf
Don't let them of wish o dodge, bus make
them como TO the scratch or drive them
into corner. Ii they do a. they have
been doing--taIk about every thing but
the real eHestion-shey must take tbs
consequences. Thoasaads will go fog
Douglas and popular sovereignty. Mari
nay worsis.n
II would seem from the above, adds ths
Argus, that the writer has some hope that
the defenders Of aha Republican party
win come TO ths rescue, and shersfOrs
wishes to drive them to it. He il uais-
taken, they will do sso sush thing, and the
sooner he declares himself anqualiaedly
kag Douglas the better. The slavery
WESTON b certain to be adjasked. oa the
policy Of nou~ interference by Congress
with it, and the sooner suoh a. the wTissa
join our party to carry il out, she soonal
it will be settled, and the agitation be
eoms an obsolete idea. IL 10 as sure Il
be settled this WAY as 1t is certain thai
the bank and independent treasury cues
sinas weFs ssttled ia ssezdaace Eisa ID.
Democratic policy ia references to thsm.
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MANLENEsa OF SENATOR DoUaLAs
In bis late speeoh At the Rhode Esland
clam bake, Senator Douglas said: s
| am reminded every day that II Is sx.
tre1neiy imprudent for Presidential can.
didate 10 make speeches without their be.
| ing carefully wristsn. and allowing ths
| reporters TO take them down and spread
them broadcast 10 the world, for mighi
make enemies by 1t. fass Object aoas q
| GET to he Presidency By any sseaas, rash.
er than 10 eradicate tks trush, perhaps
woaid be wilsag 10 play damHy and PEI
| e paddock on Has hps for fear ns3ghl
utter aa kofssi sentiment ard iose q roti
bg u, Fgorld scora to recssrs aag mani
ross stsdsr fislse Prssegees lam asked
why do not sflvfse my friends TO make .
Union ticket with the Seeessionists. WIN
don't ron make oil and water nix? A
Uuion ticket between the intsrysntionisf.
and the Observation-Disclosures Neveg on
earth! am willing TO set with all mss
who agree with me In principle agssns
all men who are in hypr Of disturbing
the peace and harmony az ghis country
thrnsting this negro question into tbs
Congress of tie United States.
The above remarks are worthy Of shs
high-tonsd, bold and independent states.
man, and they win meet the approval o
the people who admire msniiness and
courage.