The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-07-13
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any State, except, perhaps, South Carolioa
in favor Of dis0nion. There is much reasc,
TO believe that the Union mes are the ma
jority in many, il not in every one Of the !,
called eeceded States. The contrary ha
NOT been demonstrated in any one OF them
II 10 ven,ured to affirm this even in virgini,
and Tennessee, for the result Of an clecsio,
held in military camps where bayonets ~,
all on oue side Of the question voted upon
can scarcely beconsidered as demonstrating
popular sentiment at such an election. Al
that large class who are ut once for tht
Union and against coercion, would be co.
creed to vote against the Union. II may Be
affirmed, without extrAvagauce thatths free
institutions We enjoy have developed the
powers and improved the condition Of our
people beyond an example in the world.
OF this We now have striking aud an i'm
pressive illustration. So large an army "a
the Government has now on foot was never
before known without soldier in it bus
who had taken his place therc Of his own
free choice; but more than this, there are
many single regiments whose members, one
and another possesses full practical knowl-
edge OF all the arts, sciences, professions
and whatever else useful or elegant known
in the world, and there is scarcely one from
which there could not be selected Presi-
dent, u Cabinet, a Congress, and perhaps q
Court, abundantly competent to administet
the Government itself. Nor do say this
s.not true also in the army of our late
friends, now adversaries, in the contest.
But II is, so much better the reason WHY
the Government, which has conferred such
benefits on both them and Us should not be
broken up. Whoever, in any section, pro-
poses to abandon such 4 Government, would
do we'll to consider, in Difference to what
pr,ncipleit is that he does it, what better he
IS likely to get in its stead; whether the
substitute will give or be intended to give
so much Of good to the people. There are
some foreshadowings on this subject. Our
adversaries have adopted some declaration
OF independence, in which, unlike tho good
old one penned by jefferson, they omit the
words, "All men are created equal" They
have adopted temporary National Consti.
tuition, in the preamble Of which, unlike our
good old one, signed by Washington, they
print We, the people, and substitute We. tho
deputies OF the sovereign and independent
States. Why this deliberate pressing out OF
view the rights Of men and the authority OF
the people? This is essentially peopis's
contest on the side Of the world that form
a substance of government whose leading
object is TO elevate tho condition Of men, to
lift artificial weights from all shoulders, 10
clear the paths Of laudable pursuit for all
to afford nm unfettered start and fair chance
in the race Of life, yielding to the partial
and temporary departures from necessity.
This is the leading object Of the Government
for whnSa c-iRk anNo xra NnufonA !.
lam most happy to believe that the plain
people understand and appreciate this. Il
is worthy Of note that while in this, the
hour Of trial, large numbers
of those in the army and navy who hnvo
been favored with the offices have resigned
and proved false to the hand which had
them, not one common soldier or
sailor is known to have deserted
bis flag. Great honor 10 due to those OFF,
GERS who have remained true, despite the
example Of their trsaoherous associates /;
but the greatest honor and most inportant
Fact Of all 10 the unanimity and frmuess Of
The common soldiers and common sailors,
TO the last man.
SO far as known, they have successfully
resisted traitorOus efforts Of those whose
but an hour before they obeyed
ns absolute law. This 10 the patriotic in
stnct Of plain people; they understand with
out any argument TINT the destroying the
which was made By Washing.
ton, means no good to them. Oar popular
Government has often been called an expCr-
ment. Two points iu it our people have
already settled, the successful establishing
ard the successful administering Of It. Ono
still RENAME, its successful maintainAnce
against a formidable internal attempt to
overthrow it. 1t is now for them to DEM
onstrate to the world that those who can
fairy carry an election, can also suppress .
that ballots are the rightful ana
peaceful SUCCESSORS of bullets, and that when
ballots have fairly and constitutionslly deci-
ded there can be no successful appeal back to
bullets; that there can be no successful ap-
peal except to ballots themselves at succceed-
ing elections. Such will be n great lesson
Of peace, teaching men what they cannot
take by an election, neither can they take
i. by war, teaching all their folly OF being
the beginners Of the war. Lest there DO
be some uneasiness in the minds Of candid
men as what 10 to be the course Of the Gov
crnment to wards the Southern States after
the rebellion shall have been suppressed,
ING LxeCutSt uetms ~ w o"y A".Ae
il will be guided by the constitution and tho
laws, and that be probably will have no
understanding OF the power and
duties OF the federal government rela-
tive to the rights OF the States and the peo-
pie under the constitution than expressed
in the inaugural address.
He desires TO preserve the Government
that it may be administered for oil as it WAS
by the men who made il. Loy-
al citizens everywhere have the right toriaim
this Of their Government, and ths 0ssern-
meut has no right to withhold or neglect;
it is not perceis ed that in giving it, there,is
any coercion, any conquering or any SUBJ
LOCATION in any jnst sense Of these terms.
The Constitution provides, and oil the
States have accepted the provision, that ths
United States shall guarantees to every State
10 this Union republican form Of Govern.
men, but il State may lawfully go out Of
the uniont having done 90 IL may also die.
card the republican form Of goyernmsnt !;
50 that to prevent its going ont il all indis-
pensable means 10 the end OF maintaining
the guaranty mentioned where an end IL
lawful and obligatory the indispensable
meaps necessary to il are slso lawful and
obligatory. Il 10 With the deepsst regret
that the Executive found the duty Of en-
blowing the var power In defepce of t6e
Goysreneut forced upon him. He eoolG
bat perform this duty or surrender tha
goverpmsnt. Compensate would in thia
case Be crime. Not that compromises srl
rot sften proper, bat that no popular Gov.
erpnsnt can long survive narked precs.
Hdeat that those who carry an election car
only says the Government from immedist.
dec!inatioo By giving up the nsin poin'
upon which the people gsve the election
The people themselves. and not sbsil
ervssts, can safsly reverse their owo Do.
iiberate decisions. As private citizen, th'
Executive could not have consented tbs
these institutions shall perish. Moch les'
could be 10 betrayal Of 20 vast and 90 sacfst
trust a. these free people hsd con6dsd 4
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