Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1861-08-14
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mM hslalging 10 - State xorcss weso
shos near Hudson, is the inxosson ek ~
North Misscusia and HaunibaI Railroads.
By order az Capt. Edward e. Allen u
this eiys They wsss aasaaed az Asvinx
bod soaAsshing TO do with TIA Nllinx =
Sharpe and Jagsr. But. sinss their dsskh.
good esidanee has, hsen prsaaosd I'll
fks vicsiAzs ware not Mifhin aNanSy niIas
o. the killisg u Sharpe, and had 10
km0wledes GO tAa Occurrences. The cd
oass who hsd the two shas, aa soon ID
they ware fully sakisGsd es shs& fast,
apgselags<sa ta tbs bssssysd gazaily md
relations of shs dead men, snd expressed
shais slaears ragre& ID what had ooearrsd.
Aboas the sauna sizae an old man and
his grandsons boy OF about ssvsnsesu
yaars OF age, wsFa saken into camp "a
prisoners. Thsy rafased 60 take the pre-
sesibsd oath, and were shan ordered 20 bs
| shot. Their haaas wsss tied, and shsy
we're ardsrsd 10 knsel down, 10 wyssl
their doom. As sha soldisgs were zsrs-
pairing 10 Gro at them, shs ysuag mar
sprsng to his fest, and ran for his lifs.--.
4 number u saasksss we're discharged u
him, osly eas howeEeg, taking effect
Ha vas shot In che ahsuld@, bat escaped
Ii 10 theughs he will Ioae mis- Ida. Ths
old man remained On his kneas, his faxes
haig waving 10 the hsease, ~ he baxad hi.
bOsom, and pointing 30 his hsaEt, haggsl
OF ths aaLissTs 10 takk good aim. q b
did not wish 10 remaia Ioag in axoay.--
he also remarked sssEy father laic
down bis Life u Banker Hill..I Iba@x th.
scars at the hattie of Landy's Lane, ana
the bones Of one Of my sons lay on til,
soil OF Mckee, yes according TO ysuf yer,
aion of patriotism and loyaaty I mus
suffer death. Now kill ms.0 The sol,
disrs thea released she old man, they haG
not the hssxs TO murder him."
These are some Of the fruits Of Ehi
Civil War nsw Devastating cur coaatry
1t aass bare besn quite eoasolsng 10 sh,
friends Of che Two saardsrsd zasaa % hay,
their murders apologies and express re-
greet for she murder Of two innocens men
1t must also be quite pleasant shing
for an cid soldier to be arrested by
gang OF ragamuE6ns And required TO 70
swear allegiance TO a Government for
which be had shed 3 portion Of his life
blood to maintain. Such hswsssr, ar
and will eontinuste be the curses prough
upon the country By Civil War.
How long must such . state Of thing
continue and how long Will il be bsfosi
the people Of this once free and happI
country viii agree as Ia timss Of old, &c
allow each man TO think for himself ans
20 recognise the binding force d th,
Constitution, which guarantees to ever,
nsn the freedoms Of speschs Hos Ions
viii it be before shs people win discovsl
that those who hare bean assembled fol
the ostensible purpose Of ssnaaiusainins
the Constitution and enforcing the laws, ,
are srampling both under their featf
| II the people would regain one iosa Of
the freedom Which they formerly sxar.
ciseds they must rise in their might ant
demand National Convention for tn,
settlement Of the matters which now di
vide and distract the people of the Union
Il wOald be better to divide the Union q
ores and thereby save q portion of oal
\ Ii .As-~s---A hAn- 10 have tina ursssnt civil
war oonEiane, antil the whole are ABSORBED
IN military despotisza. There appsax1
70 be disposition on the part of all con,
nscted With the army, from the Prssidsn
down to the private soldier, to disregard
the Constitution and laws Of The country
Ii the people quietly submit TO thast
usurpations, we may a. veil bid farewell
TO freedom and liberty. The death knel
Of both has been sounded, aaa the peopl,
may yes, If they will, prevent the execu.
| ton.