Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1861-08-21

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prsssas war, il she lnaiasainanea pf the
and Ne snforesneat Of the
Laws, bat shs scored ebises whs0a isa sap-4
porsars have In visw, Ia the AhoiItion a
slavery. 7his ohiees which was secretly
entertained ii aEsts 10 now more publiely
La fast the papers which sx-
prsss toe sentiments Of . majority of tbs
xar psrsys SIRE beginning 10
spsak eas plaisly nd suphasacaliy upon
this point. Read the following sxsrses
which We clip from the New York hide
pendent, which no doubt expresses the
feelings and sentiments of the great balk
of Republicans In the Eastern States:
ssThe Grand resuls--shs only solution
Of the questions fast coming up; the
emancipation of The slarsa By the nation
What other escape Ii shers from our dilh-
caIsieaf Why shoald not our people and
our statesmen loci il fairly in the face
The South il far stronger and better
supplied than We suppose. She j. in earsa-
est. She believes herself bitterly wroag-l
ed. She Is not liksly 70 think herself less
so after blockade and campaign. She
is encouraged BIZ the base sympathy Of
England. She never could feel any sure
ty Tor slavery in another Union with us.
She hates as. II
Evidently, there is bat one path to sofs-
ty and viotoxy--on to permanent aettle-
ment--one 20 the quiet or sabjugation of
the South. Do ncs fear itl Look II
boldly in the face--namely; the enancs+
patton of the siayes. II
Let our ARMIES, as military necessity
and stratigical act, declare freedom 70
all, and in moment we have an army of
|, 000, 900 human beings ca our sise--ai+
lies In every house and on evesry plansS-
ton. The aneny is dsuorslixed. Paui1
sweeps through the southern land Here
is foe more dreadful than nortlsga g
mies.
Fighting so near our own forces, we may
hope the ysvsngeful feelings Of these poor
oppressed creatures would be restrained.
Still there would inevitably be alsolat5on
and distraction sweeping like tempest
over the southern land. And if ro1sld be
fssss. These men have borne tht wrongs
of century, and why should not sieir up
rising be blood? Les them hare thar
freedom If they can win it--evsr though
il be over the corpses Of thsir matters and
the ashes of their homestezds. Aser this
tempest Of FIRE and havoc woun arise o
better erea for the south. Free Iaborers
would pour in, wasted fields wotd be cal
tivated BIZ new hands; ruined Giles would
be built up by northern capital and inge~
nuitY, and the problem and tie task for
the civilization of the coming age would
be the education and preparation of four
millions Of blacks-perhaps through some
system Of apprenticeship rights and
privileges Of free laborerz. -
For such q glorious result, if tt comes
through Eears and blood do sos deVotatly
pray"
Take from the war tte prospec& of
"emaneipating the slaves" and Ii will
loose all Of its charms win the majority
of its supporters. There may be few
persons IN Iowa, who would be willing to
be taxed to carry on war waged for the
object announced in the above extract
bat we believe their number would hardly
amount to a respectable minority Of the
Republican party. We don's believs that
a majority Of tho citizens OF Iowa, will
consent to Do taxed 10 aid this new yanp-
ed Abolisionism. This proposition pre-
SCENTS the absurd idea of Sustaining the
Constitution and enforcing the laws" BY
plain and palpable violation Of both.
LOYALTY 70 THE CONSTITUTION.
Just at this time when the disunion
Black Republican leaders, are making
great ado about "loyalty to the Consti-
tuition" and in the States of Missouri
and Kentucky are swearing Pill persons
suspected of disloyalty TO the Constiau-
tion, not only TO support it, but to sap
port Linooln's Administration, we would
like TO know, whether they recognize the
right Of mental reservation when the
oath ia taken. SALMON P. CHASE Score
tary Of the Treasury, as Chairman Of the
Committee on Resolutions at the Buffalo
Abolition Convention in lS48, introdaced
and voted for the following resolution:
"Resolued, That we hereby give Ii to
be distinctly understood by this nation
and the world, that ~ abolitionists, ses.
sidering that the strength Of our cause
lies in It's righteousness, and our hope
for 1t in conformity to the laws OF God,
and our support of the rights of man, we
owe TO the Sovereign Ruler OF the uni
verse, as proof Of our allegiance to Him,
in ali our civil relations and Offices,
whether IS citizens, friends or as public
fuRctionaries, sworn 70 support the Consti-
sutioa OF the United States. to REGARD
and treat the third clause of that instru-
nent, Whenever applied ia the case of "a
fttgistvs slaee, 0s utterly Null and Posd,
and consequently forming no part Of TIE
Constitution Of The United States, whsn-
ever We are called upon or sworn to sup
port il.'
We have no evidence that Mr. Chase
has changed bis views in relation 10 the
binding force Of the Constitution, and IL
one portion Of it can be regarded e.
utterly nall aud void, !" we ASK II any
other portion or even the whole Caaskita-
Eion may NOS be regarded Ia shs saAs
IighGs Ii We were TO seek for gn an
swer In the Official sets Of The present
administration, We would moss certainly |
ind an afhrmative answer TO the fosego-
ing question, for the Constitution has |
besn treated as nudity by II ever since |
Its accession to power. For our part We |
believe In supporting the sohoss Conssisn-
lion snd al the laws made Ia pursuance
thereof, and We are called 'sssisor - |
bus Lincoln, Scots, Rrsmons, Chase, and |
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