The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-02-02
AMENDING THE eoSsriTuTloN.

AMENDING THE GOS&I11lIiON.
PreTsas TO To. late election, which re-
suited ia The eosspls,e sssrthrsv Of that
ssssy which hss bssoghs shs GessFsnens
t. bsakrap,sy, ard The verge Of raio-ws
lizard from the noashs .! all "spousers"
no. ors ~ori against the Cens:iiution OF
,h. Tinted States. Democrats, Rspsbii-
cas- AID Bal nsen alike pronounced in favor
Il preserving the Cans;it1:ion ~ i. is-de-
slsriss i, aIl-sOg -ien. for the preserva.ion
&. ,hi, great Republic. No ATTRACTIONS
we're TO be siloxsd-nst cue jos CT title OF
j: uas to De ata,.d, and none % bold and
asr,ny. As to propose to snsnd il IN 'ny
par.ica!ar' Il vas jas: rishs-and headed
10 tiaxsr.ug whatever. Democratic "sra-
,sr., and politicians, profsssed holy rev.
srescs for tia: document? They consider
ed themselves the especial and argus-syed
guardians Of ,hs, glorious Instrument, snd
rnreighsi s-ainst tie Republican party, on
the ground that that party vas looking to az
ultimate amendment OF the Constitution.
that would provide for the abolition Of
slavery, WIKI the Democracy, the Cans'i-
sut!on would be safe They would no: toll
crate, ~ a party measure. anything 'quins-
i,~ towards M amendment. to the Ccus.itu'
ten Not they.
Tbs vas the ground occupied by the
Democratic paT.y-the party which caused
,he prescn. troubles, by the destruction Of
sacred compact, SIX years sgo-before the
election, and when they had some sishs
hopes, by some hook OF crook, Of retaining
for another four years, control Of the Gov
ernmsnt they had so bassly prostituted to
partisan purposes, duriag the pas. eight
years.
Bus. no sooner did the Democratic party
learn the verdict Of the people-!earn that
tbs Government had been taken from their
ua-or,hy c!utches-than they threw of all
disguise ceased eulsgixing the. Const;u-
sIon-and revealed to the world their true
character that Of "rn!e or ruiu'' party.
VIA. m.gnspimity consistency and pat
rssi.m the Democrats party has displayed
since the election! They io;nsd issue and
went into the cauvas. for the chief msSistra
ev. They wsr, defeated -outvoted-and
they magnanimonsly declare that they will
destroy the Government tina; the people re-
fused longer 10 commit: to their charge!
The Constitution wasa glorious and all
embracing documsn. before election, so
sad the Democratic party. Now, that they
were defeated, why the Constitution needs
sm.adingjn very many important psrtcu-
iars
Before election, the Democracy were very
s.r-nous for the reinforcement" Of the laws
Now this same party, smarting under the
pang. of political dissolution, is daily-nay.
hourly aiding By it, voice, in setting the
laws a. defiance!
such Il. Democracy! 1t is for the Con-
sttution and the enforcement, Of tho laws,
jus. so long as it has the control Of the
sslas--aad not one moment longer!
AL tho "Compromisc,," falsely So called,
,hs: have been offered in Congress, looking
90 amendments TO the Constitution, have
been proposed by this Democratic party
save ths Cvit.sndeu proposition. Petit
tons are being circulated in this State, as
IN all the Northern statss, by Democratic
d-macogues, asking Congress TO make ouch
amendments to ths Constitution, as shall he
satisfactory 10 the South. We are glad
that our opponent, are engaged in this sort
Of business. for this reason: at is a tact
confession, on their part, that the Republic
cGn Party riH sustaia and uphold The
Coaahution as our Fathers r,G,te H." For
our par;, w. agree with the Iowa City
Reporter "thas the Constitution is good
enough. |, wGs made hy the wi.es: states.
men the world has ever scen-mon Of large
capacity, great experience and devoted to
freedom regulated by juiicious law. ithss
carr ell Us safely through more than half a
century through wars with foreign powers
-- through more dangerous troubles from
within. II properly sustained now and
ever. it vii DO the same again. 10 matter
how severely may be the pressure. II
amendments are TO DO made ii Is but part
Of wisdom 10 see to it that they be not now
attempted whilst several States stand with
arms ia their hands opposed to the Govern
msnr. To make term, with traitors, is
bGt tn set bounty upon treason in the fu- (
turc.'