Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1861-07-03

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GavEcsE BEuyss, june %, 1881.
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= Membsss " sAa CITY eanais
GssrIxsxs You ARE respectfully In
it'd 10 attend, Ia q body the unian |
.,eisbxation of che oomipg ksfioaal An
on The 4th day Of July, In 0oua-
III EluHs. 4za
A place i'm the procession, and seats On I
aAs Kssazsis, wild be sssfgnsa 10 me May-
o., Mszahers q tha caanssis and oshss
In behalf Of the Committee Oh Iuvisa-
tsous. ID. e. GLOOMER,
a g ~ Chairnan.
CogScIL BIEEEsy Jane n 1861.
d. G. BLooAaK, aya7 . +.g +.
Chairman &c .rt ..s III
Sir Your letter bearing
date June 26lh, 1861, tsadering 70 me -
Mayor of the City o. Counsil Biuifs, and
ssthe Members Of shs City Council, " -
invitation 10 be present and participate 10
the aUnion OeIsbration Of the coming Ma
tional Anniversary ON the 9Th day Of July"
was received on the evening after lss date.
Permit me to say, that for the Last thirty
years 1t has given me much pleasure TO DO
present on sach occasions, and should
upon the present. Anniversary Of the birtA
day Of lhis Nation, have sutsred cordial
IL into tha usual arrangements for 10 cal
ehration bat yoa and others, BY jour
scss and vosss have plainly indicated that
the 9Th aay af July, 1851, in Council
BiasFs, u 10 be desecrated 70 party aggran-
diaexnens and TO the advancement Of parry
aas political designs. The 4th day OF
Juiy Is HssEtaoaai HsIsa4y Ama b asslfngs
equally to every citizen Of the United
States, and therefore, upon that day, all
should lay aaide all party prsjadiea and
unite In coinmemorating the dry which
gave birth to ons Of the greatest Nations
apon thsgiobs. Heretofore such has been
che coarse parsusd, but II has been re-
served for parry Clique, In Counca Bluff
70 be the Rrst 70 attempt, 10 THAR lasting
| disgrace, 10 take from that day Its Nation.
atty and desecTats II TO party purposes.
The design in prsaxing the word "Bn-
ionp before ssCelsbrations wa distinctly
announced by yourself and others 10 be,
ssso draw line of distinction between
those Who advooase the war policy Of shs
| present Administration and those who
oppose that policy In your own langa-
age, ssshose VINO sustain the present AID.
mSnistrasion are Union men and are In
vissd; those who oppose the Adminizsra.
ton are disnniouisss and traitors and ar
not invited Or expected TO attend the Gel
sbrAtion.' Iyisld 70 no man IN dsvotioz
70 the Uaion. desire TO see the UuiOE
preserved ; but believe viii The immor,
sal gRrrkasos; that IA Government heit
together By tina bonds Of reasoa only, re.
CURES mach Compromise iof opinion
tkAt things even salatary sFouid nes b,
Icrazamsa down the shrosts pf Dissenting
bssthsea, especially when taay may be pu
iato forxn 70 be willingly swallowed
and that great deal Of ssdaIgencs j
necessary 70 ssrungshsn habiss Of har
nony aald frsssrnity.s armly believv
sAas this Unioa eaanet be aeld tsgsthe
| BY force and civil war. " great States
man and pasxios ASDKxw ssacksos In hi
| farewell address, said 'Ehs Conztita
| tisn caunot be maintained, aor tbs Unisl
preserved an opposiaion 10 aSaie fsslsms
By The mers szsrtios Of sAs icoerciDe posc
sss eonadsd to ina Geasrai Sorsvanssat.i
In the same address, while discussing th
question Of coercion and zsvsl ssar, b
said tsif such struggle 10 sssr begun
/ and the citizens of one section Of d
country are ayrayed IN axrssagainss thos
OF another in doubtful esadiOs, LEI N
battle fssssA ~ u mag, HERE WILL
BE An END TO THE UNION. III
lamented DouoLAa in his last apssch /
the United States Ssnates said 9Th
r var has had many motivs for its con
nenssmsat; u eaw haps @sss sas result
/: whsthsy il will Last one yssk O. atty yeaEs-
FINAL ETERNAL gSPARGxIoxk DlSUNION.
"Wars Is disaatea, ESxvEz Bin and kTEE
NAL" n 49, 49,. .s
II Raliering NJ l de- THAI aigil saar. d dil
union~-that arssalt - itsmay, there Wi
: be AZ end Of the unionp-sha& Sit "a
/: have but one result, fsa sssRxAE ssRl
/ aArzsS, DIsUNIoN; and asdensly deaf
Ing the perpslaa,ian q oar glosioss III
: Ion, and, believing that the enly msss
byswhich il can b. preserved AID pape
q uaied il to put . stop tel tha present sis
-Iwss, lam dasidedly exposed 20 the ",
! policy Of che present. Adniniasaasien.
Now alr, iaAsnach . ypas The essa0r
tho dag and olhsr Leading Black Rspal
! lisaas have declared In Pablia spssshe
thai man snsszsainiag we xisws which
I snssriaias ara tsdisunio4issa and traitor
! and are not iaxitsa g, o. axPsstsd % o
|, tend the oelebrasion = Iands in.smaah
my attendance ansiAg sacA cixsumssanc,
would De eeasssasa inso an oct Of sel
] stalsi6caassa md IN enaorseznens ii yos
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