Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1861-01-30

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,shsr sysssm sf isolstion BY which We
hail b deprived Of any sonmznieAsaoS
vith ~ rsst 81 the csvilissd WORLD
No. shaS Which ARs sltasted In the
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eur i1i&r66ts, par ssf. ~ our sxistenes
e ffes people, forbid q! The north
wxs6mn Ssx<es Msrs esslst 70 ths Unffsd
Statss befose The 0oassitstaea Vas made
q sondfti0n pf psrpeln&l aaien with she
aSksr States. Ehs Tsrr3tasS4 we're or
aanixei. sektiers insised, ltpis purehss-
a. add homes mAde, on tia. pledgs al
yoar pIiehtad faith Of psspstusi union. !
3 HH&A t4NE& RA<S 28>s s8& At&e<exrAs
thouseaA inhahitants seattssed ever that
vas& Fsgtos, ~ Rsyinatioa II ~ Niseis-
sippi wns desmsa bJ III. js1kmsen % in-
porssnt end ssssnksal 70 tAsif isasessts
and prcsperity, thxa BE- did moi kssitate "a
declare thai il Spain or France insistsd
.upon retaining possssi0n Of she meuth 81
lthat r;ves, ii wouId become she duty OF
Tie unsssd States 10 take il by arms, II
they failed % acquire 1t hy treaty, II tAs
possession nf thai Eivsr, vita juTisdiosien
over its mouth and channel, WA indis-
psnsabls 10 the people Of the Northwest
when we bad two hundred thousand ID.
hsbitsnes,, Is 1t reasonable 10 suppose that
we win voluntarily surrender itaow whsn
we have ten million of psoples Louis-
lana was nos purchased Tor The sxslasivs
bans6t of the few Spanish and FFsaci
residsHts in the territory, nor for sAose
who might become residsntsr These con-
siderasions did net enter into the nsgoti-
asions and formed NO iudnsamsns 30 the
aequisision. Louisiana was purchased
with the national treasure, for ihe com
mon bens6t Of the whole Union In gansr-
al, and for the safety, eonsenioues, and
prosperity OF the Northwest Ia particular.
We paid Sls0, 000, 600 fer the territory.
We hays expsnded mRah mere than thai
sam In the sxtingnishnens al Iadiaa st.
ties, the removal Of Indians, surrey Of
lands, the sEsction Of custom houses,
light houses, forts and arssnals. We ed
mittsd che inhabitants into the Union Ga
an equal footing with ourselves. Now
we are called upon TO sekaowlsage he
moral and constitutional right Of those
people to dissolve the Union witApa1 shs
consent eli othsz States 20 saixe sha forts,
arsenels, and othsE pahlic property, and
appropriate them 10 thar own use 10
take possession Of the Mississippi river,
and sxsrrise jurisdictions ovss chs same,
and to reaansx herself 70 FE~nee, or re-
main IN indepandrnt n.tioa, or 60 form
alliances with zach nthsr foreign Powers
a. shs, in the plensisade 81 hsr sovereign
viii and pleasure may see e. Ii this
thing be doas--psaasabiy IF yea can
and foreihly, IL VOC mast ! prspose
10 say AZ this time Ia thai yea eaaaas
expeet as Of the Northwest 20 yiald eaz
ascent 10 Il, nor 10 Acknowledge yeur
right 20 do il, or the proprissy and jassics
OF the aes. ~
The respectful astsatiea with which ny
friend from Florids Mr.. YUIxEl Is list
sning 20 me, remiads nae thai his State
furnishes "a aps iIlassrasion Of this mod
arm doctrine OF secession We paid ave
million for the Territory. We expended
marveIoas sams in sabdaing tha Indiaas,
extinguishing Indian titlses removal Of
indians bayand ksr bordees, surveying the
lands, building lighthouses, navy-yards,
forts, arsenals, with untold miilions for
the never-eading Florida claims. l as
aare my friend that do not allada 10
these shlngs in an offeasiye ssnss, for be
knows hos naeh respect have for him,
and has net forgotten nay efforts in the
Honse many years ago, 70 secure the adj
missioa of hia State into she Union, In
order that he might represent her here,
az he has since done with 90 much abili-
~ and fidelity, In this body. But will
say thai it neysr occurred 10 me al thai
sims thss the State whose admissiou In
TO the Union vas adyoeazing would b
one Of the Hrss 20 join In schens 10
break mp the Enion. sRbmit 10 him
whether is ID not "a extraordinary spec
tacle 20 see thai Stats, which has cost a
so much blood and treasure, sarn hez
back on the Union which has foessred and
protected her when she was too feeble 10
protect herself, and seize shs lighthouses,
nayy-yards, forts, and axssnals, which,
although within her boundaries. wera
erected with national fund.-, for the benz
eft and deiense Of the whole Union.
| do not know that can 6pd more
striking illustration Of this doctrine OF
secession than was suggested tn nav mind
when reading the prssidsnt,s last annual
message. NJ attention was first arrest
ed By the remarkable passage, that the
Federal Government bad no power TO CO.
cree State back into tia Union il abe
did saeede and my admiration YES NM
bounded when | found, . few hnss after
wards, recommendation 20 appropriate
money 70 purchase the Island oil Unba.--
Il occurred TO nae instantly, what bril-
liant achievement il ,woald be 10 pay
Spain go, OK, 600 for Cabs, aad imaae-
disseiy admit the island into the Union
as State, and let her seceie and Ysaunsx
herself TO Spain the aext day, when she
spanish Queen would be Faady to sell
the Island again for half price, on double
price, according 10 the gnlhbilisy Of the
purchases laughter /.
During my service In Congress Il wa
one 81 M pleasant duties TO take an ae-
tive part In the ansexatioa of Texas and
1t o subsequent session 20 write and in~
trodacs ths bill which made Texas one of
the States Of the Union. Out of that am
nsxakion grew the war with Maxico, ia
which We expended S100, DO0, 00o aaa
we're left to rnoarn the loss Of about ten
shoussnd ~ gallant men - ever died
apon battlefield for the hoaer ard glory
Of tnsir eountryl We have spsas nail
lions Of Taonsy 70 profess Texas against
hsr own Indians, 10 establish fssts. and
Qualifications b protect her frontier sss-.
tIesasnts, and 10 dsfsnd her seaiass tie
assaults Of ali enemies anti sks becxuas