The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-07-20

~ 1cne hnndred State troops nn1k
forty'' and driving them dack 20 the t.au-
road. This retreat, however "oae tauus-
apd,' va. cut OF BY sirfy State srcops an s
command Of Capt. Bro~n.n Shade q Auu-
chs u,ou. s.Lafer.n s.Just heArd from ."e
6sht The Federal troops were osas
yh.ered. aud unless reiniorceu' o ~
night theJ xillan be cut 10 pieces y
sixty men, re suppose. ,,:
In addition Ia The above TIE kepuohcan
gives this: s.Fightrg four n'ies norm ~. ~
Florida, in Monroe county, eesween 49,
I u. States troops and State troops saiu W y
81 or 100 and beng reinforced Inc
.nl, Of the latter was ,ha, the one N0usa"1
eot cut up. ;,,
Now these yarns are about on par WIN
1 the secession casing on our streets s'n0s
Jackson met Seiysl. The Repaohean = ~
/ old a bird to be caught With such cnan, anu
We might, without being impef'snsns ~
hone. ask hos the editor permitted sue"
/ stuff 20 90 into his columns, even on 'oaoi-
nation. ,;st.
/ La the peculiar state of things no" eAis.
/ ing in Missousi there is great INJURY W
suit from giving currency to faiss 1epol.s'
Many persons become excited ny these u''s-
representations, plunge into impruueo1'ss,
and bring ruinupan themselves rs upon 'he'r
nsigabars. Let every good ci,Isa 'r"""
upon this game Of bra9 on subject 60 Sc
r,ous "a that II civil war. Taere - NJ eA-
cuse for il, arb beside, il shows arpfas''y
of sentiment on a calamity the most serious
and lamentdle that has ever an1 ecu OUT
country. La an end be put TO these iaise-
hoods.
We have SAID that Uuion men have 10
hnckle on th,ir armor and drive these pess
..e.-a~s laa,s-rs from the State or hang them
| nj the cross pads whenever they are cauSnt'
The Government will sustain you AMI We
call upon you 20 prepare for active service
Missouri mast and will be kept open as .
great thnrsushfare westward. The Federal
forces vii move from this point down the
Mississippi, Arkansas and Red River to the
Gulf. falling JEFF. Davis and beauregard IN
their rear and cut off their retreat through
the onlyayenue Of escape when Gen. Scout
presses town upon them. This Will be me
result AID winding up Of the campaign.
The caue of these desperate men Is utterly
hopeless JEFF. Davis and Beauregard know
to day, IS well as they kno" that the sun
shines tlat they are ruined and their cause
homeless Their rank and file don't know
II. but ,ley do, and IN their madness III an
hour of desperation they are willing to see
gallant men slaughtered By thousands mere
" to keep up appearances and 10 sustain an
unhaly md false pride.
Whatever temporary skirmishing tr-
kumphs secessionists may herald as victories,
we tell good men to ''siand from under.
Woud 90 heaven we could hold up TO the
eyes of every honest man, every son OF the
Es.h,,ao,a sin.vo of the land, the map OF
this campaign az We see 1t, ana impress up
on them the awful consequences which Will
inevitably fall upon the heads OF the trait
nrs in this rebellion. Our space is exhaust
ed to day, and we must close 10y begging
Missouri.ns to wipe their han1s OF seces-
! sion and "stand from UNDER" or in less than
ninety DAYS they will DO utterly ruined
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