The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-06-01
nEsELLroy sor PUNISHABLE.

Il, our Iu, ;s.us We called the attention
81 at. and other advocates OF ballot
Ls1 rspudis.ion," to the ssosiusnss contain
ed in the following rssslution,-passed BY
the Iowa House Of Represen.atives-so Wit:
s,,otr.x byshe House af Representatives. the Sen
,.s eeErrfaz herein tha. the faith, credit and re-
uress u ne STATE II Gswa. both IN nsn ard money
are h<sesy !rrevecAbly pleased 70 aay zmsan'r go
,krg extsc. xlIeh the Feieral Gosernrten. issy de-
.nf - sappr esq treason sHbaus resetlios enfofse
sse avs protect the lives and propeffT 81 d! icy et
iress and maintain nsoIs.e The on1titasa ana sss
sTsixasy a The Szt.ou.
"T-- ssJs this resolution was 20
amended, before its passage, As to read
.whieh the Government may constitution
ally demand" Very true, and very good.
Bot, ct" further Gays, that "she reso-
luton, as amended, merely expresses gener-
ally, the duty Of the State Of Iowa to assist
the Federal Government, rhen occasion de-
raand,, ss.o suppress treason, subdas rebel
lion, enforce the laws" e,c.,-snd then
whimperingly and snivelingly adds, that, II
b. h., ever written anything sat variance
With the spirit Of the resolution so amend
ed, he would be glad to have the No1pare'i
poin. it out. Misrepresentation, and the
use Of unpopular epishsss, seems TO De the
entire "stock 10 trade" Of such papers As
the Nonpareii."
After this snivsl. do one should presume
70 doubt "T-s" loyalty, or his aversion
to "unpopul,f epithsss." II he does not
like 10 be called . traitor, be should not up
hold sreason-if he does not like to be
Dubbed q ballos.box repudiator, be should
not uphold and sustain those who are even
now appealing, by force Of arms. from its
decision. EFT" evidently thinks it no
argnmen. to "twit on facts" Bully for
Ell" He is also Of the opinion that
traitor is an unpopular epithet," and
doubtless prefers the sobriques Of ''seces-
sionis..n Bully for ct" Schuyler
preferred fnaneier TO robber-Sickles de-
Tended his honor-be was no murderer;
Fowler appropriated money-hs was no
thief; Twiggs turned orer the property
and troops Of the q. S. to the State author
tiles Of Texas for safe keeping-hs is no
traitor! "What's in a name 2" Nothing
then bully for "T-," Schuyler, Fowler
and Twiggs- men Of nice distinctions, all.
But, to 20 back little. ct" accuses
us Of Misrepresentation, and then goes on
to say, that the above resolution, sincerely
expresses generally the duty Of the State Of
Iowa 10 assist the Federal Government, uien
occasion demands "to suppress treason"
etc. Now, We call this assertion bare
faced Observation-Disclosures in with
oil the facts before his eyes. The premises
upon which the resolution was based, are
thus unsauivoeally stated in the preamble
to wit: "Hhsreas, The President Of the
"Unissd States has appealed to all loyal
citizens to favor, facilitate and aid THE
effort to maintain the honor, the intsg-
Grity, and the existence Of the National
Union and suppress treason and rebellion
"ogainst the Federal Government, therefore
g be i. resolved" etc.
BY the adoption Of this preamble, the Iowa
House of Representatives distinctly recog-
mixed the fact that the President was making
a constitutional " EFFORT to maintain the
honor, the integrity and the existence of the
National Uuion"-and hence they sought
to, and did,-by the adoption of the reso-
luton which EFT" quotes, pledge "the
" faith, credit and resources Of the State Of
"Iowa, both in men and money, to any
" smount and to any extent, which the Fed
"eral Government may Constitutionally,"
" demand" to "favor, facilitate and aid
|" THE EFFORT now being made by the
Government, "to suppress, treason, subdue
rebellion, enforce the laws, protect the
/" lives and properly of loyal citizens, and
I" maintain inviolats the Constitution and
/" integrity Of the Nation"
Has TT given utterance to senti.
msnts at variance with the spirit Of the res
olution under consideration We think so.
His declaration that this s'EFFORT to main.
tain the Union, was stimulated by the pride
Of porer, and the madness Of .fanaiicisn,"
is directly at variance with the noble spirit
of the resolution adopted by tee Iowa House
OF Representatives. Don's you think so,
raadss2 Again, the resolution says the
President is making an .fort ,o-do what?
Why, to suppress treason and rebellion
ssa'nss the Federal Government and
pledges the faith, credit and men Of Iowa,
to favor, facilitate and aid this effort
TT, on the contrary, cowardly in.in-
yates manly, Amt is?-shat the President
has usurpsd powers not delegated to him,
aud plunged ths nation into a eira nar -
OF course there 10 no difference, here-oh
Sa--ouly one Of those e1quisisely delicate
Distractions which ct" delights in cul-
;ivasins.
We ssnr TIE CoaNitasionsi right OF enc State or
sisst s'a.ss 70 s.eese from the rnton. We deny also
TIE rtshs ~ the Pre.id.n,, Of STATE or even Cen
sress i;self 60 make var uran cteer States se>asss
tie, hs~.sss~ieA.
This 10 "r-'s" Positions stated By
htu9SHs Nv Wv ufSh uSotVAS1 w uSSAsty
subscribe. Neither State Or any number o.
States have Constitutional right to seceds
for Sscessiou-as sxempliaed by South
and the rest Of the so-caIlsd Con-
federase States-means the setting Of the
lsw, Of the Government at defiance, the IN
lawful seizure Of public property BY force
. ~. ~
and rebellion. "Secsssion" 10 susared
pill. compounded for the use Of men Who
dislike such 'sanpopalar epishess' ~ "srais-
err aud "rehsl." Secession and treason are
syusuymsas-shough our friend "T-'s"
extremely sensitive powers Of disserunen:,
may enable him to detect an sse1susitely
delieass' distinction between the two.
The dsaial Of "T-,' in the other SEN