The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-05-04

TPrcsn the New feEk HetAlal
/ The ssupendous demonstration which III,
city witnessed last Saturday, in favor oI
the preservation of the integrity Of ,hs
Union, has no parallel IN the history Of III,
world. IL was more than meeting-it was
q national ovation. Unaon square sas bu,
the loudly beating heart, OF which every
thoroughfare OF the metropolis constituted
an artery. Wave upon wave Of human
beings, thousands and thousands unon tens
OF thousands. poured through the streets
for hours together, acinaied by sentiment,
asither Of jav NOR Of triumph: but Of innex-
Elble determination that. whatever the cost
NAV he, the Union shall be preserved.
| With the hombardment Of Fort Samrier,
all past Issues, every party line and platform
vas swept away, and became as obsolete as
the period beyond the food. With the
opening OF the batteries Of General Besure.
gard upon the Gag Of the United States, a
new volume in the history Of the country
opened, which can never close, until the
Union has emerged out Of its present tril.s,
full Integrity and splendor, without the !oss
| of single star. Nor is the enthusiastic
patriotism which has been displayed, wi hin
the past week, confined to New York. North.
West and East, the eople are unit. On.
position is unknown; but, in every city, town,
village, hamle, and dwelling, from the
Atlantic seaboard to the Rocky Mountains,
the same unanimous resolve prevails, 10, 10
lay down arms until the rebels Of the South
have been reduced to submission.
The government Of the Confederate States
has wapronly and wickediy inaugura,ee hos
s'llties, in order to dissever and destroy the
republic. The government at Washington
has appealed 10 the love Of the country,
which rules in the heart Of every good ci,i-
zen, North and South, to aid 1t in est,blish-
ing the Union upon its pristine basis. 1t
could have invoked no principle SO potent to
unite the sympaihies and concentrate the
energies of a civilized people. 1t is founded
in instincts which lie deep down in the hu-
man heart, and form part Of its un,.usht, !,
natural logic. Patriotism. reverence for the
past, respect for established authority, as
well as the Law Of self. preservation, are all
motives for maintaining it. The at,emps of
a successful faction at the South to impair
our national unity. is a sacrilege from which
every sensitive mind ehudders, and be
odiousDess Of the word treason, justly At
taehes to those who would rend the parts Of
the homogeneous whole asunder. Hence il
il, that one soul, one will, inspires the
Northern States in his terrible crisis, and
that, as Senator Baker exclaimed, s.S.ven
hundred and fifty thousand men. and three
hundred millions Of money! will be readily
sncrfced in behalf Of such vast and Ore.
cions interest.
II is clear as MONDAY, that the atroc ,ous
effort to destroy the Union, cannot succeed.
Its aspiration to do so il unnatural, suicidal
and base, aud can find no response in the
intellect or conscience Of right minded indi-
viduals, even in the srccded States. The
programme If President Lincoln on the
contrary, is founded upon that imper,shnble,
inextinguishable love Of country. vi hich will
not permi, the REIMBURSEMENT OF any Of it's
parts, but prefers any sacrifice TO its disin-
tegratinn- All that the people demand is
that II shall be carried out With the utmost
vigor and energy. The North does not stint
its profFers Of men and money. Two hun
dred thousand troops will as readily be
yielded ns the seventy five thousand that
have been required. II loans are wanted
our merchant, and capitalists have sienitrd
their willingness 10 give, with the utmost
profusion. We call. then, npnn government
to take no less than the exlgencies Of the
case require, and to be restraiaed within
the limits Of no I'll calculated economy
The war that has begun, should be shnrt.
sudden; bold and determined. The banner
OF the Constitution should be carried into
every corner Of the Union where it has been
thrown down, and it should be remembered
that fearful bloody strife, Of limited dura.
ton, is preferable to prolonged conflict.
Neither should the otject in view be ever
lost sight of, amidst the excited passions Of
the hour. IL is not to avenge wrongs, to
destroy enemies or to subdue territory, but
to restore to the nation the prosperity it
enjoyed one year ago, in a word, to conquer
peace.
(FrHm the New York Tribune
The meeting at Union Park on saturday
vas not merely meeting in single locality,
but n rally OF the people Of this city and the
cities and the country round about, in an
immense conc"urse that spread itself in
cry direction, almost from river to river.
and from one end Of the town To the other.
Its central point, indeed was Union Square,
where the mighty crowd surged " .th constant
ebb and low at the foot of the statute Of
Washiugton-th that br ronzc. immuvable finger
roin,ing ever forward-uvpr which fuated
the torn dag upon its broken staff which had
waved over Sumter I'LL the shot of the rebels
brought j, down. OF all that was said and
done we give detailed account elsewhere:
but the spirit that moved she ten thousands
that ,hrong.d the streets the deep and earn
est but not loud rng husiasm than ran with
an electric thrill through he vast multitude,
gave to The dav character that has mark ed
no occasion IN this country sinee those other
April ,iavs of eighty five years ago. Ii was
the r, ioic,ng ever the first great victory.
New York, the heart of the Tn on. beats now
With steady pulse, and knows no other
feeling but love OF country and devotion TO
it, Gag. When il is remembered how very
little While ago IL 10 since deep anxiety
prevailed among US how far the spirit Of
rebellion bad ssiScd upon portion OF the
people when treachery vas openly avowed
m high places. and plan was maturing 10
sever New York from The Federal Union and
make il an independents city; and ~hsn,
tha, the hour # rial has come. all petty
Question. Of discussion have passed away
AID are forgotten. and the duty Of a faithful
and devon, allegiance 10 a common county
| j. slape cherished. VIC may ~sH regard the
demonstration On Saturday as the 6r-s grea,
and glorious victory Of overwhelming pa,ri-
| nri.m. forcshadowing and giving assurance
Of the certain triumph that await. us in the
| impending struggle. And such II must
needs he regarded among the traitors of the
South, snd compel them to .oms sober
refec,,on., IL any,hing can cheek the mad
ness that rules the hour N that ssetlon
| Thev hoped. undoubtedly, that no sooner
vas hinv struck at the Ssu'h than res,.liios
would rrar its head at the Norit; that Vi
should be a people divided amens oorsrlTe-
that treason would he rampant aad srlum-
phan, that Secession uouId carry the Cspi
tai. would possess Itself OF the G"vernmen'
and. aided BY the infue"ce and wealth c'
the North would crush cut esery sen'Imen
of Loyalty among its people, snd -ilenes q
/ it has the opposition 10 The South. The.