The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-05-04
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6as--ihas po~rr knds develaremens ana
psesy pursheatian. We, Of the>. Intel
States, have had peace, hat VIII, tas il cos,
Us The government has becam. So cor.
rups as 10 al ~ p eces. VI ITS own rotten
weight. oihce holder, have proved un,n
Tue pabsic TO engagement. Qsc.s have
been De12as and so.d, and men b..h /,
p'~er haze b.acsened their palms with
bfines. lne whsle paser IF the csun,rr
mas heea apple 10 the aSgran;iizement of a
.y>tem Of iegsiixed wrong. Tnos- y no have
iased slavery better than government. or
Law, or country, or friends, or the COED vii
Ss maDkina, have burn pei,ed and deferred
10, and cpuried anu hunDred, While those
who have loved freedom and their cDantrs.
ARD sh", N the cana,ry's ex g-ncy, are
called upon to defend II, have been parsi.-
trnity abused and maliyp.d. Dfd landmark.
have been xiped out tha; Slavery miynt
thrive In the na,ne Of Inv, for the sake Of
slavery. fsnr msihens IF In.n, wpmeu, and
chi DR. n arr denied citizenship. Pure men
are khoSksd jpwH IN lbs S-uate chamber
i3r Word, spoken IA debate; AMI a,nre than
hal of The nation clap their hands. Men
who Knew better have lonys,i To c,m.rs-
m..- With sin Tar the sake uf peace We
have been best Tor OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TO
cut oil our right arms, 10 throw 10 the wolves
sha. " re following
In private life, men have grown mad for
money. They have bsave schrmes aaoa,
Tor ama<>ing fortunes, and WHEN the war
c ond rus", they tuned pale, and uhine,i,
aud saId met now, nut now" Their
dreams promised such abundant realiz ,tion.
their scarmrs were working 80 haeiv. and
he's hat ,ptf 4
~ her life, that thy deprecated ang dis.
turbancr. They could moi b.ar to i,r torn
away from cherished objects, and were
'eais To purchase peace Mt any price. M.ny
u man to-day would he ashamed To eorfas-.
even To hm--lf, hnw much of tina, " hich he
should bold 'dearrr than life he wnuld have
been willing so cive for peace. Commerce
.od his honor by the bale, and his prnci-
pies by the carg" and then rollrd home
waris IN hts coach, and fattsnsd in luxury.
Mems -prits grew fat like stale beer with
craven hopes for peace, while their hands
grew nHt'y with the brides they offered for its
preservation.
Thank God! this is all changed. The
Christian church that had grown sleepy, and
had gapei in its prayers, nas found some
thing IT, pray for. and is pravin. Tor il. We
venture To say that there has be- n more fer
vent, earnest, acceptable PRAYER offered
DARN, the past week, and more honest con.
, frssinn Of sin made, than during any week
OF the last fifty years. American has rec
egnizei God to day; and it is very doubtful
whether she would have had one If war had
nor BARRED the nation into His presence
War has hr ken up the nightmare OF cam
merce. Men who have never thought of
anything hu, money forget their old ijoia
trI.s, aud SURRENDER themselves to the pa
tri0tic thrill TINT leaps from heart 10 heart
ike lightning along Il chain. The old stuff
with which they used To cheat thrr con
sciences }. swept away like chat Brokers
and bankers, aud spectators and scrIveners
| --lank bellies aud bis bellies start from
their chairs in Wall street, put on their hats,
aud rush out into the open air and shout
Stock sambtn. AMI STOCK gamblers are ut
| .i,-cnnnt. Ont among the farms where
men have p,ndi"d through weary wears of
| peace. There rirg' Il Voice winch Transforms
| tn. ptntld.rs rutu heroes, and they march oH
Isr duty with new ard >rsrriac significance
| aided 10 their life. The dlrpcr yaun. men
II the city who have cut tape, ani cr--rtc!
whi-k.rs for years. grow out Il their cloths
IN an hnur. aud fad themselves men. All !!
we'll sang Tennysnn, when. apollo. zinS for
aud rrjaicng in war, he SAID:
'Fos trust ii cnCm,'s feet came yOndcr roend by
tue II hing batt bolt sang frOni the three deck
! z. OIL 81 the f,su.
That the "ih idctd snrb-noscl rosre would leap
tom s1l.icJ AMI tlIi
Aud ,trSc IL he cvuId, were bat with his cheating
ya.i-wdnI hune.'
| look. fur "a moment. at the IN lion OF low
t and brutal mrn who have been me nmphor-
| .z-ri III IA day by the wur news. In the grra:
cstics they form the m ,b-thn dtnsernn.
classes .: -oc,r'r. They ,hr"ng the bar
r,oms, thy haunt the low theatres, they
/ have M intellectual crj nvment, they '.rsrr
ste h. inside "f ni n church, they arr brutal
IN their tastes ,ui hrutai III 'hrtr habits
: i,y the news IT one hour these men. too.
| are trau-fntmnl into heroes. They have
/ trIt the FIRST genuine thrill 1T Ta'tioti.m:
| they have experienced rhrir Hfst noble puf-
posi-: ,hry !nr The first time aware that
! cher. Is ,omrthin. in ;hrm that responds to
that which : he I III the good people arnnni
/ rh.m The y " York ".Shprtbot' and the
! pulc facah stud, nj, the Five Po'ns' rowdy.
| The missionary who teaches hts children. "Fe
moved hv common Impulse. They shout
together for their county; strike hands isr
a. protection. The impulses, emotions ana
1 purpose that have moved these m"n inr the
! lat week have done mnrc Ia elevate them
/ than all the sermons OF The ministers of
! Amer CT could Il, III a century They have
/ grown better, larg"r. n"hler, pnrer men Tor
mi. experience. Verify war IS L means OF
grace 1" them.
A.a,n ptrtv names are wiped out.
/ md for auce ~ fifty wear, men stand to-
re,her "a PATRIOTS. We are brothers MI.
today. We knnw no names hut patrols
1 aud traitors. We give our hand To the first
l-srar heel t. the last. Vnrs We suffered
ourselves 20 be mad. mean bv party spirit,
| and to become corrupt through II. Now,
moved w u common impulse. ~e rally Tar
the Il. Tense Of aur cnuasrs: and the shackles
If party FALL IF. Thank t'sd for this. We
eau all np~ see, and recognise the Tact, that.
thoxeyrr widely We may have dif red IN
! .p,n,op. our hearts have all been right :
tb,, deem Down hrnsaIh NIL the errors III The
1 heal there has been beating n tsus heart,
/ .ad that ~. are patriots nh. hv whatsoever
names we may have hcen divided. u not
hi. something worth learning? C"usl We
have learned u ut the feet Of any teacher,
/ other than war? ssss rzs
| So. bowed with sadness That i must
be-, We bend to the necessities oil var. ne
level ths.ut Is best for us. Hanorabie var
u. better ,han di>haneralsle pace. "s'
that .sirs a. ani call. for self abnsgsften
self s,crs6rs-- var that NIKE hern,e 'ives
81 cs,nm m place m.a-~sr that hana. inc
hssrs. Il men Together y. ~i'h bands "i
,,,,-war that irings fnrsriful mn AMI
= men a. their knees. and leads them 10 'hs
acknowledgement Of the G"d oil ns'''"'-
var shn inspires 9Th nohlr motives 'ne
brutal sl,.meni< ~ society - war thsf "ake'
q. f,-.., .ehems- - personal gain :" a",
yarisn tn the cnansry-wu mat car 'au
emnhs.scs the trial. II III. fathers 81 'hf
rerab'ie-war that shaws "a what '"e
nae, a. worth --neh var - nat The sre''rs'
~ ,,,na At I.s, With the