The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-07-13
Peoples. CONVENTION

DEOPLE.s CONVENTION.
The Des Moines Commonwealth contains
call for the assembling ofa"Peopls's Con-
yepsicn'' Q. Des Moines, on the 25th day Of
July. We know not how many men par.ic-
ipated 10 the meeting from whence this call
issued-bus that there was President and
Secretary Of the meeting, We are convinced,
because their names are attached to the pub
Iished proceedings. The objec: Of these
men, in calling this Convention, is stated,
in one Of the resolutions, TO be, to give
them q voice in the management Of our
troubles, beyond and above the position Of
. common soldier In other words, they
say that, tho "pa.riotic seal of the great
body Of our citizens, Of this State, 10 sup
port Of the Administration in its effort TO
preserve the Constitution and Union," can
only be perpesuated by the "cohesiye power
Of public plundsr.' These men are very
DESTROYS Of being loyal to the government,
bu. at the same time, they demand as con-
di,ion precedent to fealty, some position of
more honor and profit than that Of a Soon
mon soldier" and hence this call, for a
parceliog out Of the spoils.
OF the Interior purpose Of the men who
called this Convention, We have an insight,
in the following extracts, from the Des
Moines Register
"There is popular tradition that three
London tailors once prepared and present.
sd to the English crown a memorial, com.
nenciug, I'VE the people Of England"-
Somewhat in imitation Of this style of SIM
plifyiug the voice of the masses, a little,
self. elected council Of Bell men and pre-
tended Union Democrats assembled in this
city on the evening Of the 4th Of July, and
resolved with great unanimity that iuasmueh
as the Republican Party has manifested
perverse disposition to live, in opposition to
their ediet last fall that it should die, the
time had come when something must be
done! They therefore decided that "Peo-
pies Convention" should be called to as
semble in the City Of Des Moines, on the
18th Of July, to nominate candidates for
State officers. In their call they say that in
asmuch as War exists, and as i. 10 impor-
tans that is should be prosecuted to q sue
'cessful termination, and as the existence Of
political parties may serve to embarass this
contamination, therefore they recommend
that Al! party ties and party machinery be
thrown one side, and the People just take
the thing into their own hands In order
to carry out their patriotic purpose, these
gentlemen appoint their Convention for the
day succeeding the one for holding the Dem.
ecratie Convention, so that the three diyis. |
ions OF the old Opposition to the Republican
Party may the more conveniently consolidate
their forces into a new Anti Republican
Opposition.
'Fhere are undoubtedly some Bell men |
and some Douglas men in this movement,
OF snaInohing patriotism, and who would
stand fairly by Mr. Lincoln in his prosecu-
ton Of the War; but most Of the leaders in
It ere men Of Pro- Slavery proelivities who
wso.d clutch at any offer Of Compromise
which would promise 10 stop the War, even
through the North should be asked TO yield
everything for which /. has struggled. II /
they esu the Cnian men and the supporters
OF toe Adminisrasien they profess to be, |
~hy are they 90 eager to wage a malignant
warfare upon the Republican Party? Is
The latter laskirx in seal for the main,en.
asos Of the National Gsvsrnmsni1 Does it |
hesitate 10 stand by the w,se and true in
esabens Of the Presidential okes whom i,
slsssedl Uses it DOT favor the policy Of
fsss,sAins nes ssd money clear up to the
lsss resources Of the People. rather than ,..
Trsassa ssecessfal and the Federal Consti-
tssson ov.rshrosas 10 these respects ~hss
0ass sssld Jsjse Mctlesry' . proposed par
y sssoopiisA. sses thassh il. professions
u ss0- born lev. for NJ. L,neeln's Admin.
isssSsioa sheuld be received ~ true?
h p,sis fasss are that this plan for .
"pssples'" ersanisssiso. 10 = shallow Dem.
oerasie trick for The di.srsans.ssion Of the
Rspaalisan Party. II by aay calamity is
sAesid be saescessfal. The representatives Of
il veaid probably celebrate their accession
% poser BY ealsSi,ins ciaih. jackson A. .
1srtyrs 70 Abssstsa faaa.ssssn, aad deneaa- /
lsas Abraham Lsnssln ~ a attempted
9ossdsr sf military ds.ps;ism' While,
therefore, Abraham Lincoln stands BIZ the
Ne FEDERAL Ceostisssisa, has be net right
10 esrsss that his friends evsry~hers ard
Particularly 10 the great North " est, shall
Unfsi,<,.ne stasd By kiaS /