The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-02-02
Reported erPrsssig for the SonparsH
HORSE REBELLION

Reported srprsss'g for the Sonparsa
HORSE REBELLION.
At convention Of superanuased stage.
horses, the following preamble and resou-
tons, as expressive of the sense Of the
meeting, were introduced by the Hon. Bob
Tail:
WHEREAS, Recon. developments have
demonstrated the fact that, Secession is a
sovereign remedy for all the ills that human
flesh is heir to, whether Of q mental, physi-
cal, or pecuniary character, and believing
that the same remedy would prove equally
efectaal if applied to horse flesh, and bslisy-
ing tina. our rights cannot be secured nor
our dignity maintained by any other means,
aud
WHEREAS, Tue building 10 which We are
Obliged to stand, during this cold weather,
has several holes in it, where the cold air
comes through, and even snow has some.
times been known to blow in, thereby rem
dering it undigniied for US longer to remain
there, ADD,
WHEREAS, Our inhuman keeper has OBJ
.tinately and without cause refused longer
ward u, spirit Of ingra;tude, injustice,
tyranny and oppression uueqaaled in the
annals Of the world, by compelling US to
to leave cur stalls every day, no matter how
cold, wet. or stormy may be the weather,
and walk one hundred long yards through
the open air, to the creek, or do without
water, and,
WHEREAS, In spirit of in.olence IN
paraiieicd, he persists in bringing us our
corn in wooden bucket. while he knows
that we prefer a willow basket /; and only
feeds IA twice dav, while he is well aware
that we desire to be fed three times, and,
WurREAs, lie has for the last ten days
been hiring a negro to clean our stalls, aud
although va have openly demonstrated
against this tlagran; iudignity, without as
signing any satisfactory reason, he obsti
natcly refuses TO repeal his obnoxious
Personal Nggerty Bill, and,
WHEREAS, We have meckly and patiently
submitted to thu above and many other sore
grievances, outFnges, and indignities, until
f0rbearancs has ceased to be virtue, and
We feel ourselves constrained in self de-
Tense, 30 adopt measures Of active, open,
and INN cdiate resistance, therefore, be it
unanimously, irrevocuby and eternally
Resolred, That our treatment has been
too into.crablo to be borne, and we won't
submit: to 1t any longer, but hereby declare
our absolute and everlasting Independence
Of that Outrageous tyrant and miserable in,
CRATE. the hostier, and be it further
Resolrcd, That, to punish him for his
inso,auce We will hereafter refuse to
receive any food from his hands: and as
he refuses to sell the Niger, or permit US
70 kick him to death, and also refuses to
make his building Albright, and refuses,
furthermore, to bring our corn in WILLOW
basket instead Of n wooden bucket, and also
refuses to carry us water, and even threat
ems us with coercion when we strike him
gently with our hoels, therefore
Resolred, That we hereby refuse TO ever
again enter his deleatable stable, and will
have nothing whatsoever to do With him, in
nuv manner and come what may-snow
or storm, rain or shine-we will hereafter
maintain a free, sovereign, and independ-
cnt existence, regarding oil men as viscious,
cruel. and hcartleSs despois, and having
thrown of their Oppressive authority, We
will defend our rights at all hazards.
Resolved, That any attempt. on the part
Of any person, to drive Us from the position
which We have thus deliberately taken, or
10 prevent us from taking ard using what
ever articles of horse.feed we may end, no
matter TO whom belonging, will be regarded
by US as an infringement upon our most sa-
cred rights; fragrant and unjussiiaeie
act Of coercion. and be il
Psso'rr9, That coercion 10 . relic OF
barhsrism.
On motion Of the old sorrel, the foregoing
reolutions were adopted by one universal
ndu. (this was done TO prove their perfect
indspenieuee) after which, the old gray,
in the course Of some remarks, introduced
the following additional resolution, which
was unanimously adopted
Reserrsd. That. in cosinde~a,ion OF the
severity of the weather and scarcity OF feed,
We permit tina, fend, the hos,ler. to keep
u. in his miserable stable, aud furnish Us
With our daily allowance Of corn, until the
! weather becomes warmer, and the grass -