Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1861-08-21


sewn xxppnx the hiaden spria3 IL Hke IL |
- iss Haera seat. The ski31'6f the nhys-
i6aa 81 MOI that ~ the re surxsun ID
n6w called for. Eonsdt tn1ionxi treat
mt cs& alone ras8oxs III pa<ieat 20 hisi
pristine health and yiror.
do NOT justify the Soathern people ID /
che coarse they have taken 10 obtain 4 |
remedy Ton what shey cousldsr sheir
griswanaas- Thsy have nod oniv eenr.as.
Ted great crime bas thsy have made
grsae axistaka and hare skus called down
upon their own heads power slsas might
asksrwiss hase been excited successfully
In thaix defense. / onlv hold that their
offences should not be treated as gnpar-
donabis by those who have 70 much reason
to AK forgiveness Fog their own.
Nor nssd deny mas after ali esaas
remedies shall have kniis4. sfvif MAR win
all iss husross m2y xixhsfully be invakad
ii In shas manner dlsintasrAkion OF the
rapnblie ean be p9ssanaad. i change Of
govsFn1nsnE would doubtless be ne result
Tor : ecnpuIscxYunion 10 wholly ineosa-
patibls wilh our present sysasm. Bat
even gEe establishment Of 4 raonagchy
once might be prsfegabla 20 parpssaai
disunions whiah fhroagh eontinued wars
would lead Mt last 10 tbs establishments of
one ar more governments founded ON
foFoe. An impsrial governments snhras-
Ing the whole sonntry woald give rs
peace. Two Or more jsrring republics
could not long afford az liberty. Ii wsuld
saly be choice between eyils Of the
greatest znAgnisads.
Bsas whas Z fzsiss wpea Is, thas eivii
war shoald be the last resort OF . people
sisuased LIKE ours. Every effort ought
asst . be made 10 reconcile cur diiEsrsa~
ees by amicaAls Haeans. All attempts at
concession and compromise should Sc sx-
haassed before the sEraDxsh and resources
OF tbs North are strained 10 their uamoss
tension 70 carry slaughter and destruction
throughout the length and breadth 81 The
South
Has this been done2 HaEs ws used
eli the Efforts demanded by the occasion
to seeuRe the continuance of TING Unaon by
peaeefna means before engaging Ia an in
teKneeane strife which must cad aiaasfg-
oaaly % 0ss Of tho hslligarsnk parties,
and pseAaps 20 bola2
Al The last regular ssssaou Of GoEgsass
propositions Vera presented with this ab-
Jecs IN view, which had taey baaa adeys-
ed, would beyond all doubt haYs preserv-
90 sns coanfEy In peace. But those slforts
met With no coanssnanee from the party
In power, The plan which woald most In
faIlibIy have paeifiesi the South.~sha sna
proposed By thas glorious old pasxiot
from hantueky --raeeiEed mot . single re-
publicaa vote 10 the Senate aud neyer
reaehsd the Hoasa. Nor was any effort
made BY the dominant party TO aodify
those propositions 80 ~ 10 resnova any
objections entertained against them.
hor did the sdoFs 70 remove ths Diff
Guilty shrongh the instrumansality Of q
national convention, though ut frat conn
ssaancea ny the rspublIcan majority,
meet WITH any greater 6nsl favor. Thare
ssszasa 30 dEsposisien 10 avoid the blasdy
collision now taxing place.
The course taken by the government
and is party supports aimee the 4th az
March il Ia accordance with the policy
indicated at the regular session. Moth
ing has been proposed looking toward
eoneiiiatioa-nothing but shear nnrniti-
gated coercion. The country Il 10 be
drained TO exhaustion OF men and monay
for the means Of carving On this ane;vfl
war daring one single year, When thai
time has elapsed shglI We be nssrsr Ia
attainment of our obiaek thar ma ara II
presentP No one but 0mniscieaea can
tell.
The Republican party In this state al
their recent convention. though aeaiiny In
cautious generaAlsiaa. have earaassIr
shown no ieiination 70 inanruyata : a;a.
esent policy from thai adogisd Il wssa-
ingtun.
Fully convinced that thn Tyn;a,,- -,
as ii has beea-can never be reatrr..5 -
preserved NV fovca - a. - - - :
ton of the Soush has alfasnaS 'y,,..,,,r
lions and Consistency which fa.I.sss i.
being crushed out bv msrs r,Il,sasv go
however great; Iesrnir,g Frngw -
that all wise rulers, however arhltrayy. |
hare always dona much 10 paaify the ia. |
mands of those engaged Ia .,,v w;ds |
spread revolution, before resortsng n |
haEshsr measures, and shaa thass WAC |
have been so unwise A. 4, vefuaa III go
cession to the popular demand. axess,f =
it was forced upon thsn, have sg,,,ssalIv /
paid dearly for their obstinacy: ssel Il /
an imperative siaty 10 ase ssery lag;ss. /
mate EFFORT in nay powar to indaoe the
govsrnmsns of my country 10 taks that
course which | most reIigioaslr believe
to os the only one that can ever pruye
Satisfactory OF ssscosssfal. Constellation
and Union are every dag besosniag more
diaacait, bat ssili do nor deesa asas saEsrs
hopeless. Politicians seem 10 have Az
haassed their power; the only hone nov
il In the people. The voters Oh tina STATE
should hare an apporsunisy to axngeas
their wishes on this aamantoas question.
II nay psodaee an effect both here and