The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-09-21

Yours; but ~ the predominant party ia this
State, ignoring for the tune being Ill rss,
poiiticai issues, they s-k every mau Who is
Wiling to rally around the Hss 10 ssep far.
ward TO aid them in this patriotic cau<e.-
u il wrong 10 them TO DO this7 Every Re-
publican is Union man. Where 10 ail the
broad land can YOU 6ad enc Who IL not
They are, and for some years have beeu
the doninsns party in this stats. They
have placed themselves, - N srganix ali on. !.
in position to be consulted With by any
party or any men who mighs be willing to
con-uls and act with them for the Union ;
but had completely. eIhaps ssudiously, been
ignored by all. They then for the sake Of
harmony and good viii, laid aside all party
issues, and all party tests, and simply ask ed
thatall men Of all parties vho hike them
selves were devoted to the Union, sho uld
step forward aud act with them, not for
party. but for the Union. Il seem. to me
that more could not have been ASK ed with
fairness, nor yielded wlih seif-respect.
The other organization - divided. Il is
torn asunder. With the presest condition
o! the country, who.o-s~r i.n,, in favor of
upholdng the Government, is against IT,,
And my friends, il seems to ms that If we
could once lay aside all di.sen.ions on ,h;s 5
subject, and as a united people rally around
the Administration, We could soan carry the
War to successful issue and place the
country in position such rs il 10 entitled
to occupy.
Now, nv friends, few words upon |.
subject to me more delicate. As the Chief
Executive Of the State since the war com.
msGced. much fault has been found with me.
am plain man, and although it NAV no,
be prudent 10 me as a candidate to speak iu
regardt to these matters, ye, propose to
say some things 10 you in very plain way.
A great many gentleman think | have not
been energetic enough, that | have moi,
been eihclent enough; that have not push
ed forward the work as vigorously as
should have done. That may be true
That | may have committed errors. | think
is not only very possible. bu, very probable.
IL would be the height Of presum pti on in 10
10 assert the contrary. | think that sll our
public men have committed errors. Look a,
IT! When the President Of the U. S. issued
his Proclamation for 15 900 men for three
mouths, the whole country arose and ap-
piauded the act. And yet this was a mistake.
Those three months men should have been
three years men. We could have had them
Tor taree years rs vel! rs for three months.
II this had been done, the country would q ot
have had TO witness the spectacle Of whole
hegimtnts retiring from, service at the yery
time when the roar Of the cannon was heard
at Bulls Kun y! Once enlisted for The seryice
they could have been kept there; and the
country could not have been feversd with
excitement, lest Washingto should fall int o
the hands Of Beauregard.
talk to you under the assumption thn,
you are honest and patriotic men, and ,h,,
1t is your wish to 60 right: but YOU will
pardon me II J say that you expect too
much OF your public officers. You expect
them to be what you are DOT your.elves-
perfection. You can't expect from them
exemption from error. You and can very
easily ses after thing is done whether il
was rightly or wrongly done. Yet had We
been ca led upon.i the first instance to meet
the same exlHeney, We would in all proba.
bility have committed IA graver error. Now
press this thing not on my own account.
because what becomes OF me is of little
consequence. But you have the Admins
tration at Washington, on the support of
which everything depends. Upon you and
each one of you the Administration leans
for support, and say it plainly and boldly
you are not standing by that Admiustra-
tion "a YOU should stand by il. You may
search the history of this world over, | care
not where YOU read its pages, and you can.
not find a Government which has ever dons
in the same length Of time n tithe of what
has been done by this Administration in the
last four months, taking into account the
condition of affairs as it found them when
it came into power. And yet pick up your
newspapers, go into your bar.room or off,
ces. 90 where you will, and instead Of find
ing Encouragement for the good it has done
you find carping and denunciation. came
recently from Washington Cuy, and ! say
to you what think | know, that this same
spirit Of fault ending, this same spirit OF
denunciatioD, is dlscoursglny and weaken
ing your Administration Mt W ashingtou.-
Ii has to fgh, jeff. Davis and Bsauregard
on one eide, and men who should rally
around 1t on the other. was pleased with
q remark of President Linco' which saw
attributed to him in a newspaper the other
day. When urged to change his Cabinet
be said, $50 to work fighting the enemy
and stop fighting your own friend.l" You
will fnd the newspapers filled with, and
you will hear wherever you go. attacks upon
this man, or upon that man in the army
the navy, the Cabinet, and all the depart
ments Of Government. A newspaper editor
Or newspaper correspondent, perhap.
withsl disappointed Office seeker beside
siszss b.. pen, and With single dash vii
d-moli-h General in the army. a member
Of the Cabinet, and even Executive of th,
Government himself. charging corruptiot
to this man. imbecility to thst, and insfi
sncy everywhere; assailibg the brst mer
| Of the Nation as rem marse!es-iy as you wonls
/ set your foot upon a worm. This - wrong
and they Who do il do the country wrong
n you expect TO find public officers wh,
( commit no mistskes, then you must ge
| ArchangeIs and mt men! And do in.i.
| upon il. that instead Of hunting some'hin;
to end fault With, ynu should Strengthen
and uphold your public agents. Give then
| credit for what is right: and If you see tbs
| which ~ pears to be wrong. remember tbs
| you nav be mistaken as well as they, ant
even if they are wrong. attribute it to III,
natural imperfectinns of man. u has beef
said that have not raised men fast enough
| Ihave raised all that have been asksd for
Iowa has poured forth her thousands a, fas
as called for by the General Government. -
| II has been said that the Iowa volunteer
have rot been clothed as we'll and rapid,
- they should have been clothed. That i
| your fault. nos nine. bad not the mon
ey to do il. You have il. and | have no
I been furnished With il. TIE clothes var,
! hv your First. Second snd Third Regiment
have not been paid for! Not dollar ha
been paid for them. Three thousand men
among whom your sons and brotherp--sr
/ wearing clothes which are yet unpaid for
Much fault was found With me because vou
soldiers At keoknk did not receive thei
/ poor pitance Of paw. which they we're to re
ceive from the State for the period inter
veuing between the time OF the enlis'msn
| in the service Of the State, ana their aceep
ssnce into tn. service of the United States
They we're there without monev to huy sre'
tobacco or postsge ssamps. Iau kno~ o