Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1861-05-15

fssSy vs. " NJ 0NM A0o CAL
lassily ponI all 10 lese u Uaion, 10
|ein INA 10 sAk szeads against the
southarn portion Of shs Union.
Foe near fourteen ysazs, the DsmossaA-
Lie party hare BEEN battling against the
principles Of the Repahliean parsy. and
once The country was shaken from centre
. circumstances By their asssmpas 70 o.
graft lAs tsWilmos Prevsss' upon lbs 90
|quirsd Tszriaosi@ II III Unissd States !;
pat forsaaassiy sSfx&i sins. de soaaasy
bad CEAy, WxnsrEa, and CALHous, who
aniaad n forming . eouprpmiss By which
lthe UnIoa waa sayed from dissolasions-
a set OF measures WAS enacted called The
sconproniss nsssues,n bY which peace
and frAtsrnisy was re~essAblished and the
Union wa preserved. Bus as that time
Ehsre were opponanss 10 these measures n
both Of the political parties then existing,
q war was immediately eoEnnsnced upon
the measure which bad broaghs peace 70
1.-The country. This way resulted In the
formation Of the Rspahlioan party, whoss
very existence dspsndsd upon 6rm OPP
position 10 the Fagissvs Slave Law, which
10 one Of tho great Measures Of paadAoa.
tion, advoeatsd and adopted, through the
influence Of Clay, WxssTxa, CALzOss, and
other patriots and frisads Of the Union.
This war upon the Fugitive Slave Law,
led 10 che ad0pssea Of stpsxsonaI Liberty
Bills In several States where the Rspab-
lieau party was In powss.s The Dsmoess-
| cy have fought against these uaoonstisa-
tional sasctments, and haye warasd the
Republican party Of the consequences
which sooner or LATER must follow. Ths
South have demonstrated against their
psssage and asked for their repeal. Tbs
warnings Of ths Democracy have been an
headed, and the psotaass Of the soash,
hass besa laughed 10 seorn. M0bs bars
Supplied the place Of g Personal Liberty
BilIs, p In States where no such sass wsrs
in fosce, and the Rasult has bsea, that
oae Of shs compromiss measures lone of
the guarantees Of tie constitution, has
been disregardsd and lxanpled under fops
| by the Republican party. The DsaaeOra-
cy have warned the Republican party that
Iiheir coarse woald lead 10 war between
the North and South, which woald result
in the dissolution Of shs Hnioa bat a. IL
ins<ns apoa iss dissolution, tbs Rspabli-
can party have continued their acts Of az
| gression, until war l. nov upon is, and
now they call al to sslay down par
sy," and help ahsan kghs she battles which
their acts have provoked. =
Can Democrats, who lore the uaion aud
desire ias perpstuisy, new join the Repair
lican party and aid them In fastening apon
ths coustry their oaious a1i uneOnssitn-
tioaal enastmenta? Can saeh Democrats
Voluntarily lay down thsiE priaCiplss and
aid an aggressive party 10 eaforce, al the
point Of the boyonst, principles which they
have spens Q life TINA in lighting Agaiasa ?
Can Dsnocrats clay down party aad
join the Rspablicsas before the Republic
cans shall have resented and rspudiassd
their old hssesiss7 Can DamoerAta join
the Republicans while they rafnss to TO
peal the Laws which the Democracy have
always opposed, and which have been the
cause Of bringing thu Union to the verge
Of aistrussiOnp Gan DeaaOcrass join them
in war which they admit will end in the
dissolution Of tbs pnion7 Can Demo
erals join them In . was which thsy SAY
IL mot waged for the purpose Of re-unis-
ing the seesding States 20 the Union, nor
TO retain ths border slave holding States
within the Union; but 10 wsged merely
''feE the purpose ef indslibly marking the
Inns between slasazy and freedom p'' Cen
Democrats Join them when their avowsd
purpose IL TO destroy the Union By dissol-
wing or dividing Isl We answer, MOI
NEVER.
For one, we sag les the Republican par
y arst be just. TAsy hare TIE powsr 10
repeal their unconstitutional lmws--thsy
hass the power % enact Ssass laws In aid
of she enforcement Of The laws Of Con-
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