The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-09-21
WHOLE NO. 230.

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Goseramcnt Mled hy ncnbefs of the eppe-
si,ios party, 4 has showns degree of iib-
erality towards il oFpsueAs which could
scarcely hare been looked Ter. ltis true
that IL might have been veil, had ne purely
partisan ticket heea somioAsed atthis time.
L might have bern veil, had al Political
organiastions, for the time being, been far-
xutton; but osr uuioa ffi~nds showed =
studied dsssss 70 Avoid aGiasioa wish the
dominant party. Al the sans time our
Democratic friends hare shown Z studied
des,rs - ignore, and have nothing % do
with the Republican party. The gentlemen
sho control the Union movement hare Asv-
er placed themselves en rcppcr. tat the
Me- merisers call il be,ieve) with the Re.
publican party. but have shown settled,
deliberate, willfui purpoes to oo.spsrats
rather with the Democratic party Of the
State. Tacy never dxed the day For hold
ing their Canvenuon near to the day the
Republicans had selected for holding THERE.
They had mot ccqucstsd with US ID any way.
!, may net have been their bounded dn,y 10
do 90. dOn't know-it may Be 40. But
this know, that they have ID ed no lsss ef
the Republican party than TO abandon their
organisa.ion and knowing the purpose %
pol',icdl human nature, / know they did NOS
expect usto do Il when they askcdit. When
the Rspablicans met in Convention, they
carefully excluded from their platform
everything that could offend Douglas DEM
ocrat, "union" man, or even : Mahoua
Democrat; and when Ne asked the .Uuionss
men to como with ae, ws being orssnised
and having strength, they said "uo.O They
ask us to abandon our organisation in which
is strength, and 80 over 10 them Who have
on organization, and trurt 10 Providence
and the chapter Of accidents for the result.
[ [Laushter.l There ia, ] am cory to say it,
there 10 an organized party that does NOS
look this question: OF rebellion fairly IN the
face. Their conduct, not 90 intended per.
haps, 10 doing more to strengthen JEFF. Da.
Wis and h,s forces than il the same number
Of men comprising this party should z,
down and JOIN their army with arms in their
hands. There 10 an organisation in this
State to-day ~hich will 70 10 the pslls on
the Sth OF October, and which, IL il elect ito
will strengthen the hands Of
traitors by proclaiming that there 10 di.
vlded North! When that day comes, you
will be assonished 1t the strength Of that
party. And what do the p oplc's Party pre-
pose to do? They propose TO divide the
Union strength Of this State into two par
ties, and thereby run the risk Of placing the
control Of the State In the hands Of men
who apologize for, and even ~ mpsthiss with
trca-on. That 10 what they ssk Us to do.
They do not intend, by the resolutions pass.
ed few days since, to give aid to the die.
union party in the State; but by their action,
they siiord to the disunion party ito only
possible chance Of success by dividing the
strength OF the Union vote OF the State be.
tween the two tickets. That's clear. Do
not presume they intend that, but il there 10
any means by which this thing can be done,
il can only be IN that way. Mr.. Mason can
only be elected BY the division Of the Union
party. Our Union friends ak Of US who
to them who have, think, but little strength.
They ask us who, for several years pact,
have carried the election Of our candidates
BY unequ,ocal majori,ies. TO divide our
strength, abandon our position, leave our
intrebchments and Notifications, and expose
ourselves and them to attacks in front and
rear. surrounded by an enemy, and have the
whole camp captured?
] would like to speak tu you farther Of
personal matters, but l will not do It, be.
cause you cannot divest yourselves Of the
belief that am talking for myself. ] am
solcitous that the Uolon cause in this Stnts
and Nation should be successful. Iaak you
to bring to this subject the came calm, sound
sense that you do to your own private af-
fairs, and such a. you usually DO when you
wish to accomplish an individual end.
There Is one subject, my friends, upon
which desire to make few remarks before
! close, and that 10 With reference to affairs
in Washington City, and your duty to the
Administration there. You Douglas msn
may think there - 10 not sufficient energy
unaffected in the prosecution OF the war.
Very we'll. may think 30. You may think
Simon Cameron bad man. may think %
too, but think him . badly abused man.
You may think be does wrong, but you can.
not rely on all you hear. vas recently ia
Washington City, and had TO pass three days
in the War Department, end found the
rooms Of that Department full every day.
Nine tenths OF the men who we're there were
for place and plum er, end they were not all
Republicans either by great deal Laugh.
ter They consumed the time of the De.
partment that ought to have been given to
other matters. They 60 there and force
themselves on public men and when they
60 away, - Thousands Of them do, disap.
pointed, they brand the man - corrupt and
imhecile who dissppoints thsm. They get
some scribbler to write something to the
newspaper, charging incompetency and 70.
nsl,ty on the officers Of the Governm~nt.-
That's the way great deal Of that sort Of
being 10 done. Hundreds and thousands OF
newspaper slandsfs are gotten up BY men
Who have been disappointed IN getting con.
tracts. But for the swarms Of these men ia
Washington, crowdise all tho avenues Of
the Capitol, the War Department would bs
able to devote i's energies more effectively
to its legitimate duties. A. I told you be-
fore, vas there three days in the Hall oe
that Departmsnt before could 6sd the men
whom ! wanted to see. Why, they sveo gss
to know I was Governor Of Isva, sod they
never forgot me! The reason this was %,
probably, was bscsuss lleoksd 70 nueh 40.
like other Governors. (0rsst lasghter.l
But even With the advantage Of my o&ciAl
position, and knowledge BY the Depart
ment Of the pressing nature Of ny bosiasss,
Was unable for some time 70 rsseh The pre-
encs Of the Secretary Of War. do not Be.
lievs thas NJ. Cameron 10 open 70 Tie
charges preferred agsiDst hin. DO not
believe word Of them. do think hs sl-
lows too much Of his tins TO Be kives 70
his frieads, and to beisposed upos By thsn,
bot that be 10 sorrups man DO not b.
lieys.
Let me say 10 my Democratic friends,
thas 10 ny jodgm ent they havs noshine .
complain 81 relative 70 the manaes N ~tisA
appoinineots have been disposed sf by sbe
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