Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1861-06-12

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Nskx2xkiEB.
The gssmatssr who sdiss the GebTGski-
as, ID svidsntly aes sasishsd With thu
aannsx in which we treated the intarrog-
aaoriss which, upon assumed psenisss,
he pzopoanded 20 as, and In his week
bsaare Lasts issus, he dsYetss short ar
tiels 10 u, in which be hes proved be-
yond oil doubt, thai be IL professor Of
ssinsxsrabls Iogie" and an aps eopyisa OF
Blask Republican slang
We are not in the lsast surprised at the
course of the velanaesr editor d the Me-
braakiaa; having but recsnsly made N
open confession Of Repabliosnism, Is wo'd
aos be reasonable 70 expect that ne woaid
be able 20 introdaoe any arguments OF AIS
own in support of hia new position, bus
parrot like, would repeat the slang which
he has been fortunate enough 10 Aear from
ahs lips of his nsw associates who are
distinguished alike for their blaokgaard-
ism, their advocacy of . sshigher Law"
and total disregard for the Constitution
of their country.
The NsbraskiGa makes sws points which
We shall proceed to notice. notwithssand-
ing It's course towards Us docs not snsitie
il to an honorable mention from as, or 3
recognition Of iss claims to responsibility
First, it takes the ground that BY ad-
hitting the right Of secession, we also adj
xnit that the seeding States are "a foreign
ana independent government NOV the Cd
itoE Of the Nsbrasksaa must be very blind,
il he Cannot see the difference between she
abstract right 70 seesds from the Union
and the ability to maintain that right
The independence of s'any people, any
WHERE depends entirsly upon their abb
itY to maintain their independence The
mere declaration On THAR part, that they
are Independent and have formed an indie
pendent Government, does not establish
the fact that they are really al indepen-
dent people. Ths declaration they have
right 10 make, bat the fact whether they
are such, depends entirely upon their abii-
ity to maintain their declaration. In the
Language of hT. Lincoln:
"kuy vuoe4s anywhere, Seans iasal&ed and Aar"
sag TAG eo@eT, have the TagAf 10 nse ep add sAe&e
EhAa suits tken HsstsT- This IS . m0st Saluab4ss
asss sacred Eixht--& Eizht wktcA, we hope ana BE-
usxe Is to llseFats lhs wORla- AsE Is thls rtghh
soaAssd 90 cases Ia ShhSA The aEA0SS Rtas q an s1
istInx goqerunent may choose to exercise il AHg
Ss~ESsR Of sueh people EAsf can, @9s reFoiGsls1-
lza and EaAka Lhsik Ench Of TIE te9Tltst - a.
thHy IaAzhak.. Mere thsA thias aas5oF1fT OF Eay
poxfioa Of EaSh psSPle may rsxSiHSioalzs, patanx
dawn E1A5rtfg, iRteEmEngied <lths CT near Aeea
them who may oppose their moyszaeatS, saSa
aaaxity waA precisely the Of the Tories Of our
owa RsEsiatiaz II is q quality Of FRyOlutiaR snt
to 60 by ola lines, or odd laws; but TO break -
bs4hs and make nsE SAes."
Here We have the right Of secession or
revolution fully admitted Had Mr. Lin
coin had the present condition Of the
people Of the United States before his
mind, he could not have better met the
ease In point, sshan he did In this speech.
Not only does he claim the right Of revo-
luton for the people Of whole nation,
bat for the people Of any portion Of it,
and not only fer the people of any portion
of il, but for the majority of portion Of
the people
The night of secession being 50 clearly
recogniz ed by Mr.. Lincoln, 1t is difheait
10 discern his object in the present war,
unless it be 10 test the ability Of the Sc
eeded States to maintain that right and
establish government of their own. p
Upon their abilissto maintain the right
of secession or revolution depends their
independence, and thai issue, when decid-
ed, win settle the question whether the
Southern Confederacy (so called Ii q
s'foreign and Independent Government"
IL they fail, then there will be NO govern
msnt independent of the government OF
the United States, and chose engaged In
the rebellion will be counted traitors to
their government. Ii they succeed, and
establish their Independence, then they
will have . government OF their own, in
dependent of the government of the Unit-
ed States, and those who otherwise would
be counted rebels and traitors, viii be
called by the historian, Patriots.
Can't the editor of the RsbraskiAn see
the difference between the exercise OF a
right to declare fhsIR Independence and 20
attempt 10 maintain it, and the actual
maintenance of that rightS Can't he see
THAI the one depends a1osss upon the &C
ton Of The people of the lso called) Con-
fedexxts States, and the other upon the
consent and acquisscsnce OF not only the
people Of the United States, but Of Other
nasionsg IL be can't see the differences
between the assertion Of right and the
maantainancs Of il, ha u mach dnlleE Cd
apprehension than his most ardent friends
give hin credit Tor being.
The next issue made with n By the Ne
braakian, is as to the correctness Of ON
quotation from the spsech Of Mr.. Lincoln
and the very gensesl(2) and truth tell
ing ~ editor says: @You lie when you
say you copied it from Mr. Lincoln'l
speech" We gave the book and psg'
,whaxA ihe extract eOuId be found. IL ths
volunteaz editor of the AsbsaakiaH 10 I
lover OF truth, why did he NOS @ to th'
book and ascertain whether TIE estssc
seaa enx,ied sssrvsgsIs sx act before ac6ss.