Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1861-06-19


hare been drives from 49, either by
acts oaaggressioa, ossuppased acts Of
aggression.
Mr. Pitt, in the further discussion Of
the subject declared what the result
would be, in case the troops were not re-
called and disposition shown on the
part of the Government TO "trsat aInisa-
bic aHd equitably," the people Of the col
oniss. His remarks are remarkably APP
propriate to our present situation, and aa
clearly fosesAadow what the result Of lhe
present esnssss will be, - u tbs present
condition oil our nation had been the
subject which CALLED them forth. He
said;
stReHistanee TO your acts was necessary
- i was just; and fear Eain aecIaraIinus
OF the Omnipotence Of Parliament, Eu0n-
gressl and Your inperious doctrines OF
the necessity OF submission, viii be found
equally important 10 convince or to en-
slave your fellow-suhiecss In America,
| lthe Southern States who feel that tyran-
NJ, whether dmbsiioned By an individ
uai part of the Legislature, (the Presi-
denfl or tho bodies who compose it, is
equally insoierable TO British Southern
subjects" (people.)
! At another time while discussing the
same subject he said "Let Us retreat
while we can, not when we must" Per-
ceivtng on the part of both the Parlia-
nens and the people Of England dis
position to prosecute the war against the
| Colonies, MIR. Fuller said.
81 now taks leave of the whole PLAN
You will commence your ruin from this
day. ! am sorry to say that not only this
house has fallen into error, but the peo-
! pie approve of the measure. If ever
there was = nation RAINING headlong TO
ruin ii is this"
! Were Fuller raised from the dead, and
after being made fully acquainted with
the condition Of affairs in this country,
be could not il cur opinion, more clearly
unyan the future Of this nation As Il
whole, than be has done in the above ex-
tract from one Of his spec hes made more
than eighty YEA. 40. The iane4ted
DoUGlAs, in his last speech in the I. }.
. Senate asaa these words: 'sLhe war has
had many motives for its commencement ;
taccah haze but one resalt-whelher it will
last one years or hf:y years--FiNAL, ErER-
NAL SEPARATION; DISUNIu>t."
/ We entertain the same opinions, and
for their expression and the expressions
Ut opinions no stranger than those express
cd il the English Parliament, We are call.
cd traitor and the terrors Of q Grand ia
r. and mob violence are held over our
head. Can it be possible that our liber-
ty has diminished until it is less than
that enjoyed eighty years ago By the sub
iects of the KING Of England? Can It
be possible that the time Is come in this
haasted land of freedoRl~-in this land
where freedom of speech and the freedom
Of the Pass is p.ofesssdly guaranteed By
its constitution, when treason IL 60 be
pronounced against every one who does
not sustain the war policy Of our present
executive, or who dares to raise bis voice
against policy which be believes to be
ruino1s? God forbid, that the Sun
Il should ever shine upon the people Of the
United States thus BUNDLED and degrad-
cd ? We shall express oar sentiments
freely upon all subjects, ard at this time
VIC shall give especial attention to the
acts Of the Administration, and shall us~
our best efforts to stand by the flag Of
Cur country and sustain our government,
We shall endorse the Admins tratior
when nc believe it to be right, and con-
denim it when We believe 1t to be wrong,
! Ii the policy Of an Administration elected
By the sutfrages of the people in the Island
Of the free, and home Of the brave" viii
not bear the close and searching criticism
Of the people, We say let its doom be thai
universal condemnation which it would So
richly merit.