Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1861-12-18

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Conservative mesxof the co6nsvy hy -
means satisfactory. May, the message l.,
on this vital point daplorafly nnsalisfac-
tory. We make the confession kraakiy, /
bseanse ii u true aaa bee@asa Il he1f
heoyss the foYaI men Of the eaRnfry NOT /
oafy to face stig truth oofeased, but 20 /
asaaly grapple With II inatantls. 4
4 Tke pofns 10 whaoh yserefer ID Of course
Tie falusa palisg al the AamisissxssssBt
with respect 10 slavery. Conserving this
point lii lie prineipai aspecs, the message
ooasains ths following passage:
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which mag Fsses tAs lsya1, - wsA ~ fss aisasss
are Indispensable" sfssF
ii IL Impossible to look upon this ~
anything mora or less than the Il presslon
Of m indirect and anlnanly concarrense
10 the policy asserted recently by Colonel
Ooehrane and approved by Secretary
Cameron. to the modification and ahame
of every loYal man in. ksntuekY, The
passage is lacking 10 PropEsety as wofal-
| II as In craftsmanship, The manner 10
is bad as the matter, Both arc deeply
unworthy. The President, withoal heldiy
assuming the responsibility OF recommend
| ing such q conhseaEion Law - the anti
slavery xealots demand, encourages them
| to 20 forward and enact their Law and,
without openly approving the policy Of
| emancipation, he gives the paEtigAna OF
the policy to understand thai 10 the end
They viii not be disappointed. In Short
the clear import of this passage of the
message Is that not only 10 the Presideat
not irrsoonciiably hostile to radical soun-
ellis, but entsrtains them kindly, and sFen
msditates their adoption. .ss
The passage 10 virtually hint TO Con
gress that If that body viii take the re-
sponsihility of authorizing or OF recon-
| mending extreme measures the President
win probably take ths responsibility of
approving them and of carrying them
| out. And the several bills and resolu-
lions proposing extreme measures whieh
bare been already introduced into one or
| she other House with oVerpo wering man
ifestations Of favor show that Congress
will not be slow to act upon this hint----
Congress Is apparently bent on such ac-
ton. We thus have before Us the startl-
ing fact that within few days or weeks
tbe President will be called upon TO de-
/ eide for or against the adoption Of meas
ures which the conservative men OF the
country deem utterly fatal to the re-es-
Establishment of oar Government, and
srhich he VII consider giih bias faeor-
able to their adoption. This Is the plain
truth, deny 1t who may, and the rsyeia'
ton of this truth makes the real turning
point in the present momentoas struggle
! Now Of all others is the critical hour o.
American nationality. .-s ..-
What is TO be done? There Is but one
thing to be done. The adoption Of th'
extreme measures contemplated mast b
! prevented or the nation is swallowed up
of this We do not feel shadow Of doubt
, Bat how can the adoption of these meas
ures be prevented? There appear to u
TO be three modes, in either of which tn
/ all important prevention May be attained
lst, The prosperity Of our arms and q
our cause generally, in degree that vii
put all preiexts whatever for resort Il
= extreme measures out Of the question
= ID, The awakening Of the conservative
I sentiment and enlightened loyalty Of tn
country aud the bringing Of both TO bea
on the President with a ferce which b
cannot. as al honest aud rational man
withstand. 3D., The resolution Of ia
t Chief in the field and @
: bis principal associates in command I
+ surrender their swords rather than lin
A them With the infamy Of such measures
The hrst of these three modes is for th
most part beyond the reach Of the people
!, | We have faith 10 il, but 1t should not b
n relied on blindly. The last mode Is ou
= last hope. When everything elao fail
this may save Us, II 1t does not We 81
irresrieyably lost as nation. This mods
3 though hardly beyond the reach of "a
e peopIe. is stiIl not directly within thei
- influence. The second mode Is espesiall
. the peoples own, and through this mod
? we invoke the people to pour their awak
/ ened energies With spirit of lofty resols
|. that will not be put down or pat aside
, HERE'S the sphere whsrein the loyal mass
es Of our people in this crisis OF the M
tiou's fate can work efeetually for tt
national preservation. We call them
the sublime task.
he The task can beperformed successful,
n Let it be performed at every cost Of enel
Nv aud of sacrifice. We would have Ii
General Assembly OF Kentucky inaugul
- ate the imperative work, by at onca PR
4 Testing in loyal terms, but explicitly ar
"a enphatically against the adoption Of 4
:, measures 10 contemplation. Let this
- done and let the example be followed |
IN promptly as possible By Missouri AZ
DR. MARYLAND and Delaware and Western vi
40 ginfa, and every Other Southern comml
nifty, whether large or small, that SCI
- owns the banner Of our country. Fu
g therrnore, let these solemn protestatiol
y be carried 10 Washingtoa By dalegatio'
Of the most eminent and influential oii
. gems Of the respective communities, Al
So be urged upon the President with al q
!" weight of exalted character and INTEL
at xence, seconded by the power of person
l. presence. Let the loyal men OF the Sou
n rise up ~ one man aud tell the Preside
be knows not what he does Nor mu
a. the loyal men Of the North sit inaetiFs.
= Let the enlightened journalists ~
= speakers Of the North set forth In : stros
j. light ths facts, iirsa, that slavery IL b
=. the cause but the mere pretaxs Of the +
~ beilion, and, secondly, that the policy
: emancipation, If adopted By the Admit
i. istraaiun, weald render she bare physic
suppression of the rebellion more dasel
= indefinitely, while Ii would make the =
a establishment of the Government whel
s. impossible. Lst thsm pesns eusthstra
: parsnt faliacy which lies - this botto
!. Of THE cry for extseGas % sasares. and BID
Il I'D to view the immeasa rable folly ii
- enovmisy of shs cry isseaf. Les ths Gn
6 linseaiigenss and nobler impulses Of !
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