Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1861-06-05

md palpahle violation OF the Constitu- I
ion Of Cur State ~ has been perpesrasad ]
y the General Assembly ak he extra |
Iession iass closed. II
Sec. 2ofA Art. 7 OF the Conasisusion aa-
horizes the contracting Of aebss Tor car
am purposes, and DISCHARGES sssns sggrsg- h
sass azaeana q rash asnss, aarsek an
contingent, whsshsr oonssaessd by virtasl
IL one OF naGyrs actsof the Gsnasal IA ssean-
ID. - Il aiTsrena periods o. time, shall |
never sxasod sha sum OF swo kaadred ana
atty thousand dollars
The 4th. Escsion, ID addition 10 the
<sbss authorised By sesss ? and 3, al.
shorises the State 70 @contract debts 10
rspsl ia#ssion, sappsszs iasarreetiou or
defend ahe Stale hi time 81 war-o Sec
ton 5ths requires whsu debts are cam
txaesed for creates sum ahsn two hun+
dred and Rfsy thousand dollars, thas the
debt shall be authorized BY some lag for
sosns single object, to be DISTINCTLY stated
shssein, p fsBat no such Law shall
ID s efgsas until 1t general election isI
ssan he submitted 70 the people, and
have received majority Of all the votes
east for and against ID nj sach saeesioa.s
LIN direct violation os the provisions CT
the Constitution the General Assembly as
the extra session crested debt of ELGRr
HusDgRp xHoUsAND DOLLARS, over and
above the former indebtedness OF the
State which at the time was very neag the
maximum of indebtedness aathoriaed By
the Consultation. "
| Ii is true the General Assembly may
contract debt TO "repel invasion, sup
press instruction or to defend the State
| in time of var" for q greater amount
than $3.50, 900, without submitting the
law to the people for their ratification
but neither Of the contingencies had sris-
en- uuder which this debt of SSt0, 900
could be conssitusionaily contracted,
without submitting the Law TO the people
for ratification. Had our State been ia
yaded2 No. Was there any danger Of
its being invaded The Representatives
and Senators along the line between this
| State and the State Of Missouri, said
there was no danger Of an invasion from
that quarter. Was there say likelihood
that our State would be invaded By the
citizens of Ncbrsska, Minnesota or ILL
nois 2 No one presends that any snnh
danger existed. II this be 50, then the
General Assembly violated the Consti.
tuition in creating the $500, 900 debt ii
they created it 20 repel invasion, for no
invasion had taken place.
Was there any insurrsctiou within oul
State No. Then the indebtedness coult
{ not have been created to sup press insar
E rection.
, Il the State or the United States enga
, ged in any war? We answer No. Tht
calling out the militia TO enforce thG law,
by the President is not war. Thsrefor'
/ the General Assembly was not authori
4 red to create this debt to "aefend tn
. State IN var"
To sum up the whole matter this deb
Of $500, 900 has been created in violation
Of the Constitution and without any ex
listing necessity for its creation-lE is
swindIing scheme by which TO fill th
pockets Of few scheming politicians a
the expense Of the people.
The Black Republicans held tue rein
of government in their hands--They hay
= been the cause Of bringing on our ma
a tional difficulties, and now under the pre-
= tense of enforcing the laws they are IA
n king advantage Of the excitement OF th
r peopls to create State and National deot'
y They have ruined the eountry-they &c
! that the people will soon discover thei
y hypocrisy and will huri them from plae
!. and power, and they are determined to d
n their pockets, pay of their party striker
= and plumber the Treasury before they u
al IL may be treason TO write and priE
- such statements Is the above; but be
/. a. il may, truths must be told and ID
b sooner the people begin 10 realize ID
3 fact that their leaders are leading theE
:. to National, State and individual ruin Ii
II better.
ri We predict the time is not Tar distar
= whan curses and exeeration will be hsaE
7. ed upon the heads Of all who voted Il
!, the $500, 900 State indebtedness, BY a
is abused, betrayed and tax-riddsn peopl
!. aud that the names Of BEAL, BRACE
p WELL, BENNETT, CAMPBELL, cor
Ii NER, CLARK, CURTIS, DoaGETl
10 DUELAVET, HALL, H0TCHkIsS
te JENNINGS, JONES, LELAGHEUI
MCCULLOUGH, REED RIDDLE, R0I
NSON, STEVENS, TAYLOR, WIFI
~ AKER, WILLIAMS and WILLIAMSON
10 who voted against the bill Of iniquiti
10 will be remembered with pride by b
ID citizens OF Iowu.
la Thsre existed no necessity Tor runnif
the State In debt to the amount Of $500
y, 600, There EXISTS no Constitutional u
~ thoYisy for such an act gnd the mons
b. raised uDon this Indebtedness win
!. suuauderad. This Ii our prediction, n
the people Ave years hence, will be u
80 witnesses by which We win prove Ito ia
le hllmenE.
h II ths Legislature really thoaght IL no
an essayy to arm portion ef the militia
the State and we're disposed 20 create
q" State indebtedness exceeding the eoasa
b. tatienai limit, for THAI parposs; why o
: submit tbs question % the people whssl
:, ar the debt should be incurred or mol
us Were the members afraid the axais