Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-05-28

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Thsssappea<s p - public pjnss uhas
pnspoza9 - DO = pre- lamasten III Major
GanarMl Husser and
WaKaxAs, The sazaa IL prodaaing soma
excitement and Misunderstanding thars-
fore.
/, Abraham Lincoln, President Of the
United States, pxaciaim and daalass shxs
the aossEnmsut Of tho Unissd States had
nc knowledge or belief Of an Intention oa
tic part vt Geaessl HaataF no fssas suah
q prouiamatieu, nor has II yet any aushen-
go tmfeFaasicn that the sioeumens isQen4
aiae; and further, that neither General
HantsT NOR any othsr C0nmsaaaaw or
person has been aaahoTissd Ny the COT
aranaaat os tbs United States 10 maka
proclamation declaring the slaves of any
State free, and that The supposed proc
latnation now In question, Whether gem
aine or false, IL altogethsr veid, 90 far Us
rSApeets aaeh dseaaTasi0a.
IfurtasraaaFe make known that whcsh-
or Ii be competent Tor me, ~ comnan-
dsr-in-C hief Of the Krray and navy, to
declare the slaves Of any State o. States
free, and whether - any tune or IN any
case 1t stall have became nsoessity Ia
| dispsnaabls 10 the mainssuaaes oil tbs
Government, 10 exercise such supposed
poser, are questions Which, under my re-
spsnsibility, / reserve 30 nyseif, aAd
which c&aaes feal Justified Ia leaving 70
the decision al commanders In the hsld.- -
These are totally diiferent questions frosz
those Of police regulations In asmIes snd
campo. 2E ftT@aE fa 8!st n
/ On the 9th day of March last, By !
special message recommended TO Coo
s. ssa6sEansiaIlg ss C. foIfeo,@"ss '"'"l@sio'
| I" Resolved, That the United State,
anght to ee-QpsTasa With any State which
may adopt . gradual Establishment oil
slavery, giving TO such State pacuniary
aid, TO be used by such State Ia les dis.
| ereton, 20 compensate for the ineonysn.
ienee, public and pirate, produced 81
such change Of system.''
| The resolution In the language aboys
| acted was adopted by large majority il
both branches Of Congress and rlos standl
an authentic, definite and soEemn pro.
| POSI- Of the n4sien % the stxtes aai beo-
| pie most interested 10 the subject matter
To the people OF these States now earn.
| essly appeal. do NOT argue. heseect
| yoa 10 make TIE arguments for yourselves
| Yoa caanos, If you would, be blind 10 hi
| signs Of the times. beg Of you oaiu
and enlarged consideration Of the thant
ranging, If it may be, far ADORE persona
and party politics.
! This proposal rnakes coamon cause fol
q common object, casting no reproackss.
! upon any. II sets not the phasises.
The change h Soatsmplatsa would cszaa
| gently as the iews of heaven, not rensIins
Or wrecking anything. VIII you not en-.
brace its 10 much good has not beer
done by one effort in all past time, AZ il
| the Providenea Of God Ii 10 nov you,
highest privileges TO do. Mas the vast Ia.
ture not havs to lament that you hav,
neglected 1t.
| In witness whereof, / have hsreunto sef
my band and caused the seal Of th,
/ United States TO be annexed. Done q
| the city Of Washington, this 1ash dal
of May, In the year OF oar Lord, 1854
| and of the Independence Of the Unitet
| States the S6th.
/ lSigned,) ABkAHAx LrScoLx.
By the President:
Wy. H. sSwARn, ssc'y Of State.