Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-06-25

/ The Union is the natioB. The eounsr
for whiah ws battle Ia The Union made b
the fathers, on principles which, II right
| ly appreciated By the people, would max
it As permanent in duration. a. The world
Ii che var we're over to-day, we shoult
still Aass In our body polisia the slsanent
af disessd, because We ahould hsYe enc
zaies OF that Union among as. In seek
ing for permanent establishment of uni
y and haxnouy, wssasiss ssek 70 soaveet
or eradicate the men who are opposed il
prineipla 10 that Union. 1t Il isias grand sr.
ruz TO imagine that the removal Of slav.
cry viii femoEe all opposition to the I'm,
ion. Fl sszzfSs @s ~Ss.
The only basis on which men can unite
in p govegnaenss is she basis Of Rausasal
interest and mutual yielding. Tbs sams
as sFas ef Ssasss, esninsusiy ssus os large
nunhsr Of States banding together to
form one great nation. The enmity 10 the
Union is not local. Il exists at the North
and 1t the South. If any one doubts that
Northern Abolikionism is the ally Of Sc
csssionisha, study of history will remove
the doubs and stamp tbs truth of the Alli-
ance as an everlasting fact. 1t Is true
THAI SONS men, good men, too, forgetting
-
in the fierce excitement of the present the
whole history of the progress, step BY step,
which Thought as into the trouble, are
disposed to look with leniency on the
Nofthsrn disunionists among Us, because
they so earnestly advocate the war against
the Southern disunionists. But wo have
said, and We repeat that no radical Abo-
litionist 10 in favor of the war for the old
Union, aud NO candid Abolitiouist will be
fo1nd to-a day who denies that be is oppoa-
ed 10 = restoration of ths Union IS it was.
Rsaxa Iving in ths midst of q triangular
war, Southern rebellion attacks the Con-
stitution and makes war on its defenders.
NoftheEn Union men by hundreds Of thous-
ands, rise TO the defense Of the Constitu-
ton, the old instrument of s4netified
memory AID world wide influence for good
while third party protesting to be for a
Union, are acting for = steadfast purpose
agaiust the American Union, and when
driven to Ehe wall openly confess that they
regard the Union with the adherence Of
a 'tRoman criminal chained to ioath-
some corpse" and that they uphold the
war only because they hope 30 have it ef
fest 'whaa the Constitution failed 70 &C
coanpliah.n We do not use our own phras
es. WebaE quote from the leaders Of po-
litieai radioalism. We invite any Amer
icah who bks at heart the true interests of
the. Union, to recall few facts in the
past, which are too near being forgotten.
We shall state nothing that will be dis
puted By even tae radical men Of the day
The theoEy OF radical Abolitionisn as
propounde4 hy its most eminent leaders
was thia, thai the Constitation ef the
Uafssd States was . sinful and therefore
a dstestabia instrument. They demanded
the. exodus of the slare over the ruins Of
the American Union. They &yow hossil-
ity to the Constitution In alt their meet
ings and all their documents. The object
of their e1ertions being tho abolition of
slavery, they recognized no human Law,
treaty or compact as Of sufficient force to
stand in the way Of sifscting that result.
Part of the radical Abolitionists were op-
posed to the introduction Of the subject
into pohtids-others favored the idea
The result vas division of the ranks,
and the formation of an abolitian politi-
cal party. By gradual bat certain pro-
gress, the tWo elements virtually remitted,
and radical Abolitionists became politi-
eians.
Fer ten years they have continued their
disuniou la boEs as politicians. They pub
lished their papers and documents With
the memorable words, ''The Constitution
is leage with death and covenant with
hell-7 They abused and villifed the mem
ory Of the fathers. We 60 back to enc
aboEition meeting in Massachusetts, as
specimen of hundreds that were held
throsghouaI the country. A speaker nam.
ed Poster, thus argueds-- st
'FWas it not that the only hope for the
slave was d yer the ruins Of this Govern
ment and Oh the American Church? The
dissolution of the Union vas the abolition
of slavery. Why not, then, address them
selves plainly 10 their work ?"
Another speaker, one Remond, said
shAt - II
Remembering that be vas . slaEehold-
er, he coaId spss 4sposs Waskington.--
Hsaud Kisses and applause. The hiassrs
he said were Shareholders in spirit, ana
sgegy one d them would enslave him il
they had the courage 10 do it. So asdF
to Faaugil Hall dnd Bunker Hill, seas he
aos 10 Be permitted TO sGy that aaas scoasn-
arel GeoTgs Washington had easlGpsd his
fsLlo,c me1a |" ..-ss
And MIR. Wandell Phillips, the Apostle
Of AbolisioniHm, and now the representa-
tive Of the conditional Unionism, 50 ela-
gansly illustrated BY Governor Andrew Of
Massachusetts,, thus II Al apolegetis man
nar, intimated that he coineided in the
views, concerning the 'fscoundrsl Wash
inkton,n y ahd proposed to veil the statu
of sha greatest Of men. lie said: =
ssEs should be 10th to sfix TO the name
OF Washington the .epithet which Mr.
Richmond did. He knew his dsfsess
this eject uf his evil example; but let ul
remember bis times, his education let u