Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-09-17
A RAY OF HOPE.

when the President called for IS 900 |
men to maintain the supremacy of the
Constitution and to put down the rebel
A0as all al whaseEer party or profession
il NE loyal staaaa endorsed hs action
bus when he followed the call fer men 70
maintain the Constitution by acts in VIC
l&tien of thai instrument, then the con-
servative portion Of the people began to
doubt his ainsaFity and 10 look with much
nissrust apca MI ma acts. Then it was
add not I'll shdn, that man in she North
began to dsaeuaos his acts and for so do
ing, the ConstitasEoa still further Vi
aagssd ia tAsirsafras and convsyance 10 a
aissans military prison. Had the people
Of the loyal States demanded that the
Preaideut should himself regard and ac-
knowledge the Constitution of the United
States Is ''tbs Supreme law of the iand'
and be governed in @al Of his acts by its
provisions, and bad thar Administrations
listened 70 the deHaads Of ths people and
kept within Ne. psqviaioas of the Conssi-
tuition and did Roshiag in violation of the
rights of citizsns ~ guaranteed by that
instrument, there would hare been but
one party in the loyal States and the Ad-
minisss&aieH araid hsvs received the un-
divided support Of the people. Bat when
he assumed tbs po@er to suspend the writ
of hahsas corpus and TO make arrests
without pursuing the course prescribed in
the Constellation aud refused 10 grant to
the person arrested ga speedy trial ia the
State aud District wherein the crime was
alleged to havs been committed" then
the people began TO look upon htm IS a
usurpsr and rebel to the Government
which 1t was has duty to administer, and
hence the division among the people and
the opposition TO ais / Administration, go
much 50 that nearly one-half Of the loyal
citizens Of tho North almost despaired Of
ever again seeing she Government admin
istersd according to the Constitution, or
Of hasing shsir rights represented Us guar
anteea by its wise provisions.
i majority Of the people submitted to
these trespasses upon their rights, bslisv-
ing ID to be patriotic to do SO, but Others
thought that neither their love for ths
Union, nor patriotism, required thai to
suppress one rebellion against the Con-
stisution that counter rebellion againsi
that instrument shouid be tolerated Of
encouraged. Had ths advice of this lat
ter class prevailed-had the people as
serted their rights at the beginning ant
required the war to be conducted agree
able 70 the provisions of the Constitution
it Is altogether probable that the rebel
lion would have been crushed before shi
time.
There is q ray Of hope springiag up h
the East. We notice that the Governo
OF New Jersey has determined that d
Rore unconstitutional and illegal arrest
shall be made in that State. He demand
that the citizens Of New Jersey shall b
protested in all their constitutional rights
4 short time since, Col. WALL, eitizs
Of Nav Jersey, was arrested by order 0
the Secretary OF War. The Goyerno
tslsgraphsd TO the President to ascot tai
what charges were preferred against th
prisoner, and received IN reply, eeFres
son." The Governor thsreupon inform
cd the President, that New Jersey was
loyal State, that the Judiciasy Was /
force In that State, thai the Censsitutio
Of the United States guaranteed TO a per
con charged with crime, the right to
''spesdy trial, by an impartial jury in til
State or District where the crime va
committed" and thai the laws Of Ne,
Jersey also guaranteed TO its athens ID
same right. That the arrest and incar
eag&sisn Of asy citizen Of New Jersey
witAeas having proper charges prefers.
against him, and al opportunity for hi
defsase, would Be resisted by the author
ity Of the State, and saould 1t becsna nee
sssaxy, he would call out the Malisia D
the State TO prevent such arrests.
This was taking the proper groaad sas
We hope will hare the effect 70 ssop ID,
asapoaism Of tho Administration In thil
respect La this ael there Is rag Of hope
Il gives evidences thai thsrs 9TH hngss
faint remembrance IN the mind Of ID,
Govssnsr, that there % Consultation O
ths United ssasss, which II 10 guide h,