Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-07-23

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The ps65eed va r this House Of Rep
Irssansatii , on 1asaf sy Last, throw much
liahs on B Il RE Il 5t the radical H6em-
be1apf uGhgr56k hsM bad in causing ahs
lats disaster 70 our arms In 'front.' OF Rich
mond, % vel ~ the disasters In the VAL
| lev VI the Shenandoah. Mr. Stevens, OF
| ranMsysxsnia, soafasses that be has been
| usine al Ais indusaee eYeg tia Secretary
OF War TO force hiEa into the adoption Oh
tha Afspoious policy Oh Hunker. He sgys
i hs foand Dir. Stanton entirely opposed 10
! iss bus IL ixtu be- feared that In ether
points fhs Secretary of War has bean
borne away by the overwhelming pressure
of snuh radicals an Stevens and the very
peFsiuaas question was asked by DIR. Rich
ardson of Illinois, whether the Secretary
Of War, to be consistent, ought not 70
dismiss Hnnter2 II be Is not dismissed,
than the hess thing DIR. Stanton can do IL
10 disniss himself. Let there be no po-
litical jagglsry, but let the people fully
understand whers the responsibility liss,
and let every man who wishes 70 be clear
or IL when IN indignant nation demands
investigates now wipe clean his skirts
frsm participation in the guilt.
IL isTery evident from this debate In
the House Of Representatives., a. indeed
from various othar Indications. that the
chief responsibility for the late reverses
OF our arms, Which may twelve the most
serions consequences TO the nation, rests
wssh the radical wing Of Congress, a. wall
from their revolutionary speeches and
proceedings, sxasperating the rsbellioa
10 madness and desperation, - from their
intFigues Wilh the War Department and
the President, BIZ which thsy hare, In the
hrst place, prevented sufficient army be-
ing raised, and stopped eniistmants, and
finally oat UP Mc0iellan's force and dis
sipated IL over . wide area, while The
rebel chieftains were concentrating their
whole force at Richmond 10 pounce upon
hin-she very game they played ~ Big
Rethel, Bah Ran, Balpa BLUFF, Pisasbarg
Landing, and Id the valley Of the She
Randoah. 1Ea FE s#s
This was done designsdiy and with NAL
Ice prepenss, in orderto disgrace McCiel-
Ian and drive him from his command -
Is TO make room for some other sanorsI
who viii be subservient to H. - -
the radicals, and a the ...,s t,,aa st "a
t :. sh1 popaiaLity nich alght pross very
IN 49, % them hereafter, battling
So calculations and wirspulling for
l. PEesidsns5.a Thea this policy pro
sngg the war aad givea the control OF the
/ contracts and the plandsr to the msn nos
in pewez- sE ..s -aaa -s =
Mr.. Stevens sAys the South ear never
be conquered n long % the negroes Ia tbs
| interior of the country are psrnitted &c
raise provisions for them. From this Mr.
Steyens deduces the conclusion that uni,
Tersal emancipation ought TO be proclaim.
ed, ne the only measure thai can rendel
she war successful. Like AL the logic o.
the abolisionists, this is extremely fallR.
IeiouS. In order TO stop THAR fanatica
E.ery and to demonstrate their folly sas
their wieksdas<s, il would be almost wis,
course in the President to yield to then
and issane proclamation Il would b
soon seen what effect it would haze. L
the President were 70 issue q thousanf
emancipation proelamationss they woult
have no practical effeet whatever On thl
war, except in anitiag the Southern pop
uiati on more sAosely against US, and ax.
aspeysting them to deeds of desperate val
or. The proclamation OF DIR. Lincoln
wauld not make any slave free who i
nov ia Richmond or Montgomery. w,
must irsl gEs possession of those aitiss
before We cAa dispose Of the property thej
| contain. Every slave that wishes 70 ruI
away, and can succeed ia entering om
linsS, 10 now as frea rs zuy proclamation
c&a make him. He is not returned by Cha
arrny to his owners, and proclamation
! cannst reach any others or have any in.
Husnee upon them. It is evident thai tht
slaves viii not cut the threats of their
masters, or Of their wives and caildren,
at the bidding of the abohIioaists |; fol
they ara well aware that the whole papa
lasion of the South we're axterminased n
the amiable Stevens saggests--they woe
only become the Slaves OF new Anrtherr
masters, who would soon become as South
srn in their ideas Ssas if they we're natiys
and TO the manner horn !" and the negroes
moreover, know that, in spite OF any proc.
ianation that might be Issued, they viii
have TO work for their own bread, and
raise provisions for the white race al tia
South, as long IA thai race has armies IN
the Reld and holds possession OF the eoan-
try. .ss s.-as.y..-. .~..n.s, /.
Mr.. Steseas, therefore, pata the wagoz
i before the horse. First defeat ia the Geld
tbs armies al the South, and thea the dis,
/ posal of the negroes 10 in order. Rui
when the rebellion Is pat down the slavs
Equsstion can emily be disposed OF BIZ shs
STATE Lass; and the institution, e ths
/ people desire il, 10 revived. no matte,
what the Fresident or Congress Rag do il
The premises, unless, indeed, they snc
/ eseded ia abeliahing State rights and tn,
Constitution, breaking ap our whola fed.
erative system by 8 bloody revolatiou
and forming consolidated govern
like that of France or Great REiss. = n q.
course, therefore, pursued b., shs ysa;eaI
In Congress 10 reyollti, ,na;v ana auf;
constitutional. Ii ,~ould establssa a.
aFchy upon ihs rims Of Law and i1 order :
Y aetsassng Cur armies in the field, an
rs oppoT.ng an efEectual and eternal be
- 'as , sssofatiou Of the Uaion.--E. Z
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