Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-05-21

Il was ssmasked PEARS go, shas tAs OBJ
jecs Of the Rspabliean psfsy waa shs Abo-.
lision OF slavery IL the seuihwn stssss or
dissolution OF me Union. This was
proved from the repeated declarations Of
the leaders 81 THAI party that the Union
eonld mos endure shalt sIaye and half
f1sA' = ana that there waa an ssfrrspressi-
els spnaiss going On between freedom
md slavery, p and thzs the ssNorsh must
eonqasr slavery % slavery mass sonqaer
the Nerths = and other and numaroas dec
larstions sf DE same import, ali tending
70 show that the leaders had determined
70 ahelish slavery or dissolve the Union.
Bat, inasmueh as portion of that party
we're not fully prepared to endorse these
ultra views os the leaders, the leaders for
lime, wsss forced 10 appear TO oecupy
conservative ground in order to keep the
front THE Abolitionists) and the rear lths
Conservative together. Hence whan FIRE.
mont advanced little TOO fast, Dir. Lin
coin wrote him letter not eondsmning
him or his course but merely requesting
him to modify his proclamation. Thia
was dons because the tiIas had not arriv-
ed for the shadowing forth the original
design Of the party-sheEs was danger at
that time, that the announcement Of the
sraa deaigDs Of the party, would be the
means Of cutting on the rear--tha con
ssrratives Of the party, and drive from
support Of the war, the Union men Of Ken
lucky, Missouri, Tennessee, and Virgin
ia- The Administration sought to avoid
and did avoid THAI resul. By the tenpora-
ry suspension Of Freuons from command.
But as soon Is the Union forces bad coma
plate possession Of Kentucky, Missouri
and large portion Of I ennessee, the time
hsd arrived for al "adYance forward
towards carrying out the original design
Of the party and Fremont was again sent
into the dsld, slavery was abolished in
the District Of Columbia, and Law was
enacted making ii N offsAse TO bs punish
ed by dismissal from service, for an of
Ger from the army 20 return a fugitive
slave to bis master. These were move
ments made towards carrying out the OF
iginal design Of the party, and were the
means ussd &c. bring the ''fFont and rear
of the party together" Thus, BY degrees
the leaders of the party hare educated the
conservative portion Of the party in the |
doctrines Of Abalitionism until the orig |
insl design can be proclaimed with safe |
ty. In the recent proclamation of Gen. |
Hunter proolaiaing freedom to all slaves |
in the States of Florida, Georgia and |
South Carolina, We End the sonsamma-
ton Of the long desired object and aim OF |
the Black Republican. party. We find |
while they have pretended to wage the |
war for the preservation ofthe Union and |
the enforcement Of the laws, that ii was
commenced and waged for the purpose Of
aboIishing slavery under the pTetenss of
a military Necessity" They have made
che love of the Union and patriotism of
the people aid them in carrying out their
original design, and they now stand fair
chance to accomplish both of their long
cherished objects--the abolition of sIav-
cry and the dissolution Of lhs Union.
Ever since the formation Of the Black
party, Its leaders have both
in and out Of Congress, striVen to prove
that the South was q tax upon the North
that the North sacrificed near four hun
dred millions of dollars every year for the
purpose OF maintaining aud defending the
South; and that the North would be bet
ter of If the South were out of the Union;
yet when the South proposed to withdraw
from the Union, these same leaders be-
come the finest advocates for a war to
force the South to remain in the Union.
But their hypocrisy is manifest to every
one who has heard their leaders proclaim
ID we have, "We dnn't want the South TO |
came back into the Union, but We want to {
give her darnation licking before we let
ler CO." Or in the language of another,
$50 oat-the South can't 20 out-ws will
Ehip her in, and when We have done that
md freed her niggers, we will kick her
vat" Such are the views of the Repub-
lean leaders "hsreaboutsn-this is the
um and substance Of their patriotism and
owe for the Union. The proclamation Of 4
len. Hunter, though it prssends to be c
'ased on "military necessity" is moth. y
ng but carrying out the original design t.
I the party. b
There is still another inconsistency in
be acts of the Black Republican party. Z
d their platforms they say, and Mr.. Lin r
oln says the same thing, that they do .
OF propose to interfere with slavery !,
here it legally exists in the Southern :
sates, yet they, in direct violation Of !.
'eir platform pledges endorse the act of ;
eu. Hunter in proelaiming freedom to >
i slaves in the States above named. If
le war is waged for the maintenance Of
le Union, If successful, it must bring
SEX the reYeisisg States te the Union G
it'll their constitutions and laws 81 they b
ere prior 10 the rebellion. The rebel a
on does not confer any power upon the pl
to enact aew laws or change I
d ones, In the States in revols. Hence ra
slavery is abolished in those States il "a
ust be by the act Of the citizens them q
] una arna r,nt hu arfr4 nnk az thn GonnrnII