Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-09-10


The following sxeellsnt article 10 from
The Fasrfisld CsA11fbxtipM and Union
A ssrasx - q our State and
hsarisg ~ Of The 40
sioa 4 ~ = kse sAas Con.
vsnti = - GDasluds thai the
Da1ssFk u 1Swxs wsFs III ssAitors, or
else TIE editors Of the Repsbliean papers
were kaavss Of fools, or perhaps bosh.--l
And why 4 Because, siAss said oonvea7
ton, scarcely Republican paper has
bssn issaedsw aA oss Seeming ii vile sp.
isaess denaunoing EAe Coossnsaots, its.
platform, and its nominees IA sraisoroas
and in sympathy with secession. Why 10
.tbis .tas ,sass L. y because shsys %
.hsaest men, belsese ,shas thsy sayf-
Nevsr! They know they utter falsehoods
when they make the charge. No Aeness,
unprejudiced mind can see any treason In
the sssicu Of said CanSsntioa. except ii be
II being faithful to the ssConstitution -
ii i, I" and in snxioasly desiring the res,
soration of the "Union - il wasn before
this unhappy oiyi var thrsatansd the de-
structioB Of our Constitutional Liberty.
"a Tia ssraager FOuld be aasoandsd upon
reading the platform adopted by the Con-
vention to not find it full of devotion to
the cause Of JEFF. Davis d o., a. the Re-
publican papers would have him believe.
And stall more sstonished would be be to
6nd rebellion aud secession repadiated
and condemned, and that the frat resolu-
sfon Of said platform declae& .sth&t the
Constitution and Union and the laws
must bs preserved and maintained in
all thstsOsiginaE supsemacy, and that the
rebellion now in arms againssshem, must
be suppressed and put down aud that
We are in favor Of tee employment Of all
constitutional measures for that pur-
pose" -. .-.g .-,r.r
Now, HONESTLY can any man, be he Re-
publican or Democrat, object to the first
Resolution If hehaf faithful to the Con-
ssitution as our fathers made il, he nusl
endorse said resolution. Do you want
the Constitution and Union preserved and
maintained in sill their original supreme.
cy? Do you want the rebellion nov il
arms against them suppressed and put
down Republicans, viii you anawel
yes ? Or viii gaR rae? II you Sag
Eyes" then you endorse our first resolu,
tian, AID taas Far become traitor wist
as. But if On the other hand, you ar
opposed to preserving &nu maintainine
the Constitution and Uaion and the law
iR all their original supremacy" then in,
deed, are you traitor to your Govern
neng, an enemy to mankind, and ten folC
worse than Jef. Davis l. Co., becRus,
they are an open enemy while yeu are
concealed foe-they repudiaEing bold,
our Constitution and Union while yol
profess to be their friends.
Again, Mr.. Republican, are you in ia
vor OF the employment Of all ''constitu
sional measuFesn to pat down the rebel
lion against the F'Constitaslou and th
Union and The laws ?" OF course VOL
answer yes, and again endorse our p;at
form.
| Bat, are you not ia favor of employ
ing unconstitutional measures also ? D.
you not think that MIR. Lincoln ought t,
resort to any measure, constitutional 0
unconstitutional, be may wish to use p
Are you not more anxious TO support tn
President in bis efforts TO destroy an,
abolish slavery than TO support him il
maIRtaing and preserving the s'Conssitu
lion and Union and the laws in all thei
original supremacy P''
Again, Mr. Republican, do nos Ssh
true interests of Tia GooBtry, as we'll a
the dictates Of humanity, require that n,
more var or acts Of war snould be prose
cuted or done than are necessary and prop
eF for the prompt suppression of tne re
0elion." If you have one-ualf tue Iov,
for the white man that toe aboIiuonis
has for the negro, you viii endorse ou
second resolution. And certainly yoG
will endorse our third resolution, for i
only rsiterates what roar partisan Con
gress and President long since avoEsd-
that is that the present war w&s $50
the purpose Of suppressing the rebellion
and indicating the Constitution, tn
UnIon snd the Laws, and for thai pr
pose oHiy." s.. e..t.'
RhssAssr NJ Lneslu and Congress yer
honest in thea declaring she object an
parpcse of the present war, We leave eY,
cry man to decide for himself. But on,
thing we do know that Ehe,lats Congress
voted down the resolution Of the extri
session, whieh declared that ''Congrsss
banishing all feeling Of mare passion ant
resentment, will recollees only it's dut,
to the whole country, thGt this Dar Is no
Gagged on heir pat 10 aay spirit Of ep
preston, or for any purpose Of tongues
or sut}ugGtaoa, OF purpose Of ouer
throwing or inIsrferSsg tcilh tn
rights or established institutions Of hos
States. but to detsnd 3nd nsaintatn h.
supremacy o5ths conssauGoai, and {,
Rfessrvs Ne Uaips., Ola All The disaisy
sqssaAtg asad rights ofths seesrdI Slals,
ssnimpatrsd and that 0s soon as ltss.
objects ara accomplished iae ,oGr cusht ID
cease" Why did the lats Congress VOTE
down this resolution IL ttyny frDnesfIF da,