Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-05-28

amasion Of Che preslasst, % rsiaaion %
he proclamation q DIN. Huatsr, - /
the negroes of the 6sstes VI
Georgia, South Carolina and Flssida,
tres.
In sas last Issue we sammaassd upon |
Ma axpsdisnss and anihaTisy al General
Hunters proclamation, and expressed II
- our Opinien, that il proclaimed the fesl-
inga and sh&dowsa tersa TIA fasavs polis
ey Of the Adminissratian. THAI the Adj
ministration intends, at soms future time,
10 prpclaim freedom "a Aa shs slavss y
TIE uaipps p AAss % aasss ase
borne out 10 this opiaion By the presi-
dents proclamation above referred to
for 1t will be gsalarksd BY every reader OF
il, that thws ID mi = sangle sord oon-
tanned in IL aosdsuaaing Gen. Hunter or
iisayowing the aaahsrssy Or inssnsion of
the aovsruasns u mske saah . procla-
nation. All NE Presiasas Says In regard
TO the course Of Gen. Hunter, Ia that be
was moi anahoiaed 80 make i pssslaasr
hon declaring the siavss Of any State
Free" and, tAsrgoss, IL sis altogether
yoid.n The Prssideat, a. In Fremonts
case, does not condemn OF even repre-
mand Gen. Hunter for making the psOs-
lamation; but finding II vas ''prpduciug
soms excitement and misunderstanding
void. IL IL svsseas fsom the Prssidsntss
proclamation, thai be ooalemplasas AJAX
ing the declaratioa Of fresioza to the slaves
al no distant day in the future, and be
only repudiates Hunters act nosp because
ii is creating ssexeisement and misuhder-
standing" ia his osGn ranks, and possibly
might, if not aselasesa Fogd, prevent his
bringing "she front, THE Abolitionisss)
and the rear, 1.-THE eaaservstlves1 of his
party together" He doss nos eondenn
the principle enunoiased in Hunters preo-
lamation, bot claims that the powez Of
exercising and enforcing il belongs ex-
clusively to himself, aad hints thai Ia .
certain contingency he may take the ire
sponsibility'' Of declaring the shares Of
the States free.
He re-prodnoss the rssoAatien sent by
him to Congress, on she 9th of March lass,
and says TO the South, in effect, This
resolution was adopted by large maiori-
ties in both Houses Of Congress, and now
stands solemn proposal to the States
and people most interested 10 slavery, and
ia the aItimaGum of tAa Government upon
the subject, accept il, or be prepared TO
see "1s under say responsibility proclaim
freedom to all yoaE slayes," He tells the
people Of the South, that be will nos ar
que the question; but "beseeches them TO
make the arguments for themselves and
pointing to his 9th Of March resolution,
and TO the proclamation of Gen. Hunter,
and TO his declaration that in case, in his
opinion, it should become q "neeessisy ia
dispsnsable 10 the maintenance Of the Gov
ernmsnt," to proclaim freedom TO the
slaves, THAI uBder his responsibility be-
may exercise that power, be in effect puts
the following asgumsnt int the mouths
Of the slave holders of the South;
ssEssaAas and EsIIo " sFEazezss x1u can
not If you would, be blind to tie signs of
the times. Ii must be evident 70 you that
the present Administration Of the Federal
Government has determined to abolish
slavery in the States Of the Southern Con-
fedsFacy. The Government Of the Fede-
raj States have by resolution, made esaa
authentic, definite and solumn proposal"
to you, to cooperate With you In the
gradual adjustment of slavery; but in
what manner or TO what extent il will CO.
operate to compensate for the ineouven-
fence, public and private, By such change
Of system, it has not stated. The signs
u she times clearly indicate chat We Of
the South, must By our own act provide
for the gradual Adjustment of slavery and
trust to the magnininity of an Abolition
Inconvenience produced BY such change
of system, Or we must take the risk of the
Federal Governments preelaimiag free
dom to our slaves gnd its power to en-
force its proclamation. This, fellow cit
Izens, Is the whole argument-this 10 the
gist of the proposal - abolish slavery
y0tsTSeluss, Or ice sgiA Abolish ill., This,
fellow citizens, is the language of the
Federal Government 70 you-you must
submit to this or you must fight for your
rights and independence" ...
We submit to every candid man il such
Is not the true Interpretation of the Pres
idenEs proclamation. 1t Ia intended to
cool the ''excitemens and misunderstand-
ing" in the border States, while at the
same time it makes covert threat TO do
exactly what Hunter has done, IN case
the South does not aeceps the proposal
contained In the Presidents 9th of March
resolution. -
Why don't the President quiet the fears
of the loyal men of the South, by deelar-
ing that il isnos the intention Of the Gov
crnnent to interfere with their inssitu-
tons, and propose guarantees to secure
them in she peaseabls possession of their
he in good faith repndi-
ates the principles contained in Hunters |
proelamationP Why this stndisd System
Of hypocrisy and doubls-dealiag2 Ii
his the course that he has marked out in |
order to keep tbs ''front and rear togeth-
PES Il would seem, and sjoes seem. to |
one not initiated in all the mysteries of I
Republican Abolftisnissn. that all their
aopas OF success were built and all their