Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-12-24

nee, Ne conclude eat he either eannos :
azys not answar them. The editor has i
robably read she letter Of Secretary
zwARp, to Mr.. ADAMS, cur minister 70
10 Court of St. James, in which the !
ssTssasy says: Ia
SIN this country, specially II i Als
abis nos only entirely oOnsiasens with shs
but svsss essential TO 10 ssa-
iliiy, to regard the Administration at
ny time sxissing a. distinct and separate
rom the Government issslf, and 10 can
lass the proceedings OF the one without
! thought Of disloyslsy TO the other" f.
This declaration coming from such
high source has stopped the editor from
he usual course pursued by his Abolition
setsmporariss, in pronouneing all traitors
and guilty Of one of the gre&tsss crimes
upon the record Of crimes, for merely,
eanvassing the proceedings OF enc Ad-
ministrasion-pursuing course which
Dir. sxwARD says, Is, Essential TO she
stability Of the Constitution. He has
learned from high authority, that it 10
ssantiraly consistent with the Conssisa-
ton" TO canvass the proceedings Of she
Administration, and that no one can De
regarded - traitor for 30 doing. HaV-
ing learned this mueh from the author OF
the 'Irrspressibls conflict, /" and the great
high priest of Abolitionism, We trust the
editor viii cease using the sptthss, Foryi
sessssionist, Traitor, etc, etc., until ne
has soms other reason for doing 80, than
tbs fact that the persons to whom they
are applied have frsm the force Of ''hsb-
it," if for no other Gauss, freely canvass
ed the proceedings Of the Administration,
| which course Mr.. szwARD declares TO be
Essential to the stability of the Copssi.
tution.n
Dir. SEWARD, goes on and says:
ave might possibly have quicker sue
cess supprsaaing the insurreetion IL this
habit (of eanvassing the proceeding OF
the ADMINISTRATOR could have rested a
little logger in allegiance, bat On the othsr
hand, wa were under obligations to saye
not only the integrity or unity Of she
country, bat also ita inestimabls and pre-
sioas Uonstisasion."
Ar. SEWARD says, in sRsck, had not
the proceedings Of the Administration
been eaayasssd 80 closely, and its illsga
acts been opposed so strongly, possibly, >
the iusurrsetion might have been sup-
pressed more quickly; but Al the sans
time the insasimabls and pFesioaa COAST
tuition Of the country, might have beer
destroyed. From this it would seem, sba
the undauntsd and unainehing integrit,
of those who psrssversd In canEaasint
the proceedings Of the Administration
despite the cry Of Traitor, which va
raised against them, and the threats 0
mob violence By the fanatics while th
Democratic party" as party, ''mad
but spiritlsss resistance" to its lllega
and dsspOsie proceedings, are entitled /
much credit for keeping up the "habit,
until its resumption by the people hs
: saved our s'insssimable and precious Con
stitution.1
Mr.. Seward. admits that the ConstiEu
ton was IN great danger Of being loi
even if the insurrsetion was suppressed
when he says, eve are under obligation
TO save not only the integrity or unity
the country, b.. also its iHsstsmGbIs a"
precious Constitution" And then ado
a. final cliDchsr TO bis assertion:
"No one can safely say that the ri
: sumption of the previous popular hab
! (the habit of canVA&sing the proceediag
] Of the Administration, and voting 1t
Democratic ticke4) does not tend to tn
: last and most important coBEumstion,
saving the Consitution) elf at the saa
, time, a. we eoafdentiy expect, the Unio
itself shall be saved"
1 We publish the SecEetaEy's letter
- another column, and hope those Of OF
= democratic friends, who have baokSlit
b den from the good old faith, and VT
4 have made a"spiEitless resistance" TO Il
r ancroachmsnts Of Abolitionism and vi
have said TO Us, "thsso are no times fl
1 discussing party issues, OF strictly scrat
Enizisg the acts of the Administration,
q will resume their old ''habit' Of voting Il
. Demo cgatic ticket, since Mr.. Seward II
forms them that such course viii ter
TO save the country's Questionable ST
precious constitution"
: You of oar readers, sand the Fsst I
i mankind" who have been silly snoagh
9 believe, that to oppose the Administer
= ton and 10 canvass its prosssdings-ye
So who have believed that the Administr'
z lion and the Government vera one au
b the same, and to oppose the former wi
9 treason tc the latter, read Mr. Stewards
!. letter in which be says; that it ID esasI
q tial to Shs stability Of the Constitute
o ssso regard the Administration at az
= tsBss existing, as distinct and sspaEa
: from the Government" and that persoi
!. may "saEvsss the proceedings Of Il
= oas without . shoaghs Of disioy<y
/ the other"
r Mr.. Seward lays down tbs Ooxress psaE
\ aiplss and VS. are sorry to say, that
r has not always aoted upon it. PerhaI
Q his mind was so thoroughly occupied
y devisiRg means 10 save the ''intsgTity (
\ unity of the country" thai ha forgot Il
d ssiasssimabls and precious Constitution,
d until that valuable, inestimable and pr
!, cious instrument, was suddenly broagi
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