Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-03-12

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Wsleasn dad ts !. B. ClAsn hAs
gos inso tsoshls - k& Comp@a1. md
thai the dikoaiey - - ~ q e q
several Of his oozliasy bsins lmprisbnsd
for refusing 70 obsy his ordess. II sssns
sh1t o4pt- CLARK ~ net sAeussa abr g.
- hAhls % rEtsen nziitEsr auss;, ID
~ Company NM - esnnisssossd BY
the 0ovsrnor, ard that 100, In opposition
. tbs aisosa ananimoas voice Of tie
Osapsny, - - sxssUiss II anoon1li-
sationai power b. The asssnsr, 10 Likely
% prove souresof maoh diiEoulty ID the
Company. The soldisrs soassnd shas shsy
have the right u slsss shsir aaEeersl and
in the exercise Of thai right, refuse 10
vots for Mr. Clark, for the oiics Of Cap.
tain. s.f1 = cila end sel,sissio1-
I'd By tie Governor, refnse . ssrys andas
him or obey any or bis commands. How
The z.sssF nil ssxminasa il easily sans
~ he military aashority ovsrridss ne
Consultation whsnsvar h eoaaioss with the
viii Of the military commander, and al
the point Of the bsyonss The unconssita-
tionsl and illegal acts Of those in oushoF-
Icy are enforced. So il will be With Capt.
Clark's Company. TAs soldiers have 3
ooBstisusional Eighs % slses sAeir Of6oers,
bat In the exercise Of thai right thsy re-
fuse to elect the man whom the Black Re-
publican Governor Of this State desires
10 ooInaaission, and be, ID violation 81 the
Consultation and the expressed viii pf the
soidisgs, commissions the man Of his
choice. The soldiers viii have to submit.
The Constitution OF the State of | owa,
provides for the election Of all commits
stoned officers in the militia in tie fol-
lowing words: ~
GAN commissioned officers of th$ mill
tia staff othsers exeeptedl skdLl be elect
ed By The psrsoas Aa6ss 10 perform miii-
tary dass, and zhaA be commissioned by
the Governor. SEQ. Sd, Art. 6th.
We undertake to say that officers not
elected by tas persons iiabt< to psJa~as
nsisstary dusy, . have no right to exercise
any military authority, over such persons,
and il u oaly In violation of the Goasti-
sasional rights thai they do exercise any
authority over them. Governor kiFkwood
bad has pets to reward, and reward sheua
be is determined upon, even If he has 10
violate the Constitution In doing so.--
With Captain CLARK, we are personally
friendly, and We bad hoped that the Com
pany would unanimously elect hiIa Cap
tain /; bat il refused TO do 50, and be US 8
good citizen and supporter of the Coasti-
tuition, - he psetends to be, should sub
nit to Eheir deciaion without nsurmar.
His persistent effort 10 maintain his usurp-
ed power over the Company, coavinces Us
that his former pretended respeOsjfo the
Constitution, is mere gall-trap By which
he hoped to get bold Of a lasrativs ofhce,
and when foiled in This, be sseedes from
the Constitutional mode Of obtaining egiee
and applies to desposic and uncpnstitu-
tional source to obtain it.
Governor Kirkwood has no more aa-
thorisy to commission ID. B. CLARK, - Q
Captain Of militia Company Of this
State, woihous Clark's first being elected
shy those liable to perform military du-
sy," in the Company, than he has TO as
sume the Office, exercise and perform the
duties of Governor in this State, without
first being daily elected TO thaE ofhce. Bar
Why do we write about Constitutions and
laws, while those in authority regard them
as Covenants with death and leagues with
Hell, +" and seknowledge no Law bus The
"higher law" which they pretepFi TO car
ny In their own breasts La short, these
men having the poser, have Become a
'flaw unto themselves, /" ana Constitutions
and laws must all give away before their
despotie will.
We had Supposed that d. B. Clark VOID
not attempt to take command Of tbe Com
pany against the will Of majority Of its
members. We woald not like 20 lead q
Company of men into an engagement,
knowing at the same time, thai they we're
opposed to our leading them. Wewould
be like General Scosk--we wosid dread
the sire in the rear, % more THAI In front.
To make an army Efficient, the soldiers
must LoUs their officers and pessess the ts-
most confidence In their courage sad mil
isary skin. Without this, NJ army will
gain zueh rsno~n On the Geld Of battle.
A COINCIDENCE.
Last evening afelI0w- boardet compel