Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-08-20

OF evidence af q case which involves in
IT'D principles tha Lgssa1T OF us all I
alsall take isava, air, not 10 do 20. And
while | shall take care mot 10 praseat an
ssa-lawyerliks visw, or SAP anything in
consistent with legal analysis Of the
charge; whils / ahall evan ass tbs testi-
mpny faithfully, ~ the sfimulus of rsaee-
tisn and the occasion al argumsat, shall
lsave the law part where ii should be lsfs,
in this stage OF the case-to vii, in sub
ordinate relasion-and spaak Of it briefly
and in the conclusion of the matter.
Viewing the testimony, than, does it
show any offsnse committed except by the
conspirators-the spisa--tha informers-
the cellar inquisikion, who have borne
falas witness against their aasghhor 10 de-
stroy Aisn Suppose them to have acted
against their nature and TO hare told the
trath under cath. Then the Gordons, in
vasious ways, have foaad fault With the
Gos asnmaak- Thai il the easansa, the
1pirit, and even the scope Of the testimo-
". l. that TREASON? ? l. it treason here
This was the home Of free spsseh-and
all the solors Of Rspuhlieanism, from
black to bilious, declared that speech
should be free. The chief reason Why [
want to carry hre and sword into the
South is because they rsfass me my right
Of tYss speech, given to me by that Al
mighty God who was pleased to create me
a fres man. 4 righs the creator and pre-
server Of ell nay oshss rights. 4 right 30
mash more Important than the eonssitu-
sion, that the constitution waa invsnted
merely to assert and secure it, and il is
nos werth ths paper ii llaoksns, unlsss 1t
does assert sad sssurs il. | daspise the
southern tsmpsr Of mind, which allows
them to part with THAI right for themselves
and mean to do my utmost to destroy
forever the power Of any negre-bresder
TO hinder its exercise By me.
declare bafors God that, - | un-
dsrstand shaA right, value it more than
DO my lifal And call this whole eoun-
try ta witness, If | hare not before nov
proved the sincerity Of this declaration By
my actions And the righs | yindicated
ss the hazard Of my life, before q south
ssn syrant, will not give np, for the sake
of my business, to = Yankee snsak. Nei-
th-r shall the Gordona. Their case is ours.
We are tried With them. And in defend
ing Ahsn, VIC defend ourselves and our
country fFom gang compared with whom
Sel. LedbssteT 10 humane, and Gen. Floyd
respectable. Mr.. Sumner was once fhe
advocate of fEss speesh. He claimed to
&c be almoat one Of iss mArtys. And in
defence Of it, or in consequence OF it, be
certainly wss the victim Of q sewardly as
saals, inflicted with . fsrocity, and enduF-
ID With D nesknssa unexampled in the an
nals OF sudgeling He now changes his
opinion or as lsass, his language. With
skaa felicity Of alllasion which belongs,
aaaOag ths public writer's of America, 70
him and 10 Governor Aadrsw Alsne, he
advisss his frisnds to put theiE ''heels" up
On tAose who differ fron them, and who
dass 10 speak eu&- The advies 10 given In
lester 10 the lase war meeting at New
Tara. fs this prosecution an experiment
mads upon poor mechanics, between few
sEaall conspiratoRs, in pursuance OF an
agps&msas beswesa she principal Thugs st
Washington, in order, II il works well, to
sasTiaes more important victims to the
sbaiisisn Kalee2 do not kaow-L know
thai the geuslemea Of the Republican par
sy do act eauntenanee it, and that it will
fail hase. because TO reach their political
oSponents they must cut down their poIiE-
ical and personal friends. II free speech
ie treason here, our excellent Governor
would speedily be known - the late unla-
mented John A. Andrews, for his speech
is exceedingly fres and easy-qaite loose,
"a you may say. Than what would be-
eams Of Mr.. Phillips? Does be speak in
faroT OF the Government Has be ever
said anything in favor of assy Government
except that Of HaytiP ? Did be not lately
advlse large and patriotic assembly net
10 give a man or dollar to the Govern
nent Of the United States2 And did not
that patriotic society, applaud the liberal
| suggestion ? Shall we prosecute Bir.
Phillips thereforf Eotwith my good will.
Not without my active resistance. Isho'd
violate the very hrss principle of Demoo-
raey, which 10 greater TO me than any
thing but the word Of God himself, if |
| did not fght for Mr. Phillips right TO tau
treason to any fool who wansa to hear him.
In letter, the Governor refuses to sup
ply troops 10 ths President. In fact, be
supplies many, and urges more to go
Do we prosecute him No, but tempest
| Of desision hreakF over What hs calls his
head from every part Of the United States,
and even from England. To that we can
safely leave him.
when the regiment Of the late Colonel
Cas- went of, without an escort sven oi
the Second BattalIisn, it was not actual.
ly hisssd In State Street, as vas the Mas
| gachusstts regiment on its return from
| Ngn~s~~. L.,R Sba bia pa-,nw wk szsus
made, and beard, that the departure Of tbs
Irish would be great relief to our poor
houses and jails The Governor or hi'
friends may say 30 about Col. Cas- coun'
trvmea--the IriAh--wishout committing
treason, or even giving offense. We are
now accused Of talking 50 badly, ever
about Mr.. Andrews oountTymen-the ne.
grseB-yet arc we prosecutedP In Soutt
| Carolina speech was never free, they set
tEsl its limits before Judge Lynch. Lee
US not descerate this court with wha
belongs to him, or We wall sink below th
level of South Carolina.
/ Much has been said as to finding faul
With the Government, as II there vas som
peculiar sanctity iu it. s
4 Have we arrived at such state that n
one mast fad fault with any action o
omission Of the Government or any mem
! Der Of it, without having treason impuse
TO sheEns Can not you, sir ? Can not
[, for example, have tha misfortune I
j think that Ar. seward, eur present Sec
I retary of State, 10 nos ft as . statesman
. 10 index the pspers Of the late sila
, Wright, However little bs may bs affeci
: ed By my thoughts, da think bus Wal
D OF sense sober ssfass--has made him th
. liaughing stack Of EUROPE think sha
j 1 he ID q small ward and county polisicisi
Q who writes like = sophomore and acts iil
4 atock- -jobbar. Kvay tims be spsal
4 al ous what win happen in sixfy asys,
: aiassy days. hspnis nae in mind OF
4 curb Stone broker, ehatssring over the q
d psoaehing maturity Of dubioas nots !
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