Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-04-09

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md esied cat With d raise stAs was head
'by ali ths rsountAinss and BIZ 81 the seAs,
IN yxll siashaaioajo jof ~ s1Fth: Stsad
back fanssieism fshs Nos1as- -ssasd bsak
disunionisss OF the .South pegops from
the face OF the earth, ye twin sisters ~
discusd --she ccnssskutfOu nattss and shAtl
bs pwsssssss. sizs unses snail iss sasiataia-
ID. Whaa that gseak psxsy oeosRaed sad1
position, bef0re high Heaveny and ali
mankind whose anxious gaze are >eyeE
beat upon thin grsaa anodd rspabaie, oi,
nav friands, hsw shs hexxt of ssmy psss3-
&c Isspad with JOY. Hos tho hced dessFs-
I'd shIongh has vsins-how kis syss kia-
died wfkk subiime eaosion - bow he lifted
up his daily prxyefs 10 bless she Almighty
God shas skexs existed such an oragaaiss
sian, 20 insaypose shs p&saply Of its pas-
v,osic devotion. and the ehield OF ice pow
ar between the land that God gave d
through the blood af our ssres, and thas
fell spiris Of kssason, whieh would sasshe
iss greNs mission 30 eagtA. Than spsak
not with irreysrsns lips, against that par
sy which has crowned 10 with biessIng4,
NC ags lgA indsbsea 10 an aznossnA aw0rs
than il viii ever be il sux powar = appss
eisse, or disposition to cancel Bat eoaae
40 10 the support og the laws, and help
us 70 broek shis Spiris ef insabcsdfnssiop
prevalent in our country, ireua sAs higt
places Of poser toT tha schosa roos and
hreside. Let as learn the lesson OK sub
ordination and teach II TO Others. Let d
take eur laws an We findsshesn, and fzssn
tain them 10 priceless inheritanca. Lss
Us not give ooaasib 70 any effort that will
impair the credit Of our laws, 'aad driyt
from us the hearts Of cur adopssd eisizenk
by placing enormous distinctions bsswsel
than and these Of mora foxtunase birth,
bus Let u sndeavor 10 teach thesn 70 rsy-
arenea the bulwaRk of American freedom.
frauahs with the wisdom of ages. Yosus
tain and beautify this noble fabric 10
duty we owe 10 ourselves who enjoy AZ Y
our ancestors who handed it down to o.
Ito posserisy who elaim 1t at our hands
pure and inviolaae. Let na reverence
the mountains of our freedom, fer never
enee sells US upon q nations destiny. !
liz the stay ef oar National Supremacy
under which as q Government We hav'
thus far hoarished, and will, hope con
tiuue to faurish, for whilst it sestihss o
the past, it 10 full of promise for the ia
ture, contributing more than any otne
cause, to psrpetusse those free inssitu
tions of winch il il the abiding memorial
Chief among the monuments THAI aWskeI
1 the sympathy and reverence Of frsenen
10 she great Genital one planned by Wash
ington aud reared by bis compeers. OI
It's apex perches th native eagle from il
iagstaff hoats the stars and stripes th&
symbolized the tbirty-foar States reEolT
/ ing around this great moral centre an
receiving from it, rs from central sun
both light and life. There abe nationa
wisdom assemblies, there tic nations
ssrength ls put forth, and there are grow
the names Of the heroes who tauHded, an
the slatesaaen who defended the republic
names that adorn and decorate the sehro
whose pages contain their country's histo
lry. We boast no monument subItmea
and but one of teaderrr interest, that
i Mount Vernon, whtre the father of hl
country lived and died, and where sti
stands the tomb that repose bis ashes
Around II flowers bloom in token of ma
tion's love. Willows weap ID token OF
nations sorrow, AMI around it, the peTen
nial evergreen sends forth its vouches
she breeze, in token of fame that wi
never die.