Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-11-19


and let the desinkegrssioa os the States
10 on as Il hAd gone Oh secoad. giYs
passasssess sssh al were asked, and bFiae
ths mAols power IuE the Aamiaissrasios
Io hear in obEaininsg these guaxaasssss
or, third, resort 10 aoescion and atteapi
| TO force the seeding States insc obedi-
ezss.ss 5 1s@ a.ss''+ - W
Gax. MoseheAd saya.hs than agpsasszl
to him - ,he. neytg 4ppealsd to any otass
man, that he woald not resort TO eosgcicar
| Mr. Lincoln asked Il BY soercioa waa
! saessfg the collection of revenue and the
takiax back Of shs fsEsa halesgiag - sAs
United Stasss. auY. Mapahsad saia shss
was she only eosrtisn be could eoassaisa- 1a as'i
tiohaity resort Co. IL
kR. LIEcogA TELLs a sTaRY.r ...sg.
, He had plaaaa AinssR, In . chair with
| rounds In Il, With his feet upon the high
est roand-Aa long, lanky man, with very
fargs ada whfsksfs; mish his slbowa upoa
bis knsss, and hsa haads apon tbs siaas
nt hia fass, in aa askitadsg oS lissaaiass
saa, when be weala spsAk be would drop
his hands and raise Bis bead Dropping
hsa hanas ana raising bis head, he said
be wunhd sell ma d saliassa a0suaosswhiuh
hwa AASwsssd whan he AssE wsAt 10 tae
bar, An old psEa, he saidy had applied
10 him 10 bring bais, and made CAPT
| tai case, "a be thoagft, bat when the sS-
idancs vas daeAiAed hafnrs the jury, d
WAS sAs xess4 sasa be @wsE Astssea te,
and, while the evidence was going On the
old man came fiAtehing TO the evidence
himself, and whispered In his ear, Ssduv
Il app Laughter. "Now,". said he,
s,GaFsrnar. woalaR't this be gum iE
up?, / assure ven, Mr.. Chairman,
Ff5n't present 1t in 1'any light difFere eut from
shtasn sshFcfs ft atsuaIlyI 0ecaTred-aone
whataEer. aaid aa him ,F'Ar. presidsut,
it may be said that il would be gum it
up,' bat hadn't You better 'guv It up
Without bfoodshei than dreneh this land
With bleed, ans saan have % gav il uP.'
DIR. Linoeln then ssked shaA he was 70
do With his oath pit othce. uoT, Aore-
| head advised him 10 get around is by
bEFfng Congress fail 70 give the neces.
| saSv powss of carrying it out! If
Gosgfeas failed 20 vote supplies and
reiuforcements, be- as Commandsx- in
ChieF, could eonfistently withdraw his
sro6rx znd war 7esseis frcm Southern
| poyt8, and ShHs @Toad a collision
% *. rlScoLS TELLS ANOTHER sToRY.
"Weli," said be, raising himself again,
''T will only answ " you By telling yon .
little anecdote which struck me-axouse
me-" says be, sEaI littIe &neCdoEe which
struck m rs you were going GA Il is
| from Esop's Tables, and doubtless, ia
YOUR school boy days, yoa have read it.
| rEssp. you kaOw,A says het S'I!tusaTaGss
grsnt principles oftan By making moss
| animals speak and aet; and aec0rdlng 30
| him there was lipn once that was des-
perateiv in lore With beautiful lady,
| and ha oourlta sha lady, and the lady DO.
came enamored Of him, and agreed 70
marry him, and the old people were asked
| fbfebeir consent. They were afraid OF
the power Of the lion, with bis long sharp
ciaws and bis tuakh, and they a&ld 10 him.
we can base 10 objection TO so respect
able s.personage DE- yoa, but our daugh-
ter is fraii and delicate, and we hope thai
you will submit I'd have your claws cut
OF and roar tasks drawn, because they
night do EeTy serious injury 20 her,
The lion sabnitted, being very much IL
love. His claws were cut Of and bis
tasks drawn, and they took clubs Snd
knocked him on the head Laughter.
replied, think, about in substance this
THAI it VISA an exceedingly interesting
anecdote, and very apropos, but not al
together a satisfactory answer 20 me.
Governor Morshesd says he again ap
peaIed to Mr. Lincoln ''not TO dreneI
tie land in blood" and MIR. Rive
Joined him In the appeal with great fer
} Vor aad eloquence. Dir. Rives concluded
his appeal with q threat
That if be did res sort to coercion, Eir
ginia would leave the Union and join th
seeding States. "Nay, sir" be said
sold as am, and dearly al have ioVeE
this Uulon, il that event 60 with oil
my heart and soul
Nh. LNcoEE wANEs VIRGINIA 70 STAY
Mr.. Lincoln jumped up from his ehai
as Mr. RiSes was ssHading, advanced on
step toward him. and said, 'sAls. RiVes
Mr.. Rives, if Yirginia will stay in vii
withdraw the troops from Fort Sumter,
Mr. Rives stepped back and said "Ar
President, haFa nb authority to speai
for Virginia. am one Of the hambles
Of her sons but if you do thas, il vii
be one of the wisests things you eve
done. DO that, and give as guarantees
and can only promise you that whsseTe
Influence possess shall be exsrsed +
. promote the Union, and to ressors il 7
What it VAST
MOST PKETIHzST THOUGHT.