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

aksoLUTEsN Asp sneTxsr.
L We Rablish bsiow sAs ssaolusisa + Of
thanks 70 the psssidaas of the Talked
States, moved by Mr.. Bowdoin On the 24sE
inst, in the House Of Representatives and
ausasiis adopssi By syoss Of 70 70 :,
iansss fsssswe 80 he al2svseus Quss-.
tion 70 also the protest thsrsso. The ave
gentlemen who voted In the negative, ore
the ProsassaIs In this sasa.
Resosvsd BY tie General Asssgsbsg eS
the ssots Of Iona, That ws tender 10
Abraham Liaeoan the expression Of oar
soEaaal gpryvUas saa tsusss feg me man
nar In which amidst unparalleled difheuI-z
sies and ADVERTISEMENTS, he has admin
istered the, Government OF the q. 8.
from ms Inauguration to tho present time;
and that ~ We have given to him our ari~
watering support In the past, so, for the
future retaiaiRg 80 abiding eonHdeacss In
his ahiaasys Integrity md pasyina sssa. we
pledge 10 him our earnest cooperation In
all such measures rs be shall deem req
aisite aud Just, to utterly and forever
Eauqxsh shE rsbakAnnas the South. and
restore once more the unbroken American
Union, the unquestioned supremacy of
the laws and the Consultation. i
Resolved, That the. Secretary of State
be directed TO forward copy Of the fore |
going resolution TO the President of the |
Ualted Statsa ana 30 eagh sk our saua- |
toss and Representatives m Congress.
PROTEST.
The undersigned firmly and soLemnIy |
protest against the action of the majority |
OF this house, in moving the ssPrsvious
Question" upon the resolution OF thanks /
70 the President of the United States for
the following reasons, Wis = = -
LIST. The operation Of the s'Previous
Question" was to bring the House to "A
2 80 imnsdiale ssd direct vote upon the
main Question, without giving Mem
bers sufficient time TO properly understand. |
or even comprehend the full force Of the
language used il said Tesolasios.s
{ "a. By the same opsfatisa, Members
were not given an opportunity to offer
amendments to the resolution, in order
to perfect the same, according TO their
views aad opiaions, or, in failing 90 to
do, to place themselves right upon the
record.
Sd. Being deprived Of the privilege of
either s~bmisting amendments. or e1pres-I,
sing our opinions on the merits of the
question at issue, We were compelled
having regard for truth and consisten-
Cyl 70 vote d9GinSt resolution which
says ''that, as We have given him our un-
waveTing supporG In the past, so, for the
tut grs, Es.,a for the REASON that hs Aas
Get had Esoas anwavsaing sapeevt. b ia /,
she following acts, viz /
The arrest and Imprisonment of citi-
sens without "wsrrantn or 'sdue process
q aw = ana in violation Of the Consa-
sution OF the United States, which says,
Sin ali criminal prosecutions, the sccns-
10 shah enjoy the TdgAt TO d syesds and
public trial by an impartial jury Of the
State and District wherein the crime
shall have been committed, which Dis
'riet shall have been previously ascertain 1
ed By law, and to be Informed the ma {
are an cause of the accusation, to be
with witnesses against hin. I
uhaYc eomRzlsory process for obtaining II
witnesses Ia his favor, and to have the as 3
Instance OF Counsel for his defence. The t
suspension OF the writ Of HaAsGs Corpus,
without authority Of law. s...tt.
The violation Of Article LIST of the Con
titutiou, which not only guarantees the +,
rsedom Of The press, but even denies the >
'GE ~ @ Congress 10 abridgs shs same. Il
Theses together With others, In the
curse Of the Presideas. are acts which :
Ve have not been able 30 give fsoaE IN I
VagoFing support" b
Such being our position Rs to has Gas! <
curse, 1t could hardly be expected shat
re would blszadig commit ourselves 10
rhatcver future policy the President
aight see proper to adopt, Is is consam- q
lated BY the tFssadAotss language in which Il
AID resolution is couched, as follows:
eve pIedge 10 hin our earnest co.ope, / y
alton In ali sach measures rs be shall -
eeEn requisite and just, 20 utterly and h
oreuer Tanquisa tbs rebellion. &C." o
with all our abhoFreaee Of 'tsecissian.n
nd, whatever might be our confidence in
Is liability, integrity and patriotism" !
re Ealak 10 would be bat d poer eompli-
aent 20 ths intelligence OF tie people for II
aem, or their Representatives, to anal. p
srably bind themselves to any future .ss- ii
aosca acts Or POLICY, which the Presi-
ent, OF himself might "deem requisite
nd just" +,
We believe, that she restraints imposed :,
pom the whole people by the Constitu. "
on, should be, at all times, solemniy re- P
peeted, and especially 30, By the 'sChisf a.
xecusiTe" Of the nation, ,Whoas special :
uty il is to exercise its power.
We have, IN the past, and will, in the
iture, cordially and 'sunwaveringly''
EaFd to him our unqualified support in
i his Constitutional acts and endeavors
TO utterly and forever vanquish the re-
dillon OF the South, and restore, oaee
ore, the anbToksfa American Unsoa,
Ia anqaesEioned supremacy Of the Laws,
nd the CosstitGtiogs." - =
THoa4s HARDK, VIZ. MCLEAN,
GEoRGE B. STRwARr, Dawn FRaoUsox,
@. DsEIINaER,