Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-07-16
onxg SaE CONSTITUTIONS.

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sopls, who have not loss shsir senses on g
be subject Of the horrible CIVIL war now
aging in this country, insist upon it thai
he war shall BE- conducted and the Gov
,rnment administered, in aooordanos with 4
he Consultation. There Il no other path /
il safety. Ths ship Of State 10 now De- !
Ing drawn into the rapids above the Falls,
and seatinusd violation Of shs rules
prescribed for iss government viii hurl
bark, freight, passengers and crew over
xery Niagara. The Unian must not be
dissoavsa bas the way 70 preserve il is to
abide BY the Consultation, and crush out
its enemies North and South. ~
The President Of the Uniasd States, his
cabinet, the msmbars Of Congress, and
all the civil and military officers and sol |
diers of the General and Stata Govern
msnss azs sworn TO obey the Constitution
and they must do itos psrjuFs themselves.
We know THAI suoh men as Samuel j.
Rirkwood, james r. Wilson and others,
have long ago declared that they would
nos obsy the Fugitive Slave Law, AID
have taught the people how to syade its
provisions, and compound for violations
| OF any obnoxious iaw By standing ready
tsbssr its penalties. These men and 9TH
| ers, high in power in Iowa, and Mt Wash
ington, SAP that the rebels have no rights
| under the Constitution, thai every slave
holder ia q rebel, and taas the General
| Government is not bound By the conssi-
tuition in its dealings with the South and
with slavery. Il 10 Ooasenaed thai In the
conduct of this war, Mr.. Lincoln IL ever
and above the Oonstitution--that his viii
is the only Constitution We have. Some
ledge this anlinited, psEjafed power With
tina President, some with Congress, and
some with such Generals n Hunter and
Fremont. The truth il, that il the Con"
stitution May be violated 10 time ol war,
if it may be suspended new, IL may be so
treated At any time, and our form Of gov
ernment Ia virtually overturned, the Con-
stitasian 10 not worth the paper apoa
which ii is written, and perjury 10 TO b
eiaswed among the virtues.
i The Constitution must be cur rule il
war and in peace. Wsrs il otherwise, Of
/ 6oial oaths aheuld make an exception il
favor Of time Of civil war. How wouIt
it sound to swear TO OBEY the Constisa'
0 tan, unless the South or the Aormons
/. raise shs standard of rebellion =? tn,
D General Government has no powers ex
3 csps what the Constitution confsra On 1t
q Are the Southern States and people on
b of the pale Of the Consultation and laws
0 as is conteuded by the klrkwoods, Vii
= sons, drseleys, Summers and Wades |
o TIE man Who is charged With murder ii
q Iowa oat Of the pale Of the law, has be n
= right 10 a legal trial? Does not the Law
g cover bis cassp Why Governor KIRK
: wood thought thai the laws were onl.
4 made to screen Barclay Cpppie, who ha'
e committed murder and treason In Virgin
= ia, from the demands OF justice. Tn
d Constitution saga that conviction Of trsa
e son shall not work forfeiture of propert
= beyond the life time Of The offender. On
= der our system We consider that man
: property belongs net merely 10 himself
4 fSuppose be has committed treason, bu
y 10 bis wife and minor children Who ar
% innocent, and who should not be beggaEse
d National House OF Representatives q
II The Washington, staads ready TO pass, An
+ has passed, bills thai have no warrant !
= the Constitution--thAs clearly violate tbs
Y instrument, a. all parties understood
= two years ago and yet We are told TO B
u silent and submit. If the Constitution
- to be violated 70 punish, begg2r and Dc
;, grade the white people of the South, IA
o abolish slavery, whss security has an
}. man in the North that be VIII not be sh
6 next victim Of arbitrary p4wsr9 In fsE
b unconstitutional powers have been axer
d eissd In The North almost every day sine
y the war broke out.
q The eEfees Of this abolition, uneonssitu
20 sional legislation 10 TO pEptgast the wal
= 10 20 make ii Ussrnal--is 10 perpstuats
: jayhawktng guerrilla war after the soutt
10 srn armies shall havs bean dispersed
= Such Legislation takes away all indns'
Ie msnts for the Southern people TO CON
y back to the Union--4is drives them to de-
N psratlop. 1t places the arIaiss Of u
re United States between two aFes; seeet
1t sionIass ia front Of them, abolislonis
o behind thsm-eacb III whish classes Is
10 little worse than the other II possible
p the enc are rattle snakes the other q
eopper-heada. The AholisisaisGs are rai
T. Ing soldiers, sharpening swords and ha.
of Oneas, and Eunning hulists for Jsa. ID
IL Wis. as .Fa- -s
10 Whatever ought TO be done with Il
y Isaaasa ok ths southsra sahaliion, you ed
d not hang sIi the Southern people for ssel
Is son. To end the war you must solemn
!, and openly pledge ths Government th
70 the Southern States and tbs masses Of Il
y Southern people shall BE- restored 70 the
d rights under the Consultation, II they vi
ID submit 70 Its authority. Les CongEe
8 pass such resolution as shis immedsas4
d ~, ses consistently with IL, and eonyin'
/ the Aanlh Of THAR kineaxita---and fha be
u thing 10 dons that Gan be done, 10 end Il
II war, and restore the Unlop ~ Ii was.
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