Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-01-15

A@ MA - MVA O E@a&n&s
The following letter win atsracs no
small stsention, and wedesire that 1t may.
str. sxrH, the Secretary Of tAs Interior,
10 more truly Representative Of the Vess
than any msnber Of the Cabinet. All
admit his feAFlessaess to do and say
whas be thinks, and be had better At
once throw himself before bis eountEy-
men, and not suffcF utter ruin to oar
country, BY beating bshind the bush,
sven for temporary seat in the Cabinss.
Bat the administration dare not remote
him, eTen If II desired, On question of
this kind. The issue has g0t to come
and that speedily dodge il as you may
for the time being. Aiiis bow confusion,
and each man In any position has TO guess
1t shat be has 10 do or say: and tina
spreads eoBsasion asd ecusseruaffon Aa
time proceeds. Every day brings us fresh
evidences Of this lamentabls stats of
things.
The psivsse individual, oE he in private
life, is also a. much coufounded as any
one In public position. Ii things go On
In this wise mach longer, the Government
will be puzzled TO know ~Tho TO take up for
freasoH, and who not This woald be q
sad state Of things:
WAHHnsrOS, Pa, Dee. 10, 1861.
S. AEDARS, Esq-, Editor of The Crisis,
Columbus Ohio.
Dear Sir: do Rot know you except
Though Jour invaluable papar. which
sometimes see at the ofice, 1ne Reoiear,
the editor Of which is my friend. 1 hope
soon, hewsvsT, alsag wifh nnmber OF
others, TO hecoms q sabsGrlbcr Of yoaE
paper, for am free 10 say, that 10 get
sight of real Democratic paper Ia in
vigorating in these days 9f pasilanimity
and eoEardioe ca the part Of pretended
Democratic newspapers. | had almost
sworn thai never again would subscribe
for a newspaper for you know, sir, that
this poor, bleeding laeerated country OF
ours has been cursed By ; renal, untruth-
sul and corrupt Press. Bat how else could
the people be reached No way that
can ace. And therefore iG il the duty oI
every Democrat 10 lend All the help b.
can to the few papers left IL the country
that dare TO speak the truth. But my OBJ
ieet in writing now Is, to tEy to give you
some consolation. II said THAI drovn-
ing EnAn will grasp straw-sd We poor
| Democratic devils are willing TO rejoice
at every faint ray of light that breaks
over the murksy clouds IF sorrow which
| hang over the Nation. have Just read
4 glorious letter from Caleb Is. Smith,
| Secretary of the IMterior. Mind, say
| glorious coming fram that quartet
| fhla letter Is addressed 70 al Old fEienc
| of SnIsh's, in this town, and / wealC
! give So to see it in the papers over hi'
own signature. But, alas, tie Letter Is :
private one, aud cannot be pahlished.
read IL @.sab-rosa,'' and if you had seer
the old friend Of Smiths 81 Andsmg by ia,
while iEeasbliAg for fear, If caught At il
We Hfighs BE suspected IF treason, yst
would agree with me that there is no hop,
for its publication bat will give yo'
the stabaiGsce of it as mean Is can rte
collect, ou The important question vi Ehs
day. IL says ''thaE The effort now ma
king by gha fanatics of the North, i
nake the present unhappy war struggi
for the emancipation Of TIE slaves Of Ia
soalh, If successful, will depgIEs Us 0
eren hope Of restoration Of the Union
That there is 10 hope at best for restor
alton, unless il be through the exerEiou
Of The Union men Of the S0ush, and tina
! slavery mas existed for SO long peTlot
in the South-bas become 80 deeply root
cd-that to attempt to tear it away now
would anise the South TO man agains
the tio7enmeHt, and make the wsr va
Of determination, fhe end whereof Il
nan could predie:. Ha piiiss the demo
qogue who, for the sake Of personal pop
alarilv. woald atsemps to mislead u
people on this subjeeI, and says that b
deserves the universal execTatiOn of ever
true lover 0f his country And 6nail,
be saws that 1--WE have more to fear no
} from the fanatical Abolitionists of th
North than fgogn Ehe Rebels OF the Soath.
Now will admit thai there is l0Ehin
in this bug what every Democrat know
. and has said tins. and again, bus eomiE
r froRa a gentleman who is one of the Pre-
: ideut's confidential advisers, and who
expected 20 carry out the absurd dpgn
, Of the Chicago Platform, ii gives son
= hone and consolation in this dark hour
! the uatiofgps exis speuce. How like m0ui
t tain devil this ttoubly-daznned, rofton al
r JIitionisrn stalks abroad to-day over th
e fair land, leaving death and ieaolatiou
e It's every track Who doubts that ID
. Efrusr:cidal war, which has arrayed fath
e svainst son aud sou against father, al
z ,4sade q rnarTss worst enemies s. those Of b
: owa household" Is the work OF the I
= fuasieal Aboiiti0uists of the North ? WI
E Iioubts that the widespread desoiatiI
EpSw abroad in ihs land 1.-The crses Of Q
: phans and the bitter lamentations
i Thousands Of Efdows-nade so by Il
unnatural strife---is to Be attributed
i the came unhaIlowedc caass 7 NO, no tr
d lover of .AEnAricA eAn have any heart
a this struggle every yictsry of either 81
+, is . defeai to him. Amid the clash
! ax.ma. The roar Of battIn- and all The sssos
= Of glorious warfare," be may forget u
"a n i hia own brothers that he is engag
y with; but when the struggle is ended, a
" the noise OF the conflict has ceased, d
ID he walks over the Hrid OF blood, TO hsi
I'd 10 ths agunixFng grOans Of the wound'
and sees the cold, white faces oI his o.
+ dead rosmtys aass. then Eaeahinkg fsa y
e SNAIL voiee's will whispag 70 him, st
e is wrang-tAis ought not TO be.n a
r s,is, TOD. Great God, is war that p
., tended followers Of Him are urging on
q Men wsarfng che sacred robes OF rhrii
OF assisy, aIi stained with american bio
= are, as sash sabbath oOrass 10 as wish
Sc wonsed calm, stanSiing ifi places dedi<
. ed % him who said Blessed are che Pc
Haakers, for khey shalI seq God = and {
g fng aload, moi for peace bat for bio
pc m0re blood lses us poor sinners I
sss SsOa, forgive shesa- shss krow not "
n~ Eshey do. Bat thss lester j. too long.
resnax9y for all osr pnlisfeai trouhles ]
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