Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-08-27
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onx Of ssets, ganz knsn, 10 mel tn ID
sults offered me in the Hawk-sse OF this
nasrning. That paper, not satisfied with
haying poisoned the sentiments and feel
inga OF II Ra&dsEa agsinss rae so1asah axi
sxIens - 10 inaaanoa the GovsFnmeat To
caass my arrest, continues sssIl 70 follow
ms sask{so ths,mllitsry prfsoa, 70 which
il false accussAions hare bad . large ID
Iasswsssa ssasissansr ponce Ka4aAe ax6saals~
ess of this aosains fad such allasions
10 me as foIlows Dannis Mahaay has
openly opposed the war for the Union al.
most ever aimee Tie rsosls opened the bali
7'"Dsnnls AaAoay managed The tssens
State Coaynsion and drew up iss plat
with Dennis Mahony they (ai.ading
q others, whom the Hack ssts. designs
| 70 have served ss / have hesn, believe
tkas the rebellion can only be pat down,
Constisutionally, through the State Gov
| sgnments.S
Nov for the sAtiskacsion of my person
| d and political friends In Iowa, more
than for my own, want TO assure them
that il IL not trus - alleged by the Hasok-
eys, that have been, aithef openly or
secretly, opposed 70 TIE prosecutions al
| the war ia The sense 1t means 70 imply
Twas not in favor Of producing such >
state OF things IS would lead 20 war, and
% that sanae was opposed to ii. But
ence war became inevitable, by, as ]
krmly bsliaye, the discrimination Of the
dominant party that there should be war.
coat what Il might, and be the reauls the
destruction Of the Uaiou, the subversioa
OF the 9oSernmeat, and ths utter ruin of
The country, bowed my will 10 that Of
the rdfing powers, ressrving 90 myself the
poor privilege of monsning ovsr the lose
Of the heritsSs bequeathsd to posterity
Iby the fathers Of the Republic. This has
bee my offence. have bewaiied, sonas-
tsimea in language stimulated by the pn-
tignancy Of feeling for nay country, the
sad condition to which partixanshfp hss
idrfvsn our once glorious Repabiic, our
fence powerful Union, our long happy
Eeountry, and have In my Judgement
come to tbs concihsfon that oar present
condition ID owing to disregard and Vi
olation Of the Fundamental agreement 90
which We sxist ~ Nation. ''~ 80
But nevertheless 20 the full extent aud
degree that the Administration has righs
TO control the Government, 20 make and
fproseeass war, - well ~ TO preserve
peace, have nsvsf questioned ita right,
never interfexed with the exercise Of its
i authority, and oaly admoniahsd is not TO
transcend It's Legitimate authority in as
saming and exercising arbitrary power.
IL ID not, be il sveF b0rae in mind By
Imy fellow citixens Of Iowa, THAI / hare
4 violated any law, but thas / have given
/ oEenee 30 its TielA&eRs, that asa accused
Of being opposed 20 ths war, and Of dis
couraging enlistmsnts, pretexts, are uSed
&a c&nses for my arrest. Had / sneour-
aged tho Execntiva Branch Of the Govern-
ment to usurp the functions of the Jude
ial Branch, Or approved Of the asurpAtion;
had encouraged the Administration to
violate the Constitution Of nay country,
which every member of the Administra-
| ton 10 gwc1n to maintain and uphold ;
had | proclaimed with others thai the
Union was league with bell, and the
RJonstikntion a covenant With death had
4 | in word encouraged, eountenaneed or
approved the subEerSion Of the Govern
ment by its Constitutional guardians, Ia
there q felloW-eitizen Of mine 10 Iowa
who believes tina | gogid bb d prisoner
Of State to day ? Not one, can safely
answer. My fault il, too much loyalty
TO the Constitution, rot the want OF il,
therefore must be taken.
As to my relation to the late State Con-
venaon, the truth 10 not as the Hack se
| alleges, and as il states no doubt for mers
effect, and not with any regard FOR truth.
had a. little to do with the "manage-
menE" of the State Convention as any
member in it, and was only one ninth
part Of the committee 90 resolutions
But suppose il were true that did all
the Haack- eys alleges, what ID there in
the proceedings of that Convention or ia
It's Platform 20 subject ns or any one
else TO the pains Of disIoyalty. Ii thsrs
sentiment in that Platform repagnaut to
the principles on which the Goverum nt
vas supposed, till Of late, to have been
founded or is there . suggestion in it
objective in spirit to tbs best interests Of
our country. | see none.
Ii does state "a = matter Of fact thing
| do not believe, that the civil war in
which ws are engaged was caused by Be-
eession. believe it was caused by alb
olitiouism, without whose existence there
would hare been no such hsrssy as Sc
eession. And speaking Of secession lei
me- say for the Ehousanash time 10 the
People Of Iowa, thai never have been,
am not now, nor do expect, or iutuDd
to be 3 seeessiouist. To put this matter
bsyond question dispute 80 far - ana
concerned, woald not be in favor, eTea
nov, of reconstraeting the Federal Union
on the painciple that any State might Sc
seds from the others 81 will, for NO fede-
ration could be held united on such by
potheSia, unless by the mere dread which
would deter the Federal Govsrument from
giving any offence 20 any of she indiVida-
al States. -.y,.. .-s...-.. r. !
As to the other charge Of the Hack sys
that With others believe "thas the re-
bellion can only be patdown constitution.
ally through the State Governm snls. -.
1t is pure inventisn of that paper, il
anything bat abolisieaism in la ranksat
form can be pure coming ETom such a
saTrups and infamous source.
Tbs Hook eye 10 not satisfied in trying
to make nae cur disloyalist, but fool
also and having done everything to its
malignant satisfaction, it swoops vulsure
Ike upon whas is pTesamss 10 6e pow
erlsss victim. Bus prisoner OF State as
| Azn, 40 vile Hasash-pisos Of Abolition
isan shall insult sna wish impsnisy, sill Il
be deprived Of the right Of self defeAes,
as the Hasck- eye supposed, no doubt, had
been the case already. -s sep 'rI
People Of Iowa, believe noshins that
you May hear discreditable or derogaso-
n to me as your feilow-cisixsn, both of
the United States and Of the State of To-
wa, till nay rsvilers aad aecasers prove
something involving guilt. That, l ssaare
you, II 10 not In their power 10 do, other
than by bearing false testimony against
me, resort Cd which thay nrobaksfv wiII |