Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-11-26


were ssid to have been preferred againss I
uss bah witAsus ssaseasss ASew asys sfsf
teF1ny tsnAsfsx saFoom ,l6, Twas infcYsa- |
ed shak Z was 70 haye Aearing, and 40 |
csEafngiy as shs pxomisdd dme, vas t. |
kyn before the 5ndgs Advoeets, tsgsthss
With aouse seven others. where few ques-
sions Df the following nature were pro-
pounded In my own case tbs Judge kYss
asked my nAme, then my place oil resi-
denca, and then IL / bad 0 family. to
which Responded. He then asked me II
had encouraged or discouraged enlist
mensaY Itsid him bad encouraged en-
lstnants. de desired 10 kasw' In shat
/ way3 ! answeged, that / had usgsd all
ardsAs Rspub Leans, AboliaosisEs and
coat FACTORS 10 shoulder kheir ansksfs and
20 u the yer. he wanted to know if j
would take the cath of allegiance? ] told
him ! would take any constitutional obli-
| gsss4n, administered In . constitutional
nanhsr, 20 support the constitutional
acts of the government After some fur
Their COW eTsssiou OF . similar character,
vas informed that the papers Ia my
case had not been placed In his posses
sion- After the other cases we're dis
posed OF in similar manner, four of the
party were released, and four, myaelf
Ameng them, returned to the "Old Capt.
! toll Mr.. Mahouy never had even that
: much OF chance for bearing. Thus tbs
, matter rested, so far as we we're individ-
u&ily concerned, until this Saturday one
, week ago, whan was again brought intc
lthe presence of this august parsonage
and again remanded to the Old Capitol
? On the following Monday evening We wsr'
: notified that the signing Of an obligation
p not to prosecute any Of the State or Fed
! ertl ofkeers was the only condition o
= our release, The rapidly failing healti
= Of Mr. Mahony and the urgent appeals o
our fell1w prisoners that night and th
neat morning, induced rs 70 forego to
ID resolve We had taken NOT take such n
l. obligation, which thoagh Of no lega
+ force and effect, in fact under the ciream
Il stances, was nevertheless bitter pill +
r swallow, for those who intended TO 90
E strvs 1t, as we did, for We cared not 8
= prosecute for monsyed consideration :
D. VIE cared only to obtain the names Of Ia
O. cbwardly dogs and scoandrels who hls
10 the afhdavits In which the charges wer
III SRAAA w A&FV 6G1S2 $@k ASIkska AASg &AG "a
d parties we want to deal With hoss COW
o. ardly gssassins Of character and reputs
ur lion who strike In the dark and seek I
We, cover up their villainy BY hiding behind
r. government oEicial.
on But am occupying too much Of you
time with my own matters-allow me
nv again thank you for this demons trAtio
-- 10 behalf of personal liberty and COZ
iii stitutional rights, and to eongratulat
I'D you on the recent glorious success of x
democracy in our own State and elst
" IIwhsgs. Fight on, Gght ever-''tha priS
III I0S liberty e eternal vigilance Ions
Il l|sas might has iss noFning-she rays I
4 Hfkai gaorIoaa &asaeCrntio sun which on'
dr. Hshons 20 bxigtly, u beginning TO sho,
"a HaEhawrs tie EasssRn aky, it will ere loE
Ia SKINS upon Us Is brilliantly as 10 d.,
IN now gone. Fight on and may God spe'
= the right and saocess crown our efforts.
We Three sAaaxs were then given for d
al Shsward. 4 procession vas then aga
he formed and escorted Mr.. Sheward to 81
20, residence Of Gen. Dodge, whose CUES
on be is while remaining in this city. Aft
nd III few further remarks by Gen. Dodg
I'd the Band played "Swset Home" and 1
uyI crowd dispersed.
a. On the whole the reception was a cor
-- plsts success, 1t vas wholly an impropt
"a got up almost on the momsnt, and vas pa
nd tieipated in by our citizens without di
ar tinction Of party. few miserable bi
ID Gifted abolitionists stood around perfect
I'd amazed as the demonstration, and &
90 number composing the procession. The
ats modification Was deeply manifested, b
ed they were too Insignificant to attract &
sxs tention. The constitution and laws a
pre- eminent In Burlington, and Marsh
lvb Hoxie will hardly dare insult the intell
,ur geuce of the age by any more illegal q
ID rests IN Iowa.