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

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Gasisu which beasts Of ths freedom Of
sss sasixns, and slaims 10 b, sstha lard
II the free, and the home ct the hraseg
wsala any oas bare bslisved two ysass I
ago, thai 1t sha present time, this land 81
freedom would have been conver.aa asio /
land Of tyranny, and that the man wso 1
.ook sslsma oath TO suppoEt Toe Goa
sa;sution and laws Of the United Stassss
woald srampls both aadsr hia feet ; Or
what Ia more surprising, that the people
would have consented to have their rights
violated, the Constitution, the charter Of
their liberties set At naught, and the laws
svsTshrewn, By those whom they have
chosen to protect the enc and uphold the
othsr ars
At thss tirns we verify ksliavss that
&AsRs esald mot have been Sound IN the
whols Uaassd States twenty sasn, whe bsT
Iisved shaE snch usuEpaaions and viola
aicns of the rights Of citissnss ~ Aase
bean prsssiesd during the lass sighsesn
months by the Administrator, would
have bean pesssably submitted 20 By sAe.
people ; bus the people have b. degrees
bssn educated 70 believe thai estate ne
eaaaity" requires the violates Of the Goa
saitulioa, and tbs Constitutional rights OF
aisixsaa, in order 10 maintain the ons and
preserve the other. The doctrine that il
is necessary TO override the Constitution,
30 sss iss proyisions at defiance, and 10
asprivs eisizens Of their liberty withoas
authority Of Law and IN direct esnfici
with both she Constitution and lava, in
ordsE to psrpssaats che Gems sitution and
sssars msse aFmly shs liberties II sas
psspls, appears aboas ~ rssieaal 70 u,
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appear, Is j. prssassly the sasaa esarss
paEsaed By sAs Administration. uadss
the pretense Of trying to save the Consti-
satiOa, she President destroys it. In OF
der 10 secure tbs freedom Of the people,
the President turns dsspot and aiezss and
impFisons whom he pleases without "due
process Of law" keeps them in prison a.
long as he pleAsss, without informing
them of the charges preferred against
them, and after they have been been hon
orably acquitted by tribunal of his otpsl
app0iaizssat, be releases tbsBt from prs
on on terms of his oscss diets&ion and all
this he pretends to do in the name of the
Consultation sad of freedom
Unfortunately for the country the Pres
ident is eome-by-chancs cross between q
knsvs and fool, and being surrounded
By a Cabinet about equally represented on
sAs two STRAINS" be anas backing when
ever by his acss, he il about to magnify
either Of the TIVE leading traits of bis char
aeter.
Whenever be proposes to act the knave
By making unauthorized arrests and drag
ging nen to prison not oaly Witheas au-
thoritity Of Law but in opposition to
both the Constitution and laws, the knave
part OF his Cabipss steps in and says,
''you are right, go in Honest Old Abe"
After he has his victims in prison and
fairly in his power, he begins to consideE
the matter and says TO himself, I'll have
caused the arrest and imprisonment OF
these men without authority of law
Now what shall / do to satisfy the people
OF shs matt ?" Ths fool part of bis
cabinet responds give than . trial, Hon
est Old Abe" and be takes their advice
and appoints Jadge Advosats to Try
them.
The prisoners are brought before tie
Judge Advocate, and the Judge inquiries
where they live, bow many shiLdrsn they
have, and whether they are willing 10
take the oath of allegiance TO the United
States Governmental theae questions
being answered TO the satisfaction Of the
Judge, they are told that 10 charges have
been preferred against them and that no
one appears as their accasss, they are
honorably acquitted, bat strange to say,
they ars ssus back to pzissa. This ends
ths fools part, and leaves the President to
make another exsmpIiRcGaion Of his char
acteV.
He begins, "Wsll / would save the
Uaion By making illegal arrests il could
or would save it without making illegal
arrests If | could, or I would save it by
doing beth it l could. hare arrested
and imprisoned great many illegally,
and have let run great many that /
might hare legally arrested and the Union
10 nos saved, and my mintons are in dan
Ser OF being sasd for false imprisonment,
~Whas shall do 2s Hare the knsvs
part Of the cabinet comes ia and sxys,
fTsll the prisoners who have been honor
abIq aeQssifgsd, that they can be released.