Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-11-05
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YEAM. 80

rave Ia A. Our opinson Ghas sn@ Aaaaiaie r
sratioa policy Was based upon and hao
for iss object the abolition Of slavery .
When Frsmout issgsd his gsaaensspatson
proclarnation, which was modified BY the
President Without administering any re-
bike to its author, we gave il as our
opinion that the President approved OF
the principle but dare not enforce II ~
that time. When Hunter declared al
slaves free within his disRist, ana Mr.
Lincoln declared the proclamation na'-
ilv besauss he had not authorised hira
to issue it, We said the President APPROX
ed the principle aud aimed to carry 1t OUT
90 soon A. he should be able 90 educate I
the public mind sufficiently to admit 'na' |
emancipation was necessary in order TO
suppress the rebellion p N'
The edaosion of the public mind, IN
the opinioa Of the President, was com
nletsd about the Ist Of September, and
in accordance with his polisy ssn.i lnfen-
tons from the beginning, be psoeeeded
to issue a Proclamation Of Esmaneipa-
ton; bat 10 strict accordance With ma
former acts, he left Loop hole 70 crawl
out Of, in case the pespae should not en-
dorse his action.
The abolition policy of the Admins
tration has cost the nation FUtfe" hun
drsd millions Of dollars and THREE
HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN, and
bids fair to cost as much more before the
powers that be will rslinquish their IN
constitutional policy. In order educate
the public mind and bring it to believe
in the necessity Of Abolishing slavery, 1t
was necessary THAI our array should be
defeated before Richmond, hence the
neglect on the part of the Government to
furnish GEx. MCCLELLAN with the rein
fercements necessary to capture the place,
or maintain his position before It. Ia
order to cosrcs the people Of the "es-
tsru States into an endorsement Of the
emancipation policy of the Admiaistra-
ton, it was necessary to keep shs avenues
of trade block I'd up By allowing abe Eeh-
els TO hold Vicksburg; but 10 satisfy the
people of she Wsat, it was necessary to
make Al attempt to open the navigation
Of she Mississippi river By digging q
ditch around the town at . point where
there was no prospect Of the water get
ting into il ofsener than once in forty
years. There is NO good reason why tbs
Mississippi river should FemsIin block
AIDED for a single month BY the rebel
forces. If the Administration desired "a
raise the blockade; yes for nearly yeaI
after all other points upon the river has
surrendered to sha authorities Of the Fed
aral Government, an insignificant towr
but poorly fortified, is permitted to Oh
struet the trade of the Western States
merely to foree tho psopte to agree Il
sustain the emancipation policy Of tn
Administration.
Il was not only necessary TO educat'
the public mind to believe in the necesi
ty Of emancipation in order 10 suppress
the rebellion but it was also neeesSsr
to convince II, that the negroes after oh
tanning their freedom could b. educate
and become useful members Of society
In order to accomplish this, several mil
lions of the peoples money vas exPend
ed in the capture Of Port Royal, an
several millions more in holding 1t, Will
three hundred patriotic ladies ~ frol
New England should attempt the odaca
tion Of few ''intelligent con.rabands.
After spending near a half million
dollars in attempting to educate the nj
Eross, it has been demonstrated that ii
negro can be educated, and that abol
tifly have already learned to sing
Llacuu an de Abolition Prestaent,
GLORY hanaiujah'
Such has been the policy of tho Ad
ministration. How long this policy vi
be adhered 10, is left TO conjecture; br
it is expected by many, since the etct
tions in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana
tffat there will be a change in tue polio
and THAI possibly the President may bse
down from bis emancipation Proclama
ton, and attempt to prosecute the vi
for the restoration Of the Union. Som
even 90 father, and assert that in b
message to Congress, he will Eeoommen
the adoption of measures embracing IL
principles of the "Crittenden ComPron
ise," the repeal Of tha-eonfscAsion Ac
and the granting of general pardon II
all political offences, under tbs bell
that the South will not accept the pr
posed terms and return and &eknOwld
their allegiance TO the constitution al
the Union, in which event, be expee
that the people Of the North viii aluao
unanimously adopt bis emancipsti
scheme.
This, however, is mere Speculation
but one thing Ii certain. Ii the ADM
issration had abandoned its aholiti
schemes and adopted the Orittenden COZ
promise, thsrs would have been 80 wi
and the people Of both sections, wou
be at this this time, prosperous, unit
ami happy. -,''~-
In our opinion the policy Of the A
ministration has been such a. 70 prsvs
are-union of tbs States, and that 1t
nonsense to talk about, or expect 20 r