Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-01-08

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II haa been rspersed and gsussally
believed, that ihs p@tsue thai Dc j
Washington hare sss klisAsa a oussor@
ship over the Pres, shs Telsgraph nd a
the Mails, so thas nothing shaII4 e out
from that city rejecting upon the Ad.
ministrasion, or members Of the Cabinet.
Whether this report be true or nos, il
has gained 30 much esedence amouk the
peoples that Ii has been brought before
Congress. Mr. GUKLEY, Of Cincinnati
Republican, has offered q resolasioa In
the House Of Representatives, which vas
adopted, requesting the Commissee on
the Judiciary to s'inquiFe il censorship
of the press had been establishes In
Washington, and If 50, By what author
ity; and also insssussing ths 0smnittea
70 report II such censorship has moi been
used to rsasraaa srholssoms political eYSs-
iesssa and disctsssioa.''
We are glad to see this move on the
part Of Republican representative from
Ohio, and hope that be will foIlew up
and push 90 the investigation, until all
censorship ever the press, telegraph and
the mails, shall be removed. The Con-
stitution declares; Congress shall make
no law respecting al establishment Of
religion, or prohibiting the free exercise
thereof or abridstns the .tfssdosa d
speech, or Of The pnsas.n AsswisAsaaaa-
ing this wholesome provision, denying 20
Congress the right TO exercise a power
usually exercised by de#poss, the Admin.
issrasion has usurpea and exercised ii in
several inssances-ln the sappressio2, OF
what 10 equivalent to suppression. the
deuying to certain newspapers transit IN
the malls, and the seizure of such papsrs,
when cent at the txpsH4s Of he publisher
by express. TO subscribers and agents III
Philadelphia, and other Eastern ciiies.--'
And also by ordering the arrest Of men Ii,
Connecticut, who were addressing IGsaea
meetings In that free aad loyal Stats. II
such acts, ARE not acts Of desposism, ahen
done 10 loyal States, WHO'RE the laws aslinsi
treason eau be sxeaused ~ the civil au.
ghorisias, VIC do not kaow ahal character
10 give sheta. We suppose. sinee Dir.
GUkLET. Ia the House, and Mr.. TagAsrLL,
Ia the ssnale, both good and true Astpab-
lisAas, have raised their voices, airs 80
tered their protests against Tbs ssafpa.
lions aud despotis acts Of The AdmiBis.
GratiOn, shas IRE tHay hereafter call asEsn.
sa0a 10 these 4sts, without bsiag threaten.
ed with Republican mgbs, Of sabisgsiHg
oufseif so be called sFMissF isY ~ Do
leg.
us. aeaLGr deserves chs thanks a Gbs
nallga and viii fsssisB tham, If b. sas,
esssis In TsHfosiHx ihs censorship If he
yfes@, aasd ia bFisgiHa lils Administration
dowa 10 Ebs e#sfeise II iboss pgAssFs,
and Dsasss oHIg, granted - IL 8adsf 3D.
C8Batltstlsa, Tbs Liberties u tbs pss.
| gls aHa tBs siBeisBeT II ggf p8bllg pulley
ss0Hos be gFsaastsd, aasli ths ssasssshiC
8t She telegraph, BaaiIs sBa ~ piss, l.
HiIAdsswg, tsgf wbiIs shs AataiHIssFssigl
10 gsgtaiss4a ~ sbfI18s chs fTseaesH n
speech, " arbitrarily srfsssiag sigosb VII
4srs - sal IN question ~ ssts, ~ - Die
esss at8 8jsspgfoTe VI It's ggltsg p8f
aged BY h.
| W. HfaJsFssas4 fbys AE, GERbET IL ~
oh aJlseg, sBd ~ = mstgsg gf e8sfas 81
sppF asiats she yaiBs NJ ~ iR1Rpe8asa
sgJ agsEatytaajIai aBa ssssigb
Standing bic eFfabs pys 9piRieBa gp9i
aaBy 0thsy abjeets, b. j. sg9iAagH
sosR4 Hp9s ills Gaas1lqH, sRd ~ bop
vs. will Hst esssa bis ea9Fts fgy tba de
lBthgaiIBeBs VI sEq Prs$a, ugsjI b. sgTtge
at H. e9gsgaEtlgB.
! Tbs AlIwsBkes Dsity Mans, ls Bgtie
ing ibis ssbjseg, ssgsI
no istsdilgegG observer ef svesEs Ga
hsgs failsa 10 Raliee shat Listers aa5 Isl
sgFabble dispatches, elasDgijaR fFel
Washington, Jagigg the la4t few uRaths
| btFe lgEaFjsbly b@ea sglpgislie IT tA
I members Vi Ths administration, satI lha
nastbiBg whatever bas escaped FROM tha
quarter IN aay magaeF EeAsaligg oa shsi
FAsiepsy, Integrity oF patgl9tg@xs, IbsE
nag be- good ground for all this aglax
VI Paesi3eat aaJ CsbiBet, and W. eeE
saIBIy wQaia be the last gi this tims t
unnecessarily Fegeet upon them, Never
tbelass, If there IL corruption in Wash
ingtoB, IL IL right the People s0uid kpp'
is--g privilege denied iksm uBdtF th
censorship now supposed to exist, Sac
restraint upon correspondence a. pFeY en
the communication VI important tnllltar
facts to the enemy l., of course, desirable
bal the exercise Of 81 arbitrary powe
for the purpose Of protecting and build
ing up the Republican party, and sdgaae
Jag its leaders In public opinion, i al
outrage. How wouIl tho country hav
endured such censorship had Ii bee
established by Buchanan o. pieree2
''It Ia fact worthy OF nUta IN hi
connection that u party which gained IL
way 10 power rs the pseuliaF adxoasts q
free speech" Is the frat In the cauntr
ever suspected 10 Congress or elsew her
Of exercising arbitrary power for the par
pose Of restraining wholesome egilieisE
and discussion PSI
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THE ARsy Or FREEDOM.
| The n. I, Tribune says Ills not til
army Of freedom entering into the Ian
z l. IL I.l...ut.r =. u.