Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-09-17
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4AHoNTs 1ne teskEK uN@fw MpaA ~ fa0s
be faas go il xas indissd - IOyal
aan and trus paaFios. BuEwe oall par
ocular attention TO II, because shs 0eu-
or OF the Prsss-sha rnan who reads all h
ettsrs sent from Washington, refused %
.liow Il to be sent through the mail, aud
10 supposs anss & has fosnd iss wsy y
he Oasnaaitsas azsa has besn pabIsshss
"a several papers Of shs State, that toe
Committee viii bs asrssssd for treason
md she pApass suppressed fos psblsshias
; lssase which the Gevsssmsas Ceases o
Washington refused 20 allow To pass thFo'
the mails. We ask our readers 20 read
the letter carefully and see II there be any
treason In it, Wv suppaas the ossPess As
Washington have decided that ii ID srea-
son for maa 70 Ascepa noaainasiou for
Congress from the Democratic party. In
fact We hare good authority for coming
to this conclusion, for il Was announced
by ons Of tbs highest of6cisls ID Oregon,
holding oEics by the accommodation Of
Honest Old Abe (9) and confirmed By the
present Abolition Senate, thai "to voas
the Democratic ticket saosaIa be regarded
by the GeesTrssasIal % svideacs u dsaaos.
alty'' of such nature a. 70 prevent the
issuance of q patent TO the voter for his
land, and 60 warrant the "eoafseolsoH 81
his improvements.
Such il the inauenee brought to bear
upsn the DemoorsEia voters OF the Union.
Ii they have an ous-spoksn press, it's edi,
tor is arrested for treason. Ii the peO-
Die who are the source of ell legal and
just powers exercised By the President,
disearding the idea thai the man 10 dis
loyal, nominate him for Congress, bis let
ter of acceptance 10 prOnsan0sa improper
70 be transmitted IL the nails The par
ty in power had hoped 30 perpetaate their
power of misruls by this means, but il
seems that they have discovered THAI these
desposie acts cannot save them and that
if the people are permitted TO speak thro'
the BALLOT Box, that shey viii be coma
manded in tones Of thander 10 relinquish
the reins OF government inEo Democratic
hands. They saw the 'fwriting upon the
val, y aad thoaght 10 escape It's mandates
by calling upon the so4disF to vote and
| save them from destruction. They have
canvassed that matter oEsr, and have ar
rived ct the sensible conclusion thai they
cannot drtps the army 70 sAais *aPPess
and they are now proposing TO dispens'
with elections altogether. The editor q
the Wsllaburgh, pa Herald, thus put
out fseler to see how far the patEiotisa
of the people viii lead them to be impos
ed upon by the powers that be. Here b
what he says about postPoRiag the cleo
/ tious
''Votiug in camps is held to be some
what humbag; it is liable TO many sbu
ses, and in soma eases it is PRACTICAL
impossible, even if be legal; but 1t vii
never do to let the Carlilitea and Vailan
dinghammers have such an advantage.
"Under all the circumstances, il woul
I. | probably be the better plan to have th
election deferred altogether, and alIo'
the present. oEaes holasrs 10 hold over III
til the end of the war, or during good BE-
: havior. The Legislature could probabl
r provide Law that wonld suit such q cas-
and detsat the rising hopes Of syanpatht
ssrs."
Here We have dirsck proposition froI
a black republican -aboliaanist to "dett
the archaeological aaa allow the pre-
snt oEkce holders to hold over ansil u
end OF thewar, or during good behavior.
I This scheme would answer their purpos
be thiBksy- much better than "votiug
oampa." Itis the 'ssare thing" so mue
sought after by despots and they has
just as much right to carry it outs as the
have to make the arrests which they ha'
been making, or 10 establish oenso
ship over the press, a. they have done
1t seems that they are afraid that If tt
soldiers vote, the Democracy will be Il
gamers, and it will never do to let the
'fhavs such RI advantage"
1t Is pity that Governor KRKwoc
had not seen she sehems proposed sbov
IL would have answered his purpose
:, perfection, but for one proposition viii
be could have stricken out of the bill.
), If they were only to hold their ofaess sd
ring good behavior" the passage of q
Heraid's bill without amendment, weu
,. have been equivalent to declaring sill Q
= aces held by Kirkwood, bis numeru
!. friends and relatives, vacant. Thas wou
. never do, bat to allow them TO fho
d over until the end Of the war;" would 81
the dsspots now In power exactly.
= would be equivalent to giving them Il
q term. They could continue the var
Ct long Is they could ind soldiers TO ag
r. for them.
= We trust however, that che peopls VI
> rally al she polls, regardless Of ali cons
ID quences, and give these who have be
l. trannpling the Constitution and abe pc
Plies liberties under their feet, furlou
s from Office, which shall be In force to /
10 end of time.
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u CouNcn BEUErs, Sept. IL, 1852.
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