Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-09-10

The sheory of onr Gorernnank . thas
shs psspls rule. fhis fhs0sJ ean b err
riad inss psxssisxI eGass sxEy &kfosA the
belles-box. Thereby sasspsspls nazla
and direct To 0psrasioes z he leserA-
ment, and settle all auAstipps a1ecksng.
pablic Welfare Ths rikhf 0f sakfaxs d
therefore higkiy peazs6 ~ III good rfsi-
EsRsr md shonld DC akarsised Dps 1al6m M
All times and especially q aim@ EAsal
questions Of grave impogsaaes azs pre-
ssrsasd For 'solutiou. fhsra nsser has
ssens psshaes shere viii never ax&fn bs .
time Mhea sqasstksas No Important, insar-
eats % yisal 10 kh0ea nor ,dsmaadisg ae-
tion NJ the hands Of oar peopls. ware or
will be submitted 70 them. The very
life Of the Natioa i alskaka, and nay be
as Fatally lost ct the ballot box - on the
battle field Uukleg sueh circamssauces
it IL met 0niy sherighs bat she dasy oil adj
good citizens 70 exercises she right of saf-
frage, and 10 zoe 20 it thai the pginciples
for tha preservation Of which our people
are % freely offering treasure and life,
are nos joopsr1izsd or lost In the Halls
OF Legislation, State or National. Avcry
laRgs number OF the elaesors Of she Ssase
are in the army. We amy bus lissie when
We say that thsss asn are a. good citi-
Gensy as insalligsnl, % patriotic, as devo-
ted % their eo1atFy, N thasa who remain
at home. Under existing laws thesa eiti-
zens cannot Tote, and unless these Laws
can be changed 10 may be that the cause
they ars periliug life In the ssid 10 main-
bains mag Do lGst at home shsough sa-
piaeness o. sreacheTy. / thersfeRa res
commend that the laws be so modified
that all members Of Iowa reximens who
waald Be sutisled 70 vote If at home ON
tbs day Of election, DO allowed 90 vote
NheFeyeg they may Do ssatisned i'm the
United States aud THAI prDviaioas ba
made for recsfying and canvassing their
| votes. ,TEa7 1891
Thsgs are 10 this State some religious
bodies who entsEtain peculiar views up-
an he sahjseE oil bsssaag srms, and whose
Religious opinisas esaasianbsnslv ens@r-
tained, preclude their doang 500 Their
members are generally among oar meet
qaieS, orderly, aindastrfoas and peace
bal aatizeas, &ad theirs synapaslaies are
wholly with tbs Goseransas In ahas ssrug-
gle nov going on for It's preservation, ret
they cannot conscientiously bear arms in
iss support. Il appears 10 me it wonld
be a1last and wholly useless 10 force
sach men into the army Is soldisxs, and
yet it would not be just to the Govern
meat or 30 oshar citizens that they should
be wholly relieved from the bardans that
others hare TO bear. L suggest, therefore,
that these persons who cannon eoaseien-
Eoualy reader military duly, be exempted
thersfran 10 aass Of dEafs, ason the paw
msnt Of fxed SUM Of mpasy ii be paid
4 to the State. -.
| Startling rurnors have rscensly reach
ed ns OF danger TO our people on the
North " satera FroatisF, from hostile In
diAns. | immediately dispatched Scaaa ;
len K. lngham, ESQ.,, of Des Noinss City,
to the scene Of danger, vita arms and
amunition, and full aasaoyisy 20 ast 3
circumstances might require. 1 have no.
yet had n report from him, but viii i'm
ulsdiatsly, upon receipt Of such report,
ssmmanacsse Wish yoa BY spsciai msa-
sage, should the ernsEgeaGy require yas
attention.
The condition Of the country is such
4 - y~SNAJ @VNS@%%AuS &0~kC1y AH1 1tskEE8k,
b1S not desRonda0ey 60 the patriot. ii
ID true the rebellion against the Govern
neat has assuuasd magnitude and shown
Q strength Ne did not aatieipasa, but il
is also true the Government has exhibi-
ted degree of power for its suppression
that the mcss saaguiue did not dream Of.
Our rulers and our people nj last have
realized the extent Of the task before them
and have sirded themselves TO the work
Eiks Gnsa. We have ell, rulers and peo-
pie, at last learned On page ali biosted
with tears and blood thaS in this war con-
cilistion and kindness are more than use.
less and that the enemy whose social fab
| RE is based upon force, respects ONLY
force and can be suhdued by force alone.
We are learning il We have not vet learn
I'D that il IL wise 20 strike the enemy where
be is weakest, and to ttrike him there
continually and with all our power, thai
dod's blessing upon enr cause will most
surely bring its triumph and Shat we can
not With confidence claim that blessing
untii our cause by bsiag made in all Thugs
like Hin, pure and holy deserves il. II
We have fully learned thsse Lessons and
shall fairly ACT upon them, we will soon
triumph. Ii We have not learned them.
ws will yes do so, aad We will then sEi
nmph. ...-.s. sa *
| r " SAMUEL J.. KIRKWO0D.
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