Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-03-12

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der she head Of ssThs War upon ne Goa
stisutions are quisa encouraging 20 she
friends Of constitutional liberty. They
bear apoa thsir fase encouraging preef,
Eshat lhongh feE abort Eims The Conssitu-
zion aAs hssa lost sighs 81 and gsnsrss
aesaiesssnee was givin 10 the azuspations
ef power BY sAs Administrssion, thas the
psepls ere beesaning 70 see the danger III
sash course and their organs are getting
right again.
Who can sag bat the Consultation woald
bare beea entirely ignorea, bad il nos
been for ne sonsinual war kept up agsints
ne nneonstitusionaI aess II the PrsAiaens
By the Democratic press, The Dsnoss&a-
10 press like the advanes guard Of an
aFmg, have held tbs leaders Of iespotisn
in check, until the people could be mus
tered into tho service Of the Constitution
aud forea the Ahaoiutists 10 surrender
and swear anew allegiance 10 the Conssa-
tuition. This army 10 faFor Of the Goa
stitution, has caused the dsspOts 70 AR
sendeE the Eighs elalmed TO suspend ths
writ Of habsas eogpus--the right claimed
to establish q system of passports--ths
right claimed 10 make arrests and seizures
without the issuance of q warrant By =
proper judicial oiicer upon an inforna-
tion Supported By oath or aihrnation,
and IL has compelled II 10 surrcads shose
! illegally arrested, 50 that ii guilty Of any
crime, they may be indicted and tried in
accordance with the provisions Of the
Constitution, "in the district or State
where the crime is alleged to hare been
co,nmitted.n .
This, we say, As tEuly encouraging
to the friends Of constitutional liberty.
The following ID merIsed rebuks TO
the tribune, and others who would sup
plant Gen. McGLKEGAs aud carr ca The
waF for an unconstitutional purpose:
Tax TRiBUSE ASp McCLRILAs.-sir
Joshua RKYSoLns was once invited to tx
anime and critieise certain picture
'tThis, !" said be, ISIS good point, and
here is another, and there Is another, bat
il, lacks, 1t lacks, (snapping bis Rnger,)
it lacks that" Now suppose the picture
instead Of being seen and handled by Sir
Joshua, had only been known 20 ham
through vague and contradictory reports
IN the newspapers, or from certain per-
sons who had stolen an imperfect sighs of
il through key hole. would IL hare been
iassin the artist TO deny il the essential
element Of saap, aud kill il BY 6llip ?
By such a process envy and ignoranba
would doom TO speedy oblivion all the
nohlest works Of art.
This latter and hypocritieal method,
feaFfully exaggerated and intensified BIZ
party spleen and party fear, seems to be
adopted By certain New York journal
In eriticising the conduct Of the var. Its
emissaries were ont on the hunt of Ne
ClellAn's war picture il Was their busi-
ness to hnd il, 70 peep through the lock,
30 climb IN At the wiRdoW, 10 CLEAN see
ond- hand Chances from more fortunate
hunters, and tassepd on to their master
the scattered curves and angles, lights
al H. all Oh IL
! they were gathered. Out ofshese il vas
the easiest thing in the world for the ar.
| list Of the Tribune TO construct picture
over which be might twrirl his thumb and
finger, and allege the want of snap, and
he has done lis having virtually denied
TO General Mcclellan all military genius,
and all earnest patriotism, and pronounc-
| ed his plan failure aud hIs manage
ment worse than ueeles, il is nat wonder-
ful that when success breaks upon tho de-
lighted, but not surprised country, the
Tribune artist should deny this success
to haTe been included in lhe Generals
plan. How could il be, the artist had all
ready the question Of snap in tie picture !;
aud now Lee the blow come as il may, lei
il fall on the Tennessee, on the Cumber-
land, Mil Springs, at Nashville, at Sugar
Greek Crossing, at Roanoake Island 40
matter, infallibility is infallible these
ringing notes Of yiotory, are in no sense
from Mcclellan /; they have been inEerpo-
lated into his plans by other minds, with
biz reluctant consent, Or perhaps against
his remonstranee, r.
The artist OF the Tribtsae is not of the
school of Appalles, who painted cautious
IL, because for eternity. He il rather q
photographer, a believer in quick works
and quick returns. His philosophy Ia thai
which expresses itself ia the pregnant
naxims, " frequent settlements % esshort
credits !" and which while il does quickly,
does everything at once, and proposes 20
be not Jack, but master Of all, Il is pre-
ciseiy here, namely, antPersality and rap
idiGy of genius, that we are 70 look Tor
the rationale Of his pressat relation TO
General Mcclellan. The maa WIS lsat
July, by his own motion, took command
OF the army who gave the word, son
ward to Richmond ~ whose inspiring
tones, like 40 urphean spell, drew fnaltl-
| tudes Of the great to bis notions, and even
forced when they failed to persuade the
Nestos OF American arms to adopt his
qai5k.Nitted policy, could nos readily be
changed into = patlent, tranquil. waiting
spirit, even If ha himself willedit,
Rull Run brought It's modification, It's
repentance, It's VOWS never again 70 inasa-
fere, but blood Is thicker than water /. ma.
Guse Is mightsr than the snost coploas
lsehrymal discharge. The blood, which
drops at contEltion bad aeenneI 20 cool.
soon boiled mp again, and taa plans which
had matured their Wisdom, and gatharsd
up sud cpaapaaaed their force, during
months Of labarioas silence. bad also. by
this very elemeat Of pasiant silsnea, been
heaping up 10 the 7rlbsas,s breast, wrath