Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-12-31

R~ Our venerable contemporary, IN his
Lass message, recon mends ths eompisse
anuihilasion Of the IL. q. Church NORTH
Such racoan N endatiou, coming from sny
othsr source, would be denounced by the
people 90 an sndsaEor to sngeader spirit
Of religious persecution. But coming -
il does from a man who claims the right
to denounes. and assist In the dsssruction
Of the Government thai protects hln In
the set Of denouncing and destroying II,
the people look upon 1t as q recommend"
alien eminently &c 10 be made Opposl-
tioa to free Government and persecution
Of the churches-than which tTo more
harmonious pianks never entsEed laso the
construction or one platform-wlil afford
our venerable neighboE ample scope to
work OF his surplus spleen against every
thing which refuses 10 worship the ehiF-
airy, and give him fruitful theme tor
the display of his most powerful sxple-
tivss, and ehoic sst billingsgats.-~AenPG-
rsil Of the Eta ssasa.
rs call the writer Of the above knaVe,
would be admitting, at least, thai ne has
some sense To call him fool, would
be twitting on facts too closely to De ad-
missibls under editorial etiquette. We
are sorry, however 10 learn that our CO.
temporary has not learned to tell the truth
and We tvuly hope that be has suhcient
capacity of mind to learn the ten COM
rnandments, or 1t least that cue which
says: s'Thou shalt not bear false witaes:
against thy neighbor."
We do nos expect that he viii ever b
able to comprehend the difference between
the present corrupt and dsspotic Admin
issration, and the Government. SecFeta,
~ SKwAxb, the apostle Of abolitionasm
in his letter TO Mr.. Adams, says
'sIn this country, especially, it is habit
not only ensirsly consistent With the Con
stisutioa, but even essential TO It's stabil'
ity, TO regard ths Administration at an
time existing as distinct and separat'
from the Government itself, and to can
vass the proceedings of the one withou
she thought Of disIyoalty to the other
But our neigbbor cannot comprehend
how q NAN can be elected 10 administe
the laws, without being himself the Gov
eminent, aad hence it is useless TO la
before hi IA facts, which are entirely pal
pabie to others bat are ineompFehensi
Bile to bis obtase brain.
We regard the Constitution aud til
laws enacted under it, as the Gov ernmeI
Of the United st2tes, and the Presidsr
and other officers, rs ths administrator
Of the Government.
We support the Constitution and Law
of tbs United Ssates-we support th
Government of the United States, in op
posing the Administration in its ever
act, which violates the Constitution, an
in that particular destroys the Govern
nens. We support the Government b
opposing and condsmning all who woulc
aud do, set the Constitution and laws 4
defiance. This is supporting the Govern
msnt, but our ebsuse nsighboE, no doub
thinks be is supporting the Governmen
when he jastifes the President IN the e1
erciss Of unconstitutional authority, an
commends him for his respect for the Law
when be declares that sin order that Il
laws may be enforced hereafter, it b,
comes necessity that | should suspen
them for the present"
The difference between our neighbt
and ourself In this respect, is, be adhsr'
to the Administration and justifes ar
applauds its unconstitutional acts az
usurpasions Of power and thinks he
supporting the Government, when in srut
and fact be 10 aiding dislOyalty TO ore
throw the Government. We oppose 4
acts 81 thu Administration which are
conflict with the Constitution aui Law
and which il continuas would entirely d
stEoy the Government, and for 30 dom
he THINKS Us disloyal, when in truth al
fact, We are loyal and are doing Il
very acts which Secretary sEwAAD say
s'tsnd TO the stability Of the Constitutio
(the Government. J"
We do not blame our neighbor for q
course taken By him, be does the best
can. "WheEe bat littlsi Is given, but lit
is required"
If tho church annihilases itaelf,
G departure from its duties a. taught
the Bible, we cannot help IL, nor are Y
responsible for It's humiliation. We ca
not see much s'religious persecution"
stating facts, which ws fBd recorded
the recognized organs Of thu charcbg
When Maynard edited the Nonpars1
it's lies had some point in them bat nor
a-days, the point ID so BaEksd that b
few persons are able TO discover Il.