Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1863-02-18

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them consent, under - Doassisutisa -
ID ID, with slaveryf thsf no Aas hp1pns
Of the lsllsey q hasasws, md
viii non ssqaiasoe In lstaing shoss dirscs
the movements Of the party who have seen
and pssdalmsd the bass hypocrisy Q
shs Aboiisioa~aisaaloa party from the be-
ginaing. /
We firmly believe that no genuine
DsmoeTas, whs understands che pxsnes-
plea af the 0oassssssien and sAs character |
of she Govsrnasnss On who eaa faahom
TIE designs Of the party now 10 power,
could or would endorse the war or the
party which brought it on and who now
conduct it. ..g
There existed no necessity for lnvelv-
ing the country In civil war at the tina
Of Che Inauguration Of the present ADJ
miaissrasion-war with all It's aocompa-
aging horrors, hsars-rsnding seeass and
desolations, might have been avoiasd,
had not the present dynasty thought more
Of four millions Of negroes, than il did Of
swensy-six millions of the white race, and
to manifest their love (2l for the negro,
and to secure the 'shnal and eternal, p sep-
arstion Of the States, the party in power
refused to adops any compromise, or to
allow the people to hold Convention TO
agree upon terms Of compromise. by
which, war would have been avoided and
the Union saved, without the sacrifice Of
single interest, right or principle, on the
part Of the people of the Eorshsrn States.
Nos only IL the policy Of the war wrong,
but the war itself 10 an OUTRAGE and dis-
grace 20 the enlightened age in which we
! live, aud we care not what course ths
Democratic party may pursue we want
it distinctly understood, that We are, and
have been from tia beginning against Tia
! war.
Thsse may be few individuals whC
) onee acted with the Democratic party whS
! now claim to be "War- Democrats !" bal
! let Is inquire what kind of man q var
. democrat Is. La he q man who woalC
/ stand up for principles, if in doing 90 b
! would sacrifice his Own personal interest
! Nos at all. a war democrat aoap 10
] man who at one tine pretended to be
/ a democrat. 4 sort of policy man VIII
! acted with the Democratic party, Will
! il was in the aseendaney, sad while b
) could make his kisd OF democracy pay
! sort Of ambitious political weather
! cock who expects to arrive Al place an
dissinosioa By setting his sails 50 a. Il
! saach the popular breeze or he 10 soft
! headed, weakened, and what IL stil
more unfortunate for the country, . veal
: minded individual, who has not the mora
8 courage to stand up to principle, and t
/ carry out his honest convictions as to wha
is right, regardless OF the howl of traitor
which fools and fanatics might ais
against him, or the opening gates Of 1T
Lafayette, which may at tyrans Presi
DENTS nod be made TO close behind him
If q war democrat at this time does no
belong to one Of the above classes, he 10
mean, degenerate villain who 10 ever read,
to sacrifice his party, his friends, BIZ
country and its free institutions for sel6sl
purposes, regardless of friendship, right
patriotism or honor.
As we have often said before, thswe il
no authority given in the Constitution tt
the Administration to wage war sgains
sovereign States, for the purpose of co,
sroing them to remain in the Union, aat
if such authority were given every on,
mast now see thAs the present Admins,
tgation either cannot OF will not adopt 4
policy calculated 10 effect that object, ant
at the same time preserve the rights o.
the people and maintain intact the Con,
Ssitutiou. Where, we ask, is the Demo,
crat so stupid as not to be able TO discern
these palpable truths ?
In conclusion our readers will permit u
TO say, that the time has arrived when il
is every Democrats duty to demand that
this ruinoas war be stopped. Some may
say that it viii not be policy to make such
a demand at the approaching Democratic
Convention but We believe that the Con.
ventiou should make this demand. Right,
reason, the interests of the people, and
salvation Of our countTy, her Constitution
and her free institutions, all demand that
PEACH should be made, on the best terms
| possible. If this is done, and peace
should result shersfrom, then We can sil
down together and talk over the fellies,
speculations and petty dsspotic acts CON-
mited BY the Administration ia the name
| of patriotism, and by showing disposi-
sion TO do right and to respect the rights
Of tbs people of the South, the Uuion
may be re- constructed and once more the
"Flag Of the Union'' may triumphantly
ware over the greatest and frsest nation
on earsh--a symbol of protection to our
citizens everywhere, In every cline, and
commanding respect from our foes.
| These are the principles upon which we
desire 10 fight tbs next political campaign.
Lex the Democracy resolve TO support the
Constitution Of the United States and