Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1863-12-17

The experiment Of eoercing the Seced-
ed States baak iaso the Unisn, by the
aid of voluntary solisemenss lie about
ended, and tbs goveremsas not satisfied
With its success In depending upon the
patriotism of the people, " is about to
re2aEs 70 drafting in order 70 ill up the
ranks OF the army. which have been Tain
ned by sickness and slaughter, incident
TO Enany . hard foaght baEtis. q. t.a
Ia q country like this ovsTaSd BY she
will of the people, one would suppoas
thai whom the people refused 10 eaIsz vol
unfairly into the ranks Of the array 10 os~
der to nsainsain the authority Of the gov
erument OVER its ensire territory, that the
people had become convinced That the
way TO Es-uniss Tia dismembssed parts
and 10 establish fratsrnal Friendship
among the people OF all PORTIONS Of the
country, does nos lie in eoercive policy,
which leads throngh seas Of fraternal
Di5o1s tGst X a--- e-4 s- Fs- '. a-5-.-
The cOereiVe policy has bssn tried for
more than two years. Seyaalean hum
bred thousand msn, making an array
greater than ever before called into
the field, By any government IN the world,
have been actively engaged in attempting
to coercs the seeded States back inso the
Union. Fire hnndred thousand msn
hate been killed in baltic, or hare died
from disease contracted In the array
four tkeusaad mIllions Of dollars. hays
been appended, and the ssssasd States
are no nearer the Uni On, nor IL the rebel
Iioa any nearer crushed than al the COM
mencenens of TIE presens devasaing civil
war. .s.-.
With this sEass Of fasss before ua, wa
aaay yell enquire when wiil this var and,
aud how wiil is be ended 2 So far eoar-
oion has proved an expensive and bloody
failure; yet tha CRY Of ths leaders Of shs
North 10 still fos war, aad thsy talk al
sippantly about subjugssion, ~ II to de-
clare their Intention TO sabiagate shs
Soath soald accomplish ths oldest
Thsy talk absszs laying waste the conn.
Try, sgd giving the aass nam and the las'
dollar TO suppress the rebellion. saci
talk in cur opinion 10 worse tAan the rs'
via@R of maniac il in dewaright Bon-
sense. What would the ssath be worth
30 the uaian after il was laid waste BY
sn Invading armys And who al tbs
North wouid be bensltsed sitter every dol.
lar ~ss spens aad every man killed In ID
atssEnpt 70 suppress the rebellion p
Stamp orators and Abolition fanatics
may suppose thai they hare exhibited 4
great deal of passiosfsm IN INDUCING in
such extraordinary defamation; bat thu
sober rejecting psopis-those who pay
me taxes and have to d. all the fghtiag
thai Il, done, look upon such sanseles'
EasiagS a. the hight Of aesaFdtsys saaiH'
asing from erased fanasios, who eanuoI
comprehend che extent and meaning Of
their own words. ,ss
The people have bean salnl5 laokiag
on while the administrator hes been tsy.
/ ing 20 eoeroe the Southern States back Iss1
| the Union, They haye wisnesssd she adj
vanss Of the Eaion sroops and the resist
aaus u ths Conledefasss, aad they no
tios that bat little has been gaihsd ID
thirty aasths Of bloody and deyasting
var. They asa saasiasaa THAI she States
eauaot be s-auissa shroagh tho instsu-
mentality Of the sword and henes their
unwillingnsss TO sniiss. They have Wit
nesse The sfsrss made 10 eoercs the
States tack into ths Unioa, and have be-
cane spnvia0ed thai sha States sAaaes b
ira ufsilea shrough the lasArumsnsslisy Of
Forces they now dsaaaa shat the wsf
shalt easss and shat pssssabls means BIZ
tried far uaitiag tbs sssts and IN aass
of failure shss 4 psseeaAis ssa frisadas
separation saks plass--sAzs IN ADVISABLE
aaiasstasas b. nsds ana sssasiss II
fEisad.hsp and aommsres bs saasfsa into
Ebeswsea the tine R&pahiies. Thess Der
nAadk ara ssasibls and have nss been
asds aay Ny soos; i fass Il would
hAss hpea better for both ssetions, bad