Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1863-05-20
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tbs Norshs Mr. Lincolu a1d kis satellites
cannot help sasing their doom enswiask
areuHd the vuica Of she people. Hencs
they propose 10 sfiae slsas soiue fn lbs ia.
fancy. Following IN sha footsteps Of al
the dssposA whe, hass for the last 6ys
hundEsd years spread ssSror and disnaJ
over the land. Mr. Lincoln brides ths
tongue assd pots uaaHseass 90 the press. -
TyFaass faaR shs pFsss wssaa than shry do
the tread Of sRighsy armaes. Tbs press
and free speech are the ksys shioh unlock
the ballot bos. Destroy the keys, aud
shsy laighs ss weA destroy shs essadel
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The history Of she world il fall Of iae
stances where inlers have struck down
the frs,i5m Of speech and the pFess
Htsaevet shey Aseditasea the lsaiesian Of
| any great wrong npon the sighta ef tE@
psople. Tysaass who pnsssss brains
enough TO obtain powars knox that IN a
free country made up OF Intelligent be-
ings, uturped powa-s can only be se-
aar.ly hvll by ,leSExoyIhg all saa as+naes
tAroangh whleh tbs psVss obtain infvEna-
tiun. As SOON rs Mr.. Limeoln eoaEem,
plated the establishment of military
lesp0tism upon the ruins De was rapidly
AJAX ing OF UaEastltnsi0ual government,
b. Issued his dssssa prohibiting either
Ih press Or puhlia speakers discussing
rhts war pulley of Ehs 4 ADMINISTRATION.
To those v ho have been uiuse students
of history, sbts tass bIaw WIS act unex-
psasts ed. IL Vas bat history repaintiag
Itself. And the repetition may eoltiaue
until tho circle is made and the fate uf
other tysants be m-ited buE 20 him whn
,iases thus tTIaA wisk the iibaTsiss of the
free Enen of AnegiSs, .s a.. .s......
Ths bailut-box is TO our governmental
system v hat the heart il TO the human
| body! The press and free speech arc 10
the balIos-bux What EtR swo great aFse-
ries ara To the bsaFt. Cul ~ she &Ese~
rIes, aud the heart sail remtips, but the
| body dies. CuE down tn prUss and free
| speech and ahe baiiUt. boz ramains, bat
4 r publican aovernmtnt eies. If ia
the preservation Of our ifyes we have the
right to resist even 80 killing, the person
| VITO Ruaid come at us for the parpose of
/ Getting either uf the big arteries which
] convey the blood 80 and from the heart,
she iAfe ssly We have not the right TO re-
sssS t6aHy extreme, that individual, who
taFoEs4es the press and free speech those
| 'srse+E4s which carry the life blood Of the
tnatSoa 20 and from toe heart Of the Gov
| eFa1R4hs.
] jsThsoahot- box b comes merely piece
| n eaeap nechinrsm unless attended in
1 is contemplated mission By The press ani
! free fetch. IL is generally admitted On
| all sides, that when freetueI 20 10 the bal.
lOt-bpx for the purpose Of exercising ID,
elective franchise, they wiIf be jastihss
"a r,sstFsinx to all nee sssary means to re-
IAoss every obstteia which ssands In ID,
| Way a the Performance OF this constita,
nUnal right. IL the polls arc surround
ed tssth bsyoness TO iutimi late the elActol
" 20 compel him 10 vote contrary 10 th,
/ dictates of bis eouseie1ice, he may ca,
his aeigbbors 10 has md and repei ferc,
ty force and lawfully kill the miscreant.
who STOOD bstwpen hiaa Rnd kia right Il
vote bis sentinens, ... .....r -..
/ In our opiniun, IN individual has nj
nUFs right 50 preTe1s the Discussion o
, questions which are to be setEled at ih
bAIlgE- box, than he hAa 70 compel th
I l,etor, at the paint Of the bsyoaes, 4
: vote as others dictate. IL there is an
aaActity in the ballot boz after the clec
tuE Eeafnss the polls, there is Just q
much obligation apon Ehs ID to pFetses a
The surroundings of the ballot box, .
that the people might vote understand
C ingly. 2"
: Tbe principal object of free discussio
r Is IL opea Up taa merits o. demexits q
6 men aud measures, SO thai they might B
} enj Jrsed or rejected by the people 1T h
p baiIut- box. Ii the servants uf thu peS
t pie arB to perform any act they pleas
aud thsn asa she military power Of 4
Z iDseFuAeRs 20 prevent The people fro
e examining those acts. or in any mann'
& discussing them, then inbred is The pow,
Of lhs baltot-box absolutely dsstfuye
4Rd lha people have no other means lie
fur redrtSsiBg tAeir grievances except
9 RI appeal 20 arsns. s.-- 80
: Ii khs adm iulsgration sacceeds in ei
forcing this tass infamous order, the
II will be nothing lefG but cannon balls al
= hayoneLs around which the people c,
= rally. IL, howsEes the sober sscoi
u thought, should prompt those in author
= ty to let the order die and s'give 10 sigr
u -and Ia other threatened interferen
q wilh the baAiiss-hOx are not carried In
+ execution n--Ehn the dark clouds viii
so foretell the uemiag staEm may disapr<a
y aud tn psupls by means Of . free pre-
y and free spaeehs may gather AruHad {
}. ballet, box and pluck Feaea and prOspeI
y ~ from its fatssnless depth.