Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1863-01-14

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IL sesn notices. III aasestng bald In this
Iey, on the evaning Of 5th inst, to ras- !,
" the Emancipation sdict, with flaming i
ocounss in the ahazroal ORGANS Of the :
'greas enthusiAam" which grests the =
roelamssion Ia gsatxal Tawa. The sail
On that meeting invited only such . !
ysrs In favor d The Emancipation policy ]
md disposed ID endorse the proOlamasioai
.snos none hat the niger worshippera
presumed 10 paEtisipasa In tAs action OF
.hs msssing, b vesing or Otherwise |,
Bas TO site ii - an evidence Of enthasi-
ann In favor Of the proclamation, or -
4 ratification Of that measure by the
usOple, is both faiss and yldieuloaa.--
Tha movement waa perfsGs failure, prov
ing exactly The opposite Of what vas in
tended BIZ the efice holders and spol!s-
msn who got Il up.
Sherman Hall, where the meeting was
called, ID the place for all gatherings Of
o public and political character, and tae
curiosity which generally attracts crowds
On such occasions, was greatly increased
in this instances by the novelty OF the an
nouneemsns. The attendance was there
fore large, about 500 persons being pres
emit oonsistirsg Of Radical Abolisionissss
| Conservative Rspublioans, Democrats
and ladies, Id nearly equal properties
though the ladias we're decidedly in the
ascendant,
The meeting bsing called by ofhes
holders, il VI oshoarsd By ofAee holders
managed by psioe holders, and all the
speeches made By once holders, exseps
i thai BY C.. d. Cola, who, having bean
an Eager ofaee sasksY ever since he set
foot in shs State, thought this good op-
4 uortunity to sssk place In AhraAam's
bosom along side OF the spotted pEsw Of
oghes holders and public plandsiess who
have undertaken 10 carry Ous the Aboii-
ton programmes Ia tbs Management OF
shis var. Mr. Cole 10 now consistent
be il whare be properly bsloags, and ii Ia
perfectly in chaxacssr for him to deolars
himself, as be did ct that meeting, 81
. Abolftioyaist. Wal would it have bear
E: for shs Democracy and foE the welfare d
. our souRtryB h&ad soms thoas@Aa NOR
liks him, in the several States OF tn'
: Union, protesting 70 be Democrats de-
: clarsd shsir true sentiments and taksr
. position Opsnly, as enemies es the Con
!: stisusion, years ago;
The proceedings Of this meeting wer'
o the most farcieal Of anything that a.
o occurred AZ the Capital since the adjourn
meat of Kirkwood's Rump Legislature
n | The speeehha we're just such a. would b
= expected far sush al occasion, and nee
A not be described. further than to say tia
: they wsse, Tor the nost part, weak, shai
, low and painless efforts, thai would hAV
4 been disorsdisahls 10 the Council Blae
debating society, whose proceedings ar
reported Id your paper. There was moth
;. ing to rsdee them from contempt bu
the atrOeitE Of their sentiments and IN
intense malignity aud blood thistiues
which fheT manifested in the invocation
, of ssyvile instructions, with all til hor
rors Of a savage Essaliatory warfare.
O After III il speeches, resolution endoFs
&c inc the proclamation was offered, an
upon the question of its adoption bein
p nut in the Affirmation, a small portion
= possihlv sns foursh--of the aadienc
10 voted aye. The negative was not pui
, for fear Of its being voted down, as uu
doubleday IL wsuId have bean, had fai
expression of che meeting been taken.
y The song of "0id John Brown" VIA
10 then proposed, the audience being expect
i ID TO Join With a quAEsstts club in il
? performances; bat never did sqoh fssbl
y notes gredt shs ears Of an audience, al
never was Witnessed such nat brea
down as that which oOoarred upon reach
tng the third ss&azas, In Che mtast
which the audience commenced to dis
a perse without waiting for formal ad
i iournmenk; and without ceremony c
= thanks to the ofiosrs, speakers or quaE
+ sstts club the meeting broke up. Til
q farce was played out, The proclamatio
e has fallen still bora ia Central Iowa, 81
q unless greaasg enthusiasm marks its re
& eepsiou i'd other sections Of the eouutry
old Abe win be very poorly backed in hi
+ sdiet of Emancipation to sour Eellow cit
y ixans OF African descent"
l. A msssRng was held by eisizeOs OF Del
. aware aud adjoining townships in thi
county, On TIE Sd tass,, ri which res
. olusions were adopted plsdg1ng them
: sslves 10 an enforcement Of the Law ex
9 Guiding negroes from this State, and
= committed appointed to wsit on esrsail
!, Aboiisoasass with request for them b
: iismiss the soasrahands whoa they ar
= hasboring Ia their employ. What ta
. result will be il uncertaia /; bat . goo
. deal of d citsmens is gstsing up On tn
sabjecs.
Why IL il, that officers who have take
. . solemn oath 10 execute tbs Lara pay n
. asseution to the la# which requires shsz
: 10 axpsl svsry nsgre, except those II 10
. Stats ut the sine Of It's enactment p
9 Every Siberia, Constable sad Marshal i
Q the State has taksa . solemn oath 70 dis
charge tAis dasy. are all our civil law