Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1863-01-14
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sent, since the eutbraak ofshe wass nm,
600 soldiers b. She neid. sSpsakffig 81
the eanses OF the war, be says - Alright.
ed at the ruin they have wroaghts sha
abestors OF gour ealanRties, north and
soaslx aas&a& khas skis var was caused b.
contest about slavery. This has beer
the subject, not the cause OF the oontro.
vsTsy.
WsaassS sOIosE Kas thssa nses "a Sshi.
war IN q prevailing disregard Of The obi.
Cation OF laws and constitutions, aisra-
spact for constituted authorities. and
above all, in the local preiudicea which
have grown up in two portions Of the At
lantic States. When the leaders of the
iasasEesloa sst sAs sxtsazas SoaEA say
Ssasas tannes sxfss foS eshef in Che Union,
and when those Of the extreme North be-
como enemies Of our Constitution. both
parties simply say they osnnpE bbaanss
they will NOT respect RtheslaWa aid tie
Constitution. This specie ee disaoyalty
must be put down. 1t IL inconsistent
with all special order aud social sscuri-
ty with SAFETY of persons aud proper
sy.
Ihis war should have been avoided, but
wasa y doM gates were opansd fAe adj
ministration could not grasp its Iainions
nor control its swoop. The Government
was borne along by the current, and strug-
gled "a it beat could with Eha resistkns
tide until it seemed able to comprehend
its military or financial problems. Hence
We are not 70 slt 10 harsh Judgement up
On sks sssSa Ia sAa esndnss Or p5liav.1
The subject presents body Of tyranny
that cannot be enlarged. Also the sup
preston of journals and iupriasansat
of persons have been glaringly partisan
That the attempt had been made to shield
those violstera of law and suppress in
quiFy, but this astsnpszwiA fsil. Ii is .
high sfime 60 sbducs Rxfsixau Of this
State. Ii is made my duty BY the Con-
stiEution to see the Law enforced. | shall
Investigate every alleged violation Of our
statutes and see thai the offenders are
brought to justice against these wrongs
and ousFages. The people of the State
Of New York, at it, State election solemn
II pro&eated. =. Il e.. f - =
The claim Of power, under martial Law,
il NOS only destructive of rights of the
States, bat oveTthrows the Legislative
and Judicial Departments Of The Gene
raj Government. Ii asserts for The Pres
ideut, more powers, IS head of the army
than. representative Eslisg sk thp people
Thas slaim has broagh t Sisefe0it upon as
Ia the eyes of the world. 1t has strength
sned the hopes of the rebellion weaken
ID the confidence Of the loyal States
tends to destroy the value Of oar Governs
| msusk in the minds of our people-leads
10 diaaor1 and dise2ptent 81 TIE North,
while 4 ihas united and fnvig1rated The
South. Martial law defines iss4R to be q
Law whose war 10 but this new and strange
doekrine, holds that, the loyal North had
loss thsir Constitutions rights when tie
| South febelled, and are now governed By
| military dictation. Loyalty ID less Sc
ears than rebellion, for it stands without
means to resist oGtFagSs % resent 10 tyr
amy.
Amidst all horrors that havb been en-
acted under martial law in the hist Try Of
| the world, and amidst all the u4ifcari ous
aktsnpssd for its usaages, it vas never
| n6k1Ta claimed ghsE tbs pokeE Of d
military commAnder was supefior to the
power OF Government. The measure oil
poWew 10 be exa-cised By the GLASS; alton
1 TO nagke the aaaxisns Of other Gdvernments
or the asagss Of osher nations the rule
hare, would give sanction to every out
rage, tyraang and NroDg it would IN
| do wAaE @waa dans byeur fathers, whu
foYsnsd oas sssvernnent After enlaxg-
ing On tha sabiesss Gov Seymour then
says, the pTesidsns holGs his place, not
by the will Of the majority but By
virtue Of the provisions Of thb constisu.
tien whsgh placed him in bis office, By 4
vossof about | 500 GO agaihst the vote oil
about 800, 900 WHO did not agree among
themselves - 70 ogposfag candidates. =
he continues righsfally u hold his ofhe'
although the popuaas EnaiqFitY even in TIL
States which plassd hiH sAfre, have il
recent elassaans declared theanselves po
lisicaIiy opposed 70 his aduaaistrasion.-
| The majority are still 6esaa TO respeo
his constitutional rights vol uphold hi
powers, and 10 sassain ais aats done wish
| 10 the limits Of rightfnl Authority. |
Presidents! proelamatiogis ~ above tn
decisions of The courts and shs Constitu
ton, then the trust Ii q np$ksyy. If
has not the sushogity % kasp the Execu
tive within It's restraints, a9n lt canao
restrain States within the IhfDa-
s4hose who held that slsase u 10 sanCti
& sy In the Constftusios must equally hoi
thai there il no guilt in The rebellion.
The President has already tigned an &C
Of Cpsgrsss whisa asserts bat the slave
og those Ia rebellion are conhseated.-
! The sols effect Of the proelamation is
declare the emancipation 9f slaves
. those who are not ID rsk5sais5a, and wh
! are consequently Icyal slsifens- II IL q
exkraordiaary dszauetion from what VI
alleged powax thai tbs faEfeifaxs d Il
right of loyal eitlaens, md bringing nj
on them the same panisAnsut inpsss
: upon insurgents 10 aaaealMaed 70 aavAas
| ths success Of the war, 10 sipAold ths EuE
| titurion and restore the U1icus Mag d,
/. this measure so clearly impolities RnIus
= and Unconstitutional, and which IL ealss.
ftMted 10 create so many barriers to u
restoration Of the Uuion, pc miseanatsl'
= by the world as an aAana onment al Z
: hope for the purpose Of restoring.
result TO which the State sf New York
| unaltsrghIy opposed, and which will
aifsctually resisted. We must not on
: sunport the Constitution at the Unit.
! stsses and maintain th4 rights Of 4
h State, but restore q Union as 1t was 3
: fore the outbreak Of the var. Phs Cpl
; ion that slavery must be Abolished 70 !
: store our Union aReess "a antagoaism B
! tween the free and siave States viii
: onght not 10 exist. lie it's true ii
: slavery must bs ahoitshed Through .
forces of the Federal Government b
:. the South mass be held la military %
a lection that four miliibn negroes up
: for many years, be nnsiaF ths direct ms
i aReneps Of the aushortfes Ut Washiagst
: at the public expense, then indeed
= MUS endure the wassa BIZ our armies