Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1863-02-04
Excess Of free o vsr slave States 6,69T,4ss

From the above showing it will be dis.
covered that it is no small job to conquer
the South. Nops let Us see how the mat
ter stands when We attempt to skarve the
Southern States back into the Union.
The report shows that in 1850, there were
raised ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY THOU
SAND, SIX HUxDRKD AND FoRrV- SEVEN
more cattle in the Slave than in the free
States. The same report also shows that
there were nearly EIGHT AlLLoss more
hogs in the South than in the North.
These are facts which existed at the
time the war commenced, and since that
time seventeen months of hard fighting
has established the fact, that the North
could nos give the South a Hdarnation
licking in thirty days. and has almost
convinced q great many, that were fierce
in their howlings for war at that time
that it is very doubtful whether the North
can lick the South in thirty years.
The people are beginning to see that
tie Job is larger one than it Was repre-
sensed to be by the leaders Of the disun-
ion war party, and that the war has mol
been prosecuted for the restoration of the
Union; but for the purpose Of freeing
the negro and making the separation,
''hnal, eternal"
The people have been deceived Near
ly one half of all they can raise is taken
for taxes, and the country is becoming
depopulated in consequence of the large
numbers slain in battle and dying from
disease contracted in the army. They see
the country going TO ruin as fast rs the
unprineipled and Plundering officials oil
the nation can send it, and they begin tc
look about to see il there ia any means
By which il can be saved from the impend.
ing and almost certain destruction.
There is in the hands Of the pe0-
pie the means by which what little
they have left may be saved. Let them
demand that the war shall be stopped anc
a convention Of delegates be elected By
the people of each State to meet in Con
veutiou to agree upon terms OF peace ant
Union, if union can be had, if not up
on terms of separation. There has beei
fighting enough done. The country haI
had enough dissolution brought upon it
and blood enough has been spilled, TO sat
isfy We would think, the most destraeaiE
and blood thirsty in the land. The onl
hope-the only salvation for the country
and for free Government lies in an earl
restoration of PEACE. Let the masae
of one accord demsnd this, and deEnan
it in language determined and strong
and We think it will reach the ear Q
ssHonest Old Abe' ~ notwithssandin
the loud howlings and laundering uproa
crested By she Abnlitioa fanatics aud q
plandering contractors, who thrive iii
Buzzards upon the nations calamitis
. and who both mourn and pray for OF
army's defeat and the capture OF the
supplies and munitions Of war, SO tn
81 they may obtain another contract to fu
Bish new supply.
Civil var never did and never will, CT
ate friendship, fraternity and uni'
among free people. Desposs may 90
quer aud force men to submit to tbs
rule; but In this country where she Pc
pie know what freedom il, eight millio
Of men are not going % be forced into
- Union which thay dislike.
red MIR. SEgAgD was right when be Wre
n to Mr.. ADAas, our minister at sbe Coz
!. Of 81. Jamss in ssgassi 70 Tbs ssssssi