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

Administration In making Illegal szssssa,
and all Of them. have sent firth their
weak aud silly apologies for him, under
shs flaming caption originated By arseisy
---.ssWhv Traisor.'s We need nsa Inform
ous readers, shas after all their sapsls ar
gumeass 10 prove that shs persons who
have been illegally arrested were traitors,
have been unnamed ups thsy amount to
this, ssand nothing more" ns man does
not shout for Lincoln, sAdorss al Of his
unconstitutional, illegal and ds&potic acts,
and vote the Disunion- RspablieAn-Abo-
lision ticket, be is a sraiscr.
Wa propose % give ear. reasons Why
Lincoln il traitor to the Constitution,
and If they are no better than hose given
BY the Republican press under toe cApaon
sFWhy Traitor" We trust thsy will be
a. good, which viii place the patriotism
Of those arrested by LiRooln'a order, and
Lincoln himself ON par r..
First: thea, we say Lineoln i net only
q traitor, has periarea man, because be
has violated the Constitution, whieh he
took a solemn oath to support.
The Disanien- Rspabliean-Aboliticnist
stop Us right here, and atssnpt 20 dodge
the question By sayiag thas tbs President
does NOT swear 10 support and obey the
CoustitusioB, and having made this false
and hypscEitieal dodge they saiDk them
selves psrfsstly sale
Now let as see WAS kind Il an oath shs
President does taks, whan be enters upon
his oi6eial duties. We quoes from the
Constitution
sTBefore ha sntar On the exssution of
his ofSee, hs shall take the following oath
or Affirmation:
81 do soleanly swear, Tor Anrm) that
will faithfully execute the ofhee OF Pres
ident Of the United States, and viii, to the
best Of nv ability, preserve, protect, and
defend the Constitution of the United
States"
II will be seen that be does not swear in
words to support and obey the Constita-
tioa bat be does much stronger swearing
he swears 10 ''PressTUs, protect and de-
fend'' the Constitution Of the United
States. Here arises the question; can &
man preserve thing By destroying it p
Does be defend it By overriding itf or
does be protect it BY authorizing others
Ne
Hence We say, If the President has not
faithfully kept his oath, he is q perjared
President and traitor 10 the Conssisu-
ten, and his friends cannot sxonerate
hin from this charge, except they fall
bach upSa the saving clause in the oash-
"to the best Of my ability" and put in
the plea of ignorance.
The President took the above oath when
he entered upon the duties OF bis once,
and nov ies Us see how be has kept his
oath. We quote three provisions 10 the
Constitution which he bound himself an
der oath to "Prsssrps, protect aHd de-
fend."
"sThe right of the people to be secure
in their persons, houses, papers and eff
fesGy, against unreasonable searches and
seizures, shall not be violated, and no
warrants sAsll issue bat upoR probable
caaac, Supported by oath or sihFmation,
and particularly describing tbs place to
b searched, and the persons 81 things to
be seized. .sFss ss..r
'ss0 person shall be held 70 asswas for
capital, or othsrwise infamous crime, I'M
less on q presentment or Indictment of a
Grand Jury, excepting cases arising In
tha Iaad or naval forces, or ia the militia,
when in actual service in time Of war or
public danger nor shall any person be
subject for the same offense to be twice
put in jeopardy Of life or limb nor shalI
be be compelled in any criminal case to
be witness against himself, nor be dspriv-
Cd Of life, liberty or property wishous das
process Of law NOR shall private property
be taken for public use, without Just COM
paasasion. 1ss A5&
ssIn all aximtaal prosscussons, the &C.
cused shall enjoy shs right 10 speedy and
pabiie trial, By az impartial jury Of the
State and district wherein the crime shall
hare besa committed, which district shall
hxys been previously asesFtained by law,
and 70 be informed of the nature and
c@ase of the accusation; to be confronted
with the Witnesses against him to hare
compulsory process for obtaining wisnes-
ses IN ms faHog, and 70 have sssissance OF
counsel for his dafsnse." ag.
The President has violated these plain
pRoSisions in the Constitutions, By author
ixing the sissars of psrssns without
the issuanes Of wsxrans @upen prob
able cause Supported By oath or aaarma-
kiem.o
He has bald persons 10 answer for an
ssinfamoas srime" ESQ his friends say un-
dss the capsaon ''Why Traitor y with
ont So pResensnens or indictment By .
Grand Jury.7
He has caused porsons 10 be ssdepFivsd
Of their Liberty and psopsrss, without due
process Of Laws
De has refused 70 shs aseassdssa speedy
and public trial By N impartial jury"
He has saassd pessoas 10 be arrested,
transported ana impTisoneds without I'M
xexmiag shem IL sfshe mature and esaseI
Of tia ancassttoan Againss shsm.
He ban iaformsd the priseasss, when
ssaaasd II cells of prisons, thousands ii
milss fssn che sstsss and Disxisss'
wAsss sAs axims was anagsd u hass been
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