The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1863-09-05


a thing possible--so he boldly declares
he would never support Tuttles bslievinl
that Tuttie was not, and never would be
/ the candidate-nf his party he made bols
to declare his objections to the General
and reiserate the asssftipa that be nssf
,coaid support hip.. But after the>lapse o
Ia few daysa along capaes. thaaet kaiak nOsiaa
| that futile had beap placed upon thl
ticket by proper authority. and the faith
EfaIerersRhers were called upen to sup
port him. This unexpected shaping 81
Affairs placed orr venerable contemporary
in avery slarge dilemma, both horns oi
which were equally dangerous; what tc
do. and what not to do, that was the
lquestion; whether il were betsersto stand
firm IN the faith. adhere % his original
position, his cherished principles Of peace
and still refuse to support or fraternize
with :r1an who had 'eianbued his hands
lin the blood Of our Southern brethren
or to deliberately turn about, eat his own
words. renoancszi his own principles, join
Kaads With the ,-.abotitionissts, !" cut loose
rom his moorings Of Peace, ssndglauneh
cut upon the turbulent ocean Of politics
a. the apologists Of d. war-advocate, the
supporter aud defenderofa Federal Gen
cral. The latter presented itself as the
course dictated by expediency, and would
have been adopted without hesitation
had it not been for the fact that he had
reyiously-supposing that futile tcowld
not be nominatcd--so emphatioally de-
olared that he woH!d not support him.
To tack about" so suddenly wouldn't
"look we'll, " and to keep up appearances
he made show of opposition to the
nominee; so candid, ar d straightforward
did his arguments appear, that We were re-
ally deceived into the belief that for once
in his life he was actuated by principle
But this course could not long be per-
mitted as soon as the State Central
Committee heard of the matter they gave
the old gentleman notice that such a
course could never be tolerated-if he
would not step into the traces peaceably,
he would be whipped in--that he must
stand up to the rack, fodder or no fod-
der"--in short, that he must support Tut
tie, whether he chose to or not. This
placed him in a very tight place: He had
declared that he ,coRld not support the
General but the Committee informed
/ him that he must; and as the commands
of his masters could not be disobeyed, he
at once began to nerve himself for the
work, and prepare to go futile, -
This is certainly bitter pill for the Col.
to take, but he endeavors to sugar-coat it
by affixing to his editorials fictitious sig
natures, to give them the appearance of
communications. and thus avoid the hui
initiation Of eating" to-day, the words
uttered by himself week ago. We Ger
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but we told YOU when it first came out
that you would have to take it, and if
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| lowed it. as we advised you to do it would
not have been as nasty as it is now. The
lonoar vou wait tho harrlar II will "po
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make no more tuSs about II. Wv oller II
! down." LYSANpER. give the General a
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III" "htl'Ned excerpt lrolA MS 'ItSF oi
acceptance, refer immediately the files
: of the RygIc and read there the follow
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/ Ill ITS columns:
tTrom Gen. Tuttic's ] otter Of Acceptance
-" Ia favor IF Vigorous Prosecution Of the war
to the full pew CT, until the rebellk Is
suppressed and Of uhng ali means in our poesessto,
recognized ~ honorable warfare for that pRop"sr.
am in FOR the Union without an #, and regardless Of
whether slavery sta'dN falls by tia restoration, sat