Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1864-07-21
couNeIL BLUFFS, IOWA, TiIIRsDA JUiLY aI,s 1884,
gaR PEACE MxN oT MAaxKsAsEs
A Baltimors correspondent Of The N

a Baltimors correspondent Of The N
Z. Daily News, Of Jana q, says:
The Pasae men Of MARYLAND, and shgn',
out The United States are especially Ia
asbtsd 10 the inflnence Of Jour valuable
joarsal,s Scr ths timely posspessmaHs ol
tia Chicago Gonysntisn 10 Q period, when
lTanspising s7snts indicate that harmoa-
ious action viii result. The Opposition
In this State TO the present sorrups, Ia.
eompesans and syssnnieal Administration
ara unaniEaously in favor Of she noninar
ton Of Presidential Psaos candidates, ~
was plaiaiy eyinced by the proceeding
Of Ice late State Oonvsntion.
The dseisnsisn Of Msssrs. May & How
asd, two Of ths distinguished delegates
chosen hJ tbs. body 70 the Chicago CaG-
vention, We have reason to belisvs, result
ted more from political consideration shan
from individual insoaEeniense Or indalf.
sssnse. Thsy, 10 conjunction with the
Observation-Disclosures party throughout The
State, feared and believed that war can.
didasss wcnla be chosen by that aonSen-
siea nj iss assembling On We 4sh ef Jug.
shish thay in eonmon With their eoastgt
uents, eouId not cons ssientiousIy support.
Their deciefsinn has thereby relieved
them, and those Of their fellow -eitixsns,
whose representative they we're appoint
ID, from any implied obligation to ap-
prove OF lts nominations, should taat
convention bo guilty Of the folly OF such
selEesio9es al eE 80 t4
4.A&hoagh shs fssedoaa 0f ths press, OF
.saaaah and Of ballot haya beea virtually
denied ms Tor the past three years, and es-
cry conceirabfg outrage and intimidation
'resofsea 20, % accomplish oar base sub
mission to tho military Aad civil syraats
wha now Eals ass ssill, thank God, sbs
spirit of Liberty survives, and The honest
yeoananry will gladly embraces the 6rss
opporEunity 10 yiadieass sheir patriotism
and strike OF the shacklas Of oppression
which nov bind than. Three yaars Of
fruitless and savage war have convinced
Us that its further prosecution wiil not
HoniY result 10 the financial ruin and bank-
ruptsy of every section, but what is far
worse, that every Vestige OF constitution
al liberty will soon be swallowed ap By
Federal asurpatious.
Thoassnds of millions have besn az
pssdea, the pgids Of she uakisn exhausted
and dsssrsyed by the diseases, wounds
and death OK as least one-dfth OK ouI
adult . popuiasion. Sfiil the Goddess OF
of war, speakisg through her osacis. Sul
iaspissd Chief Magistrate, is aesmingly
mora insatiate, than she was at the com
mencemans OF the bloody carniva. Fo'
what are we contending which renders iss
eonsinuance 90 desirable or necessary
thai the nation should soon es requisad
rs We are informed By the Executive i
will be, TO furnish fresh heeatombs oi
human, lives as an additional saeriices-
Surely, nos fer the restoration of tia
| Constitution and sorm of govarumen
| trans mitted to us by our forefaEhsrs
ainoe the Administration and its support
ers boldly aTow their spPesisies 90 tAis
resais, as do the communities OF the sse
cedad States. srar
LIS advocates through the press ant
Congressional representatives, now plain
fiy manifest their uitim&te purpose. The
| hope TO subjagats the reselssd States
ard reduce than to . condition WoEs
/ shaa soloaial; con6seass all property
real and personal; free the hitherto use
Eful and ccntented slave, and appropFist
1 20 him the land Of bis master, thai be !
turn may be the governing race. To &C
complish these results it will be necessa
Iry, after the cessation OF hostilitics, {
i keep 1t least one balf of she negro POP
1 ulasion competent 70 bear arms, constant
lY in the military service, to preveat n
beilion, at an annual cost more easily ae
counted than paid, and for = period il
sagminable, anlsss we err in our conyis
tion, that the spirit of liberty can nev'
| be eradicased from the American heal
by any instrumentality however brutal
aeeresys.
/ Men Of the North, are you willing los
. ger to waste your blood and treasure 4
! such inhuman and aceussed oojecss2 v
I hopa and bslieve not The peopla {
! Maryland, we assure yeEs If thes aha
be permitted 10 exercise Constitution
i privilege ID November next. viii unTai
j sakehly declare by aaaioFlsy Of as lea
afsesn shoasAad, shss they ase in aagar
peace. "a shsy ara CONVINCED that pr
ItSacssd var cannot accomplish any eth
. resalt but inevitable ruin.
Il s# aa A LovxR or FRERDok.