Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1864-11-17

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ssN pc he and NoFthtan En1n lisxog Sdnli
| d1& nos deem she aeansasioA waIsby 81 i
r4ay. ben II IL sepeasen In our aEs
m.fasss and sAsaxkh she satfsra ace II asss
wha knssx bestsf, We aasas il aasr laag =
reply ID Ii wish emphasis, that Il il -
/ true III sha Santh and Serihera peupai
than of any other npoa Gods fopsssooi.'
/ sRxgcH % RsCHAnu osGoRMAs.
We pGhlish the following extract frpu
the address az RicHAxp 0'GpssaSs ds,
Eiivered before large auaianee on tie All
lasi,s 10 No. 932 city OF New York. ",
Dc aas Ipablish ID fer ans effect which II
may produce upon the public, for the Tins
for reason and refeclion on the pail of, Tbs
American people hss passsd; has ~
pa6lsshed 10 for the faets which IL con-
taias, Aad ~ showing tbs views and opln-
iona ofths stFashsH ef the Repu5he''
aud .etAes cIaiuens Statesmen = views
which ara Frpadiated by lbs old JoAss
who now administers the government
Nnw. remember that the business of q
statesman then sas nos best for any PR.
sisan parry 10 tae Narsh, or any partisan
party i'd thn South. That would be the
business Of tbs politician and the parEi.
san. But tia duty Of the statesman was
10 rae hboss al this petty arena, and
censidef what vas good for the future Of
81 shs whole United States. North AMI
South, East and Yest, cloud cheers. J
When thar act Of n ,ssioa pissed yoa
all Fssnember there was laIl. Abraham
Linessla had not yet entglsd into Office,
and the question was discussed whetheF
terms of compromise could nat be fzade
By whsfh tbs South could be brought
back again into more aleetionata Ia
ion With the North. Nos, have seen
speeches Of our Republican opponents in
which they have alleged lhas war vas
made unap the South, or var accepted
with the 5 ,atA, because var vas neess.
sary and Compromise impossible. ] hat
IL not tsue. do oct want to tay word
to you sb-nighs thai cannot calf witness
70 rFaye, and nos | cali the witness
and li<sHn 70 bin. There are many If yoa
wh',s han stephan A. Dougias was in lie,
lovgd him. Loud caeers.l Thsre are
many ofyoa who thoughe his less at that
iwposiant crisis was lass to the nation,
ana ifopped an honest tear over his
grave. lapplause.l Lee a. see what BE-
saii upon ID II snbjees. Ia tbs last speech
he ever made u the Senate Of the United
Seates be SAYS:
al believe this This plan1 to be fair
basis Of amicabie adjustment. IL voa Of
.the Republican side are not willing 10
accept this, nor the proposition 81 the
Senator from Kentucky Ne. crittendenl,
pray tell 9s shat yen are wiiliug Go,io z
address the inqairy TO tho Republicans
alone, for the reason that, in the Cons
mi,see Of Thirtsea, few days ago, every
lnclaDer fraEn the Scala including thosa
from the Cotton Sealcs AIessrs. Dasis
and Toomisl, EXPRESSED their readiness
10 ac~ers Tbs proposition Of my yenera-
bic friend from Kentucky, DIR. Critsen-
den, rs 3 Gnai settlement Of she eontro.
vrrsy, il rendered ard sustained by she.
Republican members. Hence the sole
responsibility Of our Disagreement, and
the only difficulty 10 tbs way OF an ami
cable adjustment, is With ths Republican
party"
lie said'shis before men who could
hare cortrRdicted him had they dared,
nnd did MT because it was true. (ChecTs.)
But this Republican party would make
no compromise. Mr.. lincoln said thai
nobody vas burt. Mr.. Cha.Iler from
Michigan said that lille blood
lct'ing vas waning. Blood was upou
their brain. They had loBged for In
before, and, muddlet ana drunk With ia.
naiieism, they plunged this nation into
war rhirh has been the most futile, most
unnecessary. ard most hopeless one that
ev sarsed poor humanity in tse history /
y the world tChesrs.j IIow did they !
drag taia people unto WARP did they
some before the pcopia honestly In Tbs
begfhisg, and sag 'fwa are AholItionists. i
we are bouad 10 abolish Alavers in the |
south. and We mean 10 "a TO xar fur that |
purpose 7" Did they do that?
IL they had done that, does anyhodyI
9elieva that the people Of The North would
lsve supported them? They woali nos.
DO people Of the North did not moan 10 90 /
o var. The people II toe North had no
latred toward their Southern brethren.
The people of the North Ipngsd for cnn
'remise and psaoc, bat The ingeat Of the
sepni'lican party MAS kept couesaicsi in
heir haartz, and by false praienses land
viii prove TO yonA Ehsy iared this pco
lie, Inch By inch and step By step, into
Ear, until, having the power Of the sword
nd The purse Ia theiE hands, they h..
arae slIa masters, and eanmandri sbe
c5pte 10 70 forth and kill their brcth.en. II
Applaase.1 The President, has Ctbiact,
he army, lba nary, shgse big slips OF
Tar all eelong 10 the people. CHEERS
'hese men are nnt oar masters, we are
heis masters. IL al appI4ase.b
They caAe before ~ 10 Fecvivc The
eTJict q . sovereign people, md I, as
nc Of shas people, staad here ta discuss
heir merits and desaegsss With peff-rs
sgd2r, wish peffeas fearlsssness, for
Ihat need fear whauI stand apon The |
enpie. Tremendous sheeFs.l an no i
artisan. do mos weas any party hons
rs. base no unkfpsI feasiag toward
iese Republican, gemGlenen,. on .ta the {
resident Of tbs United STATIC. Ifhotk
as done bis dusI aid sose f,r him If /,
OF, vii Eate against hiaa. [Appiause. ] !,
told you that when tsis question arose
'era US . possibility Of compromise. 9
ow. all this Question OF ACCESSION had =
-ea ,ii.cusse'i befpse rs the fathers CT The |,
epns.io. Tie qncssion had been anti.
Pgtal. II was not new. it bad been Z
segssed among ths founders ofthe Con. .
tuition themselves. Nov, bear shat v
~ ct Ihean sRyss
= Ibe more fraset % the use OF force,
g more aoahl the praefieabillty aaI =
6eiecy Of II when sppIied % u people V
IlleniiveIy. The aae al IA asmoi fercs ii
;aifss o dlsobelirnt State, or States, /.
auid look more like aeelavaason of wag
al an infection 81 punishment, and
pala be rightly esasiaeresi dssaaiatien q
The prryioos eonspaeae .bvwhieh il n ighs j.
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