Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1864-09-01
Res de sasls


Rer de Easie
To = RRrusLIGAs;---
Sir. Yea eaanss but be aware that the
rssals Of sAe snsaisg Presidential eleo-
| Itioa Win undoubtedly, ina great uasssare,
dscias, Ger veal or noe, the fats Of our
eauairy aaa iss iassisafians; WITH such .
hslief, Why. in shs name Of tsod, wiii goo
not, Ia your strenuous suppors foxF1hs ~
slsesioa Of the Administration of Ahsas
ham Linooln, with all iss osrropsioa, iss
Abass o. power, The yiolsaion Of It's
plighted faith-stop. Pause for cns sin-
gle momsns, In the mad fanasical carssz,
his suicidal policy IL Leading you. Caa
yoa, il yoa claim 20 be honsss In that
support, consistently endure the pressns
War policy Of shs Administration, when
but iitsls over three ysass ago, Mr.. LIN
coin Published to the world-s'thAs hs
had neither the posssg nor incliaatioa 70
insefsre with the institution Of siavefys;''
and yet, regardless Of his solemn dseia-
Fratiou, and The provisions Of that Consti-
tuition be had before God and his country
| sworn 60 support, issued, and sndeavors
to make practical ne . var msasars, his
Emansipatso4 !. y, .A4tionS -
Have Jon forgotten the resolution in
! troduced by that great and good man,
John j. Oristenden, Of Kentucky, in Com
gress- adopted by thai body, and snbss-
qusntiy receiving the indorsemsns and ap-
prUvai Of the President, whereby il was
declared that, Sthis war shoald NOS be
waged in any sPIrit Of conquest or op-
preston, or 10 ssssaasoso The established
snssitsssioms Of the seussas ssosssse y II not,
how can yOs, il yOs approved Of aud in
dorssd ths position OF the Admihistra-
tion st that sime- reconcile yourself in
your ssppoFs OF ID new, and declare Jour
self favorable to its reelection to power.
When Mr. Liaeoln declares thai be will
listsn to 20 prppesision Of Peaea locking
10 restoration of the Union, except up
On an anti-slavery basis?
TArse ysars ago when you wera told
that the policy, as it Has then declared by
tbn Administration, would hs its govsrn-
ing pulley In the conduGt Of the was a.
gainss the secsisd STATES, would be de-
parted from, and thai % s&on a. il was
safe fer the ADMINISTRATORS 20 do 80, that
shas policy sould be changed, and abe
gar would be ssaged solely for the par-
poss u Pressing the Negro, you asaganssd
90 sxaitars, and saezniss 50 their sounEry,
every DEMOCRAT whet not having aufhcient
confidence in ths Political integrity Of
Hoasss e. Old abe, and tssOss zAsu who
Cor years bad been fully committed to the
-damaabls thaasisa al disaaio2 ayon tho
slavery question, whom he had called g.
round him az his Constitutional ~ sdvis-
srs, did nos believe that be, or they, VOID
adhers 10 that policy, and that tAe!solsmn
pledges RRd promises made the people
therein, weald be ansedeemed and brok~
en-, when, at the same time, you declared
that il the Administration should change
its policy and the war should be waged
solely for the puRpese Of EfesiSg The ne
/ gro, and not 10 restore The Unioa and en-
force ohsdisaee to Federal aushority, 700
would no loager support shs Adminissra-
tion. Can you now, with any eOusissen-
ey-without being lost TO all sense of
manly md political honor and integrity,
suppoFt Tor reelection man vho has
failed 30 make good these solsmn pEorai-
ses aud assurances mads % the people al
. time whea susa promises and such as
susances wsse ahs0satsiy nscessasy to ia
rest large portion of she people with
sufficient conadsnOe in the honesty Of eur-
pose Of the Administration, % iadace
/ them 70 voluntarily eater the atmy2 a
man who has disrsgaEdsd land By his own
words Is ha sosdeaasi, his oath to sap+
port and obey the oonstisasion, in viola
| sins its plainest pfprisions. 4
Wen de- I rec6lees, STR, auring she
memorable sszApaigaof 1860, Of hear
ing it charged by your orators, and read
ing ovsr and oysr again, chafgassin the
Republican papers af the eennsry, .lAas
/ the DsDesrAtic party thss In pswm, had
escons 90 ccfrups shAs enc 'Hspablican
speaker expressed II, s.sas riding tks
country 70 ,H-Il, booted and spsrred,i \
4 a. % iadsesmeat to obsAia the suffragal
Of the people. Your oracle pvoclaimsd
thas the Rspabiiean party had Horninatst
. NAN who wss honest and sapahis-
that he bsa come from tho pso?ls, and
1 knew their wants; and 20 evidence q bill
honesty, eapabiiisy, and ssstasmanship
told the people thas be bad ID one sin'
been eagaged in the hambls. bus houora.
Bile avoossion Of sag saaaIsag. and shs
If the good people Of the saapssy wouls
but elect him, the said sHoness {9l OH
Abe" 70 shs Presidency, tie ssrrsptios
and sxtxasaganes thai, as u wss charged
e characterized tAs Administratsosi then 1,
!, power, would vanish; Aa. tta vices adj
innofalitias then existing and praossss,
~ shs NasionAl Capital, would esase b
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