Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1864-06-23


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Arxn 10, 1854
The Hsass Aaviag sadsT considaraki0E
ths bill fslasiTs b. shs Reorganization ol
tia Rsbsl Ssasss--- a.
In. J. q. ALLEN said My. Speaker,
90 o. Insmbsx Of the Commisss@ on Shs
Rsbsllisas States, differing with shs ma.
jaFity "a tssths pfopsisty Of the lsgisla-
sisn proposed BY shis bin, ~ veil as b
tina p0sssr afb Ceagrsss sweT mamy 81 shs
qusssioas u Involves, I ask the induig-
snna sf tbs Hszss while I prsssas some
uf shs xsass1s that -lndaes ms To with.
bad from % my ssppers.
Tas nods By which this bEll proposes
10 iastituts State 0ovsrsmsns ID new
The power n proposes Congress ANAL sx-
asciss 10, In my Judgmsal, nos conferred
by the Constellation and e&anos be exsr-
uissd except in dsxsgaaasn ak the rights
Of the States and Of the psople. Ii 10
the shspfing ok q revolutionary spirii
new pssvsdsng 90 some extent the coun-
Try, and m&nifsssing issslf 10 an alarmiag
degree in the sxsoukixs and Legislative
departments Of chs 6ovsEnmans, pTasag-
Ing 10 ours the fate on The republics Of
history, whsrs siyl liberty was lest In she
asurpasioa aad esnssalisslian OF power,
\ The signs Of the timss are pFotsntous.
Oar political fabric 10 stirred 70 iss cen
sre. Ambision. sisil war, s2xasa0n, and
nasisnAl b&akrapssy ars all testing as
the same time the power and strsngsh Of
euE sysssza; and shs friends Of ffse gov-
sralasnt ssesy whezs aRs suxiously wait
Ing for the hour when thsy can rejoiee In
It's trfazsph on mass wssp ever Its down
fall =
In this hsar Of ssApsss and darkness,
fear 10 launch out upon unknown aad un-
sSssa ssss. prefer 10 kesp close 10 the
landmarks and follow the charts laid
down By the fsthefs, whess sxpsgisnce
and wisdsEa enabled tham to- point sut
the Ssyiia aAa Charybedfs which may
#rssh cur weasel u State, laden with Ill
Edusased In lie ssasoa Of rsvolutioA,
having eaten iss bisssR fruits and drank
its poisoaous cup, they haze Left as THAR
wasdom, embodied In the Oenasisakisas rs
. ruls fer our Gossgnmsnt, in waR no
isss than in peace.
We have been unniadfui Of the lessons
shsy iacuicstsd, We have act needed thair
warnings, We have become snfafshfal 70
this rwla of Gevernmaass hsaee cur pres
sns peril. Our safety for shs future de-
psnas, nes upon rev p&ssiens OF the hear,
but upon rigid adherence TO tho letter
and spirit Of The Consultation ~ the great
fundsmsntal Law of the 0evsfnmsns,
looking to an administration Of the same
apon its principles and By its rules, as
the only mode By which wa can bring es-
der out of confuaisn, protees and psTpet-
safe the civil liberty OF the eitixsa, aad
restore the States TO Union and peaea-
shail not stop 10 inquire who is te
blame for our present difhsultiss, whsth-
or the sin rests upa0 faaatisisus as ths
North OF spirit ofrsbsllion as che Seuth
III | wms 20 do 90 ! wsuld probably 6nd
mueh 10 csniamn In bosa ssesaonsa My
earnest desire In TO zee tbs Union restoR.
cd, the supremacy Of ths Uonssisation and
laws vindicatsd, as che earliest pYacsiea-
bls uonasas, with the least possible sx.
pendisuYs Of life and treasure, ana shs
laass possible desximsrsal to the material
interests of Ssabssy Already IN ocean ID
blood has besn shed, Q haaf miilioa ss
lives have bssa sasriAcsd 10 ths Fall spir.
ii Of discord. Billions Of treasure hsv,
been wasted. Iwoald nos add 0ne mof'
drop CO shss ocean, one msse paag TO In
distress, one moro body 10 the hscAtomb
than was necessary. have 20 syEpath,
with man, who, led On by shs naanehd
Of fanaticism, and leys Of strife saa pres
forwsrd over hemss made dssoisse, Gov
sgnmsnss destroyed, ever fields Ue ear
nsgs and Etasss laid waste BY 6rs an
swesd, and sslsngh 10 shass ccsae again,
| or sos tziu whose lovs Of power, who's
shisss fer dominisn, .ss whose desire 10
revenge would lead him enc sssp hsyena
the point where unien and peace ssuld b
asssaasd. and cur isgislasion hars an
cur operations In the Aald, shoald be di
rested 10 this grsss sna.
How shss and oan be bert accomplish
I'd as d qnsstieu shout which gsutlsns
mAy hsnssily diaus, for the human aln
10 % dfalsxsnsly srfxnixsd, thas men I
sssrsiux cut frcn tie sxzns prMnisos ID