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

depAssmsnls Of the Govsrnnsnss than
shsy sss iron the open anemy is ths
6ead.a Hsrs, ar, 10 ssidsncs sf gen
ssslssnd sonprshsnsive character, smlna-
ling from source thai by yos. - lsasls
sAoala be satiklsa 10 full faith and credit.
Lat me call yoar AsssnsiOa % ons sssag
many cases. VISA this promised sysssm
Of reformation in the anaaeiAl Affairs Of
Govssnmsas inangarassd in sAas depart
msas, u tAs head Of whicss was Simon
Cameron. But you answer, ihe prssids1s
IS soon 40 he vas advised Of tbs nainsaa-
sgeassas Of Oansxons rsnosd hin, So
hs did. Had is rssaed lAsFe--haa she
Psssidsnt In that Temovsi FROM once,
consigned Cameron 70 that fnfamy and
disgra0e his otEsial corruption dsssryed,
hswaaad hsvathasa snsisled 10 shs praise
of his eodnsrymsn for so nsriserious an
ass. Bat did be do this7 Did not the
President immediately folloNiag this ss-
moral from eliee of SiInan Gamsroa,
wisa : full kno~lsdge, upon invsssiga-
sion, Of the truth. Of the, charges Of cor.
ruption and proaigasy prassiced by this
swsnalsr in his dsparsmsns4-sornpsious
IN ihslr character 90 grdss that they a.
reused shs virteoas indignation even of
Republican Senator's and Representative
In Oopgress, 10 sach an extent aa to call
forth from them bitter and denunoiatoTy
comments. Did not, ask, this same
ssHOnsss Old Ahe,e you are now 80 yig-
orously supporting for rs-elessions ap-
point sAis swindiing efseill, with larger
salary than be received In shs of6ee from
which hs VISA removed, 70 sspreseal the
iaaegesas Of this natiaa u shs court Of
Russis, thus absolutely oifersng an insals
10 great and friendly pdweE2 Was shis.
the way in which these promissd faforH-
atioss wsrs 10 be oouplissd with Or
ssthsr was it not ofsrin~ ! reward for
giiiAiny2
Bat let rs look little furshsg and see
what kind Of moral refOraarions hare
taken place At the NasioOal Capital since
the advent Of yoar party to power.
You undoubtedly rscolaet, SIR, that
while the country was still mourning or
er the defeat of the Federal army in the
memorable battle OF Bull Run, when
friends and relatives were waiting and
watching in agonising suspense to learn
the fate Of ths loved onss whom they with
patriotic motives had sent 10 the defense
of their oounsry, when as the news asshed
along the seIegraphie wire, bringing The
sad Intelligence 70 some weeping mother
that she was eaiidless, 20 wife tbaa abe
vas > widsw, saa to chiidtsn that they
were faths srlsss, rendering il over she en-
tire country q &c inoment ios mourning
and prayer, that ss the National Capital,
yea, sveu in she White House--she Pres
iaentisl maDsion- Great Gbd, shame be
is--Eegardiess OF the calamity that bad
befallen cur army wholly Indifferent to
the cries OF anguish THAI arose from many
q hesrthstone that had been made desc
late by the hand Of cruel war. The
President OF the United States, this same
g sHeness Old Abe" with the beauty snd
fashioa Of the coaBsiy around him, wzs
tTfppsng the light fantastic foe to the
sounds Of snliveniDg musis
aAa wens merry ss marriage feass.-
Houghs but reYslsy thsEe.7
no mourning there, for sAs fate Of our
brave boys who had fallen In the defense
Of the Flag no solioitade tor the widows
and orphans made at that bloody and dis
assrous rous- Are these ahe things you
wouId have the peopls endorse, when you
again ask thsir votes TO aid In the rs- elsc-
tion Of Abraham LincoiaS
: Ii 1t In this manner you would restore
the Government to the principles of
Washington and Jsasrs0nt These qnes-
tioua are SD pertinent 20 the ensuing
Presidential election --orses that, as a
thinking aad honest man which | aasaua
yOa 70 bs) behoovss you, Dot only for ths
sake If your former professions, bat the
intsress and welfare Of ysus country, TO
aarefally considss, and demands yoa
shoald answer at least s4sisfaesosily 10
Yourself. There ara Others uf more ina
portaase, bns these must sufhes for the
prsaent. Respectfully yoaTs,
LEONIDAS,