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

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sswestd axsAs sf saoh Ill he aatiss q
sblis.sinss Of The eitizaa, yaa wauld 4
Rfave aln of hia hgh@s snd mosl sxAl
II sd psfsfisfes.
i Iosafsss, sis, that Id nv visw N il
4 vary grxss 0Genes 70 rssiss, BY foscs 1
arms = asskoxity OF the gosanmsnks.
hna is IN 0dsnss % rsqziras Gan
4 grssss isfl6olssion of constitutional riahI
4 20 seeg 1ksnnd take away from the ~ eu
sessF tkas1sstiva swanshise2 Ef 30. r.
HAL semss whss 10 the msasza accepts
lion pf tbs term, are extremely logal
woaid suffer from sReh . law. Some 1
AlassAchasssss, In Ohio, ana in NV on,
sasts have been guilty, IN sisaes past. d
Essistiag the sashegiiias of the Uuiis,
satss y safosaing the fugitive sIsv
I shoald oppose Cangrsssiousl intsrvsn
sisa sxainss them ~ ] oppsss II Id sbi
esla. 4 hnps alf assh msaaa hssa sspsass,
Of 1has sin, snAi bslisEs the, people d
the Soath viii repent, and an Ton lsayin,
TO snosa who hxya suEfcisnkly retained /,
thsir allegisngs 10 shs goysRnmant on gh
unitsd States 70 1stsrmins who shall no
enjoy she elective fsanchiss. Eg she pso.
pie are not capable Of making eonsiita
tons and laws for themselves sken oui
ss'rsn sI Frse government III d faiinre, and
"a as say sos and take the neesssary sssvs
10 chAnga IL Hus do not. under IL
forms sf Rspukuc sud under shs Con
ssituflsa'bf 3 aKspublis, play The dietasor.
Lat "a not, under the psetaxs Of giyins
- aas Stasss . sspvblisaa goSeralaens,
lasse upon Them oas In which the main
features Of Rspabiis are swallowed up
II congressional dicsation.
Again, this bill requires that shs Con-
stisakisn which shs State saAal adopt shall
eontaiR . provision ssshas 10 debt, Sssse
Or Confsdsfats, created by o. ander ths
sanction oil Vie usarping power, ahall be
rseognissd or paid BY ths States That
10 also qusskioa shas oaghs 10 kslsfs 10
sha Stats 10 dstsxmias- Thass wsrs mssy
msn il those States when sha xsheiIion
hrss broke out who had THAR uraQefty
tasasl BY The asuyping State authositiea
asdes . promise ss pay fos 1t, maa who
aaxa shsn and are yet txue DO Che Union.
ha4 who ware left Without any proEsetios
from the Federal GoYerum ent, who wers
lsft 30 the mercy of the asurping power;
and for Osagrsss % eomrsl the State 70
rspadista saeh an ohligakien and leave
one whsn the Govsxnmsns did aoa and
could not protect, TO bsggary and want,
woalds Ia my judgmaat, Be 80 eommit an
injastiss for which tsssse Gan be no AZ
suss. Lssk the State 10 the exercise Of .
wise discretion, dstsgmins What ought 60
Be paid and what ought to be reieesed.--
The busdsn Of suoh payments viii fall
agnn the psopls Of these States il tksy
sse &c 10 assume them. Lea aa net In
mere Wsntan exercise Of power do that
which VIII appear unjust In the syss Of
the eworld. We can trust them on that
question ia We can truss them with shs
msnagszaens Of . State gsyernrnens.
But thara il in this sama sscsion seven
ancshss provision By which Congress as
6sfs0k 90 ~f.kglaaa VI sEs isSeokd pre-.
vision. ef shas session, wgieh requires
these States TO incorporsts into THAR Goa
ssitusisns clause prohibiting involunfa-
~ saxyisade. There are three provisions
in this session that Congress declares shall
ha ia aheig State Conssisasions- pgoYis.
iona ovsx which tffs people Of the Stats to
be affected by them are 70 have no control;
questions which Congress cannot dessrm-
ina f0g them wishouk excssding lie auth
orisys and withous vieaasing tho principaes
Of republican government.
The twelfth and thffseeash sections OF
this bin also coBtain provisions not with
in the power Of Congress. The twelfth
section aboliahas slavery In these States
AZ far as an aca of Congress can abolish
it. Is not only aholishss il, but II takes
array fsem che csaFts, rs far ms an act Of
Congress can take away, the power es
passing upon the right OF Congress 70 D.
b9iSsh It. Lt declares that il any one de.
clared fsee By this act shall be held under
prasaa1e sf claim 70 service or labor, she
courts, spon hAbsas csspss, shsa dis
charge such a one
. The thirteenth section attempts 10 give
legal sGsot 10 the Prasidsas,s, prsolaRa-
sion ty prescribing tbs punishment 81
shnse who shaii attempt 10 restrain ths
liberty OF aay one declared free BY thsi
pxoeisastion.
In shass two sections 40 wsll as I'm SEQ.
ton sasea tbs aaSecatas of shis bill over.
leap all constitutional barriers and pres
on 10 shs assenptishmens Of their par.
pssss, 10 soassmpt Of The rights of ths
States &sd Of the peopls, sowing bread
cast, nd they 10, the seeds Of distfus
and revelation, fulfilling tho pfsdietiol
thai whan they got 10 power tksy woais
sEsmpls under foos and disheuor the Con
ssiiasian. IL shis hoass sAall have ds.
terrainsd 10 pass this hiii, havs no saA
con 10 bslieys that anything coald SAY
would be heard siace To its adsocate
| shs freedsm of whas sgaves are fsff Ia .
mora aaama1s ehaa the 0enssisation
whiah ss0assa The sisu Liberty Of On
own rsaos.
II il sAia thai slavery 10 dead the
ssiss ass dead bury iss dead ~ bat lst .
Address eursslyas DO she salvation of th
libsssy of The iisiags los ~ direct ou
snssgiss 10 q restoration Of 0rdsg IN
peans, taking khs measures % will ALA
the III blood rather Than stir up sddifioa
sI eubiscss Of strife bstwsaa ths swu sea
Items.
| Bet gsusissaar say We mast bary slave
1 ~ aas &c sighs. II ths people desire
buried lss i Dc dons, bGf les iis fansrs
b sonducsed aeeosalag 70 Tho sevsnsul
1 of the Constellation. In our haste 10 n
4 IL cot III siRhs let us not trainpie upo
Ysxhss sseafed hy shAs csYanank. Let Z