Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1864-06-30

long a. I've. Or shc Constitution and oal
pssssls BORN Of geYsssmsae shslI sarvwe,
Tho NoFgk then &aekens N3sa 10 ARpeel
at That time mada, and nae snf0rcad BIZ
one year moRe Of saxation aad debt, and
OF blood and disaster, sntFeasing che peg
pie TO change the public SERVANTS and
tAelr policy, not By force. but paaeeahIy
throsgh she hailssr ksxysIs new and here
all st1sif signiasAnsy ! rspeasshends oys.
or all, In no spirit of challenge on haired,
bat ~ earnest. sober, solemn truth and
warning 10 the pa0ples Z ssss
Upon another subject allow ne hsTs 9
word:
A powerful, widely spread, and very
dangegoss soares cath hoaad combin skisE
asnoag ne frssnds Of tbs sdnisistzasi ID.
knswn "a the sfLoyal Union League, y ex-
ists in every State. let the very meu
wha sostgol Il ehaEga persisseutlg ppel
the aieaaesfs &c sbe Damoer@sia psxsy
that they have organized especially ia
the Northwest the a0rder of the
Knight&of the gphieu. Circle OK soms
othsrssoses sessessx sFsasonahfs en- a@ais-
4oyaln In It's character, affiliated with the
South, and for the purpose Of armed re-
sistaugs toshs aatkorisis@ Of tbs Fedsrsi
and State governments.
Whether any such ever existed, do
not know; bat the charge that .orgguiza-
tons of that sort, or having any such
purpose, do now exist anong the mem
bers Of of that party in Ohio or the 9th
ar aoasaiayeholdiag States, is totally aud
positively false. That lawful political or
party associations have been established,
having as thuir object the oFgaaizing and
strengthening the Democratic party and
its success 10 the coming Presidential e.
leessn, sad daslgaed as a eoaatsx uzvss.
ment 20 tbs aaAaal ''Uniaa League, I"
and therefore sosset in their proceedings,
il very probable; and, however objection
able Likbeito Aaj ia ordinary times, re-
eoguiza to the fullest extent, not tAe law
fulaessA oaly, bat the propEiety 4aa Ae-
eessity pegMleh oggRa izatieas~- for 4 n ben
bad b III combine, good men must assdeit
ate" But they arr no conspiracy against
the government; anl their nalnbers are
not copspirstors, but patriots; men moi
leaguad together for the overthrow
Of shas e0nstisaaisa or she lawss or
still less of Liberty, but firmly apitsd
fox aaa pssseEEallan a taiess greas obs
jeets. There is, indeed, conspiracy"
very powerful, very ancient, and trust
thai, berorslong, may add strong y con-
solidased also, upon SQUAD principles,
and destined yet 70 BIO "tFiamphans"-a
conspiracy known - the Democratic par
ty, the present object of which is the oT-
erthrow OF the administration in Novem-
Der ncxt, but through the baI!os-box, b.
the election OF President who shall be
true to bis oath, 80 liberty and the con-
stisution. This is the sole conspiracy OF
which / know anything; and | ana proud
to % eas Of TIA c0napirataEs. u ans
osAar Axiss looklzs To ~ angASfa u arEaca
resistance to the Federal or State author
ities, anywhere in the exercise of theiH
legal and constitutional rights, adnon-
ISL all Iersons concerned that the act il
treason aud the psnslty death. But
warn also the men in power that there il
Yass multitude, host whl IN they can
not number, bound together by the strong
est and hottest ties to defend, by whatoF-
CT means ths sxigencies Of The tines sAaH
demand, their natural aud constitutional
rights ss freemen, ~ all hazards and to
the last extremity.
Ihse8yeaa have GOV passed, nsnsoi
Ohio and the gFeas issue Of constitution
al liGsrsy and fras popolss government,
il sim before you I again commit ii,
coaahaA tziss ID this, the aesns Of ehsis
greatest peril, you win be found worthy
Of the ancestors who for SO many ages,
in England and America on the felds ia
pxison, and apgn tho seatfplds defsaahd
them against fyrants and usurpers, whesh-
or in council or in arms. ...--m-.