Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1864-07-21

We &ApR1&e tAhs 30 pxIn&pl8 OF Ena
lava OF ciYilixed Wasfase 10 letter knswus
sbk4 that wonted and needless injury 10
any anemy to not lustinabie. The burn
iag of Washasgsoa by the British In the
wax Of lsi2 has always been rsprobated
hyma:hsssnlimsas. Iasthe cause Of Chsist-
40 dana We do not see bow mere casual
afing on II can be justified. No good
ssmas From n 20 tfse attacking party, and
the injury inflicted sinks from the stand
ard of that which IL nscsssaRy In order
70 gain an cad, down TO that OF private
mischief, harniag eniy che individual
whe happens to snlSeg In psrson On prop
srsy By . stray ball. II Chaslssson wsrs
bombsrded with the intention and expse-
talon Of taking II by this means, Ia CO.
operation with other methods, all wouid
ss very we'll. Bot sbis is nos the case.
\ The ConEederakea understand this doc
trina Of war perfectly well, and have de-
Eernined upon sort OF defensive process
which has been the sabjees of severe ani-
madversion In the radical papers. In
pisaa, she radical auvaramsns Itself has
taken sorae steps Ia regard 10 II, whieh
perhaps Will be jssdgsd Of seEy ssisExens-
Ay by and by, from the euTreas opinion.
fFhs statement ABOUT this xaasker haa bean
that large mum Der of Federal prissRers,
sossissang Of genssa1 oiseefs and others,
,wsga 10 DO plased In q sitaasiea of great
,sxp@1se af Ohaslassau; snd I'm canaa-
aasnses is - stated, sahsi olssess In oar
lposssssioa are % b exposed 70 Che Ira Of
shEisown soldisss aad ours, by hAing
siaeed, like Uriah Ii the fessfgons Of the
asaaalss ~ - sqss -, n
The sass oa the rebel side is thas sta
ted !: yss ig
Here follows the article from the Char
laEon Msssury Of the l4th, stating the
nanb@ Of shells shrown into the city the
pssvioas sanaayj and the arrival Of the
Federal olEcers wlo were TO have quar-
tered In shs shellsd districts, ss Il alleges,
sin wsasoa and bsrbasoas wasfaSs.n The
Coarleg farther comm suts /:
The object of the rebels, then, is SCENE
10 10 put stop to the are which they char.
AstaEixs 10 sswaatan and bsrbsso Gus. p
We hava Fsfagssd to the snbjses, however,
more particularly % show shas she case
in hand 10 mot without preeedens daring
khe wss. We hMss baf9gs as pamphlet
wtiaA has had no little circulation, snti-
| Esed @Essief narrative Of incidents IN the
war In Missozri, and Of the personal sx-
uasfsaea of one who has suffered.p The
paznuhles was printed in this city in 1868,
sos the saffagas, . geaslsmaa whs main
taius 9. very excaileas reputation, ana 10
highly esteemed By large numbers OF VOC
thT persons; and ID true Union man.
| lie speaks ofhis own kp0wialge and sx-
pesianca in Ghs fallowing passages con
sained ID tia paraphlst, In question :
The hrss time ha was arressed waa ear
ly in September, 1861. The Commander
IL tbs post, AaaiaE j. 4. Eappsteins or
dss cd the arrest es six respectable citi-
lxgns. sizs w. &. Barr, Cashier Of che st.
saoais branch Bank; Dr. Ii. n. Ellis; j.
W. Draiin, a lawyer; r. ID. Perry, . re.
tired merchant; j. W.. Harper Druggist,
anil the Rev. II. III. Painter, Pastor a
the PRESBYTERIAN Church. Whsn the pris.
sness wage hsonght bafere the command
sr. he informed tAsm that hs had nc
ehargs against any Of them; that be SIM
ply arrested them because they wert
psaeeable citizens Of great influence whos'
| aympakhies we're With the South; that ht
/ sxpeceesi soon to be attacked by she rab
els ! that he would held thsm rs hostages
ahat lheig friends, II they desired "a saw
thsR lives, mast interest themselves z
&nd out where the ii bels were, and IN
form them of the tEaa state OF things
4 anal that, IL an attack was made, the,
should svsFy sna be pat upon the breast
works No deferss-
i Protests were useless, and we quietl,
| Submitted TO cur fate.
I Some days after, the attack was made
When IL Legan We were ordered into
4 ssas within the works. But as the fgh
| pro gressed, the ryhols pressed up close 9
ithe works, and it becagne evident the.
wo ald carry them By storming. There
upau, one OF the captains, with Oaths an
"a, sss Of she naoss borrid natarss an
hraadishing his saord, ordered the host
ages 10 mount the hreastworks end D
some protection FOR his men. kemon
ssr Ances were assless, for bsyonets driy
90 b fear we're moro powerful tha
, words. =
|. The hostages kaes they were going
, Icefaaia death, tar no man coald lire
! | IEaonsns on The wslls. But tasy had
!. Eabsy. and had alnsos reached she work
i whsn sha commsndex proposed THAI o.
= Oh the numbex miaha 10 eut and sec Il u
I m0gemeps. soald be stepped. With
! sslf sacIiEsjnE heroism worthy ef .
4 praise, Mr. Barr hurried On 10 the yeb
!. lsaaks, and represented to the command
) [shas If the charge should be msds u
!. hsstagss woald I'll be killed.
II This representation xas eHessuaI. y
osdss to charge vas counsermanded. 4
asl.sing csassd; TIE rsbel comnsnaer v
obliged 10 accept the following siiPai
\ Hons .---
y ssThs Ssesssipa forces agree hsrswi
= se wiEhdsaw fseaa BocnyiIle and sicinis
y fosthwitA, twa milss, and not % rsn'
Y asy aisaek upoa Unioa people and fort
i ii Beeayilla and vicinitys esc.
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