Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1864-12-01
The Lesson OF the Election.

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Ths fala sxing aEsisies andsF the ahovs
ezpsisa, which AZ clip from the Day
Book, ws commend TO the consideration
Of the Demoeracy Of this secsisa:
"iyhas has tbs election decided? Dir.
EioFace Gseeley says IL has decided that
.tha aatioa saali lire, and that slavery
sA4n die To "a u ssems vthat Il il haa
decided ore thing, IL Is no mora shgn shss,
THAI the people prefer Lincoln TO carry 90
the var. il IL is 10 be carried GA at all
Il Is eviisss nov thas xhen the Drmo-
cratic paFtg -sasass ints pswss is will eeaaa
10 "a P@ass aaJ aas y War passs- Iha
elecsis,# Aas lsiassut he Mar Dsanapsasy,
al aay rate. The Peace men have bees
xenuzoas 70 their srring hsoaAers. Tbe,
stiaea every marmari they said. sgiv'
these nen fair chance. Les lheaa ds
sheir best, Throw no obstacles 10 then
way. Let all who eaA soasciensieasll
voss fac gGsssesal ssc&saelasn $40 sas Lei
as get she man nov ia powrr Gus il pos.
sabie.' They could nos stallify them.
selves By telling the people thai iDsno-
ssasIe principles were "a issus, FOR tkrj
were not. Whatever the election has de.
eijed, therefore, il has not decided a.
gaiass Demoeratis principles, for they
wers not presented for judgmcnt.
s'ons thing is very apparent: the Abo-
lition party received the announcement
OF lts sacsrss In sail "a silence. They
show no manifestations of cxhubexans
joy. They feel that they have a Ecry
large elephant en- their hands after all,
whiet they wouid be Eesy .gisd to gss risl
Of. They have been Ia the hsbat Of boast
ing that Dir. LiBaoln's administration had
the ALMOST uaanItsoua support OF the
North, bat here IL is shown thai be bas
Only ous-half oa ths peopse wish hiia.s-
This is NOT such an endorsement as Amy
administration ought 20 havs 10 carry ou
successfully such gigantic var a. thai
aaw apoa as. In their very trraApk
they have demonstrated their weakness;
but nevertheless they have been placed
by large etectorst majority IL posses
ion OF tbs government for the uext fouI
years- We believe shss rn sst Of ouy pco.
pie, beth Democrats and Republicans,
prefer DIR. Liaeoln to carry on 4hs var,
50 ng as II 10 to be carried 90. We, al
all svsssa, Do not psoposs 10 interfere sIst
bin, BY counsel OF advice. II the people
desire war, they must shoulder ibs re-
sponsibilisies of il. We uuderssaad shs
necessities OF var. Dir. Lincola Bsasi
use the means to secure the success of his
pslley. There has been too mach oi
wild, incoherens deuanciation of air.
Lincoln, and TOO little calm discussion oi
tGe principles b. esnbodies. II IL easy to
abase him, bat ihai d ies not change The
opinion Of bic followers; 10 fact, il rath-
er consrms them In lh sir belief.
ssEheu We consider she want Of moral
prineiple Ia the argumcnts addressed to
the Democrats dsriaa the past two
months, II ssems woader that Gea. Nc
cleIIan PEELED half lie votes he did
Nearly every one Of she leading news
papers advos .tiag his election actually
injured bin. because the var had failed
TO restore sAe Uaisa, IL waa no xeasSa
wby it should be abaadoned, If IL were
right sf itself. WHAT brave or hsoora-
able man wosld psgoaiasa with TRAITORS
and rehsls', andsF such sisuansssasess
s.It 10 evident that sbs work now before
the trus Gs.'aoSrasie pfess 10 TO lay the
gaaHa#assas af rsas Dsnsszatis party.
Let Dir. Liaesln and bis IossssHsrs lake
care Of themselves. Thsy hsys shs gvss
ernmeut IA sAesr Aasas, asd are resp ,asi-
Die for Il. ft ID ous aissisa kes&ef 5rsh
70 argaaiss sh& Demsesacy. h mag re-
WNsg SeAA S2&s4& ~ Vess
sloapA Oh all the cid saeme9ss AZ ssg
Txptasss hss IL saaass be helped Tkefs
I 40 ass u azsssaefiag 80 xess sAs Ahs.
litioa party saail we ssxaniss one sppos.
ID % =. Wa Dc aot sppFxhsEa Il ID
aeecssssy 10 20 out of the old arssniga-
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feel sure THAI the Denosracy esa semovs
kbs psssaas leaders, Hho % n0s sepss-
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