The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-11-19
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
s4TCRD4.Y EoT 10, 1864.
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THE TH2RE GREAT QUESTIONS
The ultimate suppression All saaiai-
lation Of the Crest Rs5elIion, the rs-cs.
adjustment of the Federal authority,
and the reconstruction, or rather. the
preservation, Of The American Uaioa in
its original proportions all integrity. no@
hinges upoa three RAIN is-las: Us,
Have We the soiG to d. It; Second, Hive
wo the assa, aa1 Thirl. Haze We the
money. The first ofta4sr tGes;.or3 al
nits of;no discuss:on-le. tie 1cs4iti o.
the lats, election answer: lI,gs tie
question was plainly ani distinctly 50: De
fore the people without any side issues OF
ambiguous entangIemcn,s-3at tvo can
didates were bef'se the people, aal taeir
respective positions and P).,cirs. wsrc de-
fined in as plain terms as the En;@-h
language aGorl3. Says the one. "AA
who believe that tn wtr Als b24u iA.M~e
and should be- stoPP,l--:h4: the reo,:s
have conquered u8 and W. sh sud submit
that We arc no longer bic to maintain
our position among the nations Of the
earth but mus: bow ia Submission
before the diestSoraI rod OF JEFF Da-
vis--;hat we IRE powerisss Il defend the
flag Of our fathers ana should lower il in
disgrace before aa i4soien; and traitarous
foe--1ll who hold to tAsse doctrines will
array themselves uadcr nay baGu@ -
While the Other says TO the people, al
those who believe that we hare coun-
try, and should .fght to maintain it, will
stand here under the stars and stripes "
And what is the result: All loyal States
Of the Union except hres Of the smallest;
have declared by overwhelming m,joritics
that the Union shall lie preserved, the
country rescued from the haai Of trcas-
on and oar free institutions maiataia I'd
that we viii fight on and fJh' rgrr, until
the Flag. the Constitution and the Laws
Of the Federal Union shall be respected
in South Carolina az in Massachusetts,.
This question, then, We may fairly coa
etude, is answered-emptaticoNy an
s,cered-in the affirmative.
The second, " Have VIC the men. " is
more open to DISPUTE. Let those who
doubt the ability ST the United States To-
furnish men enough to suhjugIte tina reb-
els, consult the census 70; The last decade.
aud it will be founi that We ar5 able to
Keep up permanent army Of H2'i,n o. +
men, while our population would .: the
same time increase. We haze never yet
had million men in the field at one time.
but suppose we should increase cur
streagth to that number; thc natural in
crease Of population, and the numbers
acquired by immigration would enable us
to make good all losses in hattie, by sick
ness, dcsertion. ahd every other cause. and
to keep our army fully up Ia its or;eiaa
numerical strength for ten years, and the
expiration Of that time would fad rs with
FIVE millions more people than We have
today. Therefore We think it safe to say
we haze the men: and the efficient man-
ner IN which the present draft has been
enforced throughout the country can
leave no doubt Of the ability of the Gov
eminent to call ont men if they are need
cd. ="
The third and great question is
Hare we the money! The oaem;es of
our government at home or abroad, cannot
shake Che settled determination Of the
people 10 eight il out on this line, ri
asither can they cut Of or lessen cur in
sxhanstibls resources for keeping up our
armies, but By systematic and coubined
efforts they can to certain extent, en-
barss our financial affairs. They can
create tie impression abroad that the
Northarns States are bAukrupt and the
anischief thas caua be done in this way
i've we're dependent uppn foreign ma,
ssant for eur capital rcan pot h4 6aeon, |