Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1865-10-05
HLAT ATFORR NJ.

Resolved. That the Federal Govern
m"nt cannot vightfuHy or safely. exsr-
else, in peace or var, anv p0wers that
nre not expressly delegated to it by the
Constitution Of the United States.
Resolved, That, subject only to the
limitation in sal Constitution contained.
the States composing tha Union, are
cnmpletrlv snverei n. and seyerally pos
sesR exclusive jurisdiction over the ale
gisnoe. PERSONS. property. franchises ard
.ao.irac,ios as taleir ol ahh ighqhiBants
TO said Consultation. With these a Fed,
eral conaies with State authority will
rnreIv occur. But in case of any persis.
fsnt disngrteFnent between tha Federal
and Stste governments, we favor settle
.pnt bv a national convention of The
States, as contemplated bv the trainers
n the Constitution. and object to main
tanning therrFetensiops Of either party by
var. or forribia revolution.
~Reaolyed. That the late disastrous civ
II var wae the direct result OF perverse
disregard for those axiams OF our peculi-
~ roliticai organism and the costly
| IAssax, we extract therefrom Is. that 3u'
taye wars and future tvrannies can only
he avoided bv discaYding utterly, the
principles OF Federal aggression aud
of State secession.
Resolved, that the var, so pFodueed,
having raw terminated. IL Is the solemn
dutx Of the State and Federal Govern
ments, and OF the people OF both sections,
Ia return, immediately to constitutional
doctrines and praetices; to repeal all
Sisuniau ordinances aud retnlliasory stat
utps. tn nb,lish all unlawful tribunals
| 10 nppn asf political prisons; 10 proclaim
/ universal amnesty to erase unHaplv re-
crirnination snd TO heal. in every Other
IIawful way. he bleeding wounds Of the
body polItie'
Rssolyad. That sctual events ulmina
ting in +ivsrs OF frmternal blood. haS'
demonstrated the dangerous iniquities oI
the sthigher lnws theory Of government
1.-THE paniora's hnx Of American Tolilies
; and its authors having INV. for sevesa
Years. nFacticed their individual intole'
rance in authority. and fFeTardless OF al
lIau1 done whatever seemed TO then
stnscesrarys' to promote their partixa'
} aims. tha time has come for hringinl
said theory and its authors to trial an
judgement before the tribunal of al IN
aved and virtnons public opinion.
R.solred, That we cannot favor th
snnliaxss OF the Federal administrasio
until Ii returna 10 constitutional rule, aa
conforms ia tha principles herein pro
!, claimed ard The lase Des Motnrs Conver
j, tlon calling itself deueeratia hnl %
ann moTspd as suehl hy asking ~ 70 SsaT
porks' said polies, aud by failure 10 aoi1
nete a drm oerasie ticket, has ahandnns
the cause Of free government, and ioi
ieised tAe sonaacncs Of the peopis OF u
State.
EssaFvsS. That discharged ssldae'
uossesa pyecsseiv tbs same aivil and p
!. iisisaI Yighss ard interests - an oso'
white sissxsns ag Isws-~sso iesa. 20 ~ sol
I~-asssl The atsempt OF the prsseEsdsd " 30
aiegss CsnwsatioaS (whseb was ennesiv'
and yuaaarsd by place ssekssg cav,lia'
sn8 dhswsisfsd ofhcsrsl 10 srsass and Pc
nstuaes AIs1Gssstioas beswsen CO. equal oa
!, lssua Il sbs ssass, was and 10 sasssssar
uawiss. and impraaticablss
& RSrnlU,d. That the rasnls OF sas 10
a;Ssi - bss rot rsv@n che Federal 20
syrmsps. On snv dspavssens thereof, .
kviehsfut anshorstylo ase.ase g ne Fsor
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. psa yssnlatlons. oy the usnds o. shetr sae
sioss. e eondssgees Of FsdersA and Sra
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- Sadarlas sentence after legal -
~ ysesies kv An ipparslsi juvy Of fne ~
whrs~sa the ALLEGED easrss eeturred: 2
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dhy ths p<ople Of the ssssass ous 3
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