Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1865-09-14
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LETTER OF ACCEPT ANcE.
TlrTs,a, .lowa, Aaguss g, 1855.

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Gxsrrxnxs--I Nave jnst received year
favor Of tie 26ah inst, adyisimg me- Of
my aosninskssa asa candidate Tor the sfs
Is ef GovsTacx, hy The Soldiers Cozrsn-
aaa, held at Dss Mofnes Oh shs 23d Inst.
f3Aysnx known 81 safd bat little of the re-
cent pf sxrsss ed 6ssslopHents of politi-
aaI svsnls In car State, was totally an
pvepArsd Tor shis annoaDcemsai. Eae
gfesssd vith psblis duties and responss-
hslities, and wesrsed by the soils and pri.
~assSas og The ssmp and iaz tbs Sold for
aha past three yssxss j had rataraed hons
Nish shs settled psspese Of permanently
fssamiag The pursaits OF private life and
we're sow 10 eonsuis nay persoual feel
sAEx should AaAefa 10 sssh dstssssina-
siaR; bea hsyiag foughs sida By side With
yea sArough shs msss eventual and peri
ad sf aas eosnsTy's history for the pres
ervssicu ee he 0nfon, AND fully eeneer-
sseg In yaar sis@s upon q vital issas
sareed upsa 90 In tho present political
contest, ssnse 81 duty to the eoua,ry,
to yoa and 10 myself, impels me TO fore
NO NV indisidaai preferences and aeeede
70 yoar wishes. thssefsre accept she
aosniaasiea. ag
| masa confeas that | do 50 with relac-
sanes. regret 10 be pIaeed 10 evea par.
sial antagonisms 10 rastion Of my polit-
ioaI and peTsonal friends; has the clear
ssavietioas Of aaiy and tbs great iaieg-
ests a stake, rising far above the circum-
scgihed rules aad usages Oh party politics,
reader this saszi6es Of personal feelings
aaasaiAablss
The exteasion Of the elective franchise
TO the solesed race is the only issue in-
valvsd in this contess. Believing that
the psried bas not arrived for so radical
ehangs In oar pslisical organization, aad
thai saeh ehsnge under existing eircsm-
stances woald provs detrimental rather
than beaeaeisl Go the race, am opposed
to the measuae. ny opposition 10 not
the result Of pstjadics, bat is founded on
priaaipae. We're ] satis6sd that IL would
promets their best interest, afford mater
iai aid in reorganixing eivil government
Ga permanent and equits BILE basis iu the
ssmses ressasly Ia rcbelliou, and In restor-
iag peans and tranquility to the counsEy,
| shesld net hesitate to sdvcsste its i'm
mediate adoption. Bat honestly believ-
Ing thai II stli impede the eonsamation oil
these great ends, | aanaot consistently do
ethsswsse than east my vste against n.
20 .extend the right Of suffrage 10 the
freedmen of the South nc this particular
period, and In the manner proposed,
wouad create deadly hostility beswee8 toe
white and hlacS races, and leaa IA een.
tinaed acts OF violence and harbarity
agziast each other, which nothing bus the
presence Of an armed force could prevent.
But recently released from bondage, they
are yrt iafaDta so fas rs freedom snd The
elective fraBdhiss ara concerned, and
a bile shey should be protected in The for.
ner, do noa consider them qualiked for
abe exercise Of the latter. 20 bring the
matter directly home, should the 450, 900
fFeedme8 of Georgia be transferred 20
Iowa IL thcir present ccndition, would
ws invest rhena with the right af suffrage?
think hazard nothing In asserting that
the moaa radical friends Of the measure
would say. no. Why then force upon
other States that which we wtald ignore
for oufssivcsf
The supporters Of the measure say that
4he limited nusnber Of esiofed persons
among us readers the Issue trivial one
90 far as lowA is eoneerneds that il IL q
matter Of no consequences whether the
right to vote 10 sxtendod, or withheld -
n 30. why force the issue, eoneeded By
isa advocates TO be uuimportants upon the
people at this tiEne2 10 answer TO this il
10 pretended thai the isaac 10 not before
The people 10 tbs present eontest. Such
is not she fact. IL u made aa aytisle OF
Political faith, ana Ia jast "a binding as
tbs ohiigation 10 support the nominee OF
The Ccnvsntias. The platform 10 unit.
aad 10 binding In one particular, II 10
eqaally 20 In ail, asd every Republican
gko is opposed to the nasasars will be
pfoscrEheA IN the event the ticket Ia cleo
ted, and the news will be hera.ded abroad
With llghtaing speed that the Sovereign
State Of Iowa has declared 10 favor of
negro suffrage. The idea OF separating
The candidates aBd the platform has AMI.
fermly been repadiatsd by The Republican
party, and cannot now BIC ado psod by IL
With any show Of eonsisteacy.
The array has psrfoEaea nabls york,
werk whieh Erailers and rebels declared
fomr years ago could not be accomplished.
ID has subdasd the sebsllioe. Never was
= victory 30 shorough, never an enemy "a
scmpleseiy escrthrswn. II Statesmen will
new psosecata the greas work assigned
them With the ssme nnfalterigg purpose,
exalted patriotism and deyotisn n sn princi-
pIe that havs aosassed the soidieT, shs
areas suestlens OF the dag nay soon BE-
settled spoa permanent equitable and
enSusing basis.
While sha rebels remained in arsas
agaisss %, vas opposed to asy terms
"a aa;assansas; bat since they hare sur,
gesasred and plaeed themselves at oai
mercy. am In faser Of the restoration
lef elvIl gcvsrnmeDs In al the States re-
esnsIy I'm reheIfion st the eaxliess pessfbls
psxisa, apoa. Just, liberal and honorable
ssYms, rspuafating all their soss subss.
quens 70 their attempted separation from
shs Unisn. IA vsorgMnisinE thess States,
20 sas - tie esissod racs u csnossneds
eoaesivs u 10 hs he duty of ahs govern
msns 10 insiss ppoa thYsa thiags- Arst
| that shsy are absolutely end positively
| free; seeend, thai shey sAAll be protected
! ia tksif riskas aad sonpsnsassd for tbsll
laboss a@d shiFds shAI.thsy shall bs a6s'
sassa. asd allowed IN semm0n with d,
white Ynss she full snioymens of life, lib.
sFsy, and ska parssis ID harpinsss.
| as ass wisk 10 asssiss anybody IN 10
sep4ins ahs acmlnetiea. Il nm Repuh'
lisnn, hsxs b4sa idsaai6sd With ths part,
fsom rs osgAaissaiou 70 the presest time
sslIl adhere 10 I'D. will BE- govsrasd 10 "
gaaaFs br IA rFest fssasnsnsaI prinoi'
plss xkiSh hsoagh1 Il Into bsings sns
wealA nsw snppoFt iss tiskst wers ne
ssaspellsa II doise y " endorse mess
are whtoA nv ip<Smxst condsmns. II
~ as1eptsd w3ll saas4tea ss sss1suxs Ii
imisal - ~ pespetsity sf shs Usios, o
sshssvsieR II tks psinsirisa u rsiisios'
ssd siyIi liherty.
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