Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1865-01-05


wao ARE Ing gnRAJSLEsS
The Albany Araas states thai farm
er, residing in Madison county, OF this
State, 10 letter eneioSapg money to re
aew bis subscription, says:
"Six yeats ago | pald the taxes on the
farm property | now held at IS Ss- }
aln advised Us authority that the tax this
year Oh tiEe same property viii be S2oe
90. | have worked hard to pay for my
hnd, aud aow | am compelled 30 pay for
il over again in taxes. ean't do il a
lcng while, AMI yet, 1 can sec no end 10
the tbar, SO long as IL Is 90 IdEctea 1y
our present braiH!tbs rulers"
The above is fair sample of the kind
of education q ecrtuin class Of So-eailed
Democratic paFers give thesr readers.
They have been in the habit Of calling
Slv. I.incoin's Administration ''lmbsciie,'
"bfaiHEess,'s &C., and their followers re-
peat it after them without stirring for a
single moment &c conceive how supreme
ly fooaisb IE is. AiF. Lincoln is net an
"i#becile," hd is not ''brainless. p On
the CONTRARY, he is sbFcwd, cunning
and uaserurulaus mana fair typt of the
men Of the present day, whose motto IS
success, no matter huw they ges j.. Mr..
Lincoln went iuto af4ce With certain
set of principles, and We defy any one to
shax wherein be has not kept the success
# these principles steadily ia Fi-w. Ii
Democrats had BEEN only eneztalf as
true TO their principles as Dir. Lineo-H
has to his, there would hare been a very
different state OF affairs at the present
time. Bat 1t is a favorite bobby Of the
Democracy thar if they bad bad the con
durting of the war, all would be well.
This is the "big'' idea which possesses
the brain Of this Madison county farmer,
whose taxes have risen in six years from
SS IS 10 S25S 40l it some oae else, ex-
eept our present ''brainless raless,2 were
conjuctlng the war, this man tbiaks, be
could see some end 10 it. Vain deiusion!
Silly iufatuation lie y probably dream
ing Of the idea that il Mcclellan had
| been elected. ne eouid have walked ovEr
the South, crushed ''lhe wicked rebel
iion," and banged aIi the "traitors. I"
This dclusiun is as wild as the other.
The only point wherein Mcclellan was
preferable 20 Lincolh, was that he mighl
possibly have driven bin, bad be been e
| lected. TO abandon the war, while We are
sure We eaunat do this With Lincoln. Now
| We assure this man that the war will con-
tinue just as long as we bold tbe sword
over the heads of the people OF the South,
no matter who conducts it. The idea
that We can suhjugate ten millions OF
brave people the scendants OF Washing
ton, Jefferson aud dickson, is one not
| born ns sane, intelligent mtHd. 1be
/ South nav not accomplish all she desire !
| or expesGs. bat depend upon it, she viii
! fight al long as tbe North has q stomach
| for the contest. The sooner the northern
people settle down TO this idea, the better
| it will be for their Interests and welfare.
| If Madison county farmer desires to
paw double the taxes be now does, the
war bas only TO be continued, aud IL viii
not be very Iong time before be viii be
turned out Of house ard home by tbe
sheriff, and lefs without money enough
to even subscribe for his fasorits War
! Democratic paper, which be so affection
ately followed 60 his own destruction. II
there be any "hrsinlessR peoDle ia tbis
coantry, they ara those who suppose that
| this government can be preserved or re-
stored hv force. The intelligent mem
beFs Of Mr. L,ne6lu's party never beaies-
ed IL. Tney we're bent on achieving a
Eeyolutiau 10 onF government, the most
momeutoas the world has ever seen.
They have used the cry Of "Union" "a
cover lheia pal objeas, but thsy have
gone ON eaufnistlng 50 many onsFages IN
the name Of ''the uhion, 2 that the words
stand Ii actual danger Of beeoEairg as o.
| dious 10 the minds OF the peuHIe "a thai
of s. sEedefalist, y q ssRepubliean." or other
tsrms which that party has disgFaeed. II
the Union is 10 regEeaeut essEasl Taxa
tion. who would have any affection fol
titg If toe Uaion rohs me of the means
to support ny family, il il takes bread
from the mouths Of hangry children, i
| il dcpriyes them Of ihs means 0f educa'
ton If it taxes farms until they fal
uHder ths hand Of the sheriff Only 90 d
grabbed By some governmeat faserite~-
| II this is shu Alsa eff asUnlon'' the pee
pie are ilghsiHg for, is is surely net tA'
/ tJuiea we once bad, 0aE goSernman
was regarded with affection By the pso
pie. because Ii was unlike others It die
Sos tar ssssyshing thai we eas, taste o
smell. II did not deprive as Of libsFt,
and property wishoat due process Of law
SO far from beiag Oppressive, i "a
lkuewu only bH iss absence sf MI oFpfes
lsiea. The aoxn treadsn OF every sa5la'
sought car sllaFes ~ . refngs fFoma sh
tiasolssnbIa bsxsiaus shirh gsssruasent
hin ssAAx eoanlrlss had placed uPun @
| backs Of tho people. New, we are -
4 ipsakiae she wiskssansss add folly sha
4aNAs tiaem safrNss
Ths siupis sss<ls II, the Uuspn ef thss
lS1e6ss y ! yesy simple ssa erainas.
Il basiness IsNnsaesion. There never ~
| kAlf 10 maeh palkiotism and III tls&t =
Il bsut ias.S S1smasion % sss spesMa sssi
Ifoastb of Jaiy orators have maae ID