Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1865-07-13
THURSDAY, JULY l3, 1865.
The South for Union and Frasar.
gaity. I

aiA spnposaI5 A1e N101s4htucez OF ue-
feat. TIE danger Is lest the yanquished
should behave moro nobly and more cred
itably In their helpnessness than the vic.
tors in tbeir might. Thare are heard no
narmurs, no rapInings, 10 petulaat out
bursts Of rage aud disappeintnents from
| the S)uth; tut, TOO often, the language
ard sentiment of hostility and sectional
antipathy prevails over the better feel.
ing and Judgement OF the triumphant
| North.
There is sems excuse for the express
sioa of ranking spite and samity in q
subdaed ard impoverished people, With
the pain and m9rtii satibn OF recent dis.
com dsure swelling tteir hearts vith NOR.
bid sensibfftys but there ls 10 excuse
for the parade Ut power and The exhibit.
| ion Of maiies and resentment in those
who stand in the nidst of trophies, ae-
knowiedged mas tefs Of the frld.
The conduct of the Sba;barn. people 1T.
test the sincerity of their abuTgatlon sf
armed opposition TO the Gaverrment.--
With th slime pHanimily and identity of
action ard purpose wiih which they
sprang 10 arms 10 defense Of their polit-
icai belief, they hags now laid down those
arms, and With frank acknowledgment
of failure, have expressed their desire to
resume. the privileges and obligations Of
American citizenship under the Fedtrai
Uuion. They we're bold and open foes 30
long as they relied ugoa the agencies Of
var: their oWn interests, no less than
| motwcs Of self-respect and honor, are
guarantees that they will act in good
fuith ss CO. woTkeyB ia the mission of the
Republic.
Tha views and inclinations expressed
| by the several delegations from Southern
| S.stts that have conferred with the Pres
idehs, evince spirit that, il not repelled
By barshness, will insure quiet and
natural relapse to the normal condition
of subordiuatinn to civil authority, in the
true intent Of Rerublicanism. The most
violent and obstinate pa-tisans of seces-
sion have become unqualified submission
lists to the central rule, and are to- day
willing, gveR zeai5us, laboregs in the
cause oftranquilisy, order and rehahili-
tati0n.
No Confederate leader has been more
active and Efficient ihan General Forrest
in striking for the Southern caase. His
name is associated with tie boldest. the
most destructive phases Of that partisan
warfare which constituted one of tine
most terrible resources of the South.
Bat the fierce moss trooper, the reckless
raider. who spread terror before him and
dcs0lation behind, has been transformed,
at the FIRST signal Of peace, ipto the qsier
and iaw abiding citizen, giving bonds for
| bis good behavior, and lending bis valu-
able services to the Federal authorities
| in the suppression Of ail lawless hauds in
West TeHnesEee ard North Mississippi. -~
I l. it not wiser TO accept the useful friend
ship of such men than to compel brood
/ ing antagonism General Forrest is bat
| a type of the foremost Confederate
chiefs. Bitter and furious on the war
path, they put aside their enmity when
| they surrecder their swords. There is
no Inconsistency IN their coniuct.
As soldiers, they were energetic, stern
and dangerous TO those opposed to them
in arms; as citizegs. they will be the
most peaceatle and obedieut disciples of
law and orier. General Forrest SAYS
| that he means the cath of allegiance be
has taken in good faith; that he is hence
forth citizen ef the United States and
| ftiend of the Union; that be will aid the
/ Government as far as be can in restoring
order; and that the authorities may
hereafter try him and hang bin If they
see ft.
How is it possible for brave and gen.
cFous people TO barbor resehtments, or to
seek for vengeance against such men p
They ara disarlned, they are submissive,
| they are powcEicss for cfif, they are
available for good; they ask our friend
ship. they invite good will and mutual
confidence surely we neither fear them
so much that we cannot trust them, nor
| hate them 50 nueh that we will not nc
ecpt their Offer of fraternity. Shall we
put manaeles upon the hands that are ex-
tended 10 Es in invitation of friendly
| grasp? Shall wo give tbs cold shoulder
to those who o8Irr constellation and who,
in some capacity, are TO be members Of
our political household? ? The Southern
people mus either be trusted az partners
in and eo-inheritors of our republican.
ism, or cur repubiieanism must be relia-
quished. Whieh shall il be? There il
no way, under our legitimate system of
government By which they can he depriv-
ed Of thefnll Tightssof citizenship. while
! the people Of the North enjoy republican
| ism. We must change our form OF gov
ernment or cbnceds that the South and
its populations are uron a level with our
selves in all political prefogative, The
! pop uiar sentiment of tbs North is fast
tending toward M appreciation of this
truth, and twill soon be impossible to
enforce yiudictiye policy or to prhlong
the exereise of arbitrary power withnat
enraging thepublin feeling. Bot far bet
ter it would be for those that now hare
influence in the councils Of the Republic
to anticipate the wishes of the people,
and to accord full amnesty and political
equality to all classes of The Sonth. as a
matter OF Justice and not of expediency,
and not upon compuision-- Daily heles..
MESSAGE oF Gov. SArLtBraY.-f Govern
or Sanlsbnrg. of f1eiewaFe, In bis mes.