Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1865-11-16
ST. JoHx, Iowa, !
Nov. Alb, 1865. {



Ma. L. ". B4BBrrT, >iR:
| have not al any tine had the pleasure
Of u prrsoaatraf9aasitaa ncr with you, bat
have been som WHIST familiar Wiih y3u
through the columns OF the BugEs WITCH
kthaEsF-at tursfznr OF Ese years. t:ii
MT read IL because endorsed your p0licy.
hut because | considered you an honora-
| Lle man and whose political views were
diasEess IFgnl mine, aGd whzs VAS an
honest ditierene Bus ia lg;nx from an
article sag ID your paper in regard 50
ihe sa;cEi0p u j, i, y lIEer u The State
legislature osrF me, base b-en led -
thst think vou 10 ais ) very ungentle-
naniy and personal chuEge against me,
that se1i Scshnot s,ltesln.
Fret you say, tao years ago, 81. BuIt-
er and MeGayeru we're both active meFa
bers OF the Demo 'rsIie party. Now, air,
stkaa Abatement is aDs trae and zen nast
navc known II, have hever acted wf'h
what you style Democracy nor With the
De:nocratir PARTY Is organized ia lIarri :.
ann sQunty for over foar years, Toe
DJm5eracy OF narrison county met la
Convention four years asn and passed. the
Following resolution Whereas, we are
opposed b gsas var, aIso inssrsidfed their
candidate for the Legislature, ii elscte l.,
10 use bis inaaenee for the hmm afiasa
Withdrawal, Of Iowa volunteers from ser
viee. then and there renouncefI their
feoarss 81 policy pubIiciy. They at that
time offered me the nomination for the
State Legislature, which refused, and /
have, ROT acted with the Demoera1io par
ty since that limo, nor never will act With
your kind Of Democracy and the DFm.
base ealdmhiator. You say fell from
graee-nos for thirty pisces of silver as
Jaias debut for Of ofies, Nov, cir,
II kuos personally that shs Democracy 10
IIsfrison soEfty dola everything they
couId tst Ees man VIE formally acted
With tho Union party TO be their candi-
date, aad in order 70 do 10 aoknosle lssf
that the former principles OF the Demo-
cratic party we're deal. Nov, sir, do yoa
seA . nan a strai aRsq nut Dsln seras wAo
Fosed for Thos. II. Benton. because ha
vas willing u b. used by Coppsrheads ?
You say ,i'sr never deserted bis prinei-
pies Fs< ysssIss. -p&fAoRse s0ss s6s Ben
ton, an avgwed ,Republicag, and aeknowl-
sAiKs IN 4tisspahHIc sps4sAes tkastA iDe.
maaNavswa<< aeaal snal thAE be RasD The
peoples Agfi- feITo SaGssys Gandi-
dafs7 IIg ynu thIng Mr.. isuiter'a cleo.
.tissl Hs7oIsds = faAAfl Eor.h4s aksaslon Ia
pr iacsple, that ii akssns erat ID Elasiplexl
or vas IL for otics 2 NV frteni BanbItt,
do not propose 70 hang myself. fsrl
100 good over OR ussa&iniag Union
maiaFiEies in Iowa, UhiJ, Prnnsylvunia
AMI oih.E States. Nov, cir, let :as tell
you STARR rrenoupcaI gear pblloy, not
beo5uss you Rantets ofide for k0eS yoa
could not ct it, bus because ! sbo1ghl
your policy wFeng, IL was wbEn yoa
With Buchanan and ssheFs said ii State
voted an ordinances OF secession that ths
general GpTeEpmept had 20 poVer 20 CO.
esss y u sSaAl7 III the Uhl0n sshea
sad ihaE VS. not usmacraay, EsAsa0m may
believe II Ia not. General Jackson said
ibis Government would last rs long az
the confederation Tested and no longar.--
Nhersfors ! thought Jour policy s0aid
overthrow thss Government, ] therefore
eonseisBGaoalyl spPssa5 ysa fssF shat !
conceived 20 he the good Of my esussgy.
and act for elEce,
III k0Fs siF, " zee waIl srnsi aae fAbs
aEaonht j am owing ron on the Bagis, I
all remit ii 70 yaa. and wish yoa "a
disesnsinas IBIS paper.
go 70 u. n. NfeGAvERx.