Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1865-06-01
sfThe War Waged to Save the
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II having been so often asserted By the
abolition papers that the war vas waged
solely for toe preservation of the Union,
We propose to show that such was not the
ease bus that il was waged solely for
The destruction Of slavery. TIE n. 7.
Tribune ia attempting to sustain its po-
sition upon this point, stated that posi-
tons in the Cabinet we're offered TO i. II.
Stephens and John A. Gilmsr in 1861;
but Thurlow Weed comes out with cor
recsion as follows:
"Tha statement Of the Tribune reia-
ting TO Mr.. 4. II. Stephens is q surprise.
Mr.. Lincoln eonversed very freely with
me On the subject of bis cabinet, at
Springfield, but neither then nor suhss-
auentiy was the name OF Mr.. Stephens
mentioned 10 that conversation.
sIn our conversation, IN reply TO nv
earnest advocacy OF Union men IN Slave
States for The Cabinet, Mr.. Lincoln ex-
pressed bis fears that on questions likely
| 10 arise, such men could not be relied up
on. Theirs were, / insisted, two exeep-
| tions, viz Andrew johnson and John
| II. Bolts.
'sair. Lincoln coneurred With me IL be-
| Iiaying Mr.. johnson reliable both against
! .aheilion and slavery, and nearly or quite
decided 10 Invite him into the Cabinet"
Here we hsve the statement Of Dir.
Weed who Is and VS. one Of the Repub,
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| licau leaders, tha: Mr.. Lincoln selected
none for members Of bis CabiEss whom
be did not believe to be "res:able s"ih
against rebellion and slavery" a man
to be it for position in the Cabinet or
SIR. Lincoln must be reliable against
slarsry, jet the Republicans tell "a that
/ the war was wagsd to save Onion. We
never believed it, and therefore, We new
er supported the var. That the war
could haEa been avoided, no one doubts
who has sense enough to comprehend any
plain proposition. The way that Il
could have been avoided, was 30 simple,
SO honorable, and 80 advantageous to The
people Of The North, and would have beer
40 LumilIiating 10 tbs Yancyss and Other
ultraists Of the South, that We are salts.
Eed that it would have been adopted, hae
not tho President's enmisy against slave,
| ~, ont wsighed eveIy other consideration
Of the country's welfare. The process o
preserving peace and Union vas the a
dopsion of she Crislenden Compromise
by Congress, and then leave the South y
take care Of is ultraists and agitatoFs
as the ballot box. Had this been DINE
peaea and Onion would have been secar
, ed without the loss Of a life or the sx
pendisura Of q dollar. Bat rs Senate
Douglas said, ssshe Republicans WANTS
war, thai IL might afford pEesexG 10
} abolishisg slavery - and this facs l. prov
: ed By Alr. Weeds statement TO the esIsc
that the President selected raen va
we're reliable both against rebellion an
against slavery. II ID In proof that ID
John Brown Invasion Of Virginia vi
planned b. Garrett smith, Henry Wilson
and was winksd 81 By w. II. sswaFd ~
eshers, and vas aided by ]. b. Grinas
: and others Of this stase, AM, ~ v
think. With view Of producing saF
bat failing Ia that They defeated u
GrisseSdsn Compromise, thereby gisan
an impetus TO secession and eanaIng q
soash 10 sssIke the aseOnd bl9Ws JOB
BFown hare struck she frat bios In q
gar. Thia afforded thesn An opgortanis
10 east the blame upon shs SSashs ard
commence hestllissas, Dot for the pFssel
!, sasisn of the Tnions for hat might bal
!. bssn doas BY adopting shs crisssnds
!, Oompssniss /; bas fer the aesssaessea
Ialassry. Ths war u sopposed y J
] ever, slavery Is dssssoJsds and ws sha
!. u karpy -ssssedsng happy Il % usie
and ssnstisasisasl lihsrEy sursiss
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