Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1865-05-04
Speech 81 * -Pnsidsns Pierce.
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L alluded 10 Gail made On denexa1
Pisrse Saturday night. The Patriot 81
to-dAy 0ontains 80 account Of Il, and Alss
the Generals response, which enclose.
The patrios aays:
ssAs about nina o'clock this
nab, numbering than from 30 to 100
appeared aoaug the door Of the ra2idence
Of General Pierce, and surprised him By
vocifsroas Gala. Immediately ahs door
Mas throwu open, and Ia the hlRza Of liss
entry light the cx-Presideus appeared up
on the sseps and addressed 70 the sssem-
blage the remarks which follow. Ii 10
due to The crowd TO cay that the moment
or distinguished fellow citizen appeared
and uttered one or two sentences, wish
the exception Of occasional remarks, such
as s'that's 80, and ssthat's good and
"that's true" absolate quiet and silence
prevailed while be was 81 eaking. When
be uttered bis ''good night" they re-
spon led with hearty agood night,n and
three cheers for toe General, aud retired
as quietly as though there had been no
scene Of excitement Ia the day. This, At
least, vas eredisablc.
SAA2NA VI aAAA EfEAAhy
Fellow. Toxnsmeu: come to aseer.
tain the motives Of this call. What 10
your DEERE
[Somo person 10 the crowd replied -
ssiVe wish to hear some words from yoa
on this sad OCCASION" Geo. Pierse pro-
seeaea:
wish I could address you words of
solaee. Bat that can hardly bl DONE
The magnitude OF the calamity, in all
aspects, Is orprWheimiag. liz your
bearts are oppressed By events more cal
eulated to awaken profound sorrow and
regret than any which hare hitherto 90
cured 10 our history, mine mingles It's
deepest regrets and s9rr5ws With yours.
LII to be hoped that The great vi ked.
Eess gad atEoelty was &onhned, morally
and actually, 10 the helds aud hearts Of
| but two individuals of all those aho still
survive on tais eonsineot and that tn y
may speedily, AMI in obedience to Law,
meet the punishment due 10 their un-
parallel crimes. tis we'll that you-it
Is veil that well dat all men wo, thy
to be called citizens Il the United States,
make manifest, in allFuitable forms, the
emotions Incident to ue bersayeme emf and
distress which have ben brought to the
hearts and homes Of 40 of the most con-
spieuods families of the Republic. |
give them my warm, outgushing sympa-
thy, as am sure all persons within the
hgaring Of nay voice must do.
But beyond personal grief and loss,
there will abide wa Us inevitably the
.ssast uatnfal r4arn1tiess Because. as cIt-
izens obSdIcnt TO ltsg, revering the Con-
Stitutions holdiag fast to ihe Union,
thankful for the period Of history which
succeeded the Revelation in SO many
years of growth and prosperity, and low
ing With the devotionof true an faithful
children, all that belongs to the advance
meat and glory 0f the nation. We can new
er forget or cease to daplJra the great
crime and deep stain.
A voics from the crowd t"Rhese is
your Tag ~
tits not necessary for me to show my
devotion for the stars and stHpes by any
special exhibition, or upon tbe demand
| Of any man or body of men. Nv aucas-
tors followed il through thss Resolution
One of them, at least, never having
seen bis mothers roof from hs beginning
TO the close Of that pralrAeted struggle
My brothers followed it i6 the var Of
1912; and left my family 70 the Spring
OF 1877 to follow its FORTUNES and main
tain il upon foreign soil,
But this you all kpow. II the period
during which have served our State and
country Ia various sitaati0nas commeae-
ing more THAI thirty Eve years ago, have
left toe question Of my devotion TO the
dag, the Constitution aud the Union in
doubt, il IS TOO late bow to remove il by
sach an exhibition as the inquiry suE-
ges;s. Besides, 10 remove suuA doubts
from minds whore they may have BEEN
cultivated by spirit Ut domination and
partisan raBcor, ii such a thing were pos
si6le, would be Of no consequence TO you,
aud IL is certainly of none TO Ine. The
malicious qaesti0nings would return to
reassert thetr supremacy and pursue thu
works OF injustice.
Consei aus Of tho iafrmities Of temper
ament, which to = sreAter or less extent,
beset as ell, have never found that vio-
lenes or passion was ultimately produce
tive OF beneficial results. Il is gratifying
to perceive that your observation, bricfer
than mine, has led your maids to the
same conclusion. What priceless com
mentary upon this general thJaght, is
the haal reported conversation between
the late President and bis Cabinet and
With that dispatch comes news 90 war
rant the cheering hope thai, in spite Of
the knife Of the assassin, sae life and in
telleet of the Secretary Of State may,
shrough Providence, be spared 10 us Ia
this APPALLING emergency.
| thank you for the silent attention
with which y ~ have listened to me, and
for The manifestations Of your approval
as my neighbors; and will not fetain
you in this storm longer than to adj ny
best wishes for you all, and for whal, in
dividaaily ami collectively, We ought to
hold most dear-our eouStry-our whole
country. Good night.