The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1865-01-07
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.Ror ID, these many days, the "copper"
head oracies hare declared unto che iaish>
ful that the proud and ehisalrops peapls
fthe south can naYar 10 subaasd.
They hare deelarel---and repeated the
declaration so offen they have come 70"
believe it---that the Government, being.
stronger than the rebels, might blockade
their ports, march oger their country and
lay waste their ffcids, sack aud burn their.
Giles. and drench their land with blood,
bat the-prou3 and defiant sDtrit Of ssoslr
Southern brethernn could never be con-
aaerea, andthongh the forces of the
Uaiou aaight capture every stronghold
In the eonfederacy, it would net end the
war, but we would have to msintaiu a
Standing army" in the Southern country
for the next forty years to keep the people
in subiection. That these declarations
have been made thousands Of times,
everybody, knows; bat does aay5ddy
knov they they are true2 How docs
this stereotyped Standing army bugbear
aS9ee with the truth Of history
\ short time ago the invaders ~under
Sherman marched VIGOROUSLY through
the hear. Of the "Empira State of the
South, and planted the despisod banner,
# the Unioa ever the chief city Of the
State. 4 few days thereafter mass
meeting Of the people was held 50 the
telegraph iaEorIBs US, to consider their
si.aat!on. The sentiments and wishes
of the citiEens ofSavannah wes" expressed
in series of resolutions. What did they
resolre2 That they were a proud aud
chiyalrou> people, and would never submit
to the Yankee rale? That they would
safer annihiIatton before they would sub
nj to the anlherity of the Federal Gov,
ernmeat? That standing army would
have to be Kept ever them for forty years
to keep them in subjeetioa? Not bit
=? They CONG together in spirit
oc thankro1uess sach AS VIC m;Sht expect
ia Ga4 in a people newly released froa, a
grinding 'desposisn, and born again into
Free yHl--Jeueath the folds Of the Star
Spaus:2a Banner. aud
Ees.&'r~s|, That ra ccccpt the pos5t.on
in wAic', &c ase placed by tho surrender
Of tI1e c. ard ia the laegaage Of the
i'rusideut Of the United States, SEEK TO
HAVE PEACE DY LAYING DOWN OR
ARMS, end sa5m;s:o.ag to The Na'iaaai
,a1,orj%y us1rr Gfa Constellation, }sor".sg
I'LL qusxt5Dns ,rht~h sfiAain 10 h s},sstcd
js.y he PEACEFUL MEANS OF LEG
ISLATION, CONFERENCE AND
VOTES!
Doesn't that knock orr article of faith
right out Of the Coppsrhsad creed, slick
aud clean? We rather think it does.
And the course Of the Savannah people
only furnishes new proof Of what will be
the eo7dnet of an The cities aad States
Of rebc.lom as they are operated BY the
Federal amy. Their newspapers RAM
over the usyield;ns purpose Of the
Southern people, 81 and their orators, de-
claim vocifsgously about their desermjn-
a;i6n to embrace death before subjuga-
ton : but this is only surface current
it cones from those arch~Tiiiians Ebe
have gone So far in the diaboiical work
Of treason that they have no hope Of elem
eney; but let the shackles be removed
from the peopie-giye the MASSES Il
chance to sPeak--and We hear very
different tale. With all the bragsadocia
ofilhe Richmond press abcus their iamor-
able determination 10 never submit" let
Grants army enter the city aud give ths
people chance toexpress themselves and
their resolutions would read very mueh |
dksthose adapted BIZ the people of sa'
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