Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1865-12-14
/ PRESIDENTS MESSAGE,
oap E3fft tseHs of tHs Senvss

Iu e4FTeBs graElfaaH % Tod ~ &4i8
nffna Of the people for ths pre4ersatioa.
e tho Enlted States i aay 6sss dlsa ia
addressing yon. Oar thoughts nFxs co.
vtrl to the dssah Of shs late pfesidees b..
an ats on rarrieidsL treasoa.s The RriaR
/ OF tie nAsian q still Trpsh. IL Rads sasea
sofaea ia the consideration that ke EFad
Il htfjay the highesg. proof or It's aonA- !
di5ues VI entering en- the renewed karna
/ N ths Chssf Magistra6y 10 vbish he had
bten elected that be ksoagbl ,hs eivsI,
was Substantially to a close. sbas his loss.
was depiotea il all part. og TO. Uniap.r
| and that fofeign nations hsva rendered
| juStisa 70 Bis mtinety. His senosaI nasSs
upon me q Esayier wight of earas Ehans
/ etsF devafTed upon Iany one ef hia Drsr.
leeesors. To fulEi mg trutE I reed The
| support and carhdFasa Of afi who axs.
1 aks13faf "a miyf ne ID lhe various denssk..
niepts 81 8ogernrsssns,, aed the Fuppoyk
and eona Iapee af eha peopie. Thgre hi
bat sne was In wbieh 'cah hope Ia pain. ala.
their necassary aid, It:s 10 slate xiih'
franknras lbE principles vhIch guide nj !,
! fgansacts ard their arplicatioa to tie.
/ prescft sfHte cf afaiis, seif awafe that
ihs eheienes Of nv laboys viii, Ia al
great MEASURE, depend % your and sheis
/ urdiyided appreciation. - {.
The unioa of The Enited States az
| America was Intended BIZ Fts authors "a
| femaiu as long as tbs States EhemssIyea
| tfall lf4ast. The Union sbaIi Ea pespetuaf,..
| I'll The words OF Tie confederalion,
tsf'T0 f3Ttn more retfics Unions BY "a.
I9rdihnhes of tbs people Of shs United.
ftatesI IL tha dsstasal purpose or the
Constitution The hand of Divine
Prosiaenee Ras nsyer more plainly yisi..s
iIble id the affairs of men sban In tha
framing and tho adorti5g of that inatru.l
nrnt. II ID beyond comparison aha
greatest essgtfn American history, and ,
| ind ed, il IL not Of al events 10 modern
3ltimss Ehs most pseenaEs With eonspeuen-
ees for every people of the earth? Tbs
fafrnbers of the s1Chvsntian which pros
posed 1t bFoughs 70 their work the expss
rienee Of the eaOfedefatien Of iLsir seT-
eral States and Of other republican goT- !
eruments, old and nav but they nesdsd
and they obtained wisdom superior 10.
their experience. And whea, Tor its xa.s,
lidity, II required The approval AZ pao.
PIE that occupied the large part al a.
soRfiseut. and acted aeparately In maay.
distinct eouyentisBss What il more ven
derful than that. afttr eRrnrst aad long
discussion, All feelings End aIl opiuiana
we're ultimately drawn In one way, 10 It's
support. Tho roRstifu ion, TO which life.
was thus impartsd, contains within itsaif !.
ample resources for its preseTEation. ID
has poser 10 enforce the lawa, panIsk
treason, and ensure domestic trAnQnilikys
In case Of tha usuFpasiDn Of shs Cog
I-ernment OF State by one man, or aR.g
oiiEarcbs il becomes duty Of the GoYy
ernment Of the United States IA MAKE
good the gusssnteea to tbat SEAfe Of =
| republican form Of government, and 80 !,
maintain The homogeneousnesa OF ALL
| Doea the she lapse Of timc reveal defeetsS
"a SIMPLE mode of ame5dment Ii pro-.
| Tided in The constitution iiaeif, 80 lhas
ITS conditiohs can .alsays be made 70 con- !.
| form TO The requirements or rsdvaneiHg
leiriligatiop, No room Is allowed even |.
/ Tor ihs thought OF possibility Of iEa
coming TO A. Pnd, and lhsse poRers Of !.
| self preservation have alWaYa Be 4 assist.
| ed ip their complete Integrity bY every
! patriotic Chief Magistrate j ffarson )
land Jackson, Egt less than by NsrbiDgs
ton and AadisG3S The parting adylss az !
the Father OF his country, while yet Prea.
| iienf, To the people VI the United SEates.
was thst the free constitution. whigA
| was the work of their hauds, nfght b. !
Hacred.y uhainsaiaed and ths inangnfpI
words III President JeHrrsoa held np ha
| pres ervkt5on Of he general goyernpfns !
m It's eCnstit1tiouai Yfgor n the ghess
kanehor 81 eur peace at-homs and safety :
abroad. The eopstitnsipu Il the work of
| tie reopie Of The United States and Iii !.
i should ba as indestruetfhfa al sba people
/ Ii Is not strange that the trainers Of tha
/ eoastituticn, which has no model Iii thg
pa~t; shdaid not hAse fuilY eomprehsha.
| ed shs sxrellenoe Of their ewu Npfk - -
Fresh frbm struggle against artitrsss
poweT, naAny patriots suffered from bar
raising fears of au absorption Oh sbs ]
State gnvcramens by the General 6osesn-
nent, and many from the dread Thar thss
States scutd break away hpm theig oTs J
1 bits but ths very greatr ED on Cur eoaa-
try should allwy The spprshsnslons pf Cd
croachmsnt By fhe General Gov9nmsns.
The subjects that come ungaessioaahly
within lie jarisdictiaa are 20 pamersua
/ that Ii mast ever naturally yeEuse sa Ds
4 embarrassed By queasious thar lfs bet end
1 il. Were 1t 0fhe1afss, tba Exaenssve
I weufd sink begeath the burden. TAe
i channels Of justice wanfd be clicked. III
H gisiatioo wouid be ohssracted by exeasss. /
4 40 tbat there IL greater tesnusa Geo III J
IssesxcrcIse some II fhs tuassians % To-
Il General Government through the sntes
THAN 10 lresspass on 1heir rlghsfa sphsrs.
4 The absolafs aeqaiescsnes In thc DE-
Il eisions nf the fnsi0rity eafaresd BY JsSs
gerso1 ~ the vital peinc5ras on repubfisss
auA abe awsnsa 90 ths lass fons PEARS havs
# sstahIished, we viii hops FOREVER ghas
| there iiss 40 arteaI 10 force. The maiH.
il senanss OF fhe Iniea brings with II thS
| sapporf of the state govsrnmensa, In ails
4 their rights, bat u is nos one ss ghs
rights Of any state gavsTftnenss To s&@
aeaaea It's awa place in the UBsons The
largest liberty u 10 be naintsined IN shs
Il ssscuassea Of the acfs % The federal rev.
/ lessmens, haf sAsre ID no appeal frum u
aaxseps 10 The savfeas branrkex uf sthas
u xovernsAens sseslf, On toash* pspp1s wbaF
EgsaHs % We wsAheEs OF sAe Ipx5sI6kSFs
IAndof ste sxscufsve aspartnasuss - g..
Isss, bas 4 iimsked ons, 81 In that mmns.
snes alssays retain fhe pawess VI re<lrete
ETbe sosereishty 81 tse stafes Il she l.z
j guage 81 sh@ eoufedcfaey. anf abk -
laaguaEs IA ihe evnasisAslea. Th4 Int
, Eter eonfaIns the emphasis ssfds; sssThe
j ioonssls md sks iANs o< No Un5&pd
q Slasss. xhieh shAia be snads 81 pHssaAMae
q kfthereof, and Mli frsFsese uaAas, X Nhiez
! Ishaii 81 naade ander the snzh0fisy n tn
a UniIed States, sba5I be ~ ehprene lkx
I 1iol the land, ard sks = Jgrs In Every ssaxs
+ shaaf b. boausa shereAys abyfhipg N ~
) -loosstilasIvn or Ia2s of aay4 sEaEs Id IL
j eaassasy notwithstanding = 49,
III Cefsa1nly Ehe Gssssnssent III IN n D.