Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1865-08-31

on the lIth Of September, inviting all
wha ars In favor or a revival. OF re- or
ganisaison, Of the Democratic party ~ II
existed rrior to tho late civii war. and III
favor Of mainsaipihg and p~srpetaasisg
tho great prineipies eaaaalasea BY the
souudar Of sbs Democratic party
TaoaAs JrsYxasns,-to be pseaess nj,
o. ssad delegates 10, the convsntion.-
'Thasgh ~aabss "a respond TO that
call by attoaaiag that Co0vsatlon iu
person, I nevertheless feei in duty bound
Is q Demoeeat and firm believer In those
great and eternai principles whish formed
the basis Of this Governments, to lend my
voise to their support and maintenance;
and with your permission will present 20
your readers, with this, Ar. JesersOu's
political creed, as given By himself In .
letter TO Mr. Elbridge Gerry. Mr. JED
erson wrote as follows:
ssIn esnfatation Of these and aI future
eslumuies, by way of ansici paiion, | shalt
make TO you y confession Ut nv political
faith, in confidence that you will consider
eYerv future imputation on me of a con-
trary complexion, a. bearing on its front
the mark OF falssheod and ralumnv.
81 do then, With sincsra zeal, wish an
inyiolsbla preservation Of the present Fed.
eral Constitution. according 10 the true
sense in which it Was adopted ~ the
States, and nos fhat which its sneEnies ap-
pretended, who therefore became It's enc
mice; and ] aaa opposed 10 monarehizing
It's featares BY the forms of its admins
traitor. with . view to eonciliase q 6rst
trap3iEien TO = President and Senate for
life, and fram that TO = hereditary tenure
Of these afhees, and thus to worm oat the
s~leetiYs principle.
81 an for preserving to the STATES the
powers Dot yielded by them 90 ths Union,
and 10 the legislature of the Union its
constitutional share in che division Of
powers; and | am not for transferring All
sbs powers of the state 10 the gena#@
goveramsRt, and ali those Of that govern.
meat to tha executive beach.
81 ann for a government vigorously fFa-
gal and simple, applying all the peaceable
saviags Of the public revenue TO the dis.
charge Of The uaiional debt; and not for
a multiplication Of oiEeers and salaries
merely to m Ike parti$ans, and for ~increas
Jag hv every device. the public debt, on
The prineipls of its being 3 public bless
ing.
81 am fer relying, for internal defense,
on oar militia s~3lelv, till actual invasion,
ard for sueh naval force only as aay pro-
tsct our coasts and harbars from snch
depredations as We bars experienced; and
not for a standing army in time of peace,
which may averawe the publis sentiment;
nor for d navy, which, by its wi expense
and the eternal vars in which it will i'm
piieste "a. will grind us with public bur
dens. and stgk as under them.
81 am for free with all ma
tions; political connection With none; and
little or no diplomatic establishment
And | am not far linking ourselves by
lea tFsseies wuh the auarrrls of Europes
catering thai field Of slaughter to pre-
serve thsir haianea. or joining in the con,
fedsracT of Kings to war against the prin-
eipias Of liberty.
al an for freei,m Of religion, and a
gainst all to bring about a le-
gal aseendanev Of one seet over another;
for freedom of the press, end against all
violations Of the constitution to silence
by forcs ard not By reason the complaints
OF critisisms.iast mr. unjust, of nnF siti.
nens against the conduct Of her ageuts.
sand | ana for enc surazing the progress.
Of s~cieuca in all its branches; and not for
raisiag a hue and efy against the sacred
name Of philosophy; for awing the human
mind by stories Of raw head and Bloody
bones 10 q distrust Of is o = vision, and
10 rppose implicitly on that Of others; to
| 20 backward instead OF forward to look
for improvement; TO believe that govern
meat, religion, morality, aud every other
science we're in ths highest perfection 10
ages of DARKEST ignorance, and that moth
iBg can ever be devised more perfect than
what vas established By our forefathcrs."
Thus, sirs, wrote, spake, and praeticed,
in private and public life, the patriot,
statesman, and philosopher; and |, proud
of the name Of Dem ,oras, cherish those
principles AMI veasrate the author to
such an extent as to warrant me in indorF.
irg the call for a State Convention in /.
eva, to. re-oFganize the great and good
old Democratic party upon that basis,
~hethcr issued BY Legrand Byingtou, or
ssauy other man's-whether be whb signs
The call DO "rosed 10 purple and hbs lin
en-" or wears upon bis person The dirt
begrifned, sweat-stained shirt Of the toll.
ing, perspirinr bod carrier. And..l know
that the great mass of the Democracy
shink and feel as | do relative to this mat
| ter. AL thst seems 10 be wanting in all
OF the States, North, South, East, and
West, is a nucleus around which they may
rally Without the fear Of being deceived.
Should this Convention prove a success,
and | hope ii may, that nucleus will bO
formed, bore In Iowa, at least, aud though
We may not be susasssful this year, nor
shs noxt, We will have formed O r~aIlgiug
point ar d secured a re- Organisation whief,
through a firm adherence to principle, viii
ultimately give rs vistory -yieaory that
! will prove lasting and beneficial.
Thanking you for your courtesy in
granting me space for this brief express
ion Of my sentiments relative to ''reri-
val Of the Democratic party,' | am
Yours, &c,
n. sIfEwaRD.
Council Blhfs, August 80, 1865,