Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1865-12-21


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Al not easiraly AErss NTH NH Of iss no.
ae,snsaaasiaas, nsr fsiIy endorse NIL The
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sbels. i ismnsh better than VI axpsss-
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'slpls sEamsnaasions, and heartily wisl
that " souIa believe sbss the psss.s sns,,
srasiee WI aeea1d aish BIZ preaching.
Misunderstanding. Is We think. shs
rrssi'aenk's practice has bean IN ssrangs
ehaaist 9Th The principles and policy
Ibid down Ia his Message, Nc ase silIins
~ take hin ii bis word % given In the
uisssage, aad II be carries Ii ont honest.
II to snssaaa him wish ear basa ability
WAilu Ne sAaaes see, IL his theory Il
soFrees, shas the states were asser out ol
the Onion, By what aaaEority be proceed
ed 10 appoint Provisional Governors fog
IAe late rebelisus States, nor upon whal
principle be aashorixed q military CON-
mission 70 sry and pass sentence upon per-
sons strictly amenshls to the civil Law, on
where he found bic authority 10 the con-
stitasioa to aprEove the sentence and or
der their execution. yes IL be aos0, and
hereafter, adhares to ths Constitution and
seeks only 10 protect and aaforcs 1t, Al
be 10 the legal President Of the United
States, and - aneh, especially In times
Ike those, when troubles and disorders
bsset every portion Of oar soausEy, WI
Feel willing to lock oTer the past ard
Judge him By bis future acts, aud IS We
said before, i governed By tbs Gonsti.
sasioa sad the lava enacted in accord
anes herewith, 10 giye him oar aid in
restoring the Union to What il was be-
fore The rebellion.
The President says the fret question
that presented Itself to him upon enter
iHg upon sas duties Of shs ofics oi
Ptesiaaas wa, g whstber the territory
wsthia The limits Of those States which
had attempted 20 seeede should bs held
a. conquered terFiaosys under military
authority snana1ing from the President
a. the head Of the arny fs
Tbs reasons given for not adopting
this policy ara stated IN ths message with
much aieasnass, and must be admitted as
good By avery man who regards the Con-
stitation Of the United States as the
saprsne law Of the land. The course
parsaed By the President though not
such as &c would havs taken, has been
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aaquiescsd 10 By the people Of The severe
81 States, and IL not obsiraased By the
radicals Ia CaBgrsss, viii rssals Ia the
complete restoration Of the States 10 the
Union with all their rights unabridged,
whiIs hal he established military rule
over than and treated them az conquered
paovinces, be would hare virtually en-
dorsed the doctrine Of tts right OF seces-
sipn, and woaid hare sssoped the Gov
erpmens from any attemss to Try the
leaders OF the rebellion for treGscn.-
While We do not believe that any man
contested With the late rsbelIion on the
part Of the Soath ought to be executed
for treason. ii may NOS be improper that
some Of the leaders should be tried and
the question of the right Of secession be
settled, and forever put to rest, by ju-
iinaal decision. So far as the people Of
the South are concerned. they are no
more guilty Of treason than thousands
Of persons at the North who pronounced
the Constitution "a covenant with deathn
and the Union "a league with bell, !" and
others who encouraged the people of the
South to seesde By promising Bes only
"a consent % their Withdrawal from the
Union bnt pledged themselves TO assist
shsm In goiag out Of il. Both In NOR
81 point Of view are eqnally guilty, and
If the one istFied and executed, the 9th
e. ought 10 be-. The qaestion as to the
right at State 10 Seesde from the In.
Iop, can only be settled By . Judicial de-
sision, and We know Of no wsy By which
II could be brought before the Supreme
Court cf the United States, except II be
raised upon The trial OF some one Of the
0ascials for treason. The
TACT that the people Of tho South asserted
Ibis right and the peCpls Of the North de-
aisd ii, and 10 N appeal 10 arms the
South vas foreed to surrender to the
northern army. prosss nothing and de-
tides nothing bat this |. e., that il the
saashasn States bad the legal right TO
ssssde from Ihs Union, tbs North was
strong enoash 10 prevens them from sx-
srsising Il. For the purpose Of decid-
nj this aaeslions and Eos ne ether par
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