Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1865-12-07
To 8lApf isaary oeasssloa d
Ddrars. Nots ~, 1885 v

III IN sxaafI - "a
nduQrs. Asts FL 1s65 Y
:. \. Banssrr. ka.;k
Dsar Ssf-I sseaissd - red -
pleasure, Jour rsmarks apcn The rs-orgaa.
isssisa II the Dsmoesasls party Of ssss.
and far one hsasaiIy eonsas In yoar con
eausiomss
Win DsmoerHss there Nauld seem "
bsbus ana apsniaa. The Dssaossasis par.
~ 81 ma State -oaes powsrs felt IN Der
ssuneils, ard sskuswlsdsad IN ban policjj,
Is shosoaghly disiaasgxasad. Haw teeo.
alesss may bss.q assslon sitA iss pse and
con. bat u iseasssssIty sAsrs sas BE- 20
doubs.
The 80 ealisi Democratic Ssats Con.
vsnsion, whiah, aaier shs emsaensly nem-
orraaic sutelage Of Thes, w. Claggett nnd
Edward Johnstoae, verbally sarropdrst
she ovganlsalion 70 . party xhess aama
was as sphaneral a. It's growth, A held,
and ssin bold, to have bern BIZ no anshog-
IIsy. It's true il vas eaIlsd By Dir. Sam
mara, Chairmaa of 4 Demoeraiic State
Central COMMITTEES, bat uhen that IL said
ali 10 ssii. lie had iast ~ much right
10 rsll tbs Democracy d The State to q
eoHvention for Tbs consideration Of the
voc. growing Interest, or The railroad IN
tsresss, az be had in shs interest Of An.
drsv johnson, which he dill, and ens
won!d bare been a. binding ms tbs other.
IL there b. Dsraocratie orgAhizatian in
Iowa -lsgisimsts'y tbs successor q thai
under Whole auspices and 10 whose inter.
est sc have been annrally called totsoa-
yeatlous aaa elsetiaaa, .Ms. sQpa - il
still The head OF II.
1as the e9nveasi5uos tha2f.h Of Ang-
us., aproiutsa committee of which Ne.
Egwood Is chairman. Mr.. Elwood s.ill
sgafrns t. bs a Democrat, ard d,h5siass
lie, bat th4 e5avcntioa which created bin
usseiAily vas no. n nsabers,!s cparsa-
tien- -neithy eal!sd 40 sueb, apr By IL
acla proven to, be saaa. I;wss q CONVEX
lion organised % steal the livery Of An,
drew Jobason and shs, Qaizotiaalg, til
lows negro saiTsags windmsl. It Passed
over its Interests and franchises to ,h4
Soldiers pasty Gn1 retired. II il wg:
meant to tr4asfsr tia Democratic patty
| By this action IL can hardly Be considered
yaliJ. The Democratic party reeeired ne
causilsration, Judge Claggest vas moi
considered . very eFn lite lavysr, basRT
en- he would rule, thipk, thata sals With
CO oousiIerati9nta iha ven l2r, il 90 sale
The party Of wh5se Ezacatigo commit
Isee I have the hanar 10 DO ehairmen, mag
be susll as II Is fslisitousiyr pssaptsi q
| BE-. ba! i. has at lsaa; t4a courage 70 de-
clara its principles. Il II cannot shps .
(! master Foli Of a score. il aAunts the fagt
40 ,hss ths battle Of JsG4ssouiAn Stat,
Rights Democrasy.
! I.sG.aad Byiast,u may bare brau it
ias.asliats prossnita-. as i asserse,i--~'
d. not cansiiar tas ebatsa damasiHs
leaoush 10 call for disclaimer bat th,
party is in iss i ,esrinles esapatialiy psm,
Ioerasic- Il dii not make nllch Of sa9E
lag nj the late election, i. ii tFus, bal the
liz fault whieh timo, courage, and d liz
| fle energy, can largely rep4if. Il doe
Inas elnim 70 b. The oaly. or tha orisina
Democratic party, ba, br-mosEalis par
~ with a stra;ga.-fasxarl, aon-tsaasfes
iablg Democrats csceS Ta'se ara III
tthree committees under whose jaict avs
Epi.as you propose a Deraacratio oonvsn
Itian shall ha hell On ihe s.A Of January
ils6s, to provide tos a taorauSa an le7m
plt.o re-brgatiz stion Il tho Demosrae.
If lava anaer oao banaes AID u CO
fold.
Ida ros vish h tire yant rea!er7, Ia
Tia tbs consideration Of sSis qaassion, ID
Ibistory Of tie party in Eoxe for tbs las
ten years, Is rot wisasa: m iaaasptil
beasiag.
In ISL cur ofztntsssion aas pref
ty eGscisIt. In 1851, sHnac!s vas hsasS'
bY oaly al30 rosss, and ii Is bsite7o
xauia hare been elsess had not tae Ne
Constitution been pat forward as a Bal
Ito tia Des Motaesyallsy. Thasyear a.
wsa.e vote vas not much less THAI 20, 70
Ia 1852, Gen. Dodga w.s beaten byan
Nv a99a IIsa the Northern p5rliaa G
sbe State been mora efficiently canvasser
, hs wopid hare been sastlg elastsd.
was she largs Abolitiop prsp3ndsFaHe
ia What is n5w tia TairI Caasrcssisa.
district, which sesaa4 to stamp lahc
there as fsuitIest. We cast laat yea
> nearly TO ,0G0 ia all.
i SO far TIE party w1sksd hasinonieaslJ
although whenever We talked OF Jada
| ii ason al 8 candidate, Mr., ElwaFd J4hr
: stone vas always very free TO declal
lhas Las eoanty eou!d not bs brought
IL ID hfm, &C.; BAT 40 general thins Il
D party vas compact, aud vel handlea.
81 Ia 1861, car sraubles began IL q
: February eonFaniiaa 70 select dsiegat'
! to Charleston, half q TIE members wcl
a sraxy Ter Douglas, and bali Of the r
r maiuasr vera mean enough 70 pretend
: lba. DoEr vas there - malignant as
d lviper. Fines'AiI hos3k4ow how q ire
. Idsoansly any one swlie could sus sksi
b that Douglas vas the Incarnation OF ID
!, moeFscy. Likewise Ciaggets, Nho VI
/. very xeagous sheu. haing t5a last eoHssE
l 80 - al a..