Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1865-09-21
MontaamsrY Rlaie,s Speech.

khe Old adage fhat SWhen TH&uea fsA pnt
honest snpn wih get their aaes." We
.nuhlish Mr.. BIair's speech for the purpose
Of showing ih.t theirs vas = reasonable
conpgses A. BE- psFt ia Mr. TsAsela and
his Cabi6es TO divide tEs Tai5n. Mr..
Blair In his speech admits that the Ad-
ministration of AIR. hrxcofs VAS 10 coll
~lusioa With Southern NOR who insisted on
secession w matter what a~omprpmiss
might hs proposed, ard that thp-two acy.
Ell together AMI we're instrumental ia Pro-
fueing the war and arc justly responsible
for all the blSad and tssssurs lest in fts
prosecution. This admission comes from
oue who knows whereof he speaks. and
proves the pnsition.takenhY The BrGLE
as1heear.sH sah merit Of he war, fhss t1e
leading Aholitionists were not in favor Of
continuing the Unisn, and vent into the
war For the purpose Of destroying It and
establishing M Imperial GdvsfNmsatia
i,s stead. to hsstFus. AeenfSi1g to Mr..
B)air's ,sessinosrs birth Messrs. SKwArp
End CranawarA n the conspiracy to overt
throw our Republican Forus If g~ovcruE
m snt BIZ a dissolution Of the. Taian. NJ
ore except the blind followers of those
traito7ous leaders ever belisTed tbstCRAsz
or saw&an WIRE anything else bdt t~reitors
and Dis-Cnienis.s. Thsir acts while in
the q. S. Senate all tended to produce
disrnption-caeb wasplaIinz his part TO
destroy the Government wnb the hope OF
becoming the leader and dictator Of one
section. TbE pfpiesse5 great Tsverenen
fsr the Consfftu'i8u-thei professions Of
loyalty were without bounds their pre-
tended lore Tor The Eni,n could. not be
surpassed, ill Of which was the mere
putting ob The livery Of Hsavfp toseye
the devd ia''-sh eir professions Of loyal
~ were base humbugs and their preteH,
sinns of patriotism were the most base
byporrisy and lheir pFofrssops Of Er
ionism were the great cover under Hhieh
they hid their reason. All this we said
essn before tbe wnt eamnenced and re-
reated it during it's continuance and all
this is admitted and proven by AIr. Blair
in bis srcech which We publish to-dav.-
Had cur remarks been credited BY the
secple-eould shSy bare seen The Aboii'
sids leaders in heir trae characters as we
saw them and had they actetl promptly
With Us and ibe thousands Of others who
we're prpeIaIraing the same tbings, the ter
rible war whieh has just ended would not
have taken place hupdrsl&of thousands
| Of lives would have been saved and the
country would not have been bankrupted
h~ssloss4haa of millionses. iadebtedaesa
All this we with Il -usaBds OF others saw
and knew and Mr.. Blair a member Of Mr.,
hSSsESa tatSact Naa July nwars Of q
and vent on approving and sustaining
this gigantic sillainy and national batch
cry during thu enfiraliGs he mem-
her Of the Cabinet, and at tbs late DAY
after ising kicked out Of lhe oataaet b
CONES out and confessrs the whole matter
10 a public speech, and now when oil the
ruin has been WORKED while the atmos.
rhers Of tbe wtols had 10 nssJa inpnrs
and offensive from the unbmied and de-
cayirg bodies of patriots butchesed with
bis consent and apprOvaliD q var brougb'
on BIZ traitorous coliusion Of the leader,
North and South, he comes out and ex.
Hsassbs Fhels plot Rud makes . pisifu'
appeal fer mercy to the people whom b.
aseistsito betray aud delivar into tbs
hands of tie TnpcriaIists, who nov
are By iH9iauons means carrying nui
their original scheme Of ovtfthrowi q tbs
Government and establishing q eonsolila,
ted Imperial one In its stead.
Mr.. Blair tries to hide bis own dsform,
ity and treaehssy By sn Attemps to tbros
The responsibility upon the Administra
ron Of MI B~uchanan; but a tAa sam
time he admits that Mr.. sEwAs I'd the in
coming Secretary of State under Dir
Lincoln, was consisted and approved o
all the acts Of bfr. E~uaaanan's Admins
. trstiop IN relation to the secession move
ment. More than this-ha became a mem
Der Of Mr. Lineosn's Cabinet 10 corneo
ton With the very raea whon be admit
be knew wers acting in conjunction wi.
Southern rnaa for the dsssrsssion Of ID
Union. Notwithstanding be knew q
: this ana sa~ fHs patriotic people saiiss
: : ing svssrsfay 70 be butehered h aid Q
this Internal conbsaasianto OF t~rAisovs, b
never opened kis aoussto exp $50 ID
treachery or stop the frigh fol carnage
lie remained silent while lhs people We
cutting each osherss sbroats ID q useIes
and destructive war, which was permits
n 70 On te satisfy lhe sesSsh euas b. a
Cnxsxs. asksssrs, fIoLrs, ara Sf&xfas
This Is ID q a and substances Of NJ
. BLAIas con 60 sion.s4ue has told the pei
ole shat the var VA for aud who wel
les sFaisssss that a9sapsseed IN A
~treaehesy u szcnse9 aad ths people .
NON sss whIthsr they sre dFifsifg. To-
have IL III their power TO sara the oount,
& 4 knets EexSF xAarH $50 "A E9tsaH4 Ex$=NEa4xS$&