Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1866-01-04

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snmtimahls right 10 sheir latest poetsrisy-
II vii be remembered tAes dariag the
late eiyiI war. hundfsds sad tAsssaass
Of Aueriesn sitissss sere arrested fer
whas ne ons knaws, - ~ charges we're
ever preferred sgaiass shen, and we're
eass iato hsstilss and loashsome prisons,
~ Prssideas OF same ore Of bis tyran-
iaal miaions. and sers kaalIy released
wishous any CHARGES being prefsrsed
againss them or without even shs form .
trial. Trial By jury which il the birth
right Of every sisissn OF the United
States, was denisa the victims OF arbi-
srary power, and the Saaner,s, Wasae's,
and tks entire PACK Of Abolisiaa faaas.
les spdorsel sssry act Of atyrans's ssar-
pasion aad vindieaalss maliee.
TAsse vissims wsre men Of uniupeach.
aba characters. and we're guilty OF ne
ansriagemeas Of the Laws Of their coan.
sry--ahey wsse sehiss men. Ihy were
imprisoned and punished withous TRIAL,
and when the dsspos who caused their ar
rsss had satisfied his Vengeance, they
we're sarnsa oas u psisoa TO Fssarn to
their ruinsa estates without eyea an ac+
.kseeledgmens Of their innocence from
those abe wsws guilty Of false impsison-
mees Oh aceeans Of their arrest.
Sc manlTess VIVA the exercise OF des-
posie powFg, and 20 contrary to the con
ssitasi IA aud Laws we're these asss, thai
even the frisnas Of despotisn became
alarmed, and to secure the syransa from
legal proseeatioa and nerited psnisA-
meat, they passed N indemlifyiag ACT, in-
sssnnifying the perpetrators Of the great
sss ousrages known in histcry against the
rights Of msn, against prosecution OF
punishmsas for their erines. Bat the
men whose rishts wers sranpled upoa--
whose liberty was taken from them, were
ssly arhais men, and why shoaid shsir
rights be regarded by those who we're
wiIllsg 10 saesiase the CoSssisatios, shf
laws and INA country, for the sake Oh sss
nears~-ths ssAaaerrsan CiliseR o. AIR
can aesesnlsT Such men bsias in power
laaxhsa to scorn shs whit< @es whoss
shsy had arrested and thrown late prison,
whsa rhey slaimea thssr constitutional
right Of ssspssdy trial By aa Impartial
iurv.n OBJ, ns,--tssy wsre whits and
10 Jury ssiaIesald they obtain.
Bat nss those ssoaers and mosksrs oil
So ~sezas Of white msn, ara becoming
.hsShampions Of the riglt Of srial b
~ for negroes. Mr, Sumner Lately In,
Isroaasea a bill into the Senate to "pre.
serve the right OF trial by jury" Thi'
grsaa reform (Sl bill provides that Grand
Jariss shall consist one half Of persons
Of African descent, IN sections OF tbs
sounsry where one sixth Of the pePala'
sssn Is of African descent, and that reii'
iaries shah bear tbs same proportion Of
niggsrs. The bill farther provides thai
prejudice against persons Of African Dc.
scent ahsn be sroaad Of Challenge ana
sxcgRsisa from iariss where one Of The
parties is at African descent. This pro-
vision Ia intended to exeinde white men
from serving 90 juriss xbeFs one Of the
-~garties 10 tia sction, or whers the party
arrasgned ~ charged with committing any
hsazsA Of ths law against negro; bat IL
ases not operate against negroes. They
s.ssay have s'prejsdics1 against whise men.
asd yss il Is noe 'groend Of challenge"
against them, In cases where whlss aan
and negro is concerned.
1t evident thai this bill 10 lasssded
90 direet insult to tbs psepis Of the
South. LII il fnssnaed 10 Be what y
prsssnas-ta sscass justice 10 ihs negTs,
Wig II shs Law net maas general In lie
spsrasiSsas Why 10 nos sse negro 10 the
Essshssn ssssss provided for In sss
NORTH whsrs there ars bus few negroes
shsy are lett III the wssey Of the whites
Ia ths soash wAsrs the Hssrees are 10 enc
majority shs white mes are Lett - Tie
nsssy ii the sssrsss. 2,
aanissisx tAs pscprissy Of negroes
serving o. jasin, Ne sassos see why one
ssxsh shssld BE- mAds equal 70 ens half
= ~ jsrisa sAsuid b. packed y lac
. = = fiss enc ssxth % sAs vopalssion
hssssss II Ii bIa<k The adsantags ossr
- half ~ sks population beessss ish
eeASfs. This u chs kind Of lsgisiaiioas
80 shea shey kAvs gos eoasrsa Of tAsI
esysrs1sni. sbal these faasiisal ssrsik-
80 fsf ssfsersal freedom propose 10 give
=. ssd 20 saabis them " ezrsy ous their
ssh~mss ever tbs head u she prssidfnty
shey refuse 10 admis soashsrn nsmbess