Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1866-01-25
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- <t0NstA as& a4s1 sYSDs& ~ &sE&f*Sss
q fen days sinoe, the Hon. Henry ]. Egg
mead, u Nsw Yerk, ustssso the follsp-
Ing beaasiful psxoraiioai
ssMr. Chairfnan, ! am hsrs 10 90 with
.hoas who seek To complete the restesa-
tion oil the Uaioa. ~ bare acted with
thoss Through the last four ysars who have
| soaghs to maintaia iss integrity and pre-
veBf It's destruction, / shall say no word
aud do no set and gise no S0tes 10 Fee0g4
aixs lie dssision, o. to postpone OF 20 dis-
tarh iks rapidly approaching haSmony
and peace. / have 10, right aad 10 dispo-
sision 70 LAP down rules by xhich ethsrs
shall goseTn and guide their condars; bus
FOR myself shall sadsasor 10 act npsa
the whels question i'm the broad and lib
esaI temper which is Importance demands.
20 ase not eondaetiag controversy In q
court Of lag. We are NOT seeking TO en-
force . remedy for private wrongs, nor to
revsRgs or seta!iaEe private grisfs. We
hsvs grsas eommanilias of men and par-
maBeas iRseresta Of great states to deal
/ 9Th, and Ne are bound to deal With them
Ia lasge and liberal spirit. 1t mar be
for The welfare Of this nation that va
shall cherish toward the millions Of oar
people lately 10 rebellion feelings Of hat
| red and iistrast; that we shall narae the
bitterness their infamous treason has nat
orally and justly engenIered, and mske
| that the basis of our future dealings With
them. Pos4ibiy 10 may best teach them
the lessons Of liberty BY visiting upon
| them the worst excuses Of de<potism.--
Possibly they may best learn to practice
justice towards others, 10 admire and en-
uiate cur republican institutions, by snf.
| fering az our hands Ihe ahsolete rule we
denounse 10 Others. Il may b hssl for
US and them that we discard, 'in an our
dealings With them, ail tbs obligations
and requirements Of the Constitution, and
assert as the only Law for them the unre
strained will Of eonquevora and masters.
| ! confess DO not syInpaihise with the
sentiments or the opinions which would
dictate such a eoars,. | would exact Of
them all needed and all just guarantees
for their future loyalty 10 the Constitu-
| tion and laws of the United States.
woaid exact from them, or iaaso upon
them through the constitutional iegisIa-
ton OF Congress, and by enlArging and
| extending II necessary, the se5pe and
powers Of the Freedman's Bureau, prop
sr care and. protection for the bel pIess
and frieHdless freedmen so lately their
slaves. ! would exercise rigid scrutiny
into tie character aud loyalty of The men
whom they may send 10 congress, before
| allowed thFm to participate in the high
prerogatives Of legislating for the nation.
But would seek to ailay rather ihaa
stimulate ia animosities and hatred, bow
ever just they may be, to Which Tho var
has given rise. But for our own sake az
well as for tbeirs, wnuId not visit upon
them policy of eonhseation which has
been discarded ia the policy and pracfi.
cal conduct of every civilized nation 90
| the face OF the globe,
| believe it important for IA, as yell "A
EoF them, that We SHOULD cultivate Fri and
ly relations wiIh them; that we should
seek the promotion of their interests as
part and parcel of our own. We have
been their enemies IN wRr-iu peace lei
Us show ourselves their frierds. Now
that slavery has been DESTROYED that
prolific source Of all oar disasters there
is nothing longer to mako Us foes. They
have the same interests. thu same hopes,
the same aspirations that we have. They
are one with Us; We must share their
suFeTings, aud they will share our adyan.
eed prosperity. They have bceu runisL-
ed AS no community was ever punished
before for the treason they have commit.
ted. trust the day will ceme ere long
when all traces of this great conflict wIll
be tffAced, except those which mark the
blessings that follow in its train.
II hope and believe 10 shall soon see
tho dsy when the people Of the Southern
States sill show as, By evidence that ne
cannot mistake, that they have returned,
10 ali sincerity and good faith, to their
allegiance 10 The Union that they intend
10 join hencefortb xith US in prom ting
its prosperity, in defending the banner
of iss glory, aud IN fighting tie battles Of
democratic freedom, NOT only here, but
wherever the issue may b. F0rsed upon
our acceptance. ! rej9Iee With heartfelt
satisfaction that We bare ia these seats Of
poser-in the Executive Department and
in these balls Of Congress -furn who wiil
O.. operate for the attainment Of these
great aad beue6cent Gods. | tru they
will acE with wiaiom know they vail
set from no other motives than those
OF patriotism and Lore Of their fellow
men.
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