Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1866-12-20
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Political Faith.


Mr. Jsnsssen's Political priasipaas
bare ever been che standard of fsish
with ths Democracy Of the Ueissa States
Nowhere are shsy mora soBsissIy eal-
bodied shaa Ia his letter sf JanaasS .,
i79s, so Elhsidgs Gerry. AZ . sane
whsa leaders proposed TO shrcw priasiA
cvsrbosrd fer sxpsdisncy, ID l. wall 70
go back 70 lhs insgaesi0as Of ear ela
Chisfs. He wrisea
81 do, thsn, With sincere seal, wish "a
iSvioiable preservation OF oaF pesssns
Federal CoassE1utioa, aesording TO ths
true ssnss In whieh il sss adopted zef
the States, that In which u vas sav0sa
Ted by iss frisaas, and nos thai whish IS
enemies apprshsndad. who ahsresers D.
sams iss saamisa and ] an oppasso .
shs nouaschisipg its features by tbs fern
Of It's administration, With . view to con-
eiliate srss transition 10 President
asa Senate for kfs, and from that % an
hereditary teaurs OF thess ofacea, and
thus 10 woFn out the elective principle.
am for preserving 70 The States the
powers aot yislded BY them 10 the Un-
isn, and 10 the Legialaturs Of the Union
its ConssiEa tional share In che division
Of powers and | am not fer transfer
ring NIL the poRers Of the States 10 the
General Govsrnmsnss and all those OF
that government vigorous, frugal AMI
simple, arpiyipg all the possible savings
Of The pablis rsvesas 10 the discharge OF
tha national deha and nos fer multi
pIieasion OF oiRoes aud salaries merely to
make partisaus,. and for increasing, By
svery devfcs. the pablo debt, on th'
principle Of iss baing public blessing
1 am for relying, for internal dsgsncs, ,oE
our militia solely, till actual invasion
and for such . naval fore only as MAY
progeek ear coasts and harsogB frou
such depFsdatisns as We have sxpsRiene,
I'd !; aud not for standing army in tim
Of peace which may ovFeraws tha public
sentimsss nor for = navy, whieh, b!
lsa own expenses, and the eternal var
in whish it will impiicass us, will grint
as With public buTshsus, and sink Es IN
der them. am for commerce wish al
natiOns, political connection With none
and little Or ne diplomatic establish.
Insnt. am not for linking Ousselvs
TO new treaties with the quarrels Of Eu
rope entsring that ssld of slaughter t
preservs THAR balance, or joining in th
eoafedsrasy Of kings 70 wav against sh
principles of liberty. | am for frsedor
OF religion and against ali nanoeuEres /
bring abaat a legal ..asesndanoy Of On
sscs eyer aaslhsg Cor fxseaom of th
prsas. and against all violations OF ID
, Coussltusion 70 silence by force, and ~
by reason, the complaints Of criticisms
, jast or uniass,of our eisissnB againss th
conduct of their agents. | am for er
eouraging the progress or science "a .
' iss branches and ana nes for raising
hue and cry against the sacred name {
: philosophy, for awiag the ihanan min
by stories Of raw head and bloody bone
Z to disssuss its own visions aud to EepoI
. Implicitly on thai OF ethess-so 50 bael
J wards instead Of forwsrds 90 lock &
i lmpravsmeut-te believe that gevegi
mens, raligion, morality and every 9th
5 science we're in the highest perfection
ths days Of The darkest ignorance, Al
Eahas nothirg can nsssT Be devised me
perfect than what was established By 0
:. Iforsfathsrs.