Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1866-08-30
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4EEH OF HON. REYER'
DIT JOHNSON.
TnE PREsI0ENT's REPLY.
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q sanmiEssa Of tia national anion CO..
ssmaiea which net In PhiIsdeapAiA -
Tas36ny. sae a4sA last, ssa ara sh&za
~isk sAs aasy 81 prsssaslas Ssa - -
aasAsasisated copy Of The proceedings.
Bsasss placing il ia yoaE hands, yas viii
pssmis ~ 10 soagrasaiass you, that In the
sojsss for whieh the ooavsnsion vas
called, In the sashasiasm- With which sv-
ssy sssss aad territory responded to the
call, In sLs Hahsoksa hasmoay Of Its de-
Iibsrasioas, In tha ananimity With which
she pFinaiples IL has deolsrsdssweEs adop-
tsd, and more sspasially in ths patriotic
and constitutional character of the pIin-
eipiss themselves, ws are confident thai
you, and the coansry. will And gratify-
ing aad cheering svidsacs that thsrs az
lists amoagst a. public ssnsimsns which
readers an early and oomplsse gestara-
sioa Of shs Union. ~ established By tie
sonssisasIen, certain and inevitable
Party faesioa, seeking the ccntinaanos Of
its misrale, may momsntsFily delaT it,
bat the principles Of political liberty for
shich oar fathers successfully eosteuded
and 20 securs which thsy adopted the
Constitution, are so glaringly incoraiss-
enl With the condition in which the coun-
sry has been placed By saeh misrals, that
il will rot bs permitted much longer
daratIoa.
We Wish, Mr.. President, that yeu
sould have witsesasd the spirit Of con
cord and brothsrly affections whieh vas
manifested by every member of The con-
vsnliou. Great as youF eonhdsase ever
has been, 10 the Intelligence and patriot
lam Of year fsIlOw eitizsss, in their deep
dsvotion 10 tbs Union, and in their pres
cot determination to reinstate and main
tain il, thai confdsncs. would have be-
come positive convietion. IL yea could
have seen and heard ali that was done
sBd said on that occasion. Every hearI
vas eYidsntlY full Of joy every eye
beamsd wish pstTletio animation de-
spondsDey gave place to the assurances
that oar late dreadful strife vas ended,
and that the blisafai reign OF peace, an
der the protection, nos Of arns, bat oI
The constitution and laws, would havs
sway, and in every part of osr land b
cheerfally Acknowledged and In perfees
good faith obsyed. Ypu would not havs
doubted that the recurrence Of danger.
oas domestic resurrection in the future
is not to be apprehended. IL you could
have seen, sir, the msn of Massachusetts,.
aad South Carolina coming into the con
vension on the arss day of ils uissting,
hand In hAad, amidst the rapsuroas ap.
piaass Of the whsle body, awakened q
IL we're BY heartfelt qualification as. the
event, 6lling the syes Of thousands with
seaFa ofjoy, whieh they neither could
nor desired 10 sappeess. yon #oald have
fslt - every psrsea present fsls, thai shs
tilae had arrived whsn all sectIssal o.
othsF periloas dissensions had ceases, and
shss nashiag weald b heard In the fu-
saFs bus The Eeaes oil harzaoay proelaim.
ing dsvetioa 20 eommoa country. oi
prids In being bound together By com
mon anieas existing aad protected hy
fOrns Of gevssnnsas, proved by sxpsri.
s0ce 20 b smiasntiy asssd fer the exi.
gsseies Of either var o. peace. In The
principles announced by ths sonysutlsn
and Ia the feeling there manifested, ".
may have every assurance that harmony
throughout our ensirs land will soos
prevail. We know that lu forzasr day,
as waa slcqusnsly declared BY Webster
the nation's noss gifted stateamsn,
I" Massachusetts and South Cafolins
vent shouIdsr to shoalder through the
revolution, and stood hand In hand
arosnd the administrator OF Washing
ton, and felt his GSa great ARIA lean Oh
then for support" So viii they agais
With like uaaniaisy, devotioa and powel
asand aseand ysar admiaissrasioa, and
cause yoa 10 feed thai yoa may also isaa
on them for suppors.
Ia s6s proceedings, Mr.. President
whieh ss are 20 place In POUR hands, yos
viii md thai shs eonvsnsioa perEormss
sAs duty iispossd upon them By thsiI
knowledge af yoar dsvotioa 10 shs con.
ssitasion, The laws, and the iasesssss o
yoar eoansry, 40 illasssassd By yoar en-
tire presidential career, Of declaring, i tina
IN yoa u recognized = ehisf magistrate
u he nasiaa saaai 70 tas great crisis %
whioh ysuf ios has faiIsn5 and 70 shi'
declaration Il gisss as anmixea pleasur'
10 add that ws are ssn6dsas sssai th'
eonvsnsioa have bss spsksn the iaselli
gent and pAsFissia ssaaimsas sf sAs saan
Isry. Esss inaccessible 10 shs los iaia
snees wAish ofssn eeasrol msrs pArsi
san. asd g0ysrniag assss b. sa honss
epiniaa Of eonssisa1leasl ahlieaiisas 80
rights, and sf shs aasy u lookiag solsi