Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1867-12-05
Eloqaens Speech or Judge Thurn,sn,
of Columbus, Ohio.

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I5-nigft. We nSes 10 giss prasse e
nF bsashren from Masns 10 gnlifarnfa,
fgss Whist sss3 barre ut3ssa sssia yssr .ss
free the land from tbs fattera of despo.
tisn, 80 ssseue the constitution ef our
feskers from tnpeadiag dastEaeiion, @
sssExs u and DOR posssEity feature al
fgseaun snd haapiness. And ~ mssf
a rsjsics over khls gvaad wofk /; 10 re.
bee - ths pskriosie asd wise fejoiee,
rsos txtsssagsnsiy snd insaltingly, eut
d men who have escapet dire oalam-
ity and ass prvsoandiy grateful for their
ssoape rs dEmoegats who believe that
what il best for as il best for ell ths
people.
And have NJ na aauss to ssj8ise a--
Twelve months ago dark paA seemed
10 cover shs republic, IL seems "a IL q
majegity Of the psoEla preferred asarpa-
tion 10 eonstitntiossl government, des
posism 20 liberty, party 70 eoantry. The
meEt sacred preOepts 10 wisdom, the
pSefoundest seaehings of history, the
most solemn utEerances Of the iflusta
Gus dead, seemed 70 bare lost al sbair
gores. un ell siiss ga heard il asin,
sometimes openly, bal eftan in whispers,
.sthe experime eat OF self governments has
failed, the fate Of afi other rsprblt3s is
ous<i frse government have Fnt i'one
lestlny, and thai is desPosisw.n
Wh5 will s,v se Dos ? Some giay
shink so because L5aY wish IL to be sot =
HonsiHea, i'd qaod ros,as Hbtnitv drs.
daaf, said cRsar. Men Tilliagly be-
Rsys that which they wish. Bat who
that loves American institutions viii anw
sly they have failed Ma logger d. We
bear the cry, stall il !ost.n No, lhanks
- the slmighsY, we have escaped that
degredation. And 10 whom ander prov
i4eRce are we indebted fer our eseape |?
In ihe gloomless hours ~ our history we
olsBg TO the eons.itaaion, though ID Do
sc broegbt down Upon our heads tie biz.
tsrrst denuneiation. We elang to ii be-
case we knew that With IT'S Destruction
lib9ty would Glss be destroyed. And
We snew when It should cease TO qxist,
the suion Of our fathers would bs fefes-
sr Gne. Ilow eonplstely have our fore
sigtt and wisdom been viudicsted hy
syeass. We torssOld shaf The overthsow
OF our instisatiaas oaid be akteER pied.
Fiva Military despasisms 10 the south
.sfsse the Ira1h gf issso prop aesy- We
foreeld thai AZ attempt would be made
20 8rieaniss one -thiI d Of the Eepablie.
Tsnsiataa delivered over to negro rule,
aadlaaa rule eaforeed By the baySnst, q
testof oar fagacity. VA SaEusd the
pso,le that local self goveEbmensIwas 10
den:er. Ten ststes virtually biOtasd ent
81 cougrsssiosai enaesments, taxation
wislsEs representation, military com,
! u,;aieas instsad of civil eoarts, the
egas backs dassroyed By acts Of Con-
gfas 10 take from all The states their
Figit 10 regulate the sIeetiye franchises
andso COM pei them TO sllos tie nsgrc 10
yots, q mighty paslonoE debt exempt
fron lecni fax 4siou. y tysteG5 Of revenue
The most inaoisisorial and xexalioas the
waid svsr saw, an Immense sssading ar
ray. composed ia part OF negro troops, q
large navy aad powerful enough Tor 9
kiae Of var, and hoss of Office holders
90 great as aIaast 10 aefy ena4sgstioa
--kh sae and much mass mighs be men
aonad. shaving how well fouuded were
ouE fears, and what EntghtY EtEidss to-
wasd S0Bsolidation % all PowsTs 10
sss hands os the federal gegefnmshs
hare hsen Sakea within the isss few
.ss<sy a asa Bs agss.isseSs rs sss sssaas a. sss ds-
ocs asto parry, its RANKS asSsoken, us
spiTis assobdasd, iss paEppss uaaltera
bic. Dssssmipsd to preserve and per-
petaase free insiitatiops, il iblerates nc
such word IS fail. Bat a short time
siaee IL WIS asked to disband. What
az preiadiosd and ansslfish palries would
ask skzs Rsw.f What wlss man bat sees
n Il tha great obskaa,e Ia dssk1otism. the
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q LA vas ss,s 4 "a ssrsy shaI hahisuaIls :
a;.rsvar,ssa - tho sohstitutlenI c9,gld Igas
retain power Ia this country. Ii not ~
ruth n shAs remark being verified = v4
Ilisd aaors sapid5y shan sks most hopeful
.sass y s lb,s vsar aIfyaareosIegs Neg York.
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