Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1867-12-12
TW PREsnENT's AGE.

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IEthss arxistr IL lLs feAae isa - il ths
painful poIifiesI siEaatiop, alklaagh hs,
Ffore untrisd by oafsslsfs, il nes Rss ID
ths experience cf nayi5ps, Pollslcal
saisnsf, pexbsps, ss highlI pesfsgse'i Ia
eur csn time and eshla'y J IS ID apy ptbsa.
has npt yet diseIss a a5y aaea1s by whsch
civil var can be ahss sSfyIy pzeFEnlsd. =
An enlightened patton, spSsssrs sish .
wise and ben, Eassat Loo ssiinliap og ircs
goysrnmfnt, may diaInisa hsir ssqaeu.
Sy aud niisigase lhels ssyeTity lz sllFsss-
ing afi iia pr6essGibgs Ia aSoardAucs
wgsh ne fuadataeplsl la-. + s.esge :,
sssa PaeexEss ~ aKc esaSguesloa.
When eiyil was has besa hsougbs 30 .
close, il issaaaalfess that tbs disss sa asaress
and ,dalY oil ths Site IL so repair tbs
h jaries whiah war has it,aissed, ard To
secarsbhe hens Do al shs isssans ID ssaeh-
ssfally and speGdAiy aspsssihIs. This
duty vtas, spon the ExrBlnsfsSa of the
rebellion, ptoGbptly assspssd aut aalg By
the Executive Depaglmess, has sskyl tas
losaFFsciisnasy States shesnssivsss and
restoration, La ihs ast measns ofpsacs,
was believed to be as easy and oesaain aa
it sas iadispsEsahiAs Ths sEpsstalions
howsyeys then 30 reesOaakay sad eoaao
aensly snleEssiaceis wese disappointed BY
Legislation from whieh festc0nssxaine ed
hy MI shlsgaiipas 10 tho Cons:ssh lieo. to
isa,hasld ipy assent 10 iss xherS SEoye. a.
source ct profound regret thai - sorss
plying wssh the obligation imposed oroa,
ths President By the Gonstitnfion 10 give
50 Eaegrsss, from tine tn tirse, In foFSna~
Lion % .hs state of the Union, 8hat am
ueabse 10 annmnaisAts. aay definite adj
jnstmtnt saEisfactery to the Amesioan
peopisof che quesiiobs sh3eh, alDce the
cicss ef Eha rebeilien, have selSased che
misd sf lhs country. Iap6or ees,pcIs
ne ss dselars tli%s ali Fhls time shass / a.
sesaR ne URion as eur faIt,rs auaerstooa
ssse to. ri and as tbeyzHeaas! Id te be un-
1sFxtcpS ~ as Iha usion xhieh they
esta ElssAeh Ca P1l.s sBig whtse all The
S.asss are repFesas tss . b - sls asos OF
where one Stale ts as q - ~
another to regulate lie ihlefral coneel -
aceass4tag 80 its oEn Nill and when the
laEs sffshe eentral 'Gsr eFnsaens, strictly
eoAfned to matters of kstisnas iarisaic-s
sions apply ami eqaai force Go ali pesple.
Of esery IHsai Iea. IsTblls stsdh 10 ses zthe
presuGts state Of the Ulian is q neIau.
ehsIy facs. We G,i nsast aekasw ledge
tAAt sbe Essl oEssion Df gAs State 10 their
proper legal rslatioBs ~Hh The FEDERAL
as 9Th one another, So
eersspg 70 Ebs teTms Of sks ssfsinal com.
pact, 1ssaid BE- tbs greatsst teihporaf.
blessins xssb God, 10 Ills kindsst pfos-.
idenge, could bestos apeA e0y sasies. III
sEsssasea - znx cas- .TI1ufIcs. !
Il becomes our inpssatiys aEty to suu 4
slider EhethsF or not - is impossible ~
sEuet this Iaoss desirabse esnsAmm mmatian.
The Union ara tke Conssitation are ID
sepeFablr; 10 lsng a. the one u oheyed,
by all rart1es, the sthsF will be, nssssFv /.
ed ; e4d il one is destroyed boih msst,
perish to1stker. Ths dsslruetien Sf Ehe
Consultation gill be follpwpd hy sthsr
and ssill greater caiamiiisss IL aas or
dsiaesi nos eply 10 t'fm q a inars perfess
Unfsn" bstueFn the StHssa, bus. % E'es-,
tahlisb justice. insnEs domsatie sTas qusl
lty, provide for tbs eomRan defsHss,
promote, tbs gensFaI weslsas, aHa sseare
Ihe hIessisgs o. liberty 10 ourselves and
oar. postsEity" Nathag bas Implicit
obedienee to its rtqaire1ssais ia all parts
Of the eountry vail seepnplish shsssA
great ends. Wishaua that ahedtenee wsl
can / pk foFssgd enly 30 eeAsinaal eel
RACES ppen jnalsldnl rlghas ineessans
breaches Of tbe pahlisl peaes; National
ssAkHess GnapelaA dishepss q total
Goss Of cur property i p Eenersl coFrup
ton of morals, end the asal exiiEotion
af papaIar freedom. TO save eur soaa-
try from evils 50 arpsllpg n Elss<ss sg1
shoaid fenes oor eHofss asssaa ard sgain--
aA1rSxs oE REcos ssasc1xos.
To me, ths process Of rsstosasioa sseEs
psxfeGtIy plain an9 simpla, Ia consists
merely 10 s laithfal appieallsa at the
Conssitakioa and laws. Thgsxocatioa oa
the Lava l. not Row ahstEh tee as opposs
sd .hy physical foFcs. ThsFs ris no nil.
ltagy, Or sthes RecessisY, real o. psetspd-
ed Which can EFessns obedisnee 60 abe
Denssiintina, siiheE EoEth or Seuih. All
the rights aaa all tbs obhgstaos pI States
snd lndiEiduals can be protected and
enforced by meAns pslfsslIy consistent
with the InndamentA law. sCeaYta may
be every whers opened, apd II spsu, their
preeess would hs naiRpedec.s ) GsiHies
against ihe DATED Ssass san be present, !,
ed or ppnisbed hy ths propss isdisial an-
tboTities, ID Q manner satireIg pracfiea-
BILE and iegaI. There a. therefore, no
reason Why the Consiits ion sheaId not
BIZ o6yyed, nnlsss lhcst who exercise lie
poweYs heye determined thai II alfsH Be
disfr garded aad sioiated. The mere
uakpd viii Of this Govsrnsa ess. or Of
some one or more Of Ess brauahes. Il che
only obstacle that can ssistto tbe perfscs
Union of all the Stzteg. Ga this mo-
measous question, and soins Of the d, as,
ares growing out Oh 81, bad the Mister
iaas 10 differ from Ennar ess, aad az
pressed my sonvfstioa vih reserve,
sheugh with becoming defgstpes 10 tht
spiuiaa uGa sbs LegisIatsvs Depss4msnt,
ThCssh souviasioHs were net ona5 On.
changed bat sgrcsg tAsasd by sabsequeDl
ssss . asa fustlssr Fcsasosfoas Yhssrsn.
saeaasos izspsstanee Of lHsa suhjecs vii
be sufficient excuse ssY salling seus At
teaiisn TO some Of the feasons Eblca
aavs 90 saroagay inaaenesd py osE
ja9gaeHfs fbe hope sbss ws nsy pl
! Haa1ly ssneur in sasae aef sesslsfi da
osnsistsns st once With odr q de inter
ssss. and lsith ehg s~osa dassea 20 tfs,
Conslianss0ny In soe saasas u sud too 5as
TO be easily rslinqalshed. ai<s
sHs ArnEt ssArxs NOT orr " ran psnas
II y dear % ny AEpsshsssinns, shs
4 the Stskha lately n rshaiIson are, sEiI