Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1868-05-28
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the 81. JssepA uMsea, in vhish the fol-
losing lssgusgs scsars |
aR hea aid the Leagues aysF thrssten
auyhody \ Mhan did thsy ss@ wsxn
peaees6ls elsixens TO lsass lbslr aeRss I
Whsa aid they sssr passds Ehs streets OF
cities and soHas, making aighs hidsess
wish their Aowlings. preparatory 20 ean-
missins mardar upon ell sh0 dlRsrsd
from them In politics Who sveg hsard
Of uaiaa Lssgssss aakisg ap lis.s Of
deemed nsa, pRominsas In soaassy. legis-
lasegs, politislsss, physiaiasss msrenastss.
sish shs paFpcss Of stabhasg shem 10 the
dark. ca sakiag sAem COS foF hanging
from ths iimb Of The asaress tree I Whe
ever heard Of these Lsagass aon@lsting
asy ossrags Agaisss shs passs oI sht
commnnisysa
The assisls ssusaialng sbe aanguags
above aaossd ia paradsd Ia The solamns
Of the Aenpassil, Issded, a. we have
said, With 40 unssiaa and shamsless bsa
zsnasss thai wsaia assaaish IN imp Of
darkness.
Who svsr heard Of Usiou Leagues do
Jog the sAings above mensionsds We
Aavs. The honpeT~il hss. The people
Of Council Biafgs have. The psopte Of
this ooantsy, evsrgwheTs, hass beard OF
and in thousands Of Instances witnessed
The infamous doiOgs OF the MOSS infa
moas osgaaixation, knewnothingism and
"sowhoy" tOrgisn nat sxcsptsd, that
ever saFssd tia AmsFisan people wish lie
sxiAtsnee.
"Then did Leagues svsg threaten any
body ss When EssEy hosv that they
had an sxisteacs When : Daring ths
dark and bloody days Of the fsasraciiai
war, when she life Of sverg promiusns
Democrat id the North was thssasessd
BIZ. and ia danger from, these infamous
organizations and the pimPs, spies and
asaasslns, who weEs 10 Ehe employ Vt ID,
Radical leaders.
Who ever heard Of them ssmAking
night hidsoss With their howlings ln-
Why, every man, woman, OF child, sbo
lived in this northern country during the
var, and bad sars to ksaF, has been dis
tGrbed, frightened, and some forced 10
dee from tbeif homes, 10 fear and trsm.
bling, because Of The howlings, threats
and imprscasions, OF members Of that in
famous organization, the Uaioo League.
Who ever heard Of them ''mpking up
lists of doomed men 20 Almost every
prominent Dsmosras 10 ths North Whe
s4er heard Of then. "eommitling auy
ousrage 2'' Go ask tho thousands Ause
property has besa destroyed at their in
ssigstion. Go call up the deSd men, ~ho
suffered death through the instrumental.
igy of these Leagues. 90 ask TALLT, who
gas murdered 10 Keokak soanIx, In this
ssatss Aad saaoss mardsrsr was pardaned
By Radical Governor.
"N ho ever heard Of these Leagues
committing any Oatrage agaiSat the peac~
of the community 2'' Who eyer heard
OF them ? This entire community. When
your Saps, aad yoar Grswfords, ct id om
ne, made their Infamous speeches 10 the
Loyal League. 10 Phoenix block, 10 the
city Of Ceane.l Bluffs, uhen the news
vas brought Of the assassination of
Abrahsn Lineoln. Spssehes-astempt
ed limitations of Mark Assoay salouls-
ted 70 stir sp the bassr psssiana OF tks
members Of the League hare. Speeches
Efollswisg In the wake OF semi eEieial
order prtassA 10, and issusd from, sbe
herparssi ofases warning Democrats DOT
so appear upon the streets during shas
dag. Following which, (speeehes snd
sEasrs,) wss 81 asmsd, beoEing bowlipg
mob, who By their threats drove men
from tbs sisy of Council BLUFF bseaass
they differed from them IA politics asd
coma Of whom weHs SO FaE 80 20 tear the
Grape from the door knobs of Demooras
10 houses, that they might have some
psrtsDded excuse for making an assaals
spon she men whon they bad been laughs
snd educated hy these Union Leagues ID
bate beaause they differed 9Th them 10
politics.
Every man. woman aud child, who
lived In COuaeiI Blaas at that time, re-
assmbess the scenes OF shosa days--lbs
howIiDgss hoosings, imprseatioos asd
sharrso, thai saads both dag and sighs
sideous spsn shss occasion.
All, ys are ianocsnss-~-nsvs disturb a
10 the slightsss degree the amenities and
deesncass of good nsiehborhoods, 20 say
nothing og garages. destruction Of prop
sfsy. and murder that marked wish III.
.deilibls stalns the existenes OF the infA
aous, cowardTy Union Lssgass-an er.
ganis siion conceived 10 sia and hreughs
forth ia inIqaity, aad abish 10 carry lie
partisan ls4dsTs into pewsr, hssisassd
aos ss the taking Of life.
lou msu whe we're Aehiaa shA sesnes
working ths wirss and mosiag shs pap-
pass Of yoas ssa sreasiss-- shs pinvs,
spies, thieves and ssssssiss . whs ssme
Jour hiddiag --eons noe wish hrasss
and shansisss faces. and as the CHESTS og
she past rise ap and shake shsir kbry
locks In roar sasy faces, yoa ssar bAsk
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Bat ths phsassms ssaash sss sAsy de-
asa dswn - yoar bidding --yoa s&sass
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