The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-11-12
Disunion--The statesman.

We are glad to be able to announce
TO an anxious pablo, that our neigh
Dor of the Statesman, for whose personal safe
ty we last week had apprehensioas, growing
ont of his exceeding solicitude for the safety
of the Union, whose Sudden and violent
disruption by the late Cleveland Disunion Con-
vention he was looking for up to midnight of
the 29th, is apparently convalescent, so much
so that we tird in his emission of last week
a preparation of one of his most labored edito-
rails Of the usual length, and got up in his usu-
al style. And by the way, we are of the opir-
ion that that leader was in fact the salvation
of our neighbor, operating as sort of safety
valve, sort of mental scape pipe to let off,
and relieve him from the nervous humours,
and surplus bile, with which his system was
surcharged. Having watched by the Union
through those two weary and anxious days
and nights, expecting every nomen. to survey
"a wreck of matter, and crash of worlds.'
and finding after all that the catasirophy had
been indefinitely postponed and that the Union
still stood, the proud and beautiful fabric
which it is, our neghbor must necessarily do
something or himself explode, and so he pitch
es into the Courier, and sundry other distin-
guished individuals, mixing in Garrison and
Phillips for variety, and doubtless feltrelieved.
If he felt as much so after writing it, as we
did after reading it, he certainly felt first
rate.
Our neighbor had sort Of itching propen
sity to call US an abolitionest, right out in
meeting, but didn't seem to like to do il, being
of the opinion if he did we would deny it
Indeed, he says he thinks we would Now,
we will take occasion to say to our neighbor,
that if it will relieve his feelings; or, in his
opinion, contribute in any degree to the saliva
ton of the Union, TO call us an abolitionist, we
advise him to go ahead. He must not expect a
Patent Right for new invention, however,
There are too many ahead of him. in fact it
has been prominent item of political slang
for the last nine years, and is getting slightly
stale, but he may make il pay perhaps, as an
item OF news.
But neighbor ou are silent in relation to the
Disunionists of the South, to whom we directed
your attention, hoping that our great efforts in
behalf of the Union, would induce You to ex-
tend your bl ows wherever danger threatened
drought the Confederacy. Why is this?-
Why are you so scared by this meeting of
5000 at Cleveland, and so profoundly silent in
relation to frequent and sundrv meetings in the
Southern States. You have heard of such Con-
ventions have you not? and we Go hope, now
that you have broken up and destroyed the
Cleveland Convention, that you will turn your
vigilent attention souihwards. And while you
are about it, inasmuch as you have entered so
minutely into the relations which the Republic
can party sustains to the Cleveland Disunion-
lists, please on the other hand to give us the
relations of the Southern school of Disunion-
lists, to yourself and your party. Come. give
us the whole truth. We are anxious to be able
to compare notes with you to determine by the
rule you have laid down, who are the disunion-
lists. No craufsaing or honey .fuggleiny if you
please.