The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-01-22
NO. L
PROSPECTUS
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NEW YORK TRIBUNE ron 1865.

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THE Election is past, and Its result proves that The
work devoved on the Republican party s not vet cow
peted In all the Eastern and Northern portions Of the
sountry-.in New England, New York, Ohio, and the
Northwest-thc Republican banner floats In triumoh.
while In southern Jersey, Pennsylvania Indiana ana
lllinolsn Short wherever few newspapers are taken
and where common schools too new and too feeble
70 have educated the present generation of voterths
black flag OF Slavery obstructs the sunshine srans-
er to America might distinguish those portions Of our
country most blessed with Education, Intelligence
Thrift and Virtue, BY scanning the returns Of tine PRESS
Dental contest Of 1856 We have failed OF
sss ars ar inc RECIPE are against but
nent and do not know what the real Questions AZ
ISSUE went almost solid against u.s. reversing the yer.
dict which the great majority Of the educ and in
telligent endeavored 10 pronounce
These facts indicate the path of pressing duty with
no unmaniy repnings over what 10 rrecoverable-with
no abatement OK heart or hope because the truph OF
Liberty In her hew ordeal not won az IN, Ions TssnS
and white Plains Of her struggewith not SHADOW OF
regret that the responsibility OF governing h no ccnea
ed to her champions before the people were ,,iv
dy to sustain themwe begin afreFh the WORK OF dif
fasing that vital truth which, IN regard to the concerns
OF this world as well as OF the next makes Free indeed
Now, In the Slave Powers heyiAy Of victory vhs IT,
ministers and serytors are gathering and plottine a
make tie most OF their triumph and Crush ouspfha
spirit which they vainly believed to be crnrIaed 49,
entombed-now, when the fainthearted or cciA,tesrs
ed who lately basked In the sunshine OF our
hopes are hauling OH to repair damages and "a
abandoning the rugged OF Politics for morr ~;
and fowery felds--now In this hour of WEAKNESS ara
Ihs TRIBUNE renews Ito VOWS Of eternal bose
NY TO every form OF tyranny tae bodies and AQUA
OF mento the shameful assumption that the benc5ssd
and feeble, whether In soul or body, are TO Be :,
their wiser stronger brethren-to the domn.tinY -
despots and ogarchs whether Of empires or nlan,s
tonso me ensiavers Of cities and Kingdoms Of EuroI
or the breeders OF children for the a
the eotton-held In Virginia or Alabama
The doctrine that no human being was ever created
for the benefit or advantage Of anothcfthat ali sr,
vice between man and man should be free ana rscr,a
cslthat the iaborer shood not toll and sweat IN ry,
per Others pride Or minister 70 Others luxury, but foe
him--is destined to certain triumph IL Nrsr nreysr
for God regns and Earth nnt created TO he ths.
.re oi nlusnce, oppression, and misery forever ],
scsi triumph; Tor all true prophecy afirms and tts
vindication OF the Divine benignity in,perat;ve,v
aaires It, 1t MIST triumph; fer Democratic America
cannot always remain the sco u arlstocrats and ths
shame OF reformsrs and Hber,ls fhrophout the Oil
world Unjust triumph, for Mans history Is not cha
os OF rlue, put everywhere instinct with meaning;
and no heroic effort failed OF its cgectno lror 81
martyr blood was ever shed 10 vain s1 ~
the TRIBUNE win be, as thas been, a Political Jour
zes the truth that Freedom and Slavery are here Srs
pied In deadly conflict, and that In the result one NJ
them must lose all control the Federal Govern.
the discussion and calculation of the issue az h
day. u sinks none OF the characteristics of Business
ana rany Newspaper The proceedings Of Congress,
IKE tose IN Kansas, will be watched and reported nv
an able and fearless corps OF Correspondents Will.
from London, Paris, Constantnople, Havana, San
rrancseo, Albany and other centres OF Interest orr
special advices will be- as they hny. been frssb "a r.
liable. Amember Of our Editorial cosps--Bavara T.v
lorns nov IN Northern Europe, and win spend the
WINTER IN sweden, Lapland, Russia, thence making =
way hext season across Siberia and Tartary 70 tn.
mouth OF the Amour, and thence homeward by the pa
enc ana California, unless some change Of route sfl
promise greater interest and profit readers for
whom alone he win write regularly throug hout bis ~
yenurous Journey, which likely require two years
Tor Its compilation Our reports Of the
Lectures Public Meetings &c, win be fun and reliable
ana our forcgn aud Domestic News made mn witb !,
careful regard to the condensation into our ample COL
unns o. the greatest amount Of intelligence that corr
ssteh WITH the use OF type Of generous sizs In SID
not be for want Of expenditure or effort 1855
II II be deemed desirable by Republicans that TEE
IRibusE should be circulated In their several
we urge them to see that Clubs be made IN and a .
warded Ia due season The Postnasters are semi.,f
hciaiy adaonshed not 20 aid circulation but 10
urge instead that Of journals deemed .souni' ard
Hauonai by the compatrots of Atchison and String
Fellow. We ask live Republicans everywhere 10 TAX,
care that these efforts be not eGeetua 10 onaneh ths
light If Freedom in the murky n,ists OF slavery.