The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-04-23
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Notices Of Marriages. Deaths and Religious Meetings
WIN be published free Of charge 1890
Notice Of the meetings Of Charitable Tnetitntions and
Political and public meetings generally half tie usual
rstes Of advertising
The Result of tho Election in
WapeIfO County. :.
We have no disposition to .eny, that we are
disappointed with the result Of the recent'elec-
tion in this coun,y;not thatwethink the Sham
Democracy havegained anything, bit that the
Republicans have lost, and where there was
re necessity for loosing. We shall offend no
one who does not deserve it, whenwe say that
those Of the Republicans who neglected to 60
TO the Polls on last election day, were rcesly
recreant to their principles and to The glorious
cause In which they have e,nbarked. By
staying away from the Polls tie Republicans
have allowed their majority In the STATE &c be
not Internationally lessened, il indeed they
have not suffered an ingiorions defeat. This
IS downright pnre carelessness, and deserves
the severest kind Of reprobation. There are
many consistent aud earnest Republicans we
are well aware, who dislike TO be continually
absorbed in politics, and prefer to confne their
attention to The peaceful pursuits OF business,
aad who feel discharged Of their duty IL they
but make some strong exertions at extraordi-
nary times, and vote at the most important
elections. Now in all candsr we submit it to
such that this is not the right spirit There is
not an election takes place, in which it is not
matter OF the greatest Importance that the
whole strength of our Party should be brought
out, for be it remembered that every success
now, even though il be but the election OF a
constable. will help US on to the achievement
Of victory inthat great battle, which sooner
Or later must be fought and by which will be
decided the issue between slavery extension
snd aggression and slavery restriction. But if
because elections are to Gil Offices, of minor
importance and there is no especial excite
ment and interest attending them, we habtual-
ly neglect them, we shall find at last that we
are shorn of our chief strength and power
The tactics of our opponents are infinitely bet
ter than ours. They are we'll up to every
species If party drill, and never omit any ex
ertion which it is in their power to make even
though the occasion may be one OF little APP
parent importance Consequentlythey often
times attain success, when il might and should
have rested elsewhere. And we should be
glad il the Republicans. in just this one thing
would initiate their opponents and at all future
elections make their most manful and ener-
getic exertions in the cause of freedom. BY
no other means under Heaven, can we succeed
in accomplishing that mission on which we
lave embarked. t.E - fea ,sa
In one respect we augur favorable conse-
quences from the result of the recent election.
The Republicans have proof TO show them
that the State Of Iowa is not SO strongly Re-
publican, but that itrequires watchfulness and
exertion 10 carry it. and that in the future they
will neither on the one hand, suffer themselves
10 be decoyed out of their true and appro-
pirate mission into the pursuit OF impractical
BILE objects, nor on the other hand permit them
selves to fall victims to inactivity aud slo,h.
We append few facts and comparisons in
reference to the election in this County The
total vote for President last fall was 2S25, of
which Fremont received 1893, Buchanan Il75
aud Fillmore 1852. In August 1856 the Repub.
lican vote was 1868 and the Democratic 1ISS.
Att the recent April election the aggregate vote
was l765 being 100 less than were cast at the
Presidential election and sos less than were
cast for Fremont and Buchanan. OF the 1865
votes cast at the recent April election the Re
publican ticket received 1853 and the Demo-
= l :.
eretic 1905 being falling off in the Rcpubli-
can vote Of $40 and Of the Democratic vote
only ITO. The vote in Centre Township in
November was for Fremont le1 for Buchanan
I'll. AT the recent election Holmes Rep. re-
ceived 15l and Parvin Dem. 1919, it being
falling off in the Republican vote Of 40 while
in the Democratic vote Of only IL. In Dah-
lonega Township there was falling off in the
Republican vote Of &c while of the Democrat
ic vote only 10. In Richland the Republicans
lost 81 and the Democrats only g. In Colum-
bia the Republicans 81 and the Democrats SO,
in Highland The Republican loss %, Demo-
cratic 49,. In Pleasant, Republican loss 80
Democrat 10, in Agency Rep. loss 20 Dem Is,
in Green, Rep. loss Is, Dem. vote the sar1e as
in November. In Adams. Washington, Keo-
kuk and C,mpetine the Republicans did their
duty and went to the Polls pretty generally
In Cass the Democrats gain since November
II votes in Polk 5 and in Competine I.
From the above exhibition OF facts the Re.
publicans may derive a lesson which il will be
well for them 70 heed in the future. IL eyery
Republican in the County had done no more
than simply have gohe TO the Polls and voted.
we should have held our own in the County
while il any thing like strong effort had been
made, we could have very materially reduced
the sham Democratic majority. We trust
there may be efficacy in the old adage "a word
to the wise is sufficient
x. FIT. d. s. NJ. X. OPEx-Tne citizens
Of Keokuk enjoyed proud day on the 18th,
the occasion Of opening the first 20 miles OF
this road to Belfast, and the passage Of AN ex
cursion train over it for the tirs. time to that
point.
mas3 of people, says the Gate CITY, in
the highest Of spirits, and nlerriest mode filled
the cars, and sped away under the convoy OF
the good locomotive Keokuk, and reached
Belfast at IL o'clock, where dinner was served
and speeches made by Gen. Reid. Presiden. OF
the road, Mr.. Leighton Secretary, Mr.. Par
sons, Mr.. Taylor, J. X. Hornish, and Mr..
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