The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-09-23

place. than from any other. This Valley,
with the valleys Of the tributaries to the Plat,
cover over about two degrees Of latitude and
twelve Of longitude, thus constituting an en-
pIrs within itself, capable Of sustaining q
heavier population, than the Valleys Of any Of
the other tributa,i4s Of The Missouri.
There then 10 an extensive field opened 10
receive the honest and enterprising srtizan,
from the older states, who may be seeking q
home in the west. There, too. 10 just a. beam
tifui, and fertile pravies, q ever the sun shone
upon, and here are az good, and ready markets,
where the the farmer and mechanic can dis.
pose Of the products Of their labor, and real
ize as fair prices ~ they can in the majority
Of the eastern markets. ,,s FIX. K.
~The following extract from the speech
Of Hon, W. n. Evsrts, a Union meeting IT
Republicans and Americans in N. r., will be
recognized ~ q correct view Of the present po-
si'ion Of parties in the country:
Now, in my Judgment, II the history Of this
Administration, since II came into::power, shows
anything in regard to what constitutes Tie
policy Of this Administratiou, defy anybody
to show me upon what the Federal Govern.
ment has bee, engaged ~ party measure aud
party test, except II psrsistsnce 10 il purpose
TO force upon the unwilling people Of Kansas
Constitution they sbhor. appeal to the
observation and the intelligence OF every man
who hears me to say IL it 10 not true, that
while Democrats 1t Washington, and Demo
crafts away from Washington have been srifer-
Ell to differ from the President and his Cabi-
net, and the majority IN Congress upon every
other sutjsct Of Democratic policy without
disturbing their party relations, yet adherence
to this one thing has been made test Of party
feality, and opposition to il has made the IN.
pardonabla sin to subject the offenders to sx-
pulsion and ruin. ask now what distinct
discord, public or private. open Or snothered,
no~ disturbs the Democratic party, but the
difference Of opinion with the President Of the
United Statss AID his Administration The
great contest tow going On in the West, where
Douglas IL engaged With the opposition, and
also the Aduinistration forces hunting hin
down, shows that this 10 fhs vital, the eontroli-
ing point 10 the Federal policy. IL this \
practical ISSUE There Is nothing more p,ac-
tical. How did il begia2 How i it carried
on? How does it purpose to END? n started
firstwith the repeal Of time honorsd compact.
l. Introduced then the struggle Of popular sov-
ereignty, aud then attempts BY executive pow
er, BY fraud At the baiiot-box and BY intimida-
ton and the frowns Of power to compel the
people OF Kansas, . reluctant people, to nc !.
cept constitution totally repugnant to them.
There never was question more distinctly
presented o. an issue between popular rights
and the power Of the Government, either in
England, France, or the revolutionary era Of
our own country. CApplause.] Now ] do
not much favor that system Of politics. or
those politicians or public men, who are qnite
satisfied with praising liberty in ancient times
and in foreigs countries, sympathizing with
the oppressed Of France and Of Greece, and
yet have no voice, no action, no politics to put
pown, with the power that the Consultation
has given US, this bold step to suppress the will
OF the people. But il it a present issue, and
one that our politics for the next Two or four
years have to deal withi Some say il 10 past
Issue; that the Administration have been de-
feated BY the heroism Of the people Of Kansas,
and that the overwhe lining exhibition Of the
popular will there il too terrible for the party
in power TO disregard. Why, this is nothing
hut the merest sham, inflated, il you please,
BY every rogue detected and prosecuted in the
committing Of any crime. But Is the issus
over when the criminal arrested has either
pleaded guilty or been CON nitted BY the Jury
No. his punishment follows upon the past IS
sas Of his crime. CApplause.l And that
punishment is to be meted out to the Demo-
cratic party and the Fed raj Administr.tion,
that similar crimes may not be sttemp.sd again.
Renewed applause.1 But the issue Is not yet
past even in that sense. There were two prop
ositions 1t the bottom Of this EFFORT Of Federal
power the one that Kansas should come ie
- . Slave State, whether her people would Or
not. That they defeated BY their heroism and
nagnanimity. The other proposition wastha
they should not come in % Free State, andt
that issue we are to fight tn rough now. And
that Is not past, either in the sense Of the Of
Tense or Of the convicted crime.. But il Is .
purpose now entertained, upon which THE
country is to be divided. And are We to rep
resent such feeblensss, such degradation, such
Generalization, - tat we ourselves, nothing
but free laborefs, living and Increasing. ampIl-
flying our domain, our wealth, our power, our
energies, b. nothiag but free labor, shall sub
nit to have Il said that . community % eer-
tain nunber Of people. 10 in Kansas, shows BY
its rejection Of Slavery, On uniitnsss to Be .
commonwealth, and are, therefore, TO b kept
out Of this community OF Frss States Did
u evei occur to ron that whsa Kansas IshsM
come into this Union y enc oe this great -.
fsderscy. she will Be the first State since ths
original thirteen That has fought Cor her liber.
y and achieved iti Cyocifsrous and repeat
I'd spplauss.] And Itsli you that when, ~
our united efforts, this great glory 10 sehisr,d
hers will Be more Joy in this confsderacy over
TIE one infant Stats ee Kansas than over thel
golden fringed borders Of California, cad oil
the vide and rich valley Of the Mississippi -
Renewed applsuss.1 II shows u not only
what that very smpli6cation Of our territory
has shown, that our energies know No absts-
ment to our future Increase but it shows U,
what nothing else has shown before, that thu