The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-12-23


able and sagacious democrats whom the
Tribune has been fatterin. and supporting,
will soon be found lifting their heels against
us. Had we left the enemies of B ,ch tnan in
those States to be run down by the regular
democracy or come square over to us. we should
not indeed have had the control of the next
House of Representatives. Nor Is this at all
desirable. All the Republican party ought to
have asked was to strengthen their popular
Bajorihes. and move forwar rather than back
ward the standard of their political fath. The
last thing we want is completely with, or re-
sporsbility for, the national legislation. With
presidential veto against us, and an aristocraic
Senate. no beneficial legislation is possible
The control of tha Banks Congress was almost
fatal to us, ard the very power we have gained
In the next may defeat our expectations in
1860. aE
Douglasisn upon its northern side will look
thus. Acquiescence in the free lon of Kansas.
Hereafter all the territories to be legally slave
holding. under the Dred Scott decision, subject
TO no interference by Cong. ess. BItth,ir IN
hdDitdUts, III tPEHiinx d CDuS'iNlpls UtF VI
they so vote, Ike them free States. A tariff
| that shall better protect certain branches of
| Northern labor. This concession v i'll be m 1de
tn save Pennsylvania anil take the wind out
! of the protective sails OF the Republicans
its Southern aspect will be 70 favor any scheme
of fllibustering or slavery extension the Soath
may happen to have in hand. T, mike an
issue with such party The opposition will have
to go deeper than Kansas or L,conpfon. As
against Douglas Lerompton is a perfectly use
less weapon.
Most significant and most important in this
connection is the speech Of Senaicr Seward,
delivered on the eve # the New York election
and which we publish in our present number I.
! That sagacious statesman evidently foresa W
the contirgecy which might bring mp the dem
election IN hi. own State and Pennsylvania,
had been contested. OF course, when the
Democratic party are forced by the popular
indignation to advance ard take a position
more favorable to freedom, it is NJ time for the
power that has pro iucedthat result t, recele.
II shows that the pro-slaverv party have met
its first defeat, have received chack, have
/ lost their prestige. They falter ani hasi ate
The columns of attact mist be pushed on -
New positions in advance mist be seizel and
the whole line advanced nearer the elemy's
work..
The only two vital agencies in Arerican
politics are the two sentiments, pro-slavery
and anti-slavery. The former is the life of
democracy, the latter of Repubicanism. Other
issues may secure transient results, but each
party recruits its strength and feel 5 its growth
upon these two elements in the popular heart.
} Douglas, the Arnold OF the Missouri Com
promise perfdy, the coarse satirist of negro
philism is STAKEHOLDER and belongs tn the
Shareholders. We have always feareG him
never had any faith in him. The Republicans
Of the West have no confidence in his gooi
faith nor in his integrity. He must be me
upon the very grounds that have just been con
tested so gallantly by Lincoln in Illinois, tina
is: The Declaration Of Independence, and no
the Dred Scott opinion, is the true exp ,si,ion
OF the spirit of the Constitution. IL we dron
! down upon mere tariff disclssi,a, we sh .l
find ourselves fore,talied by an unscrappl ,us
faction before hand with us. Iist AZ Brai5lry
promised the ishernia To ah to he existing
bounties, and Heard, ani other distressed L..
comptonists male The largest assurances T.
their constituents of protection to Northarn
industry. Bat upon the great qaestioa of vim
dicating the popular liberties stinst the a.
tacks of an aristocracy seeking to Invo'v
black and white in acomnon cppressi N, there
is no danger that we can be f,rsstallat TIE
whole Uuon shall be the heater Of Linz ,a's
second battle with the Little Giant. Heaven
send better result. ..--.