The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-04-14
The Recent Elections

-n nt The Recent Elections
The result of the Elections just held at diff.
ferent points in the West and East, are sig
nificant, and we presume may be regarded
as finally determining the f.te of the pro-
slavery Democracy, if There has been mind
anywhere not previously satisfied on the
subject. Never in the history of the Democ-
racy was greater exertions put forth than in
most of the late contests, especially in Chica-
60, New Hnmshire and Connecticut, and they
were aided to some extent, in those places,
by very serious disagreements in the ranks
of the Republicans, but the latter everywhere
came out of the fight gloriously triumphant
over external and internal opposition.
In view of these glorious results, we would
congratulate our Republican friends upon
the brilliant projects which they assure to
us in the future. Let us recur with in
creasing confidence and courage to the great
fundamental and everlasting principles of
truth and justice which compose our creed,
draw close together in our organization and
our sympathies, and prepare for the final
and decisive victory of 1860.
The prospect is one upon which we may
indeed dwell with peculiar pleasure and sat
isfaction. five glance one eye over the
North, everywhere do we see the Republi-
can banner waving in triumph, everywhere
do we see the pO-slavery cohorts broken,
disheartened and pcwerless. Scarcely a
vestage, hardly the semblance of an organi-
cation is left to that once all-powerful, proud
and successful party known as the Democ-
a,cy. The better portion of it, as it existed
in the days of jackson has long since left
it and joined the Republicans, and the work
of disorganization has not ceased. 1t will
surely go on. Truth is mighty and will pre-
vail
We have by sure and constant progress
reached a position from which, if we use it
wisely, prudently and well, we cannot be
driven. We now have the public ear. The
honesty of our purposes and the purity
Of our intentions has been indicated. The
iprejudices which calumny, misrerresen-
tations and detraction at first sought to
engender against us, has measurably passed
away, and we have every assurance that the
sympathies of the masses are with us, that
the hopes of humanity rest upon us and up
on our success. In Congress, too, we have
won our way to position ofpower and in
fiuence. The lower House is already ours,
and the Senate cannot much longer hold out
against us. At any rate, the important van.
tage ground is gained, where the voice Of
free discussion, and the rights of persons
and debate must be respected, and must ex-
ert constantly increasing influence AT
least, hereafter, the arrogance, as well as
the bludgeon of the overbearing seuthon
and his supple accomplices, will be powerless
before the array of manly courage, and
the fearless outspoken voice Of the able and
eloquent champions of freedom who, on those
floors, represent the principles OF our party
The Republican party has now but one
danger to fear, and that is ahesitating, vascil.
lating policy. Onward should now be its
watchward. Revolutions never 60 backward
and the Republican movement is rcvolu-
ton. 1t is a spontaneous movement of the
people to reverse the action and tendency
of the government tending fastand far away
from the policy, principles and faith of the
fathers, to The dark, dreary and dangerous
region of pro9sslavery despotism; a tendency
to blot out from the national mind, recollec-
ton and heart, all memory of, and reverence
for, the great fundamental principles of con.
stitutional freedom as embodied in the De-
claration of independence, and tendency
to make every department of the Govern
ment, not excepting the Supreme Court,
tools and the merest registers of the edictS
Of the meanest and most arbitrary despotism
the world ever saw. The duty as well as
the interest of the Republican party is then,
not to abate one jot or title from their creed,
but constantly, firmly and fearless to adj
vance. The North, the cool, rejecting, con-
servative North, is now Republican, and the
cool rejecting conservative South will he
Republican in good time. A few hundred
thousand fire-eating shareholders don't con-
stitute the South, and will not be permitted
always to dictate to it, for their own selfish
purposes There is another element there,
and white element too, who ought, and in
time will, sympathise with the Republican
party in its contest with the Slave Power.
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