The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-10-25

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Mr. EDrroR:-A citizen OF town should always spread
abroad the advantages, the law and order, the peace
and morality that are incident 10 his place Of resi-
dence, and never give publicity to the disorder, the
uproar and the immortality that chance to hover
his adopted home like blighting pestilence. But
when one loves peace and order, and morality, and
has some defence for the rights of man, should he
live in a village where such are rarely known, he
should publish the fact, and thereby all men, so
that they may venture with eyes open, and then il
they take up their residence in such village or town
they can blame one but themselves.
! In former communication said the Wi lie Awak es
of Agency had paraded without being molested
! in some manner, and uowI have two instances, Of
fresh molestation to record
company of Lady Wide Awakes having been
formed here on last Friday evening, they appeared
publicly and marched in procession for short time
with the Wide Awakes and made most respectable
and beautiful appearance, suoh would call forth
the appreciation of any respectable citizen. But in
the mean time the Democracy had word of the af
fair andbeng chagrined, doubt, by the result OF
the late elections and ranking under the knowledge
that the Republicans of Agency had beaten them at
everylaudible, and honorable undertaking and being
determined to wreak their vengeance in mode,
they knew of no way of creating disturbance, other
than talking unexpectedly of the Lady Wide Awakes
and doing everything in their power without resort
ing to open mob violence, to thyart, and insult the
Wide Awakes while parade.
Accordingly, under the espionage Of citizens who
ought to have some of propriey and decorum,
a couple of boys--almost young men BACKED them
selves up like darkies and acted like darkes-than
which they do nothing better--they perseyered
in insulting the Wide Awakes while the ladies were
in procession And they used language which is not
fit to be beardby polite, but which In their par
lance Is their most sublime flights of speech Failing to
raise disturbance Friday night, they rereated and
held council of war to prepare for fresh sales the
Monday night following, which last evening.
And having determined to cast the weight of the ag
erosion possible, on the wide awakes they sound
ed the alarm and last evening hocked into town,
and hung around the wide awakes like thick cloud
Of evil, the menials of the Agency Democracy.
Early in the evening there fight between two
small boys Of the opposing parties, and that having
raised the excitement, some wids awakes spoke out,
and said the wide Gwakes should be let alone, which
raised the ire of some of the Democrats, and
thence it seemed they determined to have fuss, for
in body larger than the wide awakcs they lowered
around, using insulting Ian guage getting in the way
an not getting out, although politely requested.
The ladies desiring to await the arrival of the cars,
the wide awakes marched to the depot expecting to
form the platform, but the noble "Unterrifed'
having anticipated the desire, marched down in ad-
vance, and formed in solid phalanx the atform,
and being politely requested to give way for the la
dies, moved "nary peg"
! The wide awakes not wishing to create disturbance
then peaceaby marched away, escorted the ladies
home, but while they marching away, the "Un-
terrified" but disappointed crew the platform,
shouted and shouted in glee thinking they had awed
the Lincoln men, and then hurriedy marched after in
guerilla style, and swiftly passed, and gathered around
the hickory pole, opposite which the wide awakes de.
ployed, and after forming circle, gave thu
torian cheers for Lincoln, which was answered by
the rabbe giving three cheers for Douglas Then the
wide awakes gave three hearty cheers for Pennsyva
mia, which called forth response. Then three will
ing cheers given for Indiana which not an
swered, and then the wide ava kes and Republi
can spectators gave three for the Union which the
rabble answered by giving three cheers for "the
White girls and the constitution.
| Matters by this time grew pretty warm some few OF
the company left the ranks while the majority were
attending to some business, and having gone among
the crowd, overhe ard some Of the Democrats talk in
sultingly of the ladies, and one OF the wide awakes
knocked an insulter down, which raised great com
motion, and during the melee, some njudicious y
called for the "wide awakes whereupon they all has
tened to the spot but eer they reached it they en-
countered few of the "Unterrifed" DULLES one oil
which, a stawart fellow, hailing believe, from Yer.
mont and one, judge, who has more reason OF pri
ding himself Ia Heenan, and yelled out Come into
me, ;" "Come into me, and while Republican-not a
wide awake-was doning his coat hit him blow that
feed him to the eBrh, and knocked him the second
Tine e'er he had recovered from the first fall.
know it is revolving to publish such deeds but the
evil doings Of the Agency Democracy must be made
known. Some party is to blame, and any court Of law
and equity, could not fail CT coRvicing the Demo
cratic party OF Agency were it on trial. The Demo
Gratis are the aggressors and it be proven in any
court of law They not all engaged it is true but
they are accessory, claiming to be nonntervention
ists they interfere with the rights Of Others Claim
ing non.intererence with good and evil yet they in
terfere In favor Of evil But swift retrbuton may some
day ovcrtake them, and when the devil has them to
"sift as wheat" there will be heard no "lamenta-
! tions" In Agency. NERITAS.
| Oct. 10th 1862