The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-10-18

'amp"'gn, Suppose i.
thatit ownt nrass,uIlnn -. Is of ca Is,
caps and torch + 'ys wTch WILDE conren-
lent at celebrations and in closalg contested
State elections. ---------
! But it is not in this thing alone that the
,n;schicvors apprehension manifests Itself
The South very generally ndentrfes Repub
.l:cansn with Abolitionism, when it should
know that tie Aholitonists of the North
have never acted with the Republicans.
The Interest enemies of Rcpubicanism IN
all the North are the Abclitionis's of tho
North. They have never acted with ns; they
defame our representative men; they do
what they can, always to deftat us. Far
bait from Is to deny that the Republicans
are opponents of slavery to deny that they
esteem it wrong morally, disastrous eeotiom
ically, and mischievous politically. They
oppose the policy that would difluSc slavery
over our common Territory. They oppose
those who would make the slave interest
domnat in our national councils.
They believe the government should, in
all its operations discriminate in favor of FREE
white labor But they recognize the rights
of every slave State under the constitution
They understand and will abide by, thu
compact which makes these thirty -odd States
a grand confederacy. This conftderacy il
what every Republican loves-the union ON
these States. ... ......
There are facts Which the intelligent pee
pie of the South ought to know; but which
they seem to he ignorant Of No sooner does
an infatuated old man. with dozen follow
crs, irvad, Virginia, for the purpose of lib
Grating slaves, than the whole operation IS
attributed to Repab!icanism; and 'John
! Brownism' and Republicanism are bruited
I in the same breath throughout the South, as
political identities. All the prominent men
of the Republican party are suspected of
completely with the mad scheme, and con
sressional committees are formed for tllei
detection. The failure to identity Repu
canism with the John Brown raid, ins
way, does not, however, seem to hn3e tau
the South anything. A number oE this
burn up property in Texas; and immediss
the work is attributed to abolitioh7kts,
the country is assured that the wholetIa
/ is the legitimate result of tie spre9dc pr
! publican doctrines. @ sfa. .fH.s
! Again, southern people labor luRdst
impression that northern peopisat.ooDI |
dislike, but hate them. II is but sif
time since that gentleman from one,
/ southern states passed through This ci.I
met here northern friend, with whom i
tc9nyersed freely upon this subject
| fessed that he came to the North exp
to meet cod shoulders and words of
ness; but said he, {" / was never. treat
well in my life, anywhere. Out
frank and friendly heart, this sgantleul
pressed the wish that the whole SOUTH
como up here, and see how greatly thu
been mistaken. The truth is, therd
was time in the history Of the
when the North felt more kindly
daily towards the South than no1
bear them no cnmity; but We insist
shall respect our po!itieal cpnyictj
us 4 voice in the government of
try, and accept US as those who
toward them and TIE nation. |
Another misrepresentation on
the South is that the Bspablicat
composed of ignorant and lanali
IL theyw,il come Nayth, we VIII -
that all the men. who, cannot reaSs-r.
the Democratic party. We will Say
that forty-nine out ofianex Ay
Christian ministers are hlican
overwhelming majority Of dr col
ties are Republicans; and thatNi
Commercial ccnters,. where those. }
men live wao masseGisa
out Of savcry,s and o.
Eeign population .thouna, O.,
make any headway asains,
at ALL We speak that wn
knows, though a'e would 10 il
tense to any, when we say that AZ
education, culture and rsiinen aeA
i Northern States is found mains g.
bounds Of the Republican PariYs "a
. multitudeS of. refined and cNceaept 800
among the Democrats, n, god people as =
party, or any part of the verdi. conta :
but the fact is notorious that the Demoera
party that which is most in sympathy " !
slavery --embraces all the worst aud Il
NEST ignorant ehmcnss Of Northern society
4 IL view Of the II iSapprcAcn>ihus at TIN
South. touching the materials and objects Of
Republican>m, ii is easy 10 perceive thatag
itatioh wilnot cease, anil that the co,ntrs
, will not he at peace until the sout IA
stands the North and does it iu.t
know OF but one way toh,ing arnat ter
understanding. The viii alwars us
$ chiettn al,r> enough both at the 81 nd
: the North, to perp, tuate any IN, uad ID
ing that may exist and it must ee1 sh-
/, mSton, and IN power. that Ropa, SIN
VIII vindicate It's patriotism and tT'a The
Constitusons before the South and Pre-
{ tie whole countiy.n WhersrtH,8 be
I done, the South Will be at peace iSrss
!, II the interval quarrel that has been kps ~
through, all the waning years and 4
power Of the nciuocratic party, we sha,F III
a i,asernal coniilence TIE only pcs-iblIW
a Lm aelsatioa Ssthe scleetisn' e a Eepuf
j resident, aad tine establishment oft
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