The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-12-06
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Prospectus for 1861.

PoLrTIcAL-The great political campaign Of 1860 is
closed. The battle has been fought and won and the
eagles Of victory perch the Republican banners
ABRAHAM LINCOLN has been triumphanty elected pres.
ident Of the United States for four from the 4h
of March, 1861.
We are entering upon year that will be memora able
in the annals Of American politics. The Fire Eaters
of the Cotton States have undertaken to break up
American Union. The people have decided against
them at the ballot box and they refuse 10 submit to
the verdict unless their demands shall be complied
with, which as follows
DEMANDS OF THE FIRE EATRRs-1st. That the Free
States shall pay for all fugtves from labor who may
| escape 3D. That all State laws against Kidnapping
into all the Territories and protected by Federal
Slave Code. 4th. That the Slave traffic shall be re-
opened in the District Of Columbia. 5th That law
shall be passed granting the right to
travel and sojourn in the Free States accompanied
by their slaves.
In case of noncompliance with these pro-sIavery
demands, the FireEaters threaten to secede the
Union, and set up Southern Confederacy, reopen
the African Slave Trade and attempt to found great
sayeholding empire, by absorbing Mexico, Central
America and the Islands the Gulf Such Is the pro-
| gramme of the Disunionists.
| friend Of the Union and Constitution to stand by
Lincon's Administration the old Democrats stood
by Gen. Jackson when assailed by South Carolina null
lifiers The free North must not bued nor fright
ened by the arrogant garchy into base surrender
Of its dearest rights and most cherished principles
OTHER QuEsTIoNs.-And there are other important
matters TO come before the Administration
Among these Free Homeseads for the Landless |;
Improvements of Rivers and Harbors; Constru tion
ENCOURAGEMENT
Manufacturing and Farming industry Of the country
Retrenchment and Reform in the administration OF
Government; restoration, In Short Of the earlier
and purer days of the Republic On all these ques-
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