The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-06-21


there lives man on earth who is suprcmel,
guilty of the charge he falsely hurls at me
that man is Douglas" With every plat
form before him, which the Republican part
have ever framed, since they existed as
party; with these platforms distinctly dis
claiming all intention ofinterfering with Sl;.
very within the limits of those States il
which it exists by law, and without any owe
act on the part of the Republican party, be
lying those declarations; he nevertheless
here, everywhere, proclaims that the party
is insincere, that they are really and truly
"abolitionists," and as such must be pu
down. This is the man who talks abou
''ilnpugning motives.'
I viii take quiet walk with my friend
into the conscience and honesty" part o
his letters. shall have to treat of them to
gether, simply because I cannot separate
them. They are kind Of Eng and Chang
pair of moral Siamese twins The moment
you separate them, both expire; stab the
one, the other dies. When any man charges
the Republican party with being abolitionis'
and at the same time has the fullest proof:
in his possession that it is not so. con
ccive, if we admit him to have any conscience
at all, it must be of the "Saul of Tarsus'
stripe, and fully agree with douglas" that
"the sooner he kicks it out the better"
I will now select single instance from
among many, to illustrate the position oi
"DodgIas' upon conscience and honesty
matters. In the course Of last winter, if |
am correctly informed, hepublicly denounced
apolitical opponent as an intensely dishonest
man. The denunciation was distinctly
based on the ground that the person came to
Iowa leaving unpaid claims behind him.
The charge, have reason to believe, was
true-was never denied. The refusal to pay
was based on the ground that frauds had
been committed, which morally justified the
reputation. This mans indebtedness con;
sists in an endorsement for his son. The
father and son arrived at Blalcsburg togcth.
er. The son was Baptist by profession,
and wished to ally himself here to the church
Of his choice. He informed the church,
through its deacons, Of the circumstances
under which he came herc-solicited them to
correspond with the church he had left, with
a view to satisfy themselves that he had mis-
represented nothing. And he abstained
from pressing his application for membership,
for about three months, at the end of which
time he was duly admitted. -
have reason to believe that Douglas
voted for his admission, and it is quite Ger
tain that he has often partaken with that son
Of the sacred emblems at the Lords Table
Now here is pretty case for the High Court
Of conscience and honesty" to decide. II
the father is dishonest, how came the son to
be fitting recipient of church privileges
Are the responsibilities Of the indorser great.
er than his for whom he in3orses? Doug.
las" must be content to be, and to remain
spearetl on this dilemma. Either he believed
he was wrong when he denounced the father
as dishonest, or he was derilect in his duty
as a protesting christian, when he admitted
and continued in fellowship with the son.
Let him sit on which point he likes best
either viii pierce him. With these spcci
mems of my friends conscience and hon
esty," it is pretty evident that if he has not
"kicked them out of DOORS" then he ha
strangled the poor twins in the kitchen.
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