The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-12-19
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PoIIrcII The or nj roIi,;s,i c,,,,,;r, 90 ,eeo q,
closed The battle has heen fousbt "a sn, Cd ,h
eagles If victory nercb on tho Rsnnhican hanar.
ARRIu.N LIycoIS has haen tr;um,ha til -, "a D.
dent of the United States for four yeas from tho Ab
of March 1861 ,lI-t ~ 49,
We are entering upon year thai II, be rob,s
In the annals of America no,;tics Tha ~ E,ar
American Union. The neonje have dec;deI aappinst
them at The ballot HOY and ,bsy rr,sa 40 sr;, =,
the verdict unless their demands oh an n. cn,nn,;ed
with which are as follows.
DsM,Sps OF THE FIRp Eirrpsfst Tho, Tho Fr.a
States shall nav for ali fnotiyes from Labor who NAV
escape. Cd That all State laws against kidnappjng
shall be repealed Sd That slave shall he .vfandad
into all the Territories and nrot.cted nv Fedsrai
Slave Code. 4th. That the Slave frame shall be re-
opened in the District of Conmhi, b,h Tha, L.
.hall he passed granting The rigbt q, Ixohniaars
travel and soionrn In The Free States accnmnania4
by their slaves.
In case of non-compliance with these nro.s,averv
demands the Fire Eate,s tbreaten to secede fn AZ
Union. and set up a Southern Coincidence. re.open
the African Slave Trade and attempt to found great
slaveholdng empire by absorbing Mexico Central
America and the IsI,nds IF tho 4, ,if SIR -
eramme of the Disunionsts "' '1' 0uo" - ''' pio-
In this crisis n behooyes eyery so,pd n.,r;ot M
friend of the tnion ana Cene,c aud anu h
Lincons Administration as the old Democrats stood
i,y Gen rJactson ,yban assasd hv san, T;; ~,
iifers The frea North must nat S hi,;d nr sht
ened by the arrogant ogarcby into n a Sc surrender
of its dearest rphts nd most oh ,,r;nc;,,as
OTHER QuEsrioxs.-And there are other Important
matters TO come before the new NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. -
Among these are: Free Uomesteads for tho IandIess
Improvements of Rivers and Harbors. Constrn ton
q Railroad ne ant NJ tha
Manufacture me- and Farming industrv IT the ronnrv
Retrenchment and Reform In the ADM nistra.ion ~
Government; a restoration, In short. OF the earlier
and Durer DAVIS OF the I,ennbIic On ali thasa onas
tons the TRIBUNE will ever be found an earnest cham
pion on the side of Freedom Right and Patriotism
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liest Information Of passnr events from the co,,mn.
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that keeps fully nm win the provress ~ the times
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q, omote the intsrasts ~ thn oct ,h., ,a,s. ,,
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less for western intarssts ssntimen,. ara rsan;rs
ments 1870 10y - sS'- $50 Sa
CoRREsposprScr -Dpr;no tho Gaming v;nt.r ,ne q,
the editors will corresnond for he aiRrsr from WASH
inuton giving ull and pranhie rsnorts a. ,ha
ings Of An exciting session NJ Congrcss
Another Of the editors will .ttsnd at srr;n vsa,a
and keep the peonIe lIv on what vii, he
bv the Illinois legislature Corresnondents win he
emnloye ed at the canitoIs of Iowa Mnne.ota w,scon
sin and indiana
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