The weekly Ottumwa courier., 1861-01-09
THE TRIBUNE ALMANAC FOR Is
CHICAGO TRIBUNE.
Deroted to Ne,os, Commerce. Politics, Agri
culture, Education, Literature, Art ana
I Science
Prospectus for 1861.

p,. rl 5000 :,
roL,f'Gn--Ine al ne g.eat Pohtcal campaign OF isoo u
closes Inc patie mas peen iought and won, and the
eagles d Victory peren on Ine republican banners
ABRaHAn LINCOLN mas been triamphanfiy elected Pres
aent o t1e uhed STATES ior iour years rom the AL
OF March, 1901.
Me are entering upon year tnat Will De memorable
IN tne anna's OF american poitics Ihe f1re-Eaters
OF the COTTON states nave undertaken to break up the
american Union. Ihe people nave decided against
he h u. e ua. oox, anu .ney refuse 10 sunmit te
ne NeruCt uuiess tmeir uemands shaii De comphec
Win, which are as ,ollows:
9, DEMANDS of THE TIRE EAI.Rs-ist Inat the Free
sns M pay ior az !ugIt,ves rom aoor VINO may
snau De repea.ed. oa Inat slavery snail be extended
sm.o All tne Ie,rit0rles ana projected by Fedora
anaS =; e.. ~ .1e siase Hanc snail oe re
opened In the Dlstrlct oi columbia. 9TH That Law
sha be passed granting the right to shareholders tt
trd.e anu sojourh IN the free states, accompanied
~ " u"e,s cass s'a az nnr-oo,,,,,,n, .;., 49,,
IN Ease oi non-Gomplance WIN these pro-slavery
aemah"s .ne threateh TO secede from tht
~ nn'or. anu se. up southern Conlederacy reopen
slaveholdng empire. oy absorbing Mexico, Centra
america ana the ISLANDS OF the Gnf such Is the pro
gramme OF the Disunionsts
,,n,d s"s =, .t penooves every sound patriot ano
Tienu cI .ne Union snu Consttntcn TO stand by
G nson m as tne oId democrats stooe
ny ueh. JACKSON when assaied Dy south Carolina nui
e9ea py .ne aiosant ongarcny INTO base surrender
VI Is rlgn,s ahh most cherished principles
attars =, h, mere are S,ner important
mat.efs 70 come Deiore the new Aoministration-
among tnese are: FREE homesteads Tor the Lsndess
Improvemenis OF Rivers and Harbors; Constru :tion
OF OF kaliroad 10 the Pacihc ENCOURAGEMENT of the
Rsrhg ana Psrm,ns Industry OF the country
Eetrenehment E aho heiorm IN the administrasion Of
os @ fessorauon, IN short, OF the earlier
ana purer DAYS OF the kepuhiic On all these ques-
ons the TRIBUNE viii ever be found an earnest cham
Pioh on the sue oi freedom, hignt ana PATRIOTISM
;,s os = i,s lineage is.ne Oommerclsi Empo
rum OF large portion OF ahe Northwest, and by rea
son OF hei Immense system OF Railroads and telegraph
hhes she mas become great news centre and we are
Gonhaeht tna. western readers can obtain their ear
Ies, niormauon OF passing events from the columns
OF .ne Chicago IRiBrsE, which Is ape newspaper
tnat keeps Iuly up with the progress OF the times
gooa western paper is certainly better calculated to
promote the interests OF the West than papers pub
hshed looo miles away, which know little and care
less ior western interests, sentiments and require
men Gls -
=, OoEkksPosDsScE -During the coming winter one OF
ne edi'oIs VIII correspond TOT the TRIBUNE from wash
ington giving ioii ana graphic reports OF the proceed
ihgs ., an eScning session OF congress.
Anotner on the editots VIII attend AZ Springfield
.ne people Iuy posted on what VIII De done
.! tne Innois LEGISLATURE. Correspondents VIII be
empioyea y. .ne capitos OF iowa, minnesota, Wiscon
SIN r anu ImaIaha.
rr1u, o.her por.ohs OF tne country, anu from lot
elgn Iahus, we oerVe our nteilgence IRON the multi
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