The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-09-04

opened fire on the Fort, which was vigor-
ously returned by the GARRISON of 800 men,
under command Of Capt. Barron, formerly
ofithe Vnitedl States Navy. After twenty
rounds the rebels ammnnit;pp gave out, and
the entire garrison surrendered. The fort
was built few months since, and mounted
twenty guns.
England and lllis Country.
The latest efforts Of the London Times,
have, as will be observed by our dispatches,
been directed to the financial difficulties of
our Government. Having, as it supposes,
prejndiced English capitalists against Uni
ted States loan, it is unable to see how our
financial problem is to be solved. Like most
Englishmen, the writer imagines that Lon
don is the great money center which decides
the success OF failure OF national loans. The
selfimportant Times, however, need not
spend its hours in shedding crocodile tears
about our, troubles. We are very rapidly
proving .o'm selves Independent, financially,
Of the people represented by the Times, who
Napoleon, very properly, characterized as
Nation Of Shopkeepers. We are nes only
proving this, but we are in a fair way to de-
monstrate that England is dependent for her
prosperity upon this country. The Times
will open its eyes perhaps when it learns
that American bankers have taken $3.50, 900, :.
600 of the Government loan; that the pop
ular loan is being rapidly subscribed by the
loyal people, in sums ranging. from $50 up
to $50, 900 !: and that the issue Of $50, OOO,-
600 in small notes which has commenced, is
eagerly sought after as first class circula-
ting medium, and will soon be in the hands
of our citizens throughout the loyal States.
Thus the Times will discover that the finan.
cial problem, the key to which it supposed
was held in England, has already been SOL
we'd. The nation of shopkecpers will, we
suspect, be quite rs anxious to obtain Ameri-
can securities as our Government will be to
offer them.
The Times ~ also discovering that we arc.
getting along withoutthe manfactors of Great
Britain. Our imports since the LIST ofJanua-
ry, have fallen off $50, 100000. Our exports
the same time show an increase of $27, OOO,-
900. Thus we have gained, in less than
eight months, Ss7,OOo,OOo. Thi, is the
point that touches the shopkecpers represen-
ted by the Times, in the most tender spot
and when they consider the su ddcn and trc-
mendoas change that has taken place in the.
trade accounts between this country, aaia
England, throwing the balance largely in our
favor; and think about the Morrill, Tariff;
and contemplate the threatened loss of Cot
ton, their old prejaiiices against the Repuh
bean institutions in general and the Ameri-
can Government in particular, get stirred up
from the very bottom and between every
pinch of snuff and glass of ale that the mon
.worshiping class of Englishmen take, they
snort out their anathemas against the Nor.
rill Tariff. and utter dismal howl about
cotton. We can well afford to dispense with
the sympathies of the shopkeepers rcprcsen-
ted by the Times. But there is another
large class Of Englishmen, whose sympathics
are sincere, deep and lasting. These are
not measured or G Ntrolled by pounds, shil-
hngs and pence. This class take a high,
manly view ofour troubles, and comprehend
intelligently the nature Of our difficulties.
They are the true friends of the loyal Amer
leans who are now contending against the
establishment on this continent of an aristo-
cratic monarchy, as the men If the revohl-
ton fought to relieve themselves from the
iron yoke of British tyranny. But is it not
curious to hear the London Times talking
about the dependence Of America upon
England for money, while we have been
drawing largely in bullion from that country
in settlement Of balances, which have been,
running in our favor, and while. the hun
dreds of million dollars to be spent in this
war are 10 be disburscd among our own peo-
plea All the food and pretty nearly all the
materials required to. carry on the war are
furnished from our own resources; and. at
the same time we are contributing largely
toward feeding the people Of England. who
are to large extent dependent upon US for
the bread they eat. Were it Notherw Se-
were we buying largely Of England to carry
On the war--our cause would be popular
with the London Times and the shopkec-
pers it represents Clacinnati Gazette.