The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-09-18

with all our vast material resources, If with
our known and acknowledged physical su.
periority over the Rebels, if with our clam.
orous and profuse avowa!s Of devotion to our
institutions, we suffer that rebellion to tri.
umph over us, I do verify believe the Amer,
ican name would become stencil in the
nostrils Of the world, and then an American
citizen would not be permitted to walk the
streets Of European capital without having
the finger os scorn pointed at him. [Cries Of
bravo and cheers.l '.a l''
Fellow Citizens, If might be permitted
to utter word upon such subject, would
earnestly counsel forbearance, and patience in
reference to those charged with the admin.
istration Of our Government. [Great ap--
plause] Before criticizing their conduct we
should remember that we may not see all
the field of action, and may not be in con-
dition justly to appreciate the difficulties to
be overcome. [Applause. No man can
doubt the honesty and loyalty Of the Presi-
dent Of the United States; Immense ap-
plause, waving of hats, and cries Of :'No,"]
or his determination to suppress this rebel
lion. To him, under the Constitution, the
popular voice has committed absolutely the
fate of this Republic. His hands are en-
phatically your hands, and in weakening him
you weaken yourselves and you weaken the
struggling country that we are all striving
tosave.s He is too overwhelmed at this
moment with a mountain Of response
bility and toll such as ever rested on no pub
lie man in our history, and he is fully enti-
tied to all the support and all the consola-
ton which generous and warm-hearted
patriotism can give him. [Grcat applause.l
Amid all the discouragements that sur
round us, have still an unfaltering faith III
human progress and in the capacity of man
for selfgovernmcnt believe all the blood
which the true lovers Of our''race have shed
upon more than thousand battle-fields has
borne fruit, and that fruit is the Republic of
the United States. [Applause.l 1t came
forth upon the world like the morning sun
from its chamber, and its pathway of light
and glory, and it has poured its blessing up
on It's people in brimming fullnesS, as rivers
from their waters to the sea. cannot ad,
nit to my bosom the crushing thought that
in the full light of the Christian civilization
Of the nineteenth century such Govern
ment is fated to perish beneath the swords Of
the guilty men who are now banded together
for its overthrow. [Applause, loud and
long.l cannot, 7 will not believe these
twenty millions of people, cultivated, loyal,
courageous millions of the Anglo
Saxon race, bearing the names of the
heroes of the revolution, and passing
their lives amid the inspiration of its battle
fields-will ANONYMOUSLY suffe, its iastitu-
tions to be oyerthrown by ten millions, near
ly half of whom ere wretched, helpless slaves
with fetters in their hands. [Great applause !;
cries of"Never."l No page of history so
dark and so humilating as this has been
written of any portion Of the human family !;
and the American people had better, far bet
ter, never been born than to have lived to
have such history written of themselves
Let us then, fellow-citizens, endeavor to
raise ourselves fully to this great work OF
duty. IF it is to be done well, it should be
done quickly. If we would economize both
blood and treasure, we should move prompt
ly-we should move nightly. If, at this
very moment, it were possible to precipitate
the whole physical force of the North upon
the battle fields of the South it would be
measure, not only of wisdom, but Of econo-
my and humanity also. [Applause.l Let
us, then, have faith and hope and courage,
and all will yet be weli. [Great applause
Fellow citizens, feel I may have spoken
to you to night with more emphasis and
more earnestness Of suggestion than l am
priviledgcd to employ in your presence -
Cries of"No, no; 60 onr'] III have done
so, you will forgive the freedom, know !;
attributing It to that terrible conjunction of
affairs under which it is my fortune to- ad
dress you III had greater interest than
you had, or less interest than you had,
then you might mistrust me; but I
have precisely the same interest. If
this Union is dismembered, and this Gov.
ernment overtLrown, the grave Of every
earthly hope Vim open at my feet; and win
open at yours also. In the livesof families
and nations there rise from time to time
emergencies of danger which drive all before
them to common council chamber.
When the storm is raging at sea; when
The laboring and quivering vessel shrieks
out from every joint at the coming destruc-
ton, all who are on board, alike the humble
sailor and the most distinguished passenger
will feel themselves possessed ofthat right
! whicl.sno human despotism can control-the
right of fself.preservation. Even so, amid
the heady current Of this national tragedy
/ I, an humble citizen Of this distracted co IN
TRY, have ventured to lift up the voice o.
counsel and entreaty in your hearing, and
to thank you most kindly for your attention
.I[Threc rousing cheers were given for Mr.
Holt, the audience rising and waving hat'
and handkerchiefs, and three more cheer.
4 for Kentucky.
What some of the Border States Unionist
think Of slavery is pretty clearly stated iu 4
sneech which the Rev w n Carter of Eas