The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-10-16
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| On the TIN Of September, TINS NEW YoRx wRyxL,
ThIBUEz commenced the twenty-rs year of It's exist.
ence; THE DAILY TRIBUNE being come months older
and the SEMi-WEEELY TRIBUNE somewhat younger
For than twenty years, this journal has labored
in what Its conductors have felt TO be the OF
Humanity, JUSTICE aud Freedom, endeayoring to
mcliorate the condition of the oppressed and unfortu.
nate to honor and encourage exertion In what
ever sphere, and. TO promote by all means the moral
intellectual and material advancement of our couh-
try II has aimed to be right rather than popular,
and to espouse and commend to-day the truth that
others may not be willing to accept till tomorrow.
In pursuing this course have doubtless been
made and faults committed but having In all things
melted our readers to think and Judge Tor theme
rather than adopt blndy our own or others cohciu
eions, we believe We fairly claim for this journal
the credit OF having qualified Its readers to detect
And expose even Its own errors To developtKe minds
teal Education and 10 encourage and stimulate Pro.
ductive Industry through free grants Of Public Lands
to actual settlers and cuvators also through the
protection ofimmature or peculiarly exposed branch
from too powerful foreign competition are among
the aims to which this Journal has adhered through
good and evil report, and which 1t steadfastiy corn
nends to American patriotism and philanthropy.
As tn the Civil War now devastating country
We hold 1t to have originated in Rebellion more
known-a Rebel;onn the interest of the few against
the many-a Rebe uiou designed to raise higher the
walls Of caste and tighten the chains OF oppression
Having done all we could withouta surrender Of vital
principle to avoid this War; and witnessed the for
bearance, meekness. and longsu1rering With which
the Federal Cove mint sought toavert its horrors,
We hold 1t our Oh ar duy, with that Of every other
q izen, TO stand th nation and its fairly chosen
rulers, and to nd with oil energies their ef
forts to uphold the Union, the Constitution and the
supremacy of the Laws And, though the Rebellion
has become, through usurpation, dec epton terror
ism and spoilatior, fearfuy strong we believe the
American Republic far stronger, and that the nj
NOUS earnest efforts of loyal hearts and hands will
insure its overthrow. But all questions affecting
the Objects the scope and duration Of this most ex
traordinary contest, we defer to those whom the
American People have clothed wita authority, hold
ing unity of purpose ard Of action indispensable in
In crisis like the present, our columns must We
largely esgrossed with the current history the War
Tor the Union, and with calculations Of Its siri
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