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

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SPEECH OF MIR. HOLT,
Fellow CITIZENS lit is to me source O
boundless rejoicing that the freemen Of Ken
lucky are still permitted to call the freemen
ofNew York theirfellow acitisens. fApplausei
.'three cheers for Kentucky."l Traitors with
in and traitors without have striven unccas-
ingly to b, ,eak that noble old Commonwealth
away from the moorings of her loyalty, and
to send her adrift upon the stormy sea Of
rebellion and treason, where so many Of our
States are now being wrecked. But, thank
God, neither their reductions, nor their base
threatenings, have proved Of any avail. In
spite of all their violence and all their efforts
to rend them assunder, New York and Ken
lucky this night stand forward rs sisters
The freemen of Kentucky are still the breth-
rem of the freemen of New York, united by
the same blessed memories, kindled by the
same transporting hopes, and animated by
the same stern and inAexibleresolvet to main-
tain this Union, whatever the expenditure Of
life the struggle may require. She has not
now, she never has had, sympathy with the
purpose of those conspirators, who, at the
head of armies, and in the mad pursuit Of
power, are now reddening their hands in a
nations blood. [ Applause. She abhors them
as Rome abhorred Cataline, as the American
people abhor Benedict Arnold, as Christians
abhor Che memory Of Judas Iscariot That
abhorrance was fully expressed in our recent
election and yet in the very face of that
popular expression, and IN defiance and con-
tempt of it, the public papers now assure us
that the Secessionists are preparing to pre-
aipitate that State into the horrors of civil
war, simply and solely because she refused
to sell herself to the devil. [Cneers.l Yet if,
like the political bandit of South America
and Mexico, they traitorously persist in ap-
pealing from the popular vote to the sword,
then venture to predict that it will be found
that the Union men of Kentucky, with their
love of peace, still carry bullets rs well as
ballots In their pockets. .EE
Fellow citizens, wish l had language in
which adequately to convey to you my CRATE
ful sense Of the reception l have received,
and my thanks to the distinguished gentle
man who has in terms so fattering, referred
to me. The very slight services which it
has been my fortune to render to our COM
mon country, are altogether unworthy ofthe
appreciation they have received. Had
done infinitely more, should only have done
my duty, and would have been infamous
in my own view had done less. [Cheers. ]
Fellow citizens, when accepted the distin-
tinguished honor from the Chamber Of Com
merce of presenting myself before you to-
night, it was with distinct understanding
that I would not infect studied po-
ltical harrangue. An elaborate discussion
of those topics which now so painfully occu-
py the public mind is not at all necessary be-
fore the loyal men Of New York. The fear
ful import of current events, and the stern
duty which those events impose upon us all,
are too well understood by yourselves to
make it necessary that should attempt Ell
ther to describe them, or to impress them
upon your minds. A few words, however,
in connection with journey which I have
recently made through the loyal States. j
have everywhere found the most encouraging
sentiment in reference to the prosecution Of
this war; have nowhere found any exasper-
alton against the people Of the South, no
blustcr, no threatening, but at every point a
solemn determination to uphold this Gov
ernment, connected with a sadness whose
depth Of tenderness should in vain endeav.
or to describe. [Cheers.] Strong and brave
men, while speaking to me of our unhappy
dissentions, have wept, and honor them
for it /; for ifa strong man cannot weep over
the ruin Of such country, and Of such q
Government as this, where is the catastro.
phe that can touch his heart An men eve.
rywhere seem now to realize that this is moi
war upon the people Of the South, but .
war in their defense and for their deliverance
IChecrs. That's true. If it were indeed Q
war against them, we might lay oar faces ir
the dust, and confess that our glorious insti
tutions are failure. But it is a war agains
a band of conspirators who have arrayet
themselves against our country, and have
established military despotism, and who
in the selfshness and remorselessness ofthei
undertaking, aD kindred to those traitors
who, in other ages, have disturbed the re
pose Of nations. [Applause.l HS
The public mind no longer occupies itsel
with any discussion as to the cause Of thi
war. It no longer wastes its logic in expos
ing the monstrosities of the doctrine of Sc
cession. In the light Of current and recen
events, we now know wen what Secession
was intended to accomplish. Too bitterl,
we know what it has accomplished. An,
we would no moro think now of gravel
examining, with view Of showing its trea
son, than we would think Of analyzing tn
kiss of Judas to prove that it was full Of tn
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