The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-09-11

traitor who was endangeiipg the safety O
his command and the interests of the coun
tryg (Cries of "Never") No man can pre-
tend it for single moment, it is one of The
terrible necessities Of the war. And if were
in command and had good reason to believt
that hSl possession Of a traitor, and no 9th
er remedy would arrest treachery, would
suspend the writ and the individual too
[Cheers and cries of good That goes righ
to the spot That is sound,' That is such
Democracy as | like to see.l There is ne
other here. Gen. jackson had the hearts o
the American people mole than any man o
modern times. And why? Because he met
great necessities like man. He didn't go
in times of stirring necessity, to demonstrat;
problems from musty precedents, but wher
a man wanted hanging, he hung him frs
and looked up the law afterward. daughter,
There are times and occasions when this j.
the only way do in dealing with treason.-
The civil law affords no adequate remedy
While you are discussing the question the
country may be ruined, the Capital in flames
the archives destroyed. When the war is
over we may examine and see if fany one has
incurred penalty for susrending the writ
of habeas corpus Gen. jackson paid his
fine, but not till after he had put down botf
foreign and domestic traitors. So long as
there is citizen South that demands the
protection of this Government, then it is oul
duty to protect the Government Of the Unior
for his sake. ["Sound," "That's the talk,
Gel And when there is none, it is our duty
to maintain it, for politically, geographically
socially, and commercially it is one in every
sense-it is utterly impossible for this Gov
ernment to be divided without its utter de-
struction to both sections. When you at
tempt to divide North and South, you mus,
do it East and West. Then all will 60 t.
pieces. and our country will be Mexico
worse than Mexico, because we have ter
times more material for mischief and dcstruc
ton. A military despotism will be inaugur
ated whenever you permit this rebellion t.
triumph. But some cry we are in favor o
peace. Yes, we are all for peace now.
was for negotiating peace, until fortifica
ton was fired upon by rebel artillery, and
then babe adieu to all expeetstions of peace
until conquered over rebellion Cheers.1
say there is no peace until you can put dowr
rebellion by force of arms; and when every
other man, woman, and child in the United
States has acknowledged the independence
of the revoted States, to those with arms in
their hands | will still oppose it, and l will
talk for my own qualification when no Others
will hear me. Laughter, and cries Of good. :,
We must stand by the Union. Fellow .citi
zens, the language of Andrew jackson was
"The Union must and shall be preserved "
What would Gen. jackson have done had
he been at the helm to-day? He would have
hung the traitors higher than Heman. You
may make peace with the loyal men of the
South, and there is the place to make it. Blu,
how will you do it with rebellion 2 Go with
an agreement in one hand and revolver in
the other, and ask the Confederacy to take
its choice? Ifthere is any you can deal with
it is the loyal citizens Of the South-those
that are prosecuted for the sake of their Gov
ernment-those that love their Constitution,
and are willing to die in its defense, when
they are restored to position by conquering
rebellion. All should strive together for this
good end-men should bare their bospms in
battle, women implore in the name of heav-
en- that the blessings of the Union should re-
turn, and children raise their little hands to
curse this Rebellion as a ferocious monster
that has come hither to torment them before
their time and dim with blood and tears the
luster of their bright star. l believed, when
the evening of the last Presidential election
had closed, that I should claim exemption and
an honorable discharge from the active dis.
cusslons of the day. congratulated myself
that l sho' once more enjoy reposein the qui
ct of my home and in the pursuit loved. Bit
this question of Government or anarchy has
arisen, and I find it my duty to raise my voice
at the demands of my fellow-citizens, unit
turbulence is hushed, or is crowned with tri
umph. Are you in favor ofwar? No, but l an
in favor Of putting down the authors of thu
war. l am in favor Of peace, but I am in
favor Of the only course that will insure it
driving out armed Rebellion, negotiation with
loyalty. When this country commences tt
die, it will die rapidly. When this nation j:
given up to disruption, it will go to swift des
truction. Rome, to be snre, was three hun
dred years dying; but then its physical pow
ers were greater than ours, its moral force
less, its nervous energy less acute than ours
When we fall we shall 60 down in blood ant
darkness; but not in tears, for the dying
meyer weep Nero, the last and worst of tn,
Caesars, sung to his harp while his capita
was in flames. Tamerlane, to signalize hi
brutal ferocity, reared monument Of sev
enty thousand human skulls. Attila de
clared that the grass should never grow
where the hoof of his war horse trod. Hy
der Ali left the Carnatic black with ashe
and desolation; but he who destroys tn
American Union viii be greater than all o
either. And ''the foe, the monster Brant,
who fell upon and slaughtered the defense
less woman and children Of this valley, wi
be more approved in history by men, and b