The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-06-14
Our Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, June 4th, Is

kept in one book or one hundred and fftv
pages, fifteen by eighteen inches in size
Now it takes .ffty sir books, eighteen by
twenty-four inches, each book equal to fire
hundred pages. Yet the southern Political
leaders were not satisfied with the rapid
progress of wealth and civilization, notwith-
standing millions of dollars were collected
annually from the free States to pay for this
extended and universal mail privilege being
extended to them but they wanted their
rights the right not only to extend slavery
over every foot of our territories but into
the free States themselves. Thanks to a
patriotic people they are getting their rights
in the way they best deserve to get them.
Virginia, from being the first Of States In
power and influence, is now in q state of
desolation and want none so poor as to do
her reverence, and the end is not yet. What
her citizens are to do for the common nec-
essaries Of life for the next year, is hard to
tell. And yet the situation of Virginia is
only duplicate of the other Rebel States,
and still the war goes on, and will 60 on
until slavery or freedom rules. 5 za..a
The Rebels and their sympathizers in the
loyal States, are now looking to the fall cleo
tons in the free States, as the turning point
in their cause. If the vallandingham de-
mocracy, or Crittenden- Powell conservatives
(for they are the same in fact) can carry a
majority of Congress this fall, peace will
follow on such terms as suit the Rebels
The Rebel States will return to the Union
with newly elected delegation. with all the
bitterness Of Southern fiends, when Congress
will he more fully and completely in the in.
terests and under the control of the slave
power, than it was, even in the days of Bu-
chanan, Floyd & Co. On the other hand,
If the new Congress is of the same cast as
the present, freedom rather than shave
loving Congress, the Rebels will see no help
from their friends in the North, until too
late to do them any good. The moderate
ones will abandon the cause as hopeless, and
the leaders will either be hung or expelled
the country. Then the masses who have
no interest in slavery, will see hope ard take
courage, and within the present administra
ton, Maryland, Delaware, Missouri and
North Carolina, will all be free under the
Presidents emancipation scheme, or will
have ad ,p'ed system Of gradual emancipa-
ton, and Virginia. Kentucky, and in fact
oil but the cotton states, will have taken
steps to initiate emancipation. Slavery, what
is left Of it, will be confined to the
cotton States, and consequently of little po-
riticaf power, and not worth being courted
by Northern dough-facc demagogues, and
then, and not until then will there be peace
There is great complaint here, in Iowa
and all over the land, at the tardy and mild
manner in which the President and Congress
deal with the Rebellion and Rebels 1t is
unfortunate. But it must be recollect that
while Washington is the Capitol Of the. FREE
est and best people on earth, still, that it has
been the habitation, either temporarily OF
permanently. Of the worst political plotters
against freedom and free institutions, tina,
the world has ever seen and that while the
more prominent Of there traitors to freedom
are now heading the Southern Rebellion
some of the worst still remain in Washing
ton and that this same old dynasty have
here in Washington perfect organization
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of the Government and the legislation ot
Congress in favor Of slavery, slavery ard
rebellion being twin brothers. This organ;.
7ation is perfect and systematic In its opera
tons. They know their men here, ard in
all the States, free and slave. Every mem
Der of Congress and men of influence here,
if approachable, will be influenced by some
process. Some are conservative Republi.
cans some Americans others Democrats,
but all an the interest Of slavery Look at
the late conservative Congressional caucus,
in which were two bastard Republicans, a
few Dough-face Northern Democrats, and
erery kind of traitors. Crittenden was made
chairman because great many fossil Wings
still think him good man and safe. Rich
ardson was there to give confidence to that
class of democrats, and Powell, Salisbury
May, and the other traitors were there virtu.
allv saying to the Rebels, "hold out a little
longer, and we will save you" $3.50
The approaching fall elections are the
most important that has ever been held in
this Republic. If freedom wins, slavery has
made its last fight, we win then have peace.
The people Of the first district should by
no means loose the services Of Wilson. He
is, without doubt. the most influential mem.
Der in Congress true to his district, true II
his State, and true to freedom and the con.
stitution. IOWA.
A Battle Between Jackson and
| Shields.
| WASHINGTON, June 11.-Advices received
at the War Department state that Jack sons
army attacked Shilds' advance, on Monday
morning near Port Republic The conflict
is said to have been maintained for four