The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-12-20
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/ ni>lrc'fto hanking associssipf1s, in the adj
vanases Of which they lnayy participate in.
full proportiJn 10 the care and responsibility
assumed and the s'rvicas performed by.
them. The promptituse and zaais WITH
. which many Of the existing institutions
eaine to tae financial suppnrt OF the (i6serrtf
Ine ut in the lark DAYS which fli,xed th.
4 outbreak of the rebellion, is not farso,ten
/ They vent, red largely badly and .pstriai-
cay on the side Of the Union and the Con
stitu;ional supremacy Of the nation. of State.
and citizens. Ii does not at MI de,ra., from,
/ the merit of the act that ,h- Losses wf,ici,
| they feared. but nnhesitatinglv tisked very
trsnsmuted into unexpected gains. It il fh4
solid Recommendation Of the suggested plan.
thatrit offers the oppors,,niiv 10 these ant
kindred institutions 10 reorqanizn. tccontini3
their business under the proposed act, and
with ii,tle loss and mc'i advanta 20 ra,fir;
pate in maintaining the new and n:fof,h.s
national currency .rr, aat,s,-r..a' : rs'6I
Tie proposed plan is recommended, final
~, nv the firm anchorn 70 It, will s,,prlytc..l
the uaion. Every indiyidnai ewho holds A.
dollar OF the circusiicn secuYegl by sucl, do 80
post. evcrv merchant every manufactures.
every mechanic interested in transscfihps
dependent for success on the credit or That
circulation. viii feel a, an iriury anv at
tolnpt'to rsrd the national uri.r. with the.
permanency and stability Of Is bich an iheirto
Interests are 80 closely and vitaliy connected
Had the system been possible. and had il
actually existed two resrs ago, can 4 he
doubted that',he national in' erostS n MI sen18t
,inents enlisted bv it for, the Union would
have strengthened the motives for adhesion
derived fronr othcr sources tkan TIE viii
t-eaSdn ofseaess,9n 9n'would have eenfilnposg59
siblc ? -, O., :.
A MRs, tEKpecsed' to be Eoyar. 81
For tile past two weeks Ire military -au-
thorities have been very strict. and, aS no
person is permitted to Lave the city who il ~
not loyal. n ecesssrily avast amount Of cues q
iioning takes place st the provost marshal i
office, a few days ago, a tall. detected
looking, ,,milidle-aged man una de his appsarl
ance befors Col, Gillem, and solicited s,pass.
The FIRST question rssked by the ,cslons.,s z
was: '7''' 80
Are you 4 loyal man :"
"well," said the ri,ysterious Hooking So !.
licitor.g " expect am. ''avG .aF''72A'F ." -
=" You expect you are I; don't you know =
whether You are & nod Union man or not ?''3
expect don't know. sir."T9-!p eiatJ
The appearance of theluan and his man.
ner OF conversation, rather nonplusSed Cob. -
,Gillem. who continued, however, nsy tlgid,
q Where do you wish to go, sir p .;er,g
~ want to so home
:, ''Where is your home 90
sin East Tennessee. - ''''s'l 'ast
'-When did you arrive in this city ~ 'a Nf1
"Seyernlyears ago." ai 3'a iEsi .-'a''i
Where was you at ;the commencement b.
Of the rebellion, sir I?"g fr yiysred u ,lf'5a
"fn, this city,, ;.gr E.i5r 8t;w asieiEaul
I" Did you ever hear Andy Ewing make. 81
any of his speeches" ?" a- +.
" Have, you ever been. in the rebel ar 80,
my ?" 'Si'a' - H'.1'' '.'''' '''' 9.
"No, SIR,
Did you ever intend to take up arms
against the government of the United
StatesT, gaj af gU}sa aa 3 taatGs z5.t1
= No, Sir" eats bar aa1ra aa a e.HH
" Have'you. a family in East Tennessee. r
sir ?" -,.-o .,s, aIi8g Ers usrs} IS
Yes, sir, a wife and two daughters" "a d.
How long is it since you have seen your, .
family ~ -:,rr
Ten years"
Ten years! Where have yoa been
during all this time ?"
!" Ia the State prison, sir" =
. Mr.. Ben" said the Colonel, turning to-
one of his clerks, .'giye this man pass to
East Tennessee. ."-NashuiIte Letter. ti ssq4a.