The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-08-02
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The Rebellion.


the most wicked, unnatural and inhuman,
that has ever blackened the pages of any
civilized nations history It's origin and
prime cause is reduceabe only to cause and
effect. The cause being "the sum of all
villainy" /; the effect TREASON Of the black
est dye. Should Government, in wiping
out the rebellion, be under the necessity of
removing the cause, the effect will forever
cease. .cae .s.-15 .s
Calhoun's Notification was only mask );
Tariff but hobby-horse. He was prompt
ed by the same cause that prompted Jeff
and Floyd. The piercing eye of jackson
saw the horns of the animal, through the
sham Qualification" and prophicied for the
future as by inspiration. aaa ra. a.
From Jackson to Lincoln, the dark storm
clouds Of treason have been drifting in the
southern skies. The Administration of i'm
beetle "Old Buck" was the time for traitors
to strike at the strong roots Of the old tree
Of Liberty. The awful storm, black with
malice, desperation and hellish treason, was
seen eliminating and sweeping on, in
creasing in violence as the fierce whirlwind
preceding the terrible hurricane. The FIRST
thunderbolt burst over the ramparts of Sum-
ter. Then, as if Omnipotence made the
clouds his Pavilion and the winds his Char
ct, we heard the .rumbling wheels in the
North, Jeff and his minions have leagued
with the Devil, and He'll and Vesuvious
belch their sulphurious flames But nearer
and still nearer sounds the chariot wheels
In the rolling mountain from the north. An
awful collision is at hand Hear as the
two antagonists meet,---the clashing of steel
and thunder Of artillery. Devil save "Jeff''
and his pirate flag, shout the infer nal tyrant
crew, and God for Liberty Columbia's pa
triot sons reply. The nation stands aghast
in painful suspense at the dark pail over
shadowing their once bright and happy land,
while right and constitutional liberty is
being asserted, and the Union cemented by
the blood of our fathers. Thank Heaven,
the Devil begins to falter, and Jeff is
shaking in his boots. The Charioteer filings
the "Old Flag to the breeze and commands
in thunder tones, "Smite "Jeff'' and the
Devil; disperse their "skedaddling menials."
~ will proclaim freedom to the world."-
Heavens balmy zephyrs lift and fan the
awful pail /; the azure CLEANS beneath the
rising clouds already do we see the rays Of
the Son Of Liberty, gittering through the
falling mist Of the declining storm, rejecting
the bow Of peace and promise. Soon viii
the full blazing sun, with all his effulgent
beams, burst in glory upon our long becloud-
ed land, and only appear the more beautiful
for having been vailed so long " '2'5
In all time, great events developed great
men. The corruptions and prosecutions Of
the Catholic church developed Luther
The formalities Of the Episcopal church de-
veloped Wesley. The Revolution of'76
developed a Washington. The rebellion Of
'61-2 has developed a Lincoln, Mcclellan,
Halleck, Buel, Pope, and a Foote.-
When we consider the magnitude and pow.
er of this war for the maintenance of the
best government under Heaven, the revolu-
tionary and all other wars anterior or SUBJ
sequent to 1t, sink into comparative insig-
nificance It is the most superlatively grand
ever enacted upon the great drama Of the
worlds history. The tragic actors upon
the stage have displayed every conceivable
character imaginable to human nature or to
human thought. " -1a #.t
Now reader, lets you and delineatc a
few imaginary characters, but in fixing the
preliminaries, I don't wish to be considered
selfish, and will give you the preference
You will, therefore, picture few Of the best
possible characters who have been actors,
directly or indirectly, on this great stage,
of not only our country's, but the worlds
history, as the eyes of the whole world are
now turned towards the American Republic.
I will endeavor to picture few of the worst,
and we will submit the result to the judg-
ment of all h onest men to decide who shall
have succeeded best But to the task
need give secessionists who are despe.
rateiy endeavoring to maintain their inglori
GUS cause but passing sketch, for many Of
them are ignorantly and blindly deluded
and are really what they pretend to be.
will more particularly sketch those cowardlly
c1inging, whining, sneaking secesh sympa
thisers in the north. WHO, are secretly aiding
and abetting treason, thereby prolonging the
war and rebellion, rendering themselves vir
tually, though indirectly, the assassins O
their patriot neighbors IN arms for our com
mon country, but they themselves are too
cowardly, mean and contemplate, to take uE
arms and fight for or openly avow thei
real sentiments these are detestable enough
to blush the devil and curtain hell But
will try my hand on more ugly picture
which, for the sake of humanity, trust ha.
in character, no real entity in mortal ex
istence. iced
Just conceive of a frozen hearted, misery
migrate, who talks of having human feelings
pretended patriot In arms, who but for the
pelf Of Office, would probably have never
been in the service. An officer having tn,
command of a volunteer company, and ap
ply to his own use, fund entrusted to hin
by generous ladies, for the mutual benefit o
his men; would hold the purse Of faller