The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-08-23
Tho Cost of Defea,.

Tho Cost Of Defeat.
We have come to a point, in the
pro-slavery rebellion, when our capi.
talists and business men should begin
to compute the cost of defeat. Sup
pose JEFF Davis should succeed in des-
troying the Union-what then ? Sup
pose he should take the city of Wash
ington-what then ? Suppose he had
his army at the capital and himselfin
the White House what then Some
body must pay the cost of this South.
err rascality, And now, Messrs Bank
Officers, capitalists, and business men,
at the North, who do you think JEFF
would call upon to foot his bills He
wouldn't 60 South, that is clear. -
Would our bank capital and deposits
be safe /? No, Would our savings
banks be safe? No. Would our
merchandise and our other property
be safe ? No. Would our lands be
safe p? No. Would anything but sla-
very, all over the land, be safe ? No.
Woul,l our necks be safe ? No.
Nothing would be safe. The South
know very well that unless they sue.
ceed now in destroying the Govern
ment, they are made utterly and hope
lessly bankrupt. They began by
fighting for slavery. Now they are
fighting for slavery and to save all the
money they have invested in the re-
bellion, and they will fight with des~
peration. They have no hope in a
separation. 1t is too late for that
They have reason enough, and they
are wise enough, to summon every
man who can bear arms to come to
their help Immediately. To delay is
to lose everything. as sse"a'7a
r. If the North should fail, which may
heaven forbid, the cause of freedom
will be put back century. If we fail,
we shall also become bankrupt. Our
gold and our silver, and everything
we possess, will then go into the hands
of the rebels. Our very lives will be
at,their mercy. Remember-the men
we are dealing with, inaugurated this
rebellion by stealing. They stole the
money in our custom-houses and mints.
They stole our Government stocks and
bonds. They stole our post-office rev.
enue. They stole our firearms and
ofwar. They stole our ships
and everything within their reach.-'
These are the men we are dealing
with, and it is high time we under
stood the matter fully. Yes, we are
dealing with banded thieves and rob-
bers- with murderers-those who
coolly fired upon Sumter, and dared to
spill the blood of our peace-loving,
law-abiding citizens. What can we
expect from such men 1t is time,
now, for the North to begin the war.
Shall our property be sunk and lost
forever, or shall the South be the
losers /? Shall we spare the rebels.
while we freely suffer and pour out our
loyal blood in defense of our country?
That has been our policy. We have
fought, thus far, like the indulgent
tender. hearted mother, who said to
her darling, rebellious child, 81 tell
you, you young rascal, I'll conquer you
if it takes every bit of sugar I've got
in the house to do it." That is the
only kind of talk our Southern friends
have heard, and it is high time to stop
short-to turn over a new leaf. Now
let us begin the war
lst. BY drafting one million Of men.
I'd. BY proclaiming universal eman-
cipation. @
Sd. BY confiscating all rebel property.
4th. By dealing summarily with
traitors.
Such course, in our opinion, will
be the safest, wisest, and cheapest,
aud it would, within 60 days, put an
end to the rebellion. 1t would scare
the rebels at home and abroad, and,
teach interventionists to mind their
own business. Shall we begin the
war? Who's ready?-N y Inde-'
pendent. ss as
a. gSho No.x.