The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-09-13
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The Mercury is doubtless very loyal, but
It has singular way of showing it. For
instance, whenever any allusion is made to
the secessionists, who are VIGOROUSLY circu.
lating on various missions in behalf of the
Southern Confederacy among us, the Mer-
curry instantly fares up, indites leader,
and denounces the allusion as personal re-
Election on the loyalty of the Mercury and
the Democratic party. Why is this? Why
cannot we discuss measures to protect our
elections against the Vaccinations of the
ernisaries and open, known tools of jeff
Davis. without mourning the displeaaas, ..f
the Otf..-----~- party dependent upon the
votes Of such men Ifso, every loyal eiti-
zen will agree with US, that the democratic
party ought not to succeed and this sensi-
tiveness ofthe Mercury and kindred sheets.
when that class of persons is alluded to, and
their practical ignoring of the existence of
adisloyal class at the north, notwithstanding
the most conclusive evidence to the contrary
is doing more than all else to confirm Union
Democrats in the suspicion that the leaders
Of that party are at heart disloyal to their
country, and is the real secret of the over
whelming defeats it has just sustained in
Maine, Vermont and California. 1t is plain
to the most common apprehension that the
enemies against whom these leaders are con
tending, are in the north, and not in the
south they are"a foe more wiley than the
rebels in the southern army !" they are
a portion of the loyal men Of the north, of
the country, who are fighting the battles of
the Union. Ifthis was not so, their columns
would not be teeming with bitter denoucia
tons of somebody else than the rebels. ascri-
bing to them the responsibility of rebellion,
and trying to divide, einbitter, and weaken
the Union men of the n ,rth, and place it en-.
t'rely out OF their power to put down the re-
bellion and save the Union. II these men
were really opposed to jeff Davis and his
followers, they would denounce them. TIL
they really desired the overthrow and dis.
truction Of the rebels, they would say so
If they desired the defeat of
the rebels more than anything else, they
would postpone all their contemplate dem
asoguery until the work was done. But
preferrlng party to country. they will prob I
'hIy persevere in the course they are pursu-
ng, until the honest and patriotic voters Of
iowa, like the vo.ers of Maine, Vermont and
California, consign them to infamy from
which there will be no resurrection.
We are not speaking of Democrats That
not generic term any longer The old
'arty Of that name was split into two frag-
nents at Charleston and Baltimore the
southern democrats setting up the secession
business for themselves. Since then the
'orthern fragment has been divided into
t least two subdivisions, the Union and
Peace Democrats; the former standing along.
ide with all the rest CT the Union strength
Il the country, in support of the Federal
and against traitors south and
orth. The Peace democrats are those who
enounced coercion who have said the
outh was right and ought to win, 50 long
$ they dared to say it; who have aided in
scruiting for the rebel army, or have joined
!; who think slavery the foundation and
hief corner stone Of every thing human and
ivine who hate all anti slavery men worse
IAN they hate JEFF DAVIS. southern rebels I
: the Devil, and who follow, swear by, and q
lstify Vallandingham, Dennis Mallory. {
ave Steward, or any other known ,ympa- I
lizer. The worse traitor the better for 4
en-. .t9 2 ~
Messrs. Wilson and Hornish, candidates :