The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-05-01

warn all persons against bringing informa-
tion Of the enemv's movements to onr camps
under penalty ofbeing turned back to IRE.
4 ceive such punishment as the enemy may
chonse to inhict for betraying them, or for
running away and betraying combined No
organization Of secret service can meet all
the requirements nj an army operating in an
enemy's country, unless aided by some, por-
tion Of the inhabitants of the country -
What f,llv, then, towall vut and srepcls the
very inhabitants who might bring as the
information we most need, and who have
everywhere shown an eagcrness to do sol >
1t is the undoubted right and the duty Of
every nation, when engaged in a.righteous
war-and no other than righteous war is
instifiable at ALTO avail itself ofevery le-
gitimate means known to civilized warfare
to overcome its cpemies.r What will be
thought by posterity Of this nationsiif. .in the
present emergency. we not only fail to en-.
pioy the agencies which Providence seems
to have placed at our disposal, but actually
seek every opportunity to exasperatc and
drive from our support those who are anx.
io,is to serve us? Were the Russian nobIesi
now engaged in arebeIlion against their Gov
ernment, would we not regard their emperor
as guilty ofthe greatest f,lly ifhe not only
declined to enlist the seffs Of his e1npirato
aid in suppressing the insurrection, but re-
peeled them from his service and allow.
ed his generals to return them to his rebel
lious mobiles, to be used by them in over
throwing his authority, And can any one
tell me the difference between the case IT
have put and our ownf so5s 80 : altE gs+sd
The whole history OF the world does not
exhibit'a nation guilty Of such extreme fatti-
ity as has marked tile condnct Of our Gov-
eminent its treatment Of the colored pop
u'ation since the present war began Ft
seems to be impossibleto convince ourselves
that war, with all OF it's attendant rcsponsi-
b,lities and calamities, really exists, and that
future generations will not hold those guilt.
less who refuse to use any Of the means
which God has placed in their hands TO
bring it to successful termination. Histo
ry will pronounce those msn criminal who, 1
in this crisis Of the nations fate. consult the
prejudlces Of caste or color, and regard the
interests Of property Of paramount impor-
tance to the unity ofthe nation.
1t is useless to attempt to blink ont Of
sight the great issues before US; issues be-
fore us: issues that must be settled, and'set.
tied BY US. Ttwere wiser and more manly !
to meet them squarely and at once. We are
in the midst Of the greatest revolution that
ever occurred in ancient or modern times
Such armies MS are now marshallei in hos !
tile array on this continent, in point of num-
hers, equipment, and expense, have been
hitherto unknown in the annals of mankind |
We are imposing burdens in the form of
taxes that will be felt by unborn generations.
We are suffering much now; we expect
and are willing to suffer more And why ?
Because we desire to preserve the integrity
of our nation; because We b,leve that
Heaven designed US to be one people with
one destiny; the freest and happiest on
earth. 1t was to preserve that unity Of
our nationol existauce that our sons and
brothers have gone forth to do battle For
this it was that the gallant men Of Iowa have
freely, triumphantlv, laid down ther lives at
Wilson's Creek, Blue Mills. Belmont. Fort
Donelson, Pea Ridge, and Pittsburgh. And
shall we, after these great sacrifices Of life
and treasure hesitate about employing any
of the instrumentalities in aid Of the country
that are known to civilized warfare9 Shall we
not he recreant to our high trust if we doubt
or delay in this particular
This war viii 60 on until rebellion is sub
dued. Upon this point there need be. no
controversy. Rely upon it, the northwes.
tern States will submit to no temporizing or
compromising policy. They are too much
in earnest; they have suffered too much al
ready; they know too we'll what they would
be compelled to suffer in the future to allow
treason to go unpunished. 1t is because
they desire to prevent the recurrence OF the
rebellion that they demand that it shall now
he thoroughly crushed out. AmorS things
necessary to be done to fully accomplish this |
purpose, we must conquer and hold all ofthe
forts and strong positions on the south AT
lantic and Gulf coasts. How shall they be
garrisoned when captured? This is ques-
ton we shall soon be compelled to answer
and I am prepared for its solution, I an
swer it unhesitatingly that we should garri- |
son them. in whole or in part. by soldiers Of
African descent; that instead of returning
slaves to their rebel masters to fight against
MS, we should employ them in our own mill
tary service. f,.,.,s..,....
q know very well that this proposition, en- |
counters at once all the ,preiudices that have |
been engendered by differences Of race, edu- |
cation, ana social position; hut let us lock |
at it moment soberly and practically. II
is assumed as admitted by all that the
southern forts must be captured and strong
" garrisoned for some years to come. They
are situated in warm and enervating eli.
mate, Ind the particular location Of nearly
all of them render them more than usually
unhealthy, even fUr that section of the coun-
try In addition to the forts already estab-
lished, we shall be compelled to build new
Ones The rebels rely up m the diseases of
their climate 20 decimate our northern army