The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-02-19

caught the idea of the stars, and put them
on their flag Immense applauscl.
Slavery has been troublesome subject
anyhow but in Gods time it will be wiped
4 out. But IL slavery falls in this war, il
VIII not be your act nor rhine. At the com
mencement If this wal every southern mans
property was protected. No country ever
protected its people like ours. But in an
evil hour, when they struck Fort Sumter the
doom Of slavery was settled forever; and at
the close OF this war, when slavery is root.
ed ont upon this continent forever, YOU will
be able to say: "Mr. Shareholder. Won did
it. not me-" [Grcat applause You IN
dertook to wire cut the Government, but
instead cfdoing that, you wiped out your
own institution. Prolonged applause
see that | have wear,ed you. You
have stood patiently in the mud and water
to hear me and must come to close
Cries of go on, go on, we are not tired.
There are some ladies must speak off,
would rather have one good woman than
n dozen men. Ha'fa dozen loyal women are
worth more than a whole field full of dis.
loyal men. The loyal women of the north
are working day and night all over the
country, making mittens,a and clothes for the
soldiers. DO you think all this is to be
blotted out The ten thousand prayers
that 60 up for this government do YOU
think they will be forgotten ? All these
hands that are at work are doing a. much
III their appropriate sphere to
maintain the government as are the soldiers
in the field
Ii this war docs one thing, ane nothing
else, it will be worth all it costs if it brings
up the manhood and patriotism of our coun-
try. There was manhood in the revolu-
ton that am afraid we have lost sight Of
But we are going to bring it up I never
believed much in giving bounties to soldiers
| want to pay our soldiers well; but we arc
paying our officers too mnch. There is not
a neighborhood that would not take care of
the families of the soldiers, ifyou appeal to
the patriotism of the people. And the pat
riotism of the people will save the country.
You think that we cannot raise any more
soldiers. Well, when we appeal to the pat
riotsm of the people you will find out. You
will find the humanity of the nation going
up. And we want it. fla man goes into
the army to make money, he will make a
poor soldier. This country can furnish men
to open the Mississippi. without costing a
dollar to the country they would come IN
their wagons, carrying their own provisions
and furnishing their own clothing and be
glad Of the chance.
/ believe they have carried this matter of
bounties SO far In some Of the Eastern States
as to pay $500 dollars a man, and perhaps
the same man viii desert and enlist again,
and get the bounty money two or three
times. Laughter.
Well, | want to take care Of the soldiers
and their families, and to do it well. But
want the soldier to- know that this country
is to be saved through our love of the coun.
'ry, and not fol the love Of dollars and cents
If we have committed mistake, it has
been in appealing to the almighty dollar
and not to the patriotic instincts of the
American people. Applausel There is
no part of the country which has so much
interest in this war as the northwest and
there is no part of the country that gives
me SO much h. pc. There is less fanaticism
and ultraisn in the northwest than anywhere
in the country and believe the northwest
will yet save the country. And say to
Gen. Halleck. General Hooker, and all our
Generals: "If you cannot clear out the
Mississippi, let us have the job and we will
do it in thirty days" Immense applause.
Do you think we can make contract
with anybody about that river? Why, it
would be ike contracting with man about
his wife. That river is yours God has nut
it there; stretching all through The country
from North to South to be your highway
to the ocean, to carry the produce of your
rich prairies down to the sea beard, and to
bring up to you what you may need in re-
turn. No set Of men have right to throw
a slave Confederacy across the mouth of
that river and If you permit them to do it,
you ought to be slaves yourselves. I'm
menserapplause.]
Some complain of the change Of Generals
But another word. fyou ever make line
to divide the country. there is no peace for
you nor to yonr children, nor TO your chill
dren's children You will soon break up
into as many little petty States as they have
in Germany. | was told of one Of those lit
tie German principal;ties that desired to
have an Armstrong gun, and so they sent
to London and bough. an Armstrong gun
and took it over to their principally But
when they got it there. they found that they
had not territory enough to fire of the can
or they had bought. Iaughter) A so
1t will be with you. Yon will break up in
to such little fragments, that you wont be
able TO fire off an Armstrong gun on your
own territory. But abont these Generals
am in favor of whoever commands the army
am rather in favor Of Joseph. Fighting
Joseph. (Great app!ause.) You knox Jo-
seph saved his brethren when they were
down in Egypt, and am inclined to think
that our Joseph will save us. want him to
go down South with fire and sword! We
have had enough Of this Grain fighting.
may not understand it l may be wrong
but want some more fighting With the
cannon and the rifle. and bayonet. I want
him to go RICH. into it ard strike right and
left. "Where is he? Strike him ~ am
tired of this building of Notifications and
digging Of bitches. A voice are you for
McClellan") No more than for any other
private man. If he isa decent man I will
respect him. am in favor Of man that is
not afraid ofthe roar Of cannon and the rat
tie Of the musketry | am in favor Of our
own General Roseerans. (Cheers) Don't
you think it time we have man for Gene.
raj who is fighting for his country and not
for the Presidency Great applause. and
cries of "that's the doctrine" Remember.
if this rebellion is not put down that it will
have the theatre Of war transferred to -your
own territory. You may dream and talk
az you please but your only hope is in put
ting down this rebellion. Stand by your
government, maintain it AS your fathers had
It, and when the time comes; fyou want to
change your public officers, do it MS the
the law provides. But you must t3-il,on
your country. or be rIirsxAsp NAN Worth
Is WORTH tn LlESeef that be your motto.