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

time there wa, nobody there. An over this CONT
nent there were only few Indians Imagine
standing there and saying to the Pilgrim Fathers
You need not come here. There is nothing here bu.
Anew Indians What do You think they would have
told himr A good many have come for all that
have they nots How did they come Why every
country sent men to colombo America. God opened
the way, and now we are great people. And. God
win open tho way to return these Africans to their
ratve country: may require time, but It will be
done. Do not donbt It Why no man want. the
black MN to stay here and compete with the white
man. Everybody knows they cannot be socially
equal. The President says he wants to coonise
Them, and IL this is done, you will have room enough
here for the white race to take possession OF all this
country, and occapy 1t for themselves. That is the
Policy OF the Pis sident.
Lat me ask you question, Have you anything in
this country equal L, yotr government? tCries OF
No. no, We have not, Well then, u you have not
eminent. II there is nothing in the country equal to
the government, what do You think Of any man, now
the government IL in peril, standing here talking
sbout Niger? daughter and cheers.1
Napoleon Ronaparte was a great General When
he went to fight the Austrsns and the Prassans did
ne only count the Generals and the officers how
ny cavalry how many infantry how much artillery
they hads On did he count the men that staid at
home, and raised supplies for for their army, the
farmers, and the workmen that raised the produce
the grain and the beef that fed their army? Why,
ne counted the whole y them. lie had to xhp out
his arrangements accordingly. Well now, If can
prove to you that the black m supports ahe South
ern army, is II not clear that must take Of
him. a. well as of the rebeisS tell you we have
rot to use all the means which God has given to
to put down this rebellion. care no. what the In
ptrumentality isl care not whether It. Is cannon
balls gunpowder, bayonets, or thu black man. If a
man Is lighting me- don't care VIII II weapon he has,
1t is my duty to try to disarm him. And if
the. assaiiant picks up abig niger by the
heels and attempts to club me with the nig-
ger, "uSt try to get the niger disabled or
released focnv own protection daughter
and cheers) But if you think there is any,
thing in this country better than your gov
ern,nent, have no time to waste words
with YOU.
But | must pass to another matter. You
are ready to enquire what is to be the result
of all this ? | do not know any more than
you do.-There are many good men who
are discouraged. There are many good men
who are active and talking about things they
would not have dared to talk about six
rnorths ago. have heard that you have
pasSed resolutions. in favor of cutting off
New England don't have anything to do
with your resolutions | do not want to
think Of anything but Of preserving my
country. But tell you, Democrats, that if
you attempt to drive New England out of the
Union, they will run the engine over you
and grind you to pieces. Do you think you
can prejudice this people against New Eng
lhnu w NY Int SOfIN vi .NCW anu al q
scattered al! through the West and they will
never suffer you to carry out your plans.
There are loyal men in the West who res
pect New England, who will not suffer you
to do it. voted for jackson 80 wears ago,
and for every Democratic candidate for the
Presidency since and have been always
taught to respect every man. North or South.
East or West. But we have modern
na,,,oor. -, tboca Iax Tho r,ov,t- 10 ,>ro;
udice you against every man in Yankee
land. That is a new tangled Democrat y
that don't want to have anything to- do
with love every place in this. country
excepting Just one place, and that is Just the
place. rebel stands, North or South
Laughter and great pplause.l But if a man
lives, if he is citizen of this Government
he 10 my brother. Why some time ago
was at meeting, and one of these fellows was
: speaking, and he held up big boot, and
what 10 you think he told the people !
Why, he told them that the time is com
ing when it will take two load, Of corn to
buy pair Of pegyed boots from Yankee
dom !-[Laughter and cheers.
respect New England. There never was
but one traitor there. and ] suppose that was
to show that the old Adam had some little
influence among the people of that country.
love new England Her talents, her in.
: ventive genius, her influence, her industry
is everywhere. But you have a modern De-
mocracy out here that tries to prejudice you
against New England. New England has
its faults, but she has done much toward
making our country what it is. And ! tell
you, you need not try to prejudice these peo-
pie against New England. These people
t,1w 800 oil,
But then you object to the tax law. There
never was more righteous tax law for the
West than that. If you are loyal you want
to pay your taxes to your government to
support this government. You used to talk
shut that up long ago. All this real estate
around here is not taxed. White whiskey
is taxed pretty heavily, believe Laugh.
ter and cheers And I say that the man
that viii drink white whiskey, thirty days
old, ought to be taxed Great laughter and
cheers. But what does this bill tax? 1t
taxes railroad corporations, and insurance
companies, and great capitalsts--the men
that have the money, ard ought to pay the
taxes and you Won't get the people to de-
nounce it, You had men to denounce the
public debt of this country. Well, what is
the public debt, compared with the govern
went? If man owes more than he can
pay the interest on. his note is not worth
much, is il? And if a country owes more
than ii can pay the interest on, its stock IS
not worth much. John Bull used to pay
seven per cent. on his big debt; but he only
pays three per cent. now. Well, at the close
of this war if we cannot pay ten per cent.
maybe we can pay six. or five, or three
You will pay this, and if you can't pay this,
you will pay what you can. Then there is
no fear about that. Look at the country
we have to settle vet Lock at the vastly
increasing wealth of the land Why, ! tell
you God has buried enough gold in the
mines Of California and Pixies Peak to pay
the whole debt and leave US pocket money
tospare Immense cheering.l And ifyou
have a man that goes round and whines
about the taxes you may set it down that
his heart is not right. [Cries Of, That's it.
Hit them again. But what is the result to
he? Well, | don't know but tell you one
thing, there is a seoo0lmast,r abroad he is
dear schoolmaster He Is costing US Yalu-
able lives and great tire, sure. But we shall
get some good learning from him. Who
commenced this war? Why 1000 slave
holders. They have three millions of men
in the outh that don't hold slave. Those
men will learn something by aud by. There
is something going on. Whenever these
men get their eyes open this rebellion will
he through. What arc they fighting for p
They have been deluded. They have been
taught to believe that the North wants 10
make the blacks their equals, and in many
places they don't stand better than niger