The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-03-19

look back and contemplate the unexsnpled
prosperity Of our country, and to contin.
uance Of that prosperity nothing is wanting
but spirit Of Cancellation and forhearanoe,
coupled with national sentiments Of Justice
and truth. z, History will in later times pen
with glowing colors, the.efforts Of those who
have maur,lly stood up for the right.
afagt ed Your friend and brother, =
O.UaGates, Esq. fe A. TERRILL.
John Van Buren on the War.
At the recent great meeting in New York
John Yam Buren, made speech Of an hour.
From the report Of his remarks in New
York paper We make the f,llowing extract.
We ask .Peace Democratic 10 read: sa7'
Hon. John Van Buren received warm
welcome, and held the attention Of the audi
ence for over an hour. He fllly endorsed
the subject Of the meeting and approved Of
the resolutions; went into statement Of his
own position ia references to the questions
which have been agitated, to show that, du-
ring the late eleoti,n campaign for Cover.
nor. he had expressed his determination to
sustain the President in vigorous prosecu.
tion of the war be adhered to that resolve,
and saw nothing in the proclamation Of the
President, or in the acts passed by the last
Congress, to alter that determination. He
of the act giving the President full
control Of the purse and the sword, and cited
a precedent in the act passed in 1889, on
the occasion Of the occupation Of Maine by
the British. when similar power was confer
red, with full approval Of the Democracy
and Of the nation at large. There was no
outcry then against extraordinary powers"
nor should there be now. except by those
who wanted to see the Rebellion prosper
and the Federal Government weakened. In
regard to tine Proclamation, he did not ques-
ton its oonstitutionality, but doubted its
utility. sm (said Mr. Van Buren) for q
vigorous prosecution Of the war. am for
q prosecution Of the war until the Rebellion
is wholly overthrown. am for destroying
this usurped government that has been set
oyer several States Of this Union, known az
the Confederate Government and until
that is done,I hold all propositions for
peace to be entirely preposterous and ab-
surd. [Applause and cries Of good ![ Now,
being for the war, I am necessarily with
everybody that is for the war; and being
opposed to pc zee, I am necessarily opposed
TO everybody that is for peace" He re.
viewed the course Of the leaders Of the Re-
bellion, and pronounced their conduct to be
without the shadow of excuse. Every fair
minded minded man in the United States
wouldIbear:in mind that, up to the moment
of their withdrawal from the Union, not q
hair of their heads had been injured no
right of any Southern man had been inva-
History would record that the world
never, heard ofa rebellion against govern
mental authority before this, where the peo-
pie who rebelled could not lay their finger
apon thing which showed that either
heir property, their liberty, or their laws
thad been in the slightest particular impair
ed. The Democratic party, nine years out
of ten, controlled the, Government Of the
country. Il required, therefore, no great
patriotism on their part to be attached 70
the Government of the countrY-it was, in
fact, an attachment to themselves. As .
general rule they were wise, prudent and
patriotic. Occasionally blind guides or bad
drivers took some sleepy passengers into
bad roads and upset them, as they did in
l84s; but then they woke up, the passen-
gers got out, and inquired the right road.
got lantern, and eventually came out
right. think Che added) they will do so
now; and yet il seemed to me, IS careful
man. looking At their course just 1t this mo-
ment, that it was prudent for me to get out
to walk. ILaughter.l And whether l
shall stop then to get in again or not, de-
pends on circumstances. But, fellow-citi-
gems, whatever they do-whatever snybo-
dy else does, shall sustain this war to the
bitter end. We
have no discretion but oHght this matter
through and it behooves VS. to look round
and see what assistance we, are to receive,
or interference to meet with. =
This war will, in my judgmeat, be short
one, if we are united and put forward the
whole power Of the loyal States Of this Un.
ion. We ought to be able, with ourImmense
resources, to end this war in 80 days, Start
your troops in New Orleans, in Vicksburg.
At Charleston, at fredericksburg, and Ten
nessee-charge along the whole line; adj
vance with courage and with union-and,
my word for il, in 90 days everybody viii
wonder that this Rebellion was ever regard
ed as formidable in any portion Of the Unit.
ed States,
The New Postal Law.
from Holbrook's United States Mail.l
The bill just passed BY Congress Is under
stood to have been framed to meet the
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