The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-10-29

The Union men, the friends of Civil Lib
erty and Equal Rights. have just achieved
victory of unparalleled significance and
Importance. A virdict of the people. mos
grand and imposing, has been pronounced
upon questions vital to humanity.
The question then comes up, shall this
great victory, this signal triumph ofthe peo
pie over the betrayers and oppressors of the
people, over deussoeues, party trimmer,
and selfish speculStors in the rights, inter
ests and inheritances oftho human family, b,
, merely Temporary, or shall victory be SO or
tQanized, that its results shall BE- felt fol
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1t is probably true that tho different
shades and degrees of the combined and
organized opposition to the admin istratior
and the war, polled as many votes in th,
aggregate, on the 18th Of October, as the
same combination poled in the elections
last year when they carried several States
This, considered in connection with the fact
that large majority Of the Soldiers from
Iowa, absent in the service of the country
were, in their political connections, republi
cans, and that almost all, were or would
have been at this election, Union men.
who would have voted the Union ticket
raises the question as to where these over
whelming majorities came from. The only
rational conclusion is, that that majority
was derived frorn class of citizens who
have not heretofore voted who, regarding
mistakenly it is true, politics as the game Of
selfish spectators, and traders in Office
have stood aloof and left the vital interests
OF the country and humanity, to take care
Of themselves. This election, the result oil
which involved the very existence of the
nation, the last reliance and hope of the
friends of equality, and the rights of the
people. appealed SO strongly to that class
the reserve of harnapity-that they came
out and voted. Hence, the glorious result.
The PEOPLE have triumphed, and the
Important question is, shall the people al
ways triumph. Ifso they must rccollect
that ETERNAL vigilance is tho price. =
The people must 60 to work. and work al
ways. Work as well while the shouts Of
victory are ringing in their ears, as when
the forces are rallying for battle. Indeed
work Immediately following successful
canvass and victory is most effective =
Then the victorious party are in line, inter-
ested, mutually acquainted, and posted as
10 the enemy, his numbers. identity and
plans. Then, the defeated party, having
just been struck by lightning are disposed,
from curiosity if from no higher motive to
Inquire how it was done. They find the
majority against them, which implies on the
part of thoss who have confidence in the
honesty and wisdom of the people, that
they must have been wrong, and they will
read and investigate to find out wherein
their wrong and error consisted.
Permit not then, Union men, your ranks
to break and your forces to become scatter
ed, because you have been so signslIy sue
cessful in the election, but close up your
ranks. perfect your organizations, and be al.
ways ready for the battle. The time to
drill is before going into action. Go to
work and work all the time I