The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-04-09

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The nublic exhibition that has been made
BY the Tory leaders. of the schemes which
thev had been secretly plotting in the dens
Of the K. G O. and other suhterrxnean So
cieties, has awakened the loyal minds Of the
North iu the necessity ofan organized effort
at home, as well as in the army. to an stain
the Government Up to the time Of the
last Fall elections, the Tories pretended pa
triotism, and loudly protested their devotion
to the cause Of the Union, and their earnest
support Of the war for the suppression of,
the rebellion. They declared that they on.
" objected to certain errors Of administra-
ton and details Of policy in the Government
which IL corrected would render the war
more vigorous, and the restoration OF the
Union more speedy and certain. To effect
those reforms and strengthen the hands Of
The Government. thew professed to reorgan-
ize the Democratic Party and nominated
tickets in opposition to the Republicans and
Union men. Under these circumstances Il
il was found verr difficult to call up par
ty feeling in the minds Of the loyal masses.
and ind1ce them to form in party lines
against this Sham Democracy But succe
has made the villains hold Their apparent
ascendency in the Illinois. Indiana, New
Jersey and Delaware Legislatures, gave
them an opportunity, as they believed, Of
striking deadly blow at the Government
by stopping the war and forcing recogni.
sion Of the Southern COME deracy. Their
proceedings in those Legislatures, and the
sudden change of tone and bold .avowal Of
their reasonable purposes, uttered by their
party conventions, leaders and papers, have
startled the deceived and do ormant patriots
Of their own and other parties into indig-
nant action. The Tories have sounded the
alarm too soon. and have failed to divert
single one Of those States from the path of
loyalty. 1t will no doubt prove blessing
in the end that they met with such tenn
porary triumph. for although fruitless to
them, it will produce permanent benefit to
the Government All patriots feel the ne
cessity now oftaking each other by the
hand and combining their sympathies and
efforts against this domestic enemy, which
has so suddenly reared its Shiny folds, its
black head. and forked, kissing tongue at
their very doors. They must leave the reb.
els in other States to their gallant army,
and turn their attention to worse traitors at
home.
As the offsprinss Of this feeling, there is
an organisation passing rapidly over all the
loyal States, which has sprung up within
few months. in some places public and in
others private in its form and work. called
the Union Le0qss.
In the city Of Philadeldhia Hourishing
League has been formed. including over
Ave hundred Of the mos. prominent and IN
duential citizens. A splendid Club Hall
has been erected which was opened few
days since with Union Festival, speeches
&c. The Press Of the Gath inst. says:
"The beautiful club house Of the Union
League was opened yesterday to it's mem.
bers, and was formerly dedicsted to the
uses 70, which il was designed. The read.
ing-room Was arranged with Che tables, and
end fnc collation. was spread. The par.
lor and other rooms were Ill tastefOlly dec