The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-05-07

ted IL to be mistaken for a phlanthropist,
or that any man with a spark of judy
the mt, after beholding the Thing, would en-.
trust to his keeping, anything ofvalue bow.
ever trifling. H
Now what was the occasion of this
Things journey to town. "Let The People
Of Wapello county read and remember ~
z A woman, the wife of a soldier, Tone of
those who even the Mercury says should be
taken care of las long as their husbands
must and @M go to wary suffering for the
"necessarleS of lfe," aud withsl the neigh
Dor of this Thing, applies to him for relief to
the amount of one pound Of coffee. Now
there's achancs for this coppery patriot to
display some of those generous, patriotic i'm
pulses that We hear SO mnch about--in the
-Hercury-as being the peculiar property of
individuals ofthe copperhead persuasion.
But does MIR. Copperh cad give the wo.
man the coffee !? No! Does the Deeil
ever go on errands Of mercy? Instead Of
relieving his neighbor himself, knowing all
the circumstances, this contemplate cur
must pack off to town, sneak in and out of
a half a dozen stores, his whole face covered
with his sheep-krlling looks, whining out
his story in such a manner as to convince
every one thit he does not believe it himself
and tries to beg pound of coffee of s.ran-
gers to give to his neighbor woman. Fe
We may gather from the Mercury article
how much confidence the democratic Mer-
chant to whom this cur first unfolded his
mission of mercy, had in his integrity, for
he must watch him to see if he does the dir,
ty job he has given him How striking
the confidence that seems to exist between
this beautiful pair of benevolent patriots
who are filled brimfull Of generous emotions
mobile impulses democratic Instincts
and all that sort Of thing .af
Now what shall we say of this generous,
great-big- sonled Democratic merchant who
asserts, in the public prints, that he
actually gave, after all his wire pulling
iric iery-yhat g pound of coffee : No
sut credit to that amount! And for this
generous act, that jolly Cuss of the Mercury
pronounces him "a patriot in deed and in
ruth and invokes all the blessings, and
gives him all the glory at the immediate dis
p,sal of the Mercury. 1t does seem to me
that if it is necessary for two full grown
copperheads to maneuver a whole Cay with
the assistance of a Democratic press in or
der to give soldiers wife credit for pound
of coffee, that owing to the shortness of
human life, they would not have time
TO gice, to any alarming extent. Still, a
man, Or copperhead, must begin some
where, and some how, that is if they evel
commence at all. And from the fact that
one is apt to be awkward in a new line of
business, we should learn to exercise char
ity toward these men in their first attempts
at supporting soldiers wives. We should
say to this little fellow, so full of instincts,
Well done good boy you are IN near
~ the right direction /! Persevere, and you
may live to bet for there is nothing impos
sible with Coda man yet.
In conclusion, we feel constrained from q
sense of duty, to touch on very delicate
subject, still we have hope, that the mar
with "instinct" after considering that we
are prompted Only by desiie to do hin
good, will receive in proper spirit, thai
which done ON less pure motives, nigh,
be deemed little impertinent.
BY your account in the Mercury of your
attempt to advance your own business in
terests, by pulling down that of four OF your
rivals, we do not think you won enough
glory, either as an honorable business man,
or as writer, to spoil YOU for the common
affairs of life. H"
Be honest just once, confess that your
action in the matter does not seem as bril-
liant, to you even. as it did before you prin
ted your history oft. We fear that your
cause for repentance springs from the fac'
that you did not fully realize the difference
between relating story to admiring friends
with the aid of your expressive counte
nance, and appropriate, gestures, and just
theprscise information to make it pleasant tc
the ear,-and committing the same story
stripped ofall these pleasing adjunots, to
paper, to be read in a plain matter Of fac
newspaper. For all that you are sharp
enough, that Is for some things, but as wri.
ting does not seem to be your mission, we
advise you to let your neighbors alone, and
then you will have no occasion to expose
yourself in the Mercury again. We think
that you may with safety to your intellect
uals, continue your little dickers in soar
and sorghum. But ere we part let me i'm
press uDon you the fact that the best story
in the world, in order to appear cIeditab 4
in print, must be mixed with slight GUAM.
tity of brains. ABOLITIONIST.
Official Order for Organization
Of 9TH Iowa Cavalry. Tegs
Executive OFFICE, IowA,) 20
Iowa City, April %, 1868.
Under authority from the War Depart
ment to muster in SO many companies o.
the seventh cavalry as may be organized