The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-07-02
Jack Brought at Marietta.
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The old tories of the revolution
they are all gone now, but their rec
ords remain, and the odium belong
ing to them attaches even to. their
descendants. The old members Of
the Hartford Convention are hardly
spoken Of with decent respect, and I
know of one case, where the obloquy
though less than that which should
result under present circumstances,
descended to the individual of the
second generation, keeping from pla-
ces of honor and trust simply because
his father was member of that Com
vention; the disgrace clung to him
like theshirt Of Nassus. In the war
with Mexico, we Democrats proclaim.
ed it to be the duty of every man to
stand up for it whether we believe it
right or wrong. l did so, for / prin-
ted the Cincinnati Enquirer about
that time. A voice 81 wish you
printed it now." Well, 1 don't, lift
advocated the same principles as now.
How ! poured hot shot into those
who opposed the war! How | fred
whole broadsides at Tom Corwin !;
and where is he now ? The bright.
es. intellect, the noblest man the old
Whig party ever had in Ohio-they
hardly own him now, having show
ed him off to Mexico striking CO.
Incidence: the very country whose
cause he championed. A brighter
light never went out than Corwin's,
when he and whole hecatombs of
Wings fell, under their opposition to
the nations war. Don'tlet us reverse
the record to-day, and place ourselves
in the unfortunate position our politi-
cal opponents then occupied. Itell
you you can not pursue this hostility
to the war without bringing reproach
upon yourselves as party and as inv
dividpals. Let me say to you, young
men, who are fighting in the ranks
ofthe Democratic party to-day, be-
ware how you tread on the platform.
1t is unsound and the reproaoh will
follow you in all your future years.
You cannot whip it out. 1t will be
said of you, and to your children, and
to your children's children, that that
man was opposed to putting down
the most wicked rebellion the world
ever knew and when the brand is
put upon you, it viii mark you as an
enemy to your country. Young man,
let me beg of you, turn back, go with
that party no longer, which adopts
such a reasonable policy. Let your
energies so with and for the Govern.
ment in putting down the war. Don't
cover yourself with infamy, by taking
upon yourself the reputation oftrying
to strike down the efforts of the Gov.
ernment in suppressing this REBEL
ion.
You must conquer this rebellion, or
submit to a recognition of the South
ern Confedcracy. You can do but
one OR two things ; it is folly to at.
tempt any thing else, for there cannot
exist a slave Confederacy and free
Confederacy, side by side on this
continent. They could not live to-
gether. Nay, more than that, I
fervently believe that the great God
himself intended but one nation
should occupy this country. He gave
us the lakes for our northern boundary
and the rivers stretching to the seas,
upon whose waters are borne our
commerce to the nations of the world;
while man has done al! that can be
science to bind us together, by means
which extend like mighty
links all over the land. You must
conquer the whole country, or aban-
don the whole country, you must pre-.
serve this one Government, or see it |
rent into 20 or so different frac-
lions.
l have not proposed to-day to argue
with You the question of secession,
but Isay to you that the dogma, SO
destructive of every principle upon
which the republic is basod, must be
crushed out, or there will be no unity |
or national life hereafter. / think old |
Jackson settled the question of seces-
zion when he knocked Calhoun ard |
his arguement down with his proclaim
alton. l think every man in this land
will deny the right of secession but |
had talk with an old friend this
whom ! saw here few mo-
nents ago. / said to him: Do you
admit the right of q State to sscs1e
mo, sir, don't" Do you admit the
light ofWashington county to secede
rom Ohio 2 sNo." Suppose she
loes it 2 81 will try to coax her
back" Suppose she wont be coaxed
back WT will usa ryaptlv fcrca to