The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-11-19

A DAILY, TRI-wEEKLY AND WEEKLY NEWS
PAPER.
DEVOTED TO
News, Commerce. Politics; AgricuI-
ture, Science and Literature.
NO SUBMISSION TO TRAITORS.
s The Union Must and ShaII be
Preserved
This well known and popular Journal is noted for
avowing sentiments with candor, fearessness and
independence II aims to be right rather than pop
ular nd takes the responsibility Of telln truth
regardless of the offence that may be given to preu
The principles AID objects which the CHrc.eo
TRIBUNE espouses, are:
THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM,
JUSTICE AND HUMANITY.
PERPErUITY OF THE UNION.
OBEDIENCE TO THE CONSTITUTION
AND SUPREMACY OF THE LAWS
DENIAL OF THE RIGHT OF A
REBEL TO HOLD ANY LOYAL
PERSON IN SLAVERY, AND AN
AFFIRMANcE THAT REBELS HAVE
no RIGHTS UNDER THE
CONSTITUTION, UNTIL
THEY FIRST OBEY IT.
And the prosecution of the war against treason
until the authority OF the Government is established
over the whole Union. There must he no altering
no steps backward. Faare now will entail idshonor
and misery. rendering insecure life and property,
and leaving the country prey to anarchy, rapine
and murder. Too much precious blood and valuable
treasure have been sacrificed to stop now The
straight forward. II IL cost GU, foreathers seven
Of fearful struggle to found the Republic 1t is
surely worth as great an effort the part CT this
generation TO preserve II.
We have an abiding faith that the ensui ng year will
witness the complete overthrow OF the rebel Confed :
eracy. During the past year great victories have
been won, and territory larger than France Ger
many has been wrested from the rebels and restored
{" win close forever the fountains of sedition and
cruel war;"
FIRST CLASS NEWSPAPER
preston Of its opinions and patriotic in its endea
vars aims being first class newspaper. 1t brings
the news to the people OF the northwest several days
sooner than the papers of the seaboard.
The contents of the weekly Tribune embrace
1st.-A complete current history of the progress OF
the Var, with the general news Of the day.
2d.-Copious teiegraphic dispatches and special
correspondence, containing the latest nom all
parts, down to the hour OF going to press.
8d-Reports Of meetings, whether political rel-
gious, agricultural, educational miscel neous.
4th-Proceedings Of Congress and State Legisla-
lures, important speeches and documents.
5th.-Market reports, embi acing every article the
farmer dealer can expect to find quoted in
paper The Tribune has achieved the hi hest repu
tation as q commercial paper.
6tl-carefuy prepared agricultural and horticu
tursl articles by Rural" and other able writers
the farm and garden.
7th--Poetry, Tales, Anecdotes and Gossip, Reviews
and pleasant miscellany.
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and the great increase In the wages of printers and
the enhanced cost Of everything connected with
printing, the following the lowest which
the TRrBUSE can be afforded. There wi u be no de-
Walton from the rates:
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Trweekly single subscribers ................ 5f0
Six months ................... $50
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