The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-09-22

try between professedly loyal citizens Of ths
United States and the agents Of the Rich
mond traitors in arms, has very suspicion!
look. But let that pass. Political elections
must be free, and therefore they justly ex
cuse many extravagancies. We have nov
seen what the agents Of Pompey and Caesar
agreed at Niagara, that Pompey should d.
at Chicago. Here is what he actually did
"Resolrett, That this convention does ex
plicitly declare, as the sense of the Ameri
can people, that, after four years of failur,
to restore the Union by the experiment o
war, during which, under the preteusa Of I
military necessity or war power higher thar
the constitut ION, the constitution itself ha.
been disregarded in every.part. and publ,
liberty and private right alike trodden down
and the material prosperity of the country
essentially impaired, justice, humanity. lib
erty and the public welfare demand that iu.
mediate efforts be made fer cessation o
hostilities, with view to an ultimate con
vention Of all the States, or other peaceabl,
means to the end that at the earliest practi
cal moment peace may be restored on thu
basis of the Federal Union of the States.'
The Democracy at Chicago did there jus
what had been agreed upon with the Rich
mond agents at Niagara, namely: They
pronounced for an abandonment of the mil
itary defense of the Union against the in
surgents, with view to an ultimate Nation
al convention, and the defeat Of the election
of Abraham Lincoln. That is to say, they
propose to eject Abraham Lincoln from thu
Presidential chair at Washington on the Al
of March next, and at the sapa time leav,
the nsurper, Davis, un nassaiied. secure and
unmolested in his-.sea at Richmond, with
a view to an ultimate convention of States
which that usurperss constitution'will allow
no one of the insurgent States to enter
What now, if there be no convention at all
or the convention fail to agree on a sub
mission to the Federal authoritye Jefferson
Davis then remains in authority, Con.
federacy established, and the Union with al
its glories lei gone forever. Nay more il
such thing could happen as that the Chi
cago candidate, nominated upon such an
agreement, should be elected President oi
the United States on the first Tuesday o
November next, who ian vouch for the safe.
ty Of the country against the rebels during
the interval which must eIapse before the
new Administration can ooustitg tionally
come into power? It seems to me that such
an election would tend equally to demoralize
the Union and to invite the insurgents to
renew their efforts for its destruction.
It remains for me now only give you the
proof. that although the way in WHICH the
Chicago Democracy did what had been
agreed upon in their behalf at Niagara was
not altogether satisfactory. yet what they
actually did, was accepted as full execu.
ton Of the previous compact.
st. Catharines, G. W., Sept. L.
To Hon. D. Wier, Halifax:
Platform and Presidential nominee unsat.
sfactory. Vice President and speeches sat.
sfactory. Tell Philmore not to oppose.
(Signed) GEORGE N. SANDERS.
d. Wier is Richmond accomplice at
Halifax, and Fillmore il understood to be
the conductor of the insurgent organ in
London. Ht Oh
Here then we have nomination and
platform which were made by treaty formal
y contracted between the Democratic trail
tors at Richmond. and the Bemocra tic op-
position at Chicago, signed, sealed, attested,
md delivered in the presence of the London
Times, and already ratified at Richmond.
-"By Heaven, we've got 'em.'] Got them,
to be sure you've got them, my friend,.
They say am always too sanguine of the
success of national candidates and Of the
national arms. But it seems to me that the
yeriest croakers in all our loyal camp will
take new courage, and become heroic, when
he sees that the last hope of the rebellion
hangs upon the ratification of this abo.nin.
able and detestabls cowpaet by the Ameri.
can people.
Yes, you have got them: but how did you
get themG Not by any skill or art of the
Administration, or even through the sagaci-
ty or activity Of the loyal people, but thro'
the cunning Of the conspintors, over-reach-
ing itself, and thus working out their own
defeat and confusion. They do say that the
Father of Evil always indulges his chosen
disciples, with an excess Of subtlety, as to
render their ultimate ruin and punishment
inevitable.
And what time is this to proclaim such
q policy, conceived in treschsry and brought
forth with shameless elfrontery. A cessation
of hostiities on the heel of decisive naval
and land battles at the very moment that
the rebellion. without single fort in it's
possession on the ocean or on either of the
great rivers or lakes, is crumbling to the
earth. and at the same time, dozen new
ships Of war, are going to complete the in
vestment by sea, and three hundred tl,ous.
and volunteers are rushing to the lines to
complete the work Of restoration and p3ciG.
cation.
There is maxim which thoughtful teaoh-
ers always carefully inculcate. It Is that
Inconsistency is i'nbecility, and that persever-
ance is necessary to insure success. This
maxim was set forth in the form Of copy
IN the writing book, when was young
'Perseverance always conquers." Even in.
fantilc beginners encountered the instruc.