The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-01-07

fall on hearts. OF fintl While they can
make dollar or wear, an epaulette they are
content. Finally, with grief stricken and
sorrowful heart, implors mothers, sisters
wives, and daugteres to assist by all their
arts, in saving their loved, ones from this
terrible scourge. ere ruin overtaker you and
them irretrievablyP While God gives me
strength, dadntod by no peril, and swerved
by no consideration Of sell, shall give you
my feeble aid.
To break the force Of these utterances,
honestly, patriotically and sorrowfully made,
the Johnsons, and certain reptiles vino
crawl around Little Rock under Federal
protection. together with al other such like
men, who, from their innate corruption
are not able to appreciate pure motives in
others, will tell you that . desire to 20 to
Congress has influenced my conduct Do
they suppose that would lose the last dol
lar have and subject myself to their SLAM
der and abuse for the chance OF running for
an office when peace is made? Does not
my refusing, upon principle, to take my
seat in Congress In 1860, after triumph
ant election in which carried twenty two
out OF twenty weight counties, show them
what little value set upon such a bauble
But ! viii stop their mouths with the SOL
emn assurance, that there are not people
enough on the continent to induce me to 60
to Congress. I am sick, tired and DISCUS
ted with public lie! Peace peace, and
the safety of what is left Of cur noble and
suffering people, is my only ambition! We
must bear in mind too as we 60 along, that
in conceding the chance Of 'Consress, "
they ackowledge the failure Of the Confed.
crate cause "al y aa4
The shortest way in my opinion, to re-
sumo our relations with the Federal Gov
ernment, is, to instruct Hon. w. K Sebas-
tian to take his seat in the u S. Senate. II
is by oil means desireable that such in
structtons be so clear that the United States.
Government may be at ne loss to see that
our people are loyal, and that Mr.. Sebastian
NAV have but one course of conduct left
feel sure that he will respond favorably TO
your wishes. @
Whenever it can be done, meetings
should be held promptly, instructing him
to resume his seat in the Senate. Where
il can be done, or where citizens cannot at
tend meetings, let them get up petitions to
that effect. The proceedings Of such meet
ings and the petitions, if sent to me at this
place, will receive prompt attntion. We
should do all this before the meeting ofCon-
gress in December We win have trade
open ani get all the other benefits Of a Gov
eminent that much sooner.
must publicly acknowledge here, my re-
gret for ..the strong terms Of disapproba.
ton used toward that distinguished ger.
tleman, Hon. W. K. Sebastian, for his refu-
sal to join us in this,struggle.
To those who differed from me in the
commencement of this rebellion--the ex-
tent and bloodiness of which no mortal
could faresee-T must say, that develop
ments show, that you were right and
wrong. But let by cones be forgotten. and
let US all unite to bring about peace, and to
lure our lost Plead from her wanderings,
that she may again sparkle in our nations
coronet of stars i
Your fellow :citizen, .E
e W. CAN'T.