The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-10-06
GOOD NEWS FROM THE ARMY.
An Interview with the Prcsi-
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The Grant County (Wis.) Herald contains
a very interesting letter from Hon. j. T
Mills, Judge Of the Fifth Judicial Circuit,
giving an account Of a recent interview with
Mr.. Lincoln, with report of the remarks Of
the latter in regard to the consequences
which would follow the adoption of the war
policy urged by the friends Of Gen Nc lel-
Ian, We give The Presidents expressed
views, emitting the preliminary account Of
the interview
81 don't think it is personal vanity or am.
bi.ion, though am not free from these in.
firmties, hut cannot but feel that the weal
or woe Of this great nation will be decided
m November. There is no programme Of.
fe:ed by any wing Of the Democratic party
but that must result in the permanent de
strGction of the Union"
But, Mr.. President, Gen. Mcclellan is in
favor of crushing out the rebellion by force
He will be the Chicago candidate" I"
''Sir," said the President, ''the slightest
knowledge of arithmetic will prove to any
man that the rebel armies cannot be destroy
ed by Democratic strategy. 1t would sacri
flee all the white men Of the North to do it
There are now in the service of the United
States near 200, 900 able.bodied colored men,
most Of them under arms, defending and ac.
quiring Union territory The Democratic
strategy demands that these forces be dis
banded, and that the masters be conciliated
by restoring them to slavery. The black
men who now assist Union prisoners to es,,
cape, they are to be converted into our enc.
mics in the vain hope of gaining the good
will of their masters. We shall have to fight
two nations instead of onep
"You cannot conciliate the South if you
guaranty to them ultimate success and the
experience Of the present war proves their
success is islnevitable if you fling the compul.
sorry labor Of millions of black men into their
side of the scale. Will you give our ene-
mics such military advantages as insure
success, and then depend on ceaxing, fat,
terry and concession to get them back into
the Union? Abaadon all the posts now
garrisoned by black men, take two hundred
thousand men from our side aud put them
in the battle field or corn-feld against us
and we would be compelled to abandon the
war in three weeks. -
1--WE have to hold territory in inclemen,
and sickly places where are the Democrats
to do this 2 1t was free fight, and the field
was open to the war Democrats to put down
this rebellion by sighting against both mas
ter and slave long before the present policy
was inaugurated. 1as'is ne slii9@qza -
"There have been men base enough to
propose to me 10 return to slavery the black
warriors Of Port Hudson and Olustee, and
thus win the respect of the masters they
fought. ~ Should I do so, should deserve tc
be damned in time and eternity. Come
what win. Fwill keep my faith with friend
and foe. Ny enemies pretend am now
carrying on this war for the sole purpose Of
r.f a
abolition. So long as Tam President, ii
shall be carried on for the sole purpose Of
restoring the Union But no human power
can subdue this rebellion without the use of
the emaneipatiop policy and every other
policy calculated to weaken the moral and
physical forces Of the rebellion.
Freedom has given US two hundred thous.
and mep raised on Southern soil. It will
give us more yet, just so much il has sub.
tracted from the enemy, and instead fallen
ating tbe South, there are now evidences Of
., fraternal feeling growing up between our
men and the rank and file of tie rebel sol,
ders,, Let my enemies prove to the coun-
try that the destruction Of slavery is not nee.
essary to restoration Of the Union. | viii
abide the issue @s
"WiH you1give me them pennies
now2'' said big newsboy to a little
one, after giving him severe thnmp
ing. mo, I wont" "Fhen III give
you another pounding" "Pound away
Me and DIR. Franklin agrees. DIR
Franklin says, take care ofthe pence
and che pounds will take care of them
selves" atil foee