The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-01-21

the iaal, a,tho,rh different parties eui..v,r 70
throw the Immediate blame upal Tia .ir tirsrs4r q
rhs antisavery men OF the country say hat slavery
V tile tns- or the va bscins., betns founded on
force 1t is necessarily aggressive in III. character
that u necessarily makes sla vehnlhers No Lass
hsughty, overhetrinv, impatent OF control aud IN
~llng 10 submit their opinions to those eff ma
jrrity, whom they consider their interiors. Some Of
the rebels admit sukiy. tina. the desire to perpetu
ate slavery and to make q the"corner stone OF the
new confeferacv, caused the greheion. while 9th
es, AMI their AZ lios sta neraliv Insist that the
cause Of our tr"uoles u no slavery Itself, hut The
'fanatcsm" NJ anti 81 ,very men on the subject NJ
Slavery; and there IL still another class 81
pie who dec are that in their ju igm-nt the cause Of
the wa is To he found IN the ftnstcism" upon the
subject ofslayerv among extremists. North and
south These are but various statements OF the same
thng showing that. hnweve ~ prendice or artisan.
ship NAV seek to evaie or disguise the TACT, oar
PIE generally recognise slavery as the cause Of the
Var.
It's also. rue that slavery has h-en very much
we tsenet since the war begun; verv large numbers
OF slaves have been set free, In fact while other
very large numbers, vet under partial control NJ
their ma trrs htve been so operated uoon by events
, =, to mske',em unhs for slaves. II Is, inieed
thonght bv manv men. Worth and South. that in Any
event, hvery will perish. ny ..sy.- ...l u, s...r
IL Il also true that the anti. 'taverv sentiment OF
the vts stronger than ever before. Tue con.
victious ~ the anti slavery men Of the cointrv as
to the d. gerons nature ofthe 'nstituti.n, have
J ost nothing Of their .trene h, while many. thous
Ands WIN before the war. were either indifer
eat or positively favorable - slavery, are now
Hmone It's most letter mined opponents. Il II wise,
then Tar us, ats time when ihi csuse Of our trnub
les has nearly passed awav an to shape our action
A. to preserve ernnant that NAV take root and
spread. until n has brought unon those who com.
ATE ~. the terrible evil W. are nov enduring -
had not better remove this cause ~ strfsaui IN At
being a,nc. nav we not reasonably hone thai. when
the natural business growing ont nf our present
ternal feelings which. hut for tbir would ha We
al~avs existed. NAV be again r-,tnreaf -r...H /
Bt' ~c.hon,d not permit the discussion Of these
or similar questions tn divert ne the paramount
purpose a nd vt0o
ousv until all men In rebellion against the govern
nent shall either Voluntarily or nv commission l,y
down their arms. In this consists our only safety
and feel we'll assured that you wii ~ FAR a. de
ponds Won. sec to 10 that Iowa In ne future As in
the past. win Do her full share Of this go,d work
promptly and we'll, ~ .-. II" ..- ~
TIL. position occupied n, our State In this war for
the preservation ofthe Union Is proud and enva
bic one From The hr't outbreak - the reb lion
until the present tine lows has Meth fshered mr.
wavered in the discharge Of her duty. r. Tn bot
branches Of the national council she has presented
given steady and undivided support TO the General
Government. Her State Government. in ALI Its
branches. hss given evidence 4 her unhinchng and
unconditional iovaltv and devotion to the good
cause. Her people have ~ all times and promptiy
ded all REQ iisitions made them for troops to
fl the ranks of the -nion rmies; and the men she
has semitic field have been, at 10 ST. second to none
10 all soldierlv qualities. s-- ff.- s,..sgs,s...
To these men vet another word Ia due from me-
When this va. began ours was new state. " thout
history Today her name stands on one OF the
brightest pages OF our countrv's record-graveu
there bv the bavnnes NJ our brave soldiers. and
that page Is all glowing with the proofs ~ their
heroism and devotfoa. wehave sent to the field no
Regime mt of which do not feel justly proud and
the bare mention OF tn names ~ manv Of hem stirs
thu God and warns the heart OF every Tnwan. lI
II may perhaps he per,nttei me to say that trust
that win the history ~ the gala ltrv and deviation
- these men shall he written, the position have
hell will Of necessity con rct nv ame bumblv, and
not dscre siablv. with theirs. and that this trust az
fords mp ensation for somewhat Of toll aud care
which ave ATTENDED that position. and should b,
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mine. ~ #. $500.
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