The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-09-08
A Copperheai Peace. g

| The peace they mean is not the peace we
mean; they want separation and indep'dence
if they can get it, or ifthey cannot get it, a
mere nominal union ike the old the Confed.
GRAFTON, which fell 70 pieces OF ITSELF or the
present ,rickaty and staggering Confederacy;
but we want real Union. such asour 6,thers
and the progress of events have made-a
living organized nation-a republic Of repub
lies, whose bonds shall be as firm as the
ligaments oe the human body, and whose
operations as harmonious AMI lasting as those
of the solar system, The political leaders Of
the south will never consent to abandon
THAR desperate position until we destroy the
armies by which they maintain il, or until
their own people, in the extremity Of their
sufferings, rdrvethem out, Of it. Ttey have
nothing to hope from peace or restoration
of the Union but everlasting contempt at
home and abroad. They will therefore, fight
on as long as they can, and our best negoti
ators for the present are ShermAa's marches
and Grants death.grips, These must soon
bring the more rational part of the Southern
people to reflection, when we shall have pro
-posals to which the north may honorably
listen, and when, too, we may return an an
swer that will show US as m,gnanimous ia
concession as we have been energetic in
combat. - lss t..,,,t,.; 5arag
TIE SOLDrER's PLEA wrTH THE CHURCHES
Some Ettle time since. the writer had the
privilege Of urging the excellent work Of
your Society for the army, upon coafer-
ence Of Baptist churches assembled in --- -
Mass. On taking his seat, after making
such brief remarks as the time allotted him
would allow, he was followed by distin.
guished clergyman rof that denomination,
who said, rising" beg the privilege of say
ing few words upon this subject myself
l have been wakel up to the work Of fur.
nishipg the army With religious publications
as was never walked before, / have jus,
had letter from my son. from ----, and
he says. Do Plead NTH the eAurcass to seati
us reaaing.'r He is not a Christian said
the father, but he writes most imploringly
for books and papers. Tell the churches
he says, we thank thop for all they have
done TO make Us physically comrortable,-
comfortableln camp and in the hospital; but
then, says he, the Government viii provide
these things. DO persuade the cbwcAes ID
send as realisgi" The appeal was touch
Ing. lt wNs the son pleading through the
father. Pleading with the churches too, for
It is 70 them the soldier must hook for these
things. And have the churches responded
as they should ? See the response when the
soldier suffere physically. Il $4,000, 900 o.
supplies have been given then through the
Sanitary Commission atoas, with more mo- than
81, 100000 in money TO purchase still fur.
ther comforts. All has bsen needed; no
bic offering from a grateful people to an ar
my !, but this is not enough. There are
other interests. higher even ,Aan these. LIE,
the soldiers plea b, hearl: Do plead oith
the churches to send US rsadiagp1 ISL
A mischieyous boy at Portland is saJ
TO have lately tied . couple Of cats togethe,
by their tails and hung them on . clothe,
dryer, in order that he night have the sa.
'sfaction Of seeing them "fight it out on thai
line. One feline, Was soon 5defunct, ans
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