The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-12-22
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Aue victory, and How To I'm.
prove H..

/ H0uouosu vi any, one OF President Lin
coins memorable utterances, there is anv
thirg more indicative Of 4 superior mini
than IN that brief fspeech addressed by him
since the ele:tian-to ian; appreciitive, bo,
most unreasonable audience at the White
House. It seems that the ardor of some o,
his Washington supporters crliei him from
his room at two o'clock in the morning to
tell him in set phrase, what we have no
doubt ne knew very well before. that he
had been reelected President Of the United
States q gi57s9 n5ec bea s..H IN
Mr.. Lincoln replied to his friend, thank.
ing them gehfafiy for the 'p.rticdisr mark az
devotion4th they had shown by calling on him
but adding. at the same time, that."Ae al
'0dys regretted to triumph ovsr any5oay..
a<<s9sAs saxss sssszsss
Of principle Of right, Of loyal honor, and
not mere triumph ofparty, It is no victory
at all. Nay. II is the opening ofa reign OF
faction, which wiIl parallel in its dangers
and disastersfbs terrible experience which
sectionalism and secession have brought up
on the revolted States. The victory OF
Tuesday derives rs prime significance and
its sole merits from the fact that it does not
invo'ygH Htfhe supremacy OF one party over an :
other, but that It marks the triumph Of the
loyal opinion Of the nation over a ACTION
The returns already received show that,
apart from extemporized votes dragged out
Of the most ignorant and debased class OF
the foreign population, McClelan's strength
in 1s64-as far as the North was concerned
Lay mairly where thestrength of John O.
Breckinridge lay ID 1881. To the support
Of both candidates many sincere and good
citizens may have cone, froiu life -ions par
tv.association. But even these, the best
and purest Of McClellan's voters, must not
co complain il they are ranked for the time a
sectionalists, unless their formal declaration
Of party faith was acarefully prepared lie
i Mr.. Lincoln's refusal to regard the con
test as struggle for mere party supremacy
presents an open highway for msny VIII
!, have been deluded into supporting the see
tional and disunion candidate to return t
their allegiance to their allegiance t
particular party leaders-but to that sens
|iof obligation which they owe to the country
d It cannot have been pleasing associatio
( for the good and sound men Of the DEM
\ cratic party to find themselves, even {
! these few weeks Of hot conflict, in the con
pany Of men: who regarded, and regard nov
t every national victory won by our arm1'
e as calamity, and who were prone TO hes
|, obioquy upon the illustrions dead Of the n
|, tionaI army. BY proclaiming their 'abors
! crime, and Their sufferings and death sa
81 ritice 10 the cause Of injustice, oppressio'
l. aud wrong. When the very life Of the n n
Is ton is at stake, it can be no hour for p,
n longing party.fghts among honest citizer
j. beyond the boundary which marks the 'ss
in Of the contest. n victory rests with t
ht supporters OF the Administration, that '
,e tory can be made N ,st perfect by disclai
i. ing every disposition to turn 1t into any s.
O. ,ional channel, and bly7 heartily, frankly, a
Ia. in good taith, inviting the co operation
o. LOYAL men n Of all classesin securing the'
ad umph which has yet To be won over arm
b. treason, before the country Is once m
restored to Union and to peace. -
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