The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-09-07

We the undersigned, citizen soldiers re-
siding in Wapello county, believing that
there is deep laid scheme between the
leading Copperheads in Ottumwa and iii
the county, encouraged and assisted by
one or two sore head officers, who, because
they could not accomplish what they de-
sired. are now willing to crafty their NAL
ice by atfiliating with and permitting
themselves To be used by the ''tire in tho
rear" men, to get up some kind of kan
CARGO convention and ticket, under the
false pretense of it's being n ''soLDIERs
TICK ET," and thereby hope to deceive 3
number Of soldiers and Union men int
it's support to defeat the regular Union tick
ct: we, therefore, take this means of eN
pressing our contempt for all such under
handed frauds. Whatever may be oul
views upon the negro suffrage amendment
we donOt considerit now before the people
nor can il come before them for direct ac
ton for at least three years; we do not
therefore, propose on acc, unit of an OBJ
! struction TO abandon or withhold our sup
port of the great Union party, and mel
| that have during the rebellion fought anC
are still fighting the great moral and polit
zeal battles mt home with the enemy in thu
rear, while We were fighting the enemy il
| front, that stood by us. our families and on
country in the dark hour when "a frient
. in need was friend indeed and whel
| these Copperheads that now desire our at
tliation, were firing upon our rear, ours
ing the Administration, cursing the war
cursing every war measure, and cryin.
! through their papers mot another man o
another dollar to carry it on, and that
was a failure and should cease,-Sut w
! will vote upon the suffrage amendment
| if submitted in three years, or when sub
mitted and the question comes up for de
csion, as we please, each man Judging 70
own conscience and reason. And whM
we shall without tramel exercise this RICH,
we are not afraid of the peoples decision
believing that, when the time comes, thei
direct and final action upon this as upo
all other great questions, will be for tn
best interests of the country.
These being our views, we spurn an
spit upon the possum attempt to defeat tn
Union party by q so-called "anti-ncgr
! suffrage ticket" or n sO-called "soldier
ticket" that is to be taken into the yearll
ing bosom of the COpperhead party of thi
county, and warmed by its intective breat
and embraced in its putrid arms; and W
spurn with contempt the men engaged i
laying this scheme of fraud and deception
J. J. Leutner, Co ID. 18th Iowa Infantry
J Thompson, Co r, eth cavalry.
III u Owen, Go l., Sth cavalry.
OC Owen.
CYRUS Armstrong, Co u, 18th Infantry
II L Mccain, Go. ID, 18th Infantry.
Samuel Day, Go j., % Infantry.
Oh Shoemaker, Co i 22d g
! J b Goodall, Co F., ODD -
James Reeve, Co Il, ODD
james Robinson. Co l., 22d
Moses fuller, Cd Iowa.
John Gillner, Co l. 22d.
Evan Thomas, lst Iowa Battery.
Elias Day. Co X I'd Iowa.
John w Mccoy, Co + 22d Iowa.
J f Parkhurst, Co b ID Iowa.
Felix Barnhart, Co f l0il Iowa.
Henry Harvard, Co ID 18th.
Benjamin Flickerell, Co f 22d
James Dickson, Co b 10Th.
William Reeve, Co f 22d.
George Dawson, 1st Iowa Battery.
Henry Day, lst Iowa Battery.
II L Lyon, Co X, I'd Iowa.
+ J Turner, Co T. 18th.