The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-01-19
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Correspondence Of the Courier.
From N:ashimgtOns 4
Friend NORRIS Youf paper Of the 22nd
of December contains an article in reference
to the report that Senator Harlan will be
rendered position in Mr. Lincsla's cabinet,
as>Secre,ary Of the Interior Department !,
you say nothing could. be more gratifying
to the friends of the Administration in Iowa,
as it would be complimentary 70 the State,
>well deserved, and would he appreciated"
The appointment itself would be a.jndicious
one as Senator Haran's admirable qualifica-
tons for the position, no one acquainted
with him and the duties % the Office will for
one moment call in question. His position
as Chairman of the Committee on Public
lands, as member Of the COMMITTEES on Ag
riculture and Indian affairs andaof the PAoi,
fic railroad, has made him familiar with'the
whole country, its history, resources, wants
and capabilities. Thus, the advantages en-
joyed b. him for acquiring a.thorough know
ledge of all the duties Of the Department
have been superior to that enjoyed by most
men, by which he is prepared to meet the
responsibilities devolvins upon the Secre-
tary Of the Interior. =" i'h nf sf'' 'l'f7 nsl'1
That the position viii be rendered him by
the President, r believe is generally conced
ed in Washington, in fact that see+ps to be
a foregone inclusion. tA''''' & me" '5S..'
That the appointment would be b, the IN
terest of Senator Harlan in. pecuniary
point Of view am frank To acknowledge, de
the salary is more than double that Of Sen.
ator. Bot there are considerations of more.
mement to Mr. Harlan and to- the whole.
country than one Of mere dollars and cents !,
considerations involving the interests and
destiny Of four millions Of our race. '''anorS
Said Brig General to the writer few
days ago ADO The people Of Eowa seriously
desire Senator Harlsn's appointment ~ Sec
rotary Of the Interiors # so, they certainly
do not understand themselves or the wants
Of the country Mr.. Harlan has reputa-
tionof which any State might be proud, one
which it has required years of experience to
acquire the benefit of which ex ,erience was
never more imperatively needed in the Sen
ate of the United States than at the present
ti1ne.'"I '@.7 70 -''ri' i3!nd 1bl bas.i
The opinion thus expressed is the senti-
ment Of all the prominent men in W ashing-
ton with whom have conversed. But ca.
pecially with the friends Of Humnn Liberty
who havenot failed to express their senti-
nents of regret, that such thing should be
thought Of for 4 single moment. aiIs'ta3 II
No peopieknow better than thew, the pos.
ition he has occupied upon all the humans.
tartan questions of the day. He has ever
stood forth as the champion Of humanrights.
in the Senate no man has been moro fear.
less in their advocacy no man more volent.
~ assailed than Senator Fl lrlan, but like the
"beaten anvir' fttank God, he has ever re~
NAMED firm and unmoved, the admiration
of his friends and the price of mis- State:---
Never in the history of our country were
more interests at stake than at the present.
It was maxim with Napoleon that ..nothing
wasdone, while anything remained to BIZ
done."a There are issues to be met and
question adjusted in the final settlement of
the difficulties growing out Of the war, that
will require the best talent in the land -
Comparisons are odious, but Twill say no
Senator has better reputation for talent,
business qualifications, integrity, and moral
worth than Senator Harlan None have
more influence with the President and the
Departments than he. .,s,s-. ,#7
And now do the friends OF, Mr.. Harlan,
the friends of freedom and the freedman
propose that ne retire from the Senate, at
the very time when his experience, talent,
and influence are so essential to the interest
Of the momentous questions that now agi-
tate the whole country, and to the final set.
Element of which. the nations of the. whole
civilized world, look with intense anxiety
1t must occur to them upon reflection that
be cannot be spared from his present posi-
ton, in which his services are infinitely
more valuable to iowa aud to The whole
country, than any appointment in the pow.
er Of the President to confer 49,.
/ repeat, therefore, Iowa, the whole. coun-
try the friends Of freedom and the freedmen,
cannot, and trust will not consent. that
Senator Harlan retire from the; Senate of the
United States. until the flag Of our country
waves in triumph over every foot of our ter
ritory, and the last human fetter be fallen.
and the crack Of the slave whip be no more
heard in the land; when the slave pen shall
be converted into school room; when the
right Of speech shall be protected, and an
American citizen be as free in South Carroll.
ma as in Iowa; then. and not tin then will
we consent that Mr. Harlan exchange his
seat in the SenNe Of the United States for
the desk of the Secretary Of the Interior.
= '.9..5 70 @sh. oh. w.
Washington, d. O.. jana, 1865. aas
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