The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-10-03
Are You Ready.

most important elections ever held
in Iowa. Next Tuesday decides
whether you people Of old Wapcllo
are to maintain the high loyal char
acter you acquired at the ballot box
and upon the field, By vour actions
yon arc to determine whether you
are worthy of the sacrifice Of the
scores of men who went out from
among you, and whose bones now lay
bleaching all over the South. The
combatants, and the principles at is
sue, are substantially the same as
they were during tho war. The
''lost cause" is seeking to accomplish
by political organization, what it
failed to do through its organized
|battallfons. On the Confederate side
in this county and State, are arrayed
allthe malignant, venomous, traitors,
whose blasphemous prayers went up
from morning till night for Lees tri-
umph, and Grants overthrow.
On our side are the men who barred
| their breasts to the storm of rebel
bullets, and the pious Godss fearing
1 country loving patriots, whose pray
8 ers assembled constantly for the
overthrow OF tho rebellion, and the
Z triumph ofrighteousness, justice, law.
and liberty. Are. you ready to move
on the enemies works? Have you per-
rected your local organizations Is
2 every loyal men rallic d for the con-
. test, and touching elbow to elbow in
the glorious Union army ? Ifso you
are ready TO receive -Mathies com.
inland and move on to victory: NJ
cat daylight, on the 9Th Of .Octo
4 her," "onr men will fall into
: line in order Of battle, at nine O'clock
9 we engage the. enemy by twelve the
fight will become general call up our
: reserves at two o'clock, order gen
eral charge along our whole line, and
g by five o'clock we will have, the enc.
= my routed and in full fight, foot
a horse, and Dragons
) "England expects every man to dc
y his duty.to- day" was the inspiring
n motto that floated from Nelson's
y Flagship'pn the morningof Trafalg gar
:, Men Of Wapello county! the cause
= of loyalty, honesty, and continued
i good government, requires every pa
II triot to do bis duty next Tuesday,!
. All the men who fought in tn.
J, \ rebel army; all the draft skedaddlers
i. all the dastardly fire in the rea1
crew; all the Knights of the Colder
Circle; all the men who rejoiced a
IS our defeats. and mourned at ourvic
tories will be ont in force. and If al
lowed, will vote the Confederat,
ticket, early and often. Wehave tn,
numerical strength to give then
n, another Xicksburg or Gettysburg dc
feat. Will you come out and Civ
N one days; hearty patient work forth
country it has cost SO much to save
Ifso, tuesdays ann will 90 dow
'e on routed demoralized remnant o
'l the northern wing Of the Rebel ar
y my. 81. sr# II
leI Farmers Of Wapello! do you wan
10 to go back to the times when you
2. farms, ) ga! your very souls and bod
4 les, were mortgagcd to the money
! tenders, Schylocks and merchants
IN for the clothes you wore, and tn
groceries you consumed, when you
products brought such ruinously Low
prices, that you were compelled t
re buy on credit, and accumulate lean
n on your. homcsteads from year t,
n year, until finally they brought tn,
i. Sheriff to your doors?
Il We can advise you to pursue n,
4 more certain course to. bring abou
4 this result, than to 60 early and vot,
e otter for the confederate ticket will
- Charles Mason at its head and Cha
Leonard at its tail.
d Do you desire the era of low
prices and worthless free banl
g shinplasters restored with theil