The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-08-08
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trained to arms that they might sue.
c.asfnllE defapds ntrIsssnsyy.4
sworn to defend It against all enc I
mics whomsoever, but who, .in, the
hour Of necessity, deserted sheir aag,
and forgetting alike honor, duty
home, friends, gratitude: and the
sanctitysof'their oaths, with q peril
dy unpatalied in the history Of tho
world, turaed their swords. against
theirIgovernmant, aud sought to de.
stioy what<they hsdswofif toprotcct
By the war we got rid 'of-those infa-
nous TRAITORS, and I presume you
were one Of those on WHOSE shout.
.dcrs the time honorcd straps were
'disgraced by perjury, treachery and
treason.
You hYld TINT ms one gcntIcman.
dealing with another, I should have
sent you private note. Scmmcs,
you are thcsgrcatest joker OF this
age,
What take you for gentleman
and send you ~ notc az shch2 On,
Sen!mes, SeInmes, .or pity. sake do
not crack anotheN such huge joke
this year, or the North American
republic, Will break its suspendcrs,
fracture, its breaches and laugh itself
SO weak you can march in and take
|it with = single gnnboat. Now, my
dear Sommes, b reasonable, own up;
honestly that you are nothing bit a
low-lived, pirate, REBEL living by the
mercy Of a'tDo humane government,
that you ought TO- be, hung, and /
will forgive you. Remember, put
ting on airs won't strengthen your
neck, and ifyou dbn't Drop Dur pea
cock feathers antgdof your .lion's,
skin soop,. rope Reconstruction will
be absolutely necessary in Jour
case. 's sh s''ss'''' 81 s'.t 81 s
i Who whippelin tho lastdwai p
Perhaps yuliithinksGran surrender
ed to Lee and Il am your vassal.,4 NV
recollection is just the, reverse; bat
if you are mot satisfied gather up.
your plumber, get+out your grey backs
and we will try it overt. ggso2 sole
You say officers Of the oh service
when aggrieved demanded satistac:
ton Of the party offending them and
SOIL believe they DO yet, prpYiding
the offending party Is = gentleman,
but, you not being il that category,
q note such as yonr wafliKe heart
traecd was an impossibility. You
certainly could not expect. nc to
challenge q perjnfed traitor. Why,
SIR, / should rs, Soon have thought Of
sending d note To- the proprietor Of 4
bawdy house, the inmate Of a pepi.
|tentiary,. or i highway robbcr IS to
yourself BY the way can you ,llell
imcjthe difference between stealing d
pocket book from d man, and Steal
. gnnboat from u government? You
sec I am fond Of cio,nandrnms, and |
do wish you wou!J MSS II. w
| Speak Of notes: Why, when yon
got 20, mad about ny Four,l, Of July
speech, did you not send NO, i note
before you billingsgatcd III. down q
whole column 81 your nasty, sheet !?
have often heard i, said, that when
alman become a rebel he !wohlHfd do
; anything, and had lost an sesisb 81
shame; but tell mo truly; Scmfhcs,
do you not som,timcs fcel'a little b't
ashamed Of yonr cii'ncJ do yod not
! trcn,ble iii the knees, aid have seri-
fos,s misgiyjngs ntcasipnallya about
your future? DID YOU hot 81 the 4th
, Of J nly, spnd tho 22d Of Fcbruafy,
blush and dfu- you not on last FStIIf-
day night pray to the Lord to soften
/ the punishmcnt the radicals would
finfict upon you :? If you did not,
then y0h are not human, every drop
sof, blood iii yout veins has turned TO
rebel distilled corn ybn arc given
ever to reprobacy, and rebel hard.
ners of heart, which is Just whore
lrope Reconstruction comes ia. 1872 iif
Two years ago you werc never 20.
ing tosufrender. You would not i've
under such q government. You
would die in the last. ditch, &c. Yet
here you arc to-day, mot only gsncaks
ing back ttoliye under the flag you
could not pulldown, butIreally assn
ming to be q public teacher, and adj
wise how the government 80 hateful
shall be administered. Was there
ever SUCH impudence since the. devil,
frebelled ia heayen2 No, Scmmes,
you can not oxcusp, palliatc , or make
treason respectable your lot il ,inta-
my; accept il quietly; retire from pub.
lie life; you have no interest ain this
government; it's affairs concern the
loyal only; cat your bread in silence.
and j for one, wilinover disturb you.
But, ifyon parade your obnoxious
treason, and bc noisy, then, by tho
eternal, Twill help tocnd such etfron
terry by putting y rope around your
rebel neck, and hanging you, until
4 you are dead. ,ss stl.lsg 4s,. y; Il ttttY
/ " You say you do not, know me-
That is . matter Of regret to- you if
not TO me. The last words Of James
Buchanan, deceased, expressed re-
morse that;he ibid not know me ear
ly." Booth whispered 10 Corbctt,
"tell him am not WELL; and Werz,
dying, congratulated Ibimselfthat Ae
had once batbed Ime. AS you are
! the next meanest Man alive, i advise
you to make my acquaintance Nv .th
las little delay ~ possible, 30 yop may
haveJ nothinEsto rcgrot when you
come to ,belswung off, .sdi q i.Vylsis
! I thought l,..had fought my last
| battle with rebels but l. feel /. really