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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-07-30
The Demapogue Blair.

In the insuffcrably, insclent and
egotistical letter of Frank Blair in
accepting tho nomination of Hamp-
ton, Forrest, h Co., our readers could
scarcely have failed to notice the
following passage:
"The issue upon which tho contest
turns isclear, and cannot be obscured
or distorted by the sophistries of our
adycrsarios. They all resolve them
selves into tho old and over re-cur-
ring struggle Of a few mon to absorb
tho political power Of the nation
This effort, under every conceivable
name and disguise, has always char
acterized the opponents Of the Dem
cratic party, but at no time has the
attempt assumed SO open and daring
q shape as in this contest"
Now bearing in mind that this
blatherskite Blair has boon ono of
the most violent and vindictive oppo-
nents ofthe Democratic party ever
since he entered into politics that
he was an intolerant know-noth-
ing, ant.-Nebraska man, and ST. Louis
red and black Republican in turns,
before his espousal OF the Forrest
party, it will be seen how he is con-
victed out Of his own mouth as being
engaged all this time with a " few
mon to absorb tho political power Of
the nation" aud at the sacrifice of all
principle, TO overthrow the great and
pure democratic party.
Tho public win unhesitatingly ac-
ccpt this statement as being true of
the pcstilential triumvirate Of Blairs
who are tho living ideals and highest
types of tho blood-sucking politician,
who seldom die and never resign.
The disgust Of the old democrats
at the twaddle of this now convert
who talks like q veteran of that party
must be unspcakable. 1t is q COM
mon failing howevcrofnew beginners
TO out howl the howlcrs, and the un-
terrified must grin and bear it.
We have had . sorry time with this
scurvy trio Of which Frank has been
he distinguished member tor pure
cussedness, and 1t is high time that
the deal should pass and that our
enemies should take their turn in
maintaining these public nuisances.
Look out for a notice over Tam.
many Hall before long, reading somo-
thing like this.
"To LET, the celebrated Blair Fam
lily, father and two sons.
They arc remarkable for their
malformations, being without spinal
columns, and are celebrated as po-
litical acrobats. They would be
valuable to . travelling circus Of
menageric.
| The present propriotors have nc
further use for their services. Tcrm'
| to sult purchasers. Enquire carly."
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LemngweA vs Seymour.

The Clinton Herald thus compares
the sayings Of Lefiingwoll, candidate
for Congress in cur I'd district, and
Seymour, the candidate for the Pres
idency. supported by said Letting
well:
One hundred thousand men will
own the whole ofthe bonds. Letting
aDeM.
We find that $500, 600 persons arc
interested in Government bonds, who
are not capitalists and who are COM
pulsory owners at present prices un-
der tho operations Of our laws.--Sey-
nlour, March 11th.
The bondholder, does he pay city
taxi Oh no. Does hepay county
taxY Oh no. Does he pay State
tax? Oh no? Does he pay a Gov
ernmcnt tax Oh no. But you
workingmen you mechanics, you
farmers, must toll and labor to pay
him his interest and his bonds in gold.
-Le6iny,ceA.
1t is q mistake 70 suppose that the
interest Of the bondholder and the
taxpayer arc antagonistic. Seymour,
March l1th.
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THE 0TTUMWAC COURIER
Published eSsy Nsssday Aorring
CALDwELL. HOLDEN 4 Oo1
lPuhlishera aud Proprietors,
Terms-Two Dollars per Year
Invariably IN Aduance.
O6sce on corner Of Main and Green
Streets, ouer Hinsey, Le,ois d Cos
Drug Store.
OFFICIAL CITY 4 COUNTY PAPER

$ Ns
An, GEH.?-The Gazette, of this
morning, speaking of tho nomination
Of John P. Irish, Of the State Press,
for Congress, says:
"a splendid compliment is all his
nomination will amount to. Gen.
Loughridge ought to be, and will DO
returned BY an immense majority. |"
Who's Gen. Loughridge? Give us
his military record that we may
know how, when, and where he mo
bly, fought. Democrat, cfthe 18Th.
Why, how short your momory is I
I4oughridge commanded the Union
forces in the Fourth Congressional
district two years ago, and routed the
encmies Of freedom and equal rights,
triumphing gloriously. Don't you
remepbcr him? Wait till tho 3D. of
November, and you will again hear
from the Gen., and "know how, when
and whore he 'nobly fought to your
sorrow.-D Davenport Gazette.
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HARD UP.

The extremity of the Chicago
Times may be judged from the fact
that it can only figure out 149 votes
as likely to be cast for Seymour and
Blair, whilo it requires lab in the
electoral college to elect.
To get this number, bcing barely
six moro than a majority, it includes
Now York, Connecticut, Nevada,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Miss
ouri and Oregon, casting 90 votes in
the aggregate; of those states there
is not the ghost of chance for the
copperheads to carry any one OF
them, except Connecticut and New
York. Admitting that they 60 for the
Bondholders and Butchers ticket,
the othor states in tho list claimed,
to-wit; Nevada, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Indiana, Missouri and Oregon, cast
ing 81 votes, arc just as certain to go
for Grant and Colfax as any thing
can be in the future, 80 that Mr.. For
rests ticket will inevitably be in the
minority on the 9th Of Nov.
The Times grows furious over the
Electoral College Bill rccontly passed
over Andrews veto, which declares
the votes Of tho states who do not
reconstruct under the law before the
election shall not be counted, as this
provision can only apply to Va, Miss.
and Texas, who Of their accord pro
pose to stay out, and US their votes
in all probability would be Demo
cratic, the Tines proposes another
war if their votes are not counted
in the Electoral College, provided. o
course that they go Democratic.
| The Tines, however, being tho or
gan Of that great party which is il
favor of war in times Of peace, ant
peace in times Of war; our read
ers should not allow its illumination.
TO cause them to loose much sleep.
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A STANDING ARMY OF REBELS IN
Our MIDsT.-The troop of Ku Klux,
in tho peculiar uniforms which ap-
peared upon our street on Saturday
night, is most significant when taken
in connection with the declarations
of General Pike, at the Democratic
Club. It assuresus definitely that we
have in our midst standing rebel
army organized and ready to take
the field. This hundred of uniformed
soldiery, not only unknown to, butin
deadly enmity with, all lawful au-
thority, threatens our peace and lib
critics. 1t becomes the law-abiding
men Of Tennessee to ann and organ
ize immediately.-Memph Post.
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him as candidate for the presiden-
cy, and to submit to tho domination
of an alien race of scmi-barbarous
men. No perversion Of truth, of au-
dacity, Of Misrepresentation, can ex-
coed that which halls this candidate
in arms as an angel of peace.
! am, very respectfully, your most
obedient servant,
FRANK r. BLAIR.
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Thomas Corwin on Noahs Fami-

Hon. Tom. Carwin used to tell the
following story:
JeG. Davis has the bearing and ad-
dress Of asouthern gentleman, but had
not the mental grasp Of o statesman.
He is shallow, and never originated
any great measure. / remember the
firstspeech he made in Congress-
II was on the slavery question. He
dwclt ct lcngth on the account OF
Ham, Hager and Onesimus, and to
his own satisfaction, at least, proved
american slavery had divine sane
ton. Well, like myself, he liked o
glass Of wine, and he and l met few
minutes after the debate in the sa~
loon. Said I: aDavis, do you believe
that Ham was . nigger2" "Yos' was
tho reply. aAnd Shem, emo Of these
red fellows, with long black hair and
high check bones, like some Of tho
red fellows, you find ont on the prai-
1ie9.' Said be, "Yes I do" "Japhcth
had regular features and q fair COM
piexion, like the members Of Congress,
for instance, with perhaps somc ex-
ceptions (pointing to myself.) The
reply being in the aft rnnative, I re-
marked: "You give very pool
opinion Of Mrs. Noah. Such a lady
would soon lose caste on Turtle
Creek"
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Opening of North Missouri
Railroad to KirkSville.
Mannv No Tulvr 10


The North Missouri railroad hav-
ing been completed TO Kirksville, the
road was formally opened to that
point yesterday, July 18th, by the
officers of that company running a
grand excursion train from this place.
Tho train, under the direction OF
Superintendent Grain, left here about
9 O'clock with a large crowd OF pco-
pie and the Macon Cornet Band
They werc greeted along tho new
road with cheers, and, after pleas
ant ride of about two hours, arrived
at Kirksville, where they were met
by the people whohad turned out en-
masse to receive them with band OF
music and with great enthusiasm.
After short timc an adjournment
was made to ON adjouining grove,
where speech of welcome was made
by ono of tho prominent citizens Of
Kirksville, ,::and respondedto by Super
intendent Grain, who returned thanks
| in behalf of thecompany for his unex-
pected and generous welcome. Judge
Fox, of Macon. replied at length
Resolutions were adopted rendering
tho hospitalities of tho city to the
party. They then adjourned to the
hotel, where all partook ola bounti,
ful dinner gotten up for tho occasion
In tao afternoon Superintendent
Crane gave tho citizens free
ride over tho track, and all were
highly pleased. A vote was takel
!. on tho train, which resulted in Sd fol
Seymour and SO for Grant. The par
| " returned to Macon in the evening
satisfied that the n. III. Il. Il. was DO
coming a great road, and was push
ing the work forward rapidly. Th'
iron is already down for about sover
niles above Airksville, and they ars
Icrowding on to Ott1mwa with al
!spead. Four regular daily train
| will hereafter be run over this osten
| sion.
/ The telegraph will be completed T.
! Kirksville in 8 fey days.-Hosokey,
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The Cleveland Leader says that
Doolittle's letter in favor of Blair
and Seymour has relieved it of hor
rible apprehension that tho Wiscon-
sin Senator might possibly como out
in favor OfGrant.
A Touton perpctratos tho follow
ing epitaph on
SHEEP YooSTIcE sHAsE.
Ven / thinks vat now l is
And vat / use to vas,
tink I trowed myself away
Hitout sufficient cause.
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Betting.

We copy the two items following
from Wilkes Spirit of the Times.
BETTING ON THE STATE.-Two even
bots Of 81 900 each were made at the
Stetson house, Long Branch, on Tues
day last, that ohm A. Griswold would
carry the State of New York, and am
c0ntraire. These bets were subse-
quently changed by the consent of
tho parties to the proposition that
Grant would carry the State Of New
York against Seymour, uice uersG. We
consider the chances Of the two prop
ositions, however, about tho same.
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Con Grant is supported by every
iHustrious soldier in tho Union-Sher.
man, Sheridan, Meade, Sickles, Geo.
II. Thomas, Hooker, Plcasanton, Nc
Dowell, Candy, Emory, Schcteld,
Mower, Ord, Halleck, Fitzpatrick,
Logan, Dodge, Rawlings, and a host
OF volunteer Generals, many Of whom
have heretofore been Democrats
Gen. Hancock is the only really prom
inent officer who seems willing to
train with the anti-war Democracy.
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Established in 1848.
TIE WEEKLY COURIER
]. M. HEDR1cK, Editor.
Hunbuggery.

One of tho most transparent catch
penny humbugs, in the Bondholders
and Butchers platform, is tho 4th
resolution which declares in favor OF
equal taxation on every species Of
property including Government bonds
and other public securities.
By the present Internal Revenue
system, which contains the accumu-
lated and aggregate wisdom ofsession
afterscssion Of Congress, the revenues
to pay the annual interest ON the
public debt, and to provide for its ul-
innate extinction, are SO wisely levied,
that the commonality of the people,
the poor men to whom these long
haired Copperhead mountebanks ap-
peal 20 frantically, scarcely feel the
burdens of national taxation.
We published not long ago an Of.
fioial statement from Richard II.
Warden, Esq. tho efficient United
States Deputy Assessor for this coun-
ty, whereby it appeared thatless than
$4,000 all told was paid by this conn
ty in national taxation for 1867.
Tho wise provisions of the existing
law, are 80 arranged that the great
bulk of the revenues, shall be collect
cd from Injuries and worse, like whis-
ky, cigars, silks, &c, and were we not
cursed with the most utterly depraved
and corrupt Coppcrhead administra-
tion, that ever disgraced this or any
other country, enough money could
be collected from these sources to pay
the annual interest on our debt, and
leave $4,000, 900 more to hid in the
running expenses ofthe Government.
The Springfield, Mo. Patriot, one of
our best exchanges, has the follow
ing to the point on this question
"a large portion Of the revenue is
derived from q tax on incomes, q tax
Of five per cent. being levied upon the
excess ovor$1, 900. Only those there
fore whose yearly profits exceed ST.
600 are touched by it. These men
can afford to pay something to the
Government; they can do so and not
feel it q burden. Very few farmers
or mechanics evea pay q cent of this
tax. Then there is tho stamp tax,
from which q large revenue is deri-
vcd. This, too, is mostly obtained
from wealthy business men, making
frequent transactions requiring nu-
merous and large stamps. This tax
is felt but lightly by farmers and me-
chanics, whose transactions requiring
the use of stamps arc likely to bo
small and not very numerous"
If this .4th resolution claptrap,
means anything it will change the
entire present systcm, reduce the
tax on whisky and other superflui-
tics, and increase it on the products
of labor, 80 that tho farms, houses
cattle, hogs, sheep, wagons, plows
and oil farm products now exempt,
will come in for their full share of the
burdens of taxation.
This Copperhead scheme of equali-
cation would increase tho taxation
of this county, or any other Agricul-
tural community, at least ten fold, so
that where you now pay in licences,
incomes, &c, in an indirect manner,
in way that is scarcely felt, about
$1,000, you would under this dema-
gogue arrangement of the copper
head platform pay, at least $40, 900.
Is this an entertainment which the
Iaborers, the bone and sinew of the
the country, will relish?
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Washington, July "a

The new treaty with China was
ratified BY the Senate yesterday, af-
ter o hours consideration.
The total amount of Congression-
al appropriations is l59,55I 696 dol
i:trs and 50 els.
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The Dubuque Isnaessays that j. II.
O'Neil, of that town, delegate to the
Copperhead convention, and putative
father Of the plank declaring scoes-
sion . heresy, explains its adoption
by saying that the delegates suppos-
cd they were passing resolution
declaring that secession was a hear
say. Somo such rusc must have
boon practicod or tho plank would
never have passed muster.-Ha,ck
eUe.
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In 1856, Frank Blair. in speech in
this city said that aha would rather
sleep with anigger than u Democrat. "
Hundreds of our citizens, Of both po-
iitical parties viii swear thai they
heard Frank use tho exact language
above quoted, jsre Ha,ae lid j
EgpreSs.
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The indianapolis Sentinel copper
head proposes pcndieton 6or Secro.
tary of the Treasury, and Hendricks
for Secretary ofthe Interior-"If Mr.
Seymour il elected President
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AN AMIABLE SouEAK.-We clip
from the Oskaloosa Citizen the fol-
lowing amiable squeak, which gives
us fiattering evidence that there is
still some little vitality left in our
neighboring village and in the Iowa
Central, ,,,and that the wit ofthc Citizen
still bloomsina all its perenpialverdure.
'sIf any one supposes that the noise
and buster of tho blowers and stri.
kers of some out-ofthe way plug
roads, will in the least affect the COM
pletion Of the Iowa Central they arc
decciving themselves.
The Iowa Central will be pushed
steadily forward to completion. Its
prospects were never brighter than
now. Cwakers in theintcrest ofoth-
or lines, may continue their braying;
they do not hurt us, nor can they in
any respect hinder the ultimate con.
summation Of our great enterprise.
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Montgomery, Ala, 2:

-~-''s -
The senatorial election resulted in
the choice Of Mr.. Willard Warner,
for the term erdiug 1871.
st. Louis, July "a.
A Georgetown, Col, dispatch says:
Gen. Grant and party arrived there
yesterday and were to leave for
Cheyenne today.
New York, July "a.
The Sun publishes a letter from
Gen. Hancock to Gen. Steadman, da
ted July 4th, stating that he was not
candidate for Vice President, aud
should not accept the nomination for
that office.
Chicago, %.
The billiard match last evening,
between Prof Carme and Joseph
vermeulen, at Crosby's Music Hall,
for a stake Of Eve hundred dollars.
1900 points, Vermeulen receiving
300, was won in the forty.third in
ming by Carme. Score standing,
Carme 1901; Vormuelen 1886. The
highest run was made by Carrne, 3S2.
The game occupied four hours and
fifteen minutes.
Chicago, a.
Symons the Pedestrian is expected
to reach this city at noon to-day he
left Janasville Wis. at two p. m. yes
terday.
u r. .
Des Moines, "a.
AT the meeting Of Trustees OF tho
State Reform school at Salem, Prot.
| James McCarty was elected President.
The building is expected to be ready
first ot September.
Omaha, "a.
The editorial aloxoursionists reached
the end OF tho Union Pacific r. II. az
noon yesterday, and Witnessed the
-. ~ of one mile of track in three
hours.
/ fana, ILL.,, "a
| Ihe Turnbail Git Enterprise bp7
turned out to he swinfi.e.
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Som mes, the pirate, made a speech
for Seymour and Blair at Mobile the
other day. Ho feels almost as happy
on the Democratic stump as he would
in burning Yankee ships.
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Seymour's Insanity.

Henry Seymour, father Of Horatio,
killed himself in 1886, while dischar-
ging tho harrassing duties of Canal
Commissioner ofNew York.
1t has been repeatedly charged and
never denied, so far as We know, that
the frequent dcclinations of Horatio
Seymour not to be the Copporhead
candidate for President, arose from
his woll-known tendency to heredita-
ry insanity, which his friends and
physicians assured him might lead to
calamitous results, if he allowed him
self to enter into tho excitements OF
y Presidential fight.
Business men, law and order men.
peace-loving mon, before voting foI
President this fall. should consider
the direful results to the country,
from tho probable succession of Blaii
over an insane President. Blair's
proposal to abrogate civil govern
ments IN tho south and to overthrow
Congress can lead only TO anarchy
and civil war.
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YEI,EGRAPHXC
New York, july %.

NOW 1OrK, July 70.
A lettcr from tho city of Mexico
says:
The leading papers there had on
article intimating that a coalition Of
European powers with the U. s. was
being discussed, the aim of which
will be to develop Mexico and sell il
out to the American government.
Richmond, Va. July %.
A meeting Of discharged policemen
was held tonight, a resolution was
adopted, appealing to the citizens for
employment. Gov. Wise and others
addressed them.
The State Educational CONVENTION
now in session here was addressed
tonight by DIR. Sears, agent of the
Peabody fund.
Madison, Wis. July %.
Symap, the La Crosse pedestrian
arrived here at two o'clock this NOR
ming on his Chicago walk, being
nearly "a hours behind schedule
time. He left here at 2 o'clock this
afternoon, after rest of 12 hours
He expects to reach Chicago on Fri
day afternoon. He will loose the
Chicago wager Of $4,000 but win 81.
600 on his La Crosse walk.
He was impedod by hot weather,
sand and heavy rains between here
and LaC Crosse.
Washington, July %.
Senator Sherman does notbclieve
it possible for q conference com. to
reconcile the wide differences that
oxist between tho Senate and the
House funding bills.
Senator Norton is to be married
tonight to Miss Cortland, of Balti-
moro.
Baltimore, %.
A negro named j Moore, yesterday
made soal assault on lady near
Bcllair, Hartford Co., and while be-
ing taken before the magistrate q
mob took him from the officers and
hanged him.
Buffalo, %.
John Wickeman, . hardware mer-
chant of Buffalo, committed suicide
at Clinton, Canada, yesterday, by cut
ting his throat. Domestic troubles
was the cause.
Portland, Me-, %.
The new mill Of The Oriental Pow
der Co. at Gorham, blow up yoster-
day afternoon killing BENZ. Hawks.
No other persons injured.
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The Enthusiastic Democracy. !.

The following from the New York
Herald, Of tho 16th instant, tho lead
ing democratic paper Of tho country,
gives cheering evidence of the en-
thusiasm of tho Democratic party,
which we hear so much Of.
"By inevitable necessity the na-
tion turns to Grant. Little as il
likes the party that was compelled
70 put him up, much as it distrusts
the more violent clement of that par
ty, it knows, likes, and is willing to
trust cc.cant himself, for sound judg-
mont, upright heart, and inilexiblo
purpose--the peoples own. hero
and it knows that it has no good to
hopo, and every evil TO fear, in the
success Of the Democratic candi-
date"
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Hon. Reubon, Noble, ono Of the
leading Republicans Of Northern
Iowa, has entered vigorously upon
tho campaign for Seymour and Blair.
He made q speech at McGrcgor, q
few evenings since, heartily cndor-
sing the nominations and the plat
form of the Now York Convention.
Constitution.
Reuben Noble is a bully Rcpubli-
can; He is! Ho is just about as or
thodox in that faith as ANDREW
JOHNSON, whom he followed out of
the Republican party to their great
delight, about ~ years ago, for pub
lie plumber, which he never got. He
is ono of tho has been's, like FRAN
CHS p. BLAIR, the little, who aint
now and never was much of Re-
publican. We expect to hear the
Constitution boasting next Of the
conversion of Randall, Doolittlo,
Seward & Co, to modern Dcmocra
cy. Meantime tho violent exercises
of Reuben in tho new faith, wont Of
feet the prioo Of putty much.
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Was 1t not we'll that Grayback
Convention should adopt Green
back platform and nominate Hold
back candidate, with a Turnback as
sociato Philadelphia Bulletin.
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aWhy is it" asked q Republican in
Philadelphia of his rebel Democrat
ic friend, chat you had none but
rebels in your National Convention
from the South?" "Well, confiden-
TALLY, and hot to be printed re-
piled tho cop, "tho reason is that all
tho Union men of the South arc Re-
publicans, and all the rebels Demo.
crts and we could do no bettor."