The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-06-25
In the Country.

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We spent last week among the
farmers of this. county, canvassing Tor
tho COURIER, during which time wr
visited Polk, Cass, Columbia, Rich.
land, Highland, and Compellnc town
ships, and found the farmers busily
engaged IN blowing the rapidly grow
ing md Ane looking corn, which
promises to be the best crop of the
kind ever raised in the County, while
the small grain continues to look OK
cecdingly well, with the prospect Of
yield, double that oflast year, and
in consequence of this, the farmers
are all in good spirits, and are
in just the right humor to talk
to about taking the COURIER; we hav.
ing succeeded in adding 20 to our
large and rapidly increasing list du.
ring the week. Our farmers all read
'ly admit that we are now publish
ing one of tho bcstpapcrs in the State,
and that IL is far ahead Of any other
paper in this County, in size and ap-
pearance, containing more late tcle-
graphic news, general intelligence,
&C., while it's home news and market
reports, SO correct and reliable, is u
want supplied that has long been felt,
which they arc rapidly availing them
selves Of without regard to political
views.
We found the Republican portion
of the population in the Townships
we visited enthusiastic in their sup.
port Of Grant and Colfax, and ready,
when their opponents shall have been
placed in the field, to put their shout
ders to the wheel, and assist in roll
ing up large majority in this county
for their favoritc candidates. On the
other hand the Democrats who favor
the nomination of Pendlcton. and his
financial policy, "white mans gov
ernment' &C., are becoming alarmed
at the proportions the Chase move
ment is assuming, and emphatically
declare that they will not cast their
ballots forany such man.
Knowing the great difference of
opinions existing between the Eastern
and Western Democracy, on the fi>
nancial and suffrage questions, they
have no faith in the ability Of their
leaders to harmonic these different
elements oftheir party to make it .
unit against their opponents, and
many of them think in consequence
that the election of Grant is a fore
gone conclusion, and from this we
arrive at the conclusion that their en-.
thusiasm in the coming canvass, will
not "sct the prairics ablazc."
Before closing we desire to say a
few words in regard to the reported
disafiection in the Republican ranks,
il. Richlandand Highland Townships
We have taken particular pains to
enquire about this matter, and find
that these Democratic conversions
that have become SO numerous and
frequent in the above named Town
ships are myth. The report cur
rently circulated here that the Kirk
ratricks, of Highland, had gone over
to the Democracy is utterly false =
1t. S. kirkpatrick, informed us that
he had changed his political opinions
SO much that he intended to vote this
fall to strike the word white from
our State Constitution, which change
is undoubtedly Democratic, but not
OF tho modern stamp.
Mr.. Leonard Knox, of Columbia,
s. Kirkpatrick, and David Beck, of
Highland, McCarroll, and J. w. Nc
Glassop, of Richland. will accept our
thanks for assistance, information
and the hospitality extended us, and
we may add here that if we had q
McGlasson in every Township, our
circulation would soon c2,OcO.