The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-06

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ne Missouri Ds~eeras after loos-
ing heavily IN its little gAtne tAst mn
with ths RYabhcAA, sees how 90
plainly ~ ertor that il frankly 40.
koe% ivdses it, and dssi. sly vows
thaa hlth in traitors, mes Who once
forsworS their eountry Ma myth, 81
staff thai will mot support . feathsfs
weight unless unholy, selfish interest,
90 dictates. II passeth our under.
standing TO give . reason Why ~ .
people, we should expect honesty of
purpose, candor and patriotism, from
mon Of intelligence who voluntarily |
fought fbr over -FOUR years in the do
fense Of tho sum Of oil villainiee
"hsman slavery" and to destroy the
best government the world ever cav.
The history Of tho nation shows that
on the part Of the votaries Of slavery
there he's been . continuous syetem
Of intrieues, Of breaches Of faith,
whenever IL served them 20 TO do,
and this without oompunction. ~
Their homes, their families, their
happiness, their ell, has been for aal
time controlled BY the tgsss tdtsss Of
slavery, ss tho load-stone attracts
the steel. They offered up hundreds
Of thousands Of lives TO this idol. this
Juggernauto fthsir depraved natures,
and tho sAas spirit, The Same de-
sires, the Same Drawing remorseless
appetite dwslls yet within Thorn,
awaiting only the opportunity for
volcanic eruption. Il is then We
repeat, . wonder to us how thsre can
under any circumstances BE- aAlia-
tion with them On tho part Of union
mon, with any hope Of good results.
W uourse there are some notable
exceptions 10 this general rule, just
enough 70 make the rule We speak Of
. sound and truthful ono. Hear
what tho Democrat says has been
tho result of an inharmonious re.
publican party in Missouri. d,
Tho late meaning Of liberalism was
acknowledgements. That done, the
word hero and now isia dead One.
Tho incidentais of liberalism have
not boon so exhflaratiux tAAt Any
honest and Intelligent Republican
can be cheated BY dsmagogaes with
tho nattc whom Tho meaning has
| gone out Of il. What are those In.
oideptalsa Democratic victofies--
Democratic triumph With but . mi.
notity vote in this county. a Dem
0cratic representation Of 81. Eouis
county ID the Legislature, sent there
| by . minority of the voters Of the
county. z A Democratic hoAse-aud
such . house, A DiAirrSpresenting (3)
Missouri ID the United States Senase
AZ champion Of tho indiana resolu.
tions and Of the Ku-Klux Klsn.-
These, and things like these, hav,
been the lnuidentals for liberalism, II
| itself Just. The work ofthat liberal
ism is accomplished. Ant u abox
; sissa IL there . isn't 10 choosa Be
! tween continuing il and striking tb'
Republican flag 70 the Democracy
: What name do these Republicans Il
II mort who ,soso maintain that th
ssy % United e s.as! sId;
enemy, md Who hold up for suol
division the phantom Of 8 liberalism
consumated3 K.
The Republican, fearing that th
Democrat in its efforts TO again X
store harmony will succeed, Is NOT
lsveling Ill its batteries 70 proven
il. It says f2l4,qae apat /
y sThe Democrat has = right i
mAke this, amazing confession; bu
what are the Republicans Of Nilsson
ri 70 think Of its claims to organ
ship? How must the Liberals Who
BY its counsel, voted for Brown II
November, regard its attempt /,
involve them il il present htiniiis
, tion, and bring them to, the feet q
the PRESIDENT If they units Will
it in che proposed submfsMon, wbs
guaranty have they that it VIII NO
agsin betray them before anothe
November? Ii il did not know whsi
!, It was doing, last summer, what o
ourity have thcy that It knows VIVA
IL 10 about now, or what II may b,
abostin tho swimmer Of 1872 CA
they trust themselves 10 tho iesdcr
4 ship Of an organ, wAich ~ It's owl
coDfession has led them into dis
graces - q : @o Q 6
-. JtHt 5Ef4 EatfE1- bE ~ t-f VI e
| Tho Rspsblicds, as treacheross snd
snprincipled now ~, Il IVES saitbless
and traitorovs during tAs rebellion
since II has canningly sad basely be
trayed its cosenporary, now desires
TO checkAate il in1uence 10 return
ing again to it. allegiance. Like tn,
lecherous scosadrel who has betrsy
ed his victia, II says who will have
confidence il the virtue Of thst on,
who has osce fallen2 With Ghe
brassy impadenoe Of tho finished
knsve, the Repsblicas says, "thou
art altogether like one of 10 now
that yoa have AFFLICTED with traitors
once. and how can goa be, again rs-
stored to oonfidsnoe'" - iat.
This is but : revamplog Of that
old trick of the devil who would
bind hopelessly forever TO his train
Ill who have committed the arst
bluuder, the FIRST wrong.