The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-06-01

After u short recess and more d II
prSpriate mueic, Capt. j. q. Hutch;
Ison3 btoteeded With the subjoihsd
tsn u
II Aoble heroes whose gfay6
decofEe to-day, and Ac9e $50
naua6g can mover be erased ffo1n
tat3et Of our memory; gAyS M 81 /
fives to prcsery6 uneeX qf
American hepublie xaI
You all remember the pea0S cnl
ferences In 1851, and how every CON
cess,uh was made by the ioysi peo-
pie Of the land to prevent the rapidly
gathering storm. Uneeh6l60s s&hsi
b,tion in the South, encouraged by |
the only relic Of tyranny that ever
tarnishsd our Countfy's history,
would not be appeascd. Haughty
leaders led on thor misguided coun-
try men oil over that sunny land to
red handed rebellion determided to i
rule or TO ruin. 3st
just at this period were to begin
some Of the greatest events of all
time. FOR humanity for national
honor nothing was ever recorded to
equal that which was about TO mako
monarchs and despots tremble on
their thrones. - ., sssg 81
The martyr Lincoln had vast and
humorous difficulties with which to
contend, but his great brain, his
honest countenahco, his pure pnr-
poses, and hio noble deeas .ann com.
WINGED the world that he was the
INSTRUMENT IN the hands q = 6feater
Power to saw the American alton.
Az his call the people endeeyored'
to excel each other - rashlng 20 tnc
defcDse OF the National Capital.-
They did not 60 % an ORGANIZED ana
standing army, OF tho 0ld, OF some
potentatc, but rushed rom tho plow,
the desk, and the WORKSHOP p, vol
thteers TO strike iOr liberty ana nf
thu dignity Of their insulted nation.
The strife began n earnest and ~
WAS NOT long AnsAs y WAS oetnO ON = !.
ted TO Americans that the contest
they were compelled 70 wage was Z
war for the whole world AHllberas
parties OF every nationality had
right 10 claim ~ ae tnelr war. Our
soldiers were enc"araged 70 endure
the severe OrdoaI 81 battles and
marches while They were hastening
70 complet.ons tae lgfeaeest VAT eTer
fought for Humanity and Tor liberty,
It's NOT snrprlsing then that they
weas on 70 such victories as dettyseS
burg. Vicksburg, the marohl IRON
Atlanta TO the Sea, and the cap
ture OF Savannah and Charaeseons
The work was done. The coan.
ltrys defenders had accomplished
their mission. More than . million
soldiers had been 10 thcir country's
service and thousands had found
their last resting place in her de
fence. They had sacrificed their
lives and saved the Uaion Fen
millions Of rebels with England and
France to smile upon them could not
break il up. saa
Yea, thcsc noble heroes had rem
oyated the Union. and henceforth no
American need blush to- cali itthc
Land ofthe Free. and the home Of
the brave. Hh eak ae9
Weshall ever be grateful TO those
who severed the blisef1l ties ioi homo
until Rebellion was hemmed in on
tho East, divided from the GGlfaon
the South, pushed to- the wall from
the North and the West by . million
bayonetss and, rfiDalty compeliod to
surrender. Thanks 10 sbcsef dofond.
ers who are here 10 days some oof
them with inained limbs. Il Yhafks'to
those who are here with sad sdejcUtpd
oounteDances, as they think gof bro
theirs, sons and husbands, osice in
arms, who f0undtbpatri0ts graves
smoDg six hundred aud itweDsy-fve,
battle fields. Thanksto brave lead
crs, living and dead, to Lyons, Bile
worth, Mcpherson, Reynolds and
others whose blood flowed hkcwateri
Oh tho altar oftheir country. !Thaaks
TO- the loyal Congress that ii has so
Dobly and successfully legislated to
r 1880 a,sa. 80, 1870, cs:.L
ca n,
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~. ~ "sSeF ~ P.' ~ ny
lounuatioh oi varcooss principals nov
Socureu " ue ~ .u0siOn. sfsstgstks9
Oh Sleeping HorOosl blSests in
Deaco in vOurst, hOuored aprsypsIl
SacraA ro vn,r rasfino rlscaa on
tha f.r off hstalo Gala vv;ths roth;nr
ouO Aes VsA OSSsaO 1OAu wsSuk uOsD6
10 mar. thsssPot OF ues'gnate name
akiaa nt,;ntad omt hv mon. man r.
raorad nv lnv;n~3 gr~tof.,E .h.rda :
Cn...t;s s.L...a - 80.
snsn Tieo uP aho oaI yuu 'oioneou. ny.
spirit WnlOn 6WelloQ Algh Within your
breasts was our national salvation,
and while YOU sleep the sle0p Of
doath vnnr mamcrv will rov;uo that.
.r,;-;. a. ss.;,e .,.,,;r-rE,.a;.,d ,,,I,I
.,
stand, upheld by thirty million loyal
freemen, upheld by twelve huHdredi
v MINUS ran. ~ ,hr s.U handraI nous
and greer, graves all over the land.
!. ,,-.rsa1 Al s...s q ,s.n .ss,.,. a.,.., !.
No5,i,tua = ,ns.r,n,,on u rava.i EN 'b1s !
Their greatness. II il round them; and The
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