The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-07-13
a GRAVE CHARGE.

a GRAVE CHARGE.
Democracy continues to reiterate
against Grant, the wonderful charge
that no conspires against republican
institutions, and seeks to clotho him.
self with dictatorial powers. We are
entirely al loss to ascribe the cause
for such foolish drivel to anything
else, but the fact that the parties
making such charge have become so
demoralized in mind themselves, that,
reasoning from their own standpoint,
they think Grant is aiming at the
destruction of the Republic, because
they would be inclined to do so III
they held the position that Grant
does. We think we are justified in
ascribing the above as tho cause OF
such charge, because the parties
who deliberately affiliated with and
sustained party that plotted treason
against the government, and aided
and assisted openly, or through sym
patty countenanced that party amid
the perils of great revolution for
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF the Union in
behalf OF the interests of human sla-
very, are ripe for anything, especial
ly are they pregnant "with treason,
stratagem and spoils." Out OF the
abundance OF their hearts, therefore
do they speak when they ascribe TO
others like motives with themselves.
Only in tho morbid sensibilities of
Grants accusers, can we find any
cause for the charge, that he is seek
ing the overthrow of the liberties of
the people. But they who declared
President Lincoln q usurper, when
he called upon the people TO take up
arms to save the Capitol, when me-
naced by rebels; who derided the
bills of credit of the nation ia the
shape ofgreenbacks; who discouraged
enlistment to gill up the depleted
ranks OF the Union army who band
ed together and shot down the off.
GERS of the law, who were charged
with the enforcement of the draft
who finally in national convention
protracted the struggle, and there.
BY caused the death of thousands of
our brave soldiers, by declaring the
war for tho Union a failure; they
say let by-goncs DO by.gones, say
nothing Of the past. In reply to this
we say: Show to us that your conduct
and your disposition is not such as
to lead any reasonable man to sup
pose that just as soon as the attempt
shall DO doomed feasible you will
again conspire to destroy the Union
convince the people Of the country
that the lost cause is abandoned /
that you sincerely believe at all has-
ards in the maintenance of our ma
tionality, and the actual practical |
equality before the law, and as citi-
zens, of the whole people;-and more |
than this, ask us not to take from the |
Unions defenders the administration |
OF the government, and place it in
the hands Of former traitors, and |
their abettors and sympathizers, and
we can then obtain the approval of our
conscience, in ceasing for the sake Of
common unity, to warn the people of
your past crimes. Convince US that
the thief has sincerely repented the
error of his ways; stop him from say
ing that his conduct was Just aad
right, and that the principles he has
sustained and acted upon, are not
dead, but will finally triumph. and
We will forbear and encourage him
to live an honest life. Until then,
ask US not to turn out those who
have been tried ard found faithful
and competent, and substitute those
who were not only found wanting in
he negative sense of that term, but
who were instrumental in shedding ,
ivers of blood to destroy the nation
hey now seek to govern. II