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


i world over Tho Land of the Ere
and the Home Of the Braver' An,
Iso II the rich blessings that followc,
/ from this holy war Of Independence
tmen Of IN nations and creeds wer,
1partAkefs. Civil and religious liber
i 81 was established for al time ans
inndsr the broad egis of the new
! Nag with its glorious motto IF Hlu
Iri6ys UNxms, che down trodden ant
oppressod ifom all nations and kin
ldfeds and refuge and d hohiB:
In our own day another great bat
| tie WAS fought Tor liberty, and to thi,
generation Il VAS reserved to make
atonement Of blood for the one great
sin Of the American people. In tbs
decade just closed, the prophetic
words Of Seward and lincoln that
l"slAtert and freedom could not exist
together under our fag," became a
solemn and realized fact and in the
bloodiest struggle Of ancient or mod
ern times the blood of q hundred and
fifty thousand American patriots
washed the stain of human slavery
from the United States, and gave to
us, and let us devoutly hope to our
children and our children's children q
new Nation redeemed, regenerated
"and disenthralled BY the irresista-
"ble genius Of universal emancipa-
tion.Y
In this last great struggle, all men
were brothers, mo creed, Tor color,
nor country was known-all were
Americans, and fought and fell to-
gethsr in the same holy cause. And
trust 1 may be pardoned for taking
this occasion to record . word Of
simple justice to MY own country
men; In the great battle for The
Union they have no inglorious part.
The volunteers Of every State, from
Maine to California, found Irishmen
in their ranks and the FIRST regiment
that went from Iowa had one or
more Irishmen in every company
that composed it, and the glorious
Thirty fifth (the regiment led by the
gallant Hill) had one entire company
of Irishmen, who were equal to the
best Of that fine battalion like their
brave commander, always in the
thickest OF the fight, as they were
close by his side when he tell on the
ever memorable field Of Nash ville.-
From the fatal day when they hug
ged the rebel cannon to their bare
breasts at Bull Run, to the surrender
of Richmond, when the decimated
remnant of Meagher's Irish Brigade
answered their scanty r0ll-oali, the
Irlsh-American soldier was never
known to turn his back to the foe.-
am an American ia my sympathies
as I am in my convictions, but can't
withhold this word of just praise in
answer to the ungraclous sneers that
are too often volunteered against
Irish patriotism by those whose nos.
trils have power been offended with
the smell of powder, nor their nerves
shocked by the loss Of their own pa
triotic blood!
From this baptism of blood, q new
nation has ARISEN, based upon the
principles of justice, truth and BROTH
erly love. The clank of the fetters
and the cry of the poor slave is no
more heard in the Republic. The air
resOnnds with the shouts of Freedom
and the song of redeemed millions,
and to-day, the most enduring monu-
ments Of the Republic are the thous-
ands of unmarked but not unknown
graves Of tho hero martyrs who fell
to secure this grand result. This
new country is ours. Every part Of
it belongs to every American soldier
and citizen. 1t is your right and
mino to 60 to any part of this broad
land and pursue our calling peaceably,
unmolested. And let me add Gn no
partizan spirit) that 90 long as rebel
hatred or mob violence may exist in
anypart Of the nation which attempts
to interfere with this right, the
whole power of the government,
physical and moral, should be vigor-
ously aud promptly invoked to crush
| it out.
) In conclusion, my friends, lot us
all learn the lesson which this day is
intended to teach, that is, that while
we cherish with filial affection tho
land of our birth, our love and our
allegiance is due to America. We
must be here (if we would discharge
our whole obligations as citizens)
not lrishmen, or Germans, or French
men, but MISUNDERSTANDING her
free homes, free affairs, and her free
schools the democratic bulwark OF
free institutions. In this way alone
can we do our part in maintaining in
its integrity the beloved county oi
our adoption, and extending it's
blessings to the suffering and op.
pressed OF other and less favored
lands.
So whsreso'er our destiny sends forth
Its mingled blessings, either north OF
| south,
where'er our banner fiaants beneath the
Its mimic splendors and its cloud like
There shall free labor's hardy children
| stand
| The equal BOver0igns OF freeman iand
Stilson Hutchin's st. Louis Dem,
ocratic Times thus goes for Brick
Pomeroy:
'sIf there is one man, outside ol
the meanest men in the radical party
whom we have been led to look upon
with bis childish inexperioncc ol
Southern affairs and mawkish senti
mentality Of judgment, at lcast cal
culated to represent, and least bold
\ to defend, the outer line of Democrat
ic opinion, it is the individual whom
we have known for several years al
"Brick Pomeroy.'--an editor whose
notorioty consists only in tho effer
vescent offensiveness OF his nonsense
; and the safe audacity of his impu
dence. We have tried for q number
of years to have patience with thi
disagrceablo martyr. and wished tina
he might be lcd into some pathway
of innocnous discretion, whore h
might never more DO heard Of. Ill
has neither wit nor wisdom; or,
he has, he does not know the RICH
, employ ment of them. Even reput
able contacts do not stimulate hi
unheslthy blood to wholesome cir
culation."