The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-01-04
For tho Ottumwa COURIER.
HON. JANQH4 HARLAN

tho Ottumwa COURIER.
HON. JAMES harlan.
Since the inception of the republi
can party no man has proved more
acceptable to the people OF Iowa than
NJ. Harlan. Refused admission to
his seat in the U. 8. Senate, at 3 time
when the apologists Of slavery were
in the ascendant in that body, he
returned to his people, and fully
aroused them to the Importance OF
the 'new party" aud they at once
caused him to be reelected by the
legislature then in session at Iowa
City, and for nearly eighteen years
be has faithfully served the people.
Called to = position Of vast RESPONSE.
bility for which his previous honor
able career had not especially pre-
pared him, knowing but few men in
the Senate, with nothing bat his abil-
ity and honest purpose to depend up
on, he has made . proud record. The
democratic party could never effect
an intrigue With him; he fought them
openly and squarely, and now after q
long service we delight to honor him.
As he has avoided the rocks upon
which 30 many Of our public men
have shattered their political hopes,
we see to-day what We saw during
the war, the whole force Of the dem,
ocratic pross ia Iowa defAming Mr..
Harlan because he has done so much
to make republican principles sue
cessful. If Mr.. Harlan was q weak
man in his party, VIC should not see
this continued "hounding Of him" by
the opposition. In their anxiety to
have him defeated, they confess to
the thinking world that Nj. Harlan
is q power in that party, which has
saved tho country from the bansiul
influence of the old regime. Why
this terrible denunciation Of the Sen.
ator, when they know that NO demo.
crat can possibly succeed him in the
Ssuate.-whence comes thie feeling
in . contest in which they can have
no possible interest, unless il be,
thew hone 70 break down M Har'
ian's chances, and ! The lev;si.tnre
commi, 4 crime against the rennhl;.
can marty hv send;no = mar Is ,he
senate of less nronounced on;nions
acme man who will no one IF tbose
independant Senators like Mr. Schnr,
There a ma hone for the dsmocrat;c
marty To re- annear in the .scandant
rniass IL ha thronoh tbs wasEnsss N
republioans. thew hon. 10 adim" Mr.
Hsrlan,s ch.nn.s fnr 70 s,.o,;on hv !.
th;ck clond NJ sl.ndar Thar No.
found thst thay o.nno, Dool;,,1s;ss
hin, ana ,hav /. da.arm;aaS ~ 800
| him In tha ho,sa nc H. sr;anas r.
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tha mo,;v..--hara "a n.r.v i. :.
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revsr va;ted for nonulsr n1smo -
lead him hnt has ss.nmod ,ha ,ron.
mon avarv ona.t;on at ;asns IT.
was the trnsted ,r;and ofths IN =
taI Iincoln the m0n of All othar mar
since the davs Of W.sh;n.,on. ,ha
confidential friend and a5v;sar ~
President Grant. who in sn;to al
Charles Sumner,a ono term XII will
he reelected and r.c.s;va ~. isr.as,
n~,nnlar vote avsr even 10 anv ,1.n
n America NJ H.risn,s .nsa..h i
yindication Of President Gran,'s
coursa in the Sap,n nnm;nuo .fg.;r
was an. ~ Ia h~.nn;ast .tfns,. 80 n,
lie n commanded the oIosnst .,,ans
,;on al orava Ssr.,n,s snd 49, ~
snnrorsI =, h;s nsorss wh;ia i'm
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