The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-07-11

course CO0nfme0 the statement.
The court Immediately decided that
the man was unworthy Of belief, and
the result was verdict for the defend
mt, with costs, and severe repri-
lnand from the Judge to Myers, who
was very near being committed for
perjury. Bnt for the occurrence Of
the morning, the decision would inev-
itably have been against us. As said
before, it was in q double sense for
tune for me, for it was the means Of
my introduction through Mr.. Tritten,
to an influential and lucrative connec-.
ton"
Political Igetss.
No paper and no men are quite so
hot for Greeley as those which were
the hottest for secession twelve years
ago.
Hon. Jerry Black, who was attorney.
general nntlcr buchanan, says F"Of
all the prominent men in the country,
Horace Greeley is the only one who
lacks every single qualification for the
Presidency"
ssIIou. Solomon Kitchcll would like
to sell about &75,OOO worth Of land in
southeast Missouri and take his pay
when Greeley b elected There is q
fine chance for some poor man 10 get a
home free of cost.
The Illinois Si0ats Zeltaag charac-
terizes Mr.. Greeley, as q man g who,
owing TO insane pride and love Of
power, turns his back upon sll. his
principles and murders his honor--a
very bad spectaclc.7
Gen. Cox is losing his s'faith in hn-
man nature As he sadly shook the
dust of his feet at the little free trade
conference and departed once again,
he wearily remarked: 81 have signed
calls now for five different conventions
and conferences. and won't sign any
more"
The religious press does not like
Greeley. The Christian Union. the
Independent, the Methodist, the Chris
tiass Observer, the Tablet, the Free
mans Journal, the Catholic Telegraph,
are few Of the many religious papers
Opposed to Mr.. A. &. Cincinnatns.
saws the st. Louis Republ;cou -
aThcre Il No democrat onnosed 10
Greeley who can be made by the party
lash to vote for that candidate as a
democratic nominee. He (Greeley) is
not a democrat, and all the indorse-
ments that the Baltimore convention
could pile upon him would not change
inc iact tlat ne Is running the race as
liberal republican.
lsham q. Harris. ex.Ioyernor of
Ts,ssessee. a supporter of Greeley. said
recently. in reply to remark from
friend. that greeley would greatly i'm
prove ms personal aiappeerAnce efa-'
wing ms WnisKers unaor his cnin..
On, yes, replied HaIris Dut IL wOuid
suit me q grea. deai Oetter ~ ne wouia
Ocedn.
The New York Tribune speaks Of the
tariff as "a mere question Of detail for
the consideration Of a Ways and Means
Committee. Which. considering the
mast record Of the Tr;bune on thai snh-
iect. is about as II John Wesley had
sa;i IN his old days that salvation was
4 mere question of detail. to be settled
the sinner and tIe ileyil.-N0.
Democrat.
.,,
selections from one hundred and four
teen Democratic paners which opnose
Greeley and savs. twill lie seen
that the des;re to nreserve the ;nteor;-
ty of Tho marty ;s cont;ned tn no Soc.
t;on bnt nermnates tho whole JIn;on
and that the ners;s,ent boasts Of The
friends Of Greeley thai INT faw Dom.
ocrat;c naners onnose his election are
u,;tho,,f fntudat;nn ;.
Said al Alabama man the other day
to q correspondent Of the Cincinnati
"lhe negro voters OF
Alabama wont support any man, no
matter VINO II rs. that the democrats
support. They sec the Democrats snp-
porting Greeley, and that is all they
want to know Thereat the Chicago
It1taie goes intOHpasms Ovei'the fol
~ andignOrancc. shown by the "color-
ed voters of the South. It's bad, but
tho same folly was active years ago.
The rebels found il so. The negro was
always fool, any how, else why
didn't he fight for s'massar aud why
not vote as .'massa..'' SAYS now? We
give it up.
), ~.
,,,.a.ns n,nps ,o.,s W ~. nAfHEa; H.;. -..,s M
nrun a,nam, sner,n % y. NeM :s o's, wnose %
,as... s.;a -. n':""s, - "..e
Sweeney. the two Woods. Meaney. and
Brennan, These are seven al hi
Democratic familiars. To these mus,
he added Callicot. tle Government de-
frander. who. less than a vear since
.clnsed = term in tho Albany Pep;ten. /.
t;arv Int who now Is clitino daily
naper in Albany. dccp IN the Greeley
Interest
Amnmo lis Rennhl;can confidential
a,lvisers arc Hank smith. OF the saw
in@s hank swindIe notoriety, and John
Cocbranc. of whom the least said the
he,trr. q. 8. W;nans. who BETRAYED
his partv in the Legislature Of 1871 for
4 hribe. and Mat. Bemus, OF Chautau-
ana. are Ills warm supporters.
The whole nation knows who are
his friends at the South, including JEFF.