The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-10-10

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The war was an utter failure, vet let
us be true to ourselves and all. il moi
lost. Long has the South lain bleeding
trampled under the iron heel of the
Northern vandals who laid waste and
despoiled our land, soaring and blight
ing Its fair face like fiends incarf,ate
during barbarous war, and robbina
the people of their property and the
products of their labor then and since
its close. In our abject degradation
lin our deep humiliation-in the sore
adversely which has been inflicted up-
on us, we have learned wisdom. The
heroism, manhood, and chivalry Of our
people during the late bloody contest
covered our arms with glory never
hitherto achieved in the history of the
world but we were too weak to stem
the boarded barbarism that poured
upon us from the North. Nor then
should the appeal have been made to
arms. The Southern freeman is a born
ruler! Our impetuous nature led us
to abandon the cabinet for the contest.
Northern hirelings were yet to be
bought when our great souls became
disgustcd hearts sick--With ttsfng
such ignnhle means to achieve e.sr
heaven-born rights. That was our
mistake. Let us profit by the past
The same element i'm the North is to.
day ready to be moulded for use
Democratic politicians and disappoint-
ed Republican aspirants are ready to
betray their party, sell their country,
or even to barter away their interests
in heaven for the sake Of Office. Dis
gusting as it may be for Southern gem
tlemen to soil their hands with such
filth, let them remember the glorious
result that is to be achieved, and con-
sent to use this sinking debris Of the
wrecked manhood of the North, on
the same principle that we would not
refuse to enrich our worn out land by
an application of manure. No dainty,
fastidious, over-nice sense Of honor
should prevent us from taking advan-
tage of the opportunity to lift our
selves from the present degradation.
Every day brings cheering intelli-
gence Of the increasing popularity Of
the Greeley ticket in the North, and
with a determined, united effort, on
the part of the people of the South, the
military despot of the White House
will be dethroned. But there are too
many Southern gentlemen among us
who oppose Greeley because they think
he will be no better than Grant. They
are afraid, notwithstanding the latteris
professions, to trust him. Such men
surely do not understand the situation.
The supporters of the Greeley ticket
in the South do not propose to trust
its candidate. The electors chosen
VIM not be compelled to cast theirvotes
for Greeley. W6make no idle asser-
ton, but speak that which we know to
be true when we say that s.no., ,candis
date who is not true to the South will
receive her electoral vote" The Gree
ley movement, If successful, will In
sure a Democratic House in Congress.
This will be the result Of the bargain
between the Democrats and Liberals
of the North, the former agreeing to
support Greeley, while the latter are
to help elect Democratic Congressman.
Under such circumstances, if the
Southern electoral vote shall be cast
for some true and trusted man whose
name has not vet been mentioned in
connection with the Presidency, the
election viii be thrown into
the House of Representatives
KnUw IuII wvrt Irvw 10 Ssoai sssvl
Democratic leaders of the North. They
have confidence in the leadership of the
Southern Ssates. We have but to as
sumo a bold front, and they will again
follow us like neglected ours that have
found their long lost masters. No one
need oppose Greeley because they fear
to trust the heaven forsaken old rene-
gade. tits not proposed to trust him.
The success of the Greeley ticket means
the restoration of the South to its
former glory and greatness. 1t means
the restoration of our liberties. Then
woe to the carpet-bag thieves and
scoundrels who are eating up our sub
stance. The days of their hated pre-
sence are numbered!