Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-01

OIL thlru term fof 1rant or any otH-
er man. unless, indeed, il might be
demanded while in the throos of a
great rcvoluiion. MS was the case nj
the second election OF Mr.. Lincoln.
"Ilinkensalc.' further on in his LETTER
RavS there is much talk of amentiing
the Constitution so as to make all ex-
Presidents u. S. Senators at large or
in the case of Grant. to make him--by
passing law 10 that effcct--General-
issimo Of The army. This, "Iinkcn-
sale" seems 10 al least, partially favor.
All this is urged upon the gronud
that the Presidents of the u. S. should
not be Obliged at the end Of their
time to enter into business enterprises,
as other men do, but that some dig
nifled place should be provided for
them. This sort of a suggestion bears
the stamp of Links" erratic genius.
He is sound on the third term ques-
tion, but, in our opinion, the balance
is all bosh. sheer downright nonsense,
and nothing more.
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In the National Railroad Csnyen-
lsvuis, lp5re Uccusrvu 4
little episode, resulting from calling
General Sherman upon the rostrum
with the Chairman amid storm Of
applause. Next ii was proposed to
honor Ieif Davis in a similar manner,
but il met with q little opposition,
and though The motion passed, Davis
declined 10 occupy the stand He was
a delegate in the convention from
Mississippi, though our Democratic
journals are asserting thai he don't
belong in that State, but is citizen
of Tennessee. There is no dispose
ton among any class Of people to per-
secnte jeff Davis, but while this il
true, Ii ia not agreeable 10 the wishes
nor the good judgment Of loyal cili-
zcns to honor him. 1t does seem to
the true and faithful citizens Of this
nation that it is quite enough to per-
mil Davis to live and enjoy the full
privileges Of q citizen in the pursuit
of his business, and his social atfinities.
without seeking to lionize him. The
simple plain fact is, that the rebellion
was great moral crime, and orig
mating as il did, in behalf of slavery,
II was great national crime. Is ii
fitting that we should teach the rising
generation that q man can be a leader
in such an oiIense and yet, afterwards
receive the applause and the honors
of the people when he may appear in
publicp 1t is totally and radically
wrong to SO do. 1t would be of small
moment in and of itself whether JEFF
Davis should have his path strewn
with flowers upon his visit to the ma
tional capital, but it would be of in
finite moment if this nation, by such
an act, should virtually say TO coming
generations that it matters little if Il.
man does stand at the head OF great
rebellion in the country, though de-
feated after the expenditure Of Inn
mense treasure and hundreds OF thou
sands Of lives.yei have him highly hon
ored by the people, and feted so that
after All, his act Is no ollense. No man
eyeruitered greater iruism than was
contained in the words Of Andrew
johnson. viz: Treason must be made
odious ;--not in The spirit of vcngc-
eance-not III ALL but because the
American people at all times must be
TAUGHT By OLA; acts that the head of u
great rebellion ought not. and win
not be again honored in the land he
desolatcd by his great crime.