Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-22
ONE REASON ron 1T.


ONE REASON FOD 1T.
1t puzzles the Democracy to see
what brought about the decided Re-
publican victory in New Hampshire
this month. We have heretofore Civ
EN- some reasons therefor, but we
purpose to present another now.
which had much to do in bringing
about the result. For year past the
Democracy have been so elated with
with their victories that they have
off their disguise of catering to
the various reform auxilliaries, and
struck out on the pure old Democrat
ic policy. As rule. recently, they
have nominated for Office no quasi
Democrats for high places, but have
put forward the simon-pure, Bourbon
quality. This was the case in the re-
cent election in New Hampshire.
Daniel Marcy was nominated for
Governor by the Democracy, and the
following is the record he went be-
fore the people of the Granite state
with: He was elected to the Lower
House of Congress in the spring of
1868, taking his seat in the session of
1861. On the 14th of December
Fernando Wood introduced resolu-
ton requesting President Lincoln to
appoint three commissioners empOw-
cred to open negotiations with the
rebel authorities to the end that the
bloody destruction and inhuman war
should cease, and the Union be re-
stored to terms of equity, fraternity
and equality under the Constitution.
For this resolution Marcy voted, and
this in the face and eyes of the fact
that if given a piece of blank paper
on which to write their own terms the
scceders would not come back. On the
18th of December he voted for reso-
luton of censure of President Lin
coin because he had issued his cman-
cipation proclamation. He univers-
ally voted against all bills in support
of the war, and lodged a vote on a
resolution of thanks to the Union
soldiers for gallantry in the field. AS
late as the 18th of January, 1864, the
following resolution was introduced
into the House, which this man Marcy
voted against:
WHEREAS, A most desperate, wicked
and bloody rebellion exists within the
Jurisdiction of the United States, and
security of personal and national lib.
erty depends upon its absolute and
utter extinction therefore
Resolved, That it is the political
civil, moral, and sacred duty of tht
people to meet il, fight it, crush it
and forever destroy it, thereby estab
fishing perfect and unalterable lib
erty.
Again, on the 14th day of June
1864, Marcy made speech in Con
gress, and the only one he ever made
there, in which he said to his South
ern rebel friends:
"The great, loyal Democratic part!
would guarantee to them the pur'
administration of the law of the land
they should enjoy without furthe
molestation their full and equitable
rights under the Constitution. If tn
disloyal abolition party would hum
BILE itself in the dust and ashes ant
purge itself from the monstrous iniq
uities and wash away the stain
which disfigure its infamous brow
and swear from this time hencefortl
and forever it would never seek t
interfere with the administration an,
regulation Of the internal police o
the Southern States or of an
State, and act with the Democrat
party, peace would once more retur
to bless the land"
, In the language of Marcy it wa
the rebels who were loyal and tn
abolition or Republican party tina
was disloyal-the most arrant treaso
that ever fell from the lips Of a Coz
perhead. Again, in this speech, II
ferring to President Lincoln, he said
81 believe the name o: the Pres
;. dent will go down to posterity alon
with the deep excavations of all VIII
revere and love the Union as on
, fathers gave it to us.
!. Now, with such candidate fc
a Governor, we wonder if the Dem'
i Gratis cannot find some reason f,
e their overwhelming defeat in Ne
e Hampshire? The fact of it is, tn
J, the loyal Northern people of tn
: country are aroused and alarmed
g the threatening strides made by Il
: old Copperhead element TOWARD
r again obtaining possession of ii
t national government, and in this We;
q of 1876 these loyal people are goin
a to fall upon them in such force as
deal out to them a Waterloo defea