Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-19

just above the landing. It is on record
that this demonstration delayed the
enemy's final attack on the landing for
fully an hour, giving time to organize
a defense.
That salient angle was the only fixed
point in the shifting panorama of that
Hereby contested field. Nor did the
brigade in spirit of self-glorifcation
assume the name of Hornets Nest. The
name was given the position by the en-
envy who had good reason to remember
the deadly stings inflicted on them in
their repeated attacks; and so separat-
ed never to be united, the Hornets
Nest brigade passed into history; Gen
eral Wallace killed leading the two reg
iments in retreat, no report of the di-
vision has ever been made, and the i'm
Portance of the achievement of its First
brigade was never realized nor under
STOOD, until access to the enemy's re-
ports revealed it; ard then, and not
until then, the Hornets Nest contest
proclaimed ITSELF
The results of the war for the Union
nave been accommodating ever since
the surrender at Durham's Station in
the mountains of North Carolina and at
Appomatox. First is reunited coun-
Try and the abolition of the curse of
slavery and new birth for the south,
| rising from economic ruin, the rehabil-
| ramon OF its industries, agricultural
and manufacturing. The great staple of
| the seeded states was cotton, the decay
OF which was freely predicted with the
extinction of slave labor. What has
been the result? From maximum crop
in ante-war years of four million bales.
| it has steadily risen to nine million
bales in 1899, an increase of $2O0,OOO,-
600. The discovery and utilization of
coal and iron has placed them in the
front rank of this great industry. in
/ this age of iron. The rice culture
of South Carolina, Louisiana
and Texas has far surpassed in
extent and quality under free labor,
the palmiest days OF slavery. Its SUI
| gar industry has maintained itself
against the competition of the bounty
fed beet production of Europe. All it's
4 varied minor agriculture has increased
! ten, yes fifty fold; its fruit and vegc-
tables supply the early markets of
our northern states and great cities,
and the oranges and pineapples of Flo
Il
,lcities' have grown greater and it's vii
lagos have expanded into cities, as wit
ness Chattanooga, Atlanta, Birming-
| ham and others.
And what of the states of the north.
Its million of volunteer soldiery re-
leased from military duty, realized that
peace hath her victories greater than
| those of war; The great northwest
f-layan open field for industry and en-
terprise; with the energy, patience and
self-denial born of the discipline of
war. these men proceeded to found en-
pires. they opened farms and ranches
and defended them against the savage;
founded towns and cities, organized
communities, built railroads, planted civ
ilization and self government, built
school houses and installed the teach
ers. established great central institu-
lions for higher education, and in the
name of God built churches and dedi-
Gated them to Him who had brought
the nation to victory thru great tribu-
lation. From the Mississippi river to
the Pacific ocean, this volunteer soldier
of the Union has set his mark on the
thirteen states and three territories.
And again in the older eastern states,
coming home from four years of ardu-
Gus service to find his place in civil life
filled, he entered boldly into compete
ton for the prizes of life, winning his
way steadily to business, political and
professional prominence.
The successful termination of the
the civil war ended forever the preten-
sions of the foreign powers on the wes-
tern hemisphere. Sheridan on the Rio
Grande served notice on Lewis Napo-
leon that the French army that back
ed Prince MaNimilian should vacate
American soil; the hint was
quickly needed and the Aus
triau dream of Mexican empire
vanished in the tragic death of its re-
| preventative prince at the hands of the
grim Jaurez.
A reunited country cemented by
blood and treasure at once inspired
confidence turnout the world, and
foreign capital, no longer timid, flow
led in to supply the waste of
war. Vast internal improvements
| We're projected and carried out; the
first railroad to the Pacific, was built,
fulfilling the dream of the optimist of
the decade of 1S50-6o, quickly followed
by Others, until today four great trans
continentals span the continent
carrying the commerce of the
world. The wealth of agricul-
ture and the mine has increased be-
You'd the widest dream of the political
economist. Our manufactures have
overfowed our home markets and
spread in broad streams all over the
world; our population has kept pace
with this wonderful expansion.
We are now the creditor nation and
our banks have furnished Europe with
the gold to replace the interrupted
supply from johannesburg caused by
the contest in South Africa. The
successful termination of the Civil War
made it possible for us to lend our
assistance to other struggling peoples.
Our strength no longer paralyzed by
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