Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-19


chase. It's Importance VIII De appre.
clated when 1t Is remembered tnat
it included that vast DOMAIN now com
posing the states OF LOUISIANA Arkan-
sas, missouri, Iowa. Eorth ana ooutn
oakota' Nebraska ana the larger part
OIL Mlnnesota, Kansas Coloraao' WY,
omns and Montana,-territory equal
IN extent TO the orlglnal tnlrleeh col-
we are notta part Vi the sacreu soli
LOT which our revolutionary iatne!s
loushe' ana "hlch they won ny theiI
enofts anu leioic e saeisliees' Mnel ~
was ACQUIRED IN deVs ior d colislue !, a :
lioh VI Slo'ooo,ooo IL was dn az. ue
liou , 90 ul!"iee "iu = luoas
anu usurpalioh VI pomel' " many
aoie anu pal,ioeie s.a.esiheh. by soine
u was tnousht II woulu heSel pe SCI
.ieu ny Aineiicah citiZens' ahd Wnen
IL was set,ieu ~ was ciaineu .nat 'ne
.raae would loiiow the currents VI us
sreat ilsers' Una. us lnteIeels Mouiu
pe liilnlcai 10 tne Atianl,c slales'
anu ti,at inns teaIrtoiy woul ~, eveiltuai-
~ seek o'llef aiiiilalions' lnese Mele
Tue ua!s oslofe steam ooa.s' eal !t,s
an iaiiioaus. ~ was as liiipoaslpi y
then 10 see VIVA! mas occurred as ~
seems lnlpossioie ~" .na'
any suen nis'ahen suppl
si.ion couiu har IVY, peen leason,
ANY enteitalneu Inc liyers hase nau
li.t,e 10 uo VIII !ne piUpieiils vi .laue
ana transportation. lhese matters
nave unuersoae ID revolution III
hunureo years. ne rlse,s SIMPLY
serve as tne great open drains anu
| sewers OIL tlie west Alheilcan MUS
trS anu enterprise nave leacneu ouI ~,
ehelr iron arms anu nave lahen an
thls vast terrllory ihto lneif embrace
anu lhe east anu west are pounu W.
seehef Ny me stionses. lies lsal eau
unite people lies vi Gull
mon interest,".
announcer trutn was lost sisht Oh III
the opposltloh 10 the purchase; that
Tue settieihenL VI new cou,itry 10
rather alohs liie lihes Vi latituue thah
iongltuae, that Westward rather thaI
horlnward OF soutnMaru, lne star VI
eilpife tahes us COURSE u mas Trans
plieu thal III .ils Mes.eih .eiIi.ofy we
lave lne REPRESENTATIVE So VI tne view
huslaho seIlielleht .oi 1oo years aso
MOI peileeuy tha a., II eAisls III Massa
ohusee.s aouas iheie are lnoie peo
pie ~ io"a. plouapiy' rom Ollo tnail
lio!il any otnei one sIa.e ~ tne uiloh )
ohlo was lalseiy NelIieu Ny view Eng
iaiiueiS' iiluiaia piopapiy came lieAI .
II was ialseiy sel.ieu Wy ASe" nns iaiiu
eie, enlsy ~ "iiiais' is'iiahs
anu hentuchiahs.
io"d nas az iecei'eu quoea iion
NEW ioih' Vnsinla' Noish Saloiiha
ieiinessee anu hen.uchy' anu II II
true " say liial sue Is one VI Tue llos'
Cosniopoli,an States III Ine union
tlat her patriotlsh' tlousn hef SOL
was hol ene saeieu SUI VI INC coioll
les, 10 as inlense' as eilou'lns anu dS
Miue as tha1 " any Ioiony mhose rep
resehtat,ves sisheu Tue Deciaraeioh o.
lhuepeiioehce vi auopteu the oonstl
tueion'
nv peopie WY iolse' Iheil past Cal
nave any iaiSe iiileiest ~ s.leif future
NO lallon lIae hesIec.s us hlstors
can preserve ,.s iinerIles. "heh JONI
auails anu ratrick merry sousnt !.
ran the names Oh patrlotlc ardor Whlcf
resulted IN the inuepenuence Oh tnt
cololles' lucy appealea " .he cifcuhi
stances OF their early setelemen', tnt
ieaaohs ioi .he iiiini 8. alion " tnes'
endured " secure loo'nolu on tni'
cohtinehl, ~, nleli eoniilots Nun the lor
e G, Tue WY 1eas.s anu ,ne sasa Is
tIey recou!lteo thell Ilsn.s as Eng
iisn I, Wh,cn ehe colonls.s nau sa .s
leuly Eiieiisieu, any nau never ioiiei'
Gu. onlel anlohs tlese was Tue iish
!, W ne rep eseh.ea ~ .ne soVeiniiieh
witch eialiiie NJ tne iisuI W ievs taAe
upoi .nsn a' appeui was enee'ea
" Maintain gu une ~, ooinisl ~
; seven years. rom tne uays u Con
Goia W 'he siese anu SURRENDER Q
loIhtoWn.
when we Moula INSPIRE our SOL
uieis WIN pa.llolisii anu courage, w
| leoail the ueeos oI .neir la.heis' tnei
stlussies anu victories on iahu an'
/. sea. Napoieun IN the battle VI III
ryranilus' ral!ieu ms nassins soldier
Win lhe inspiring woias' nelnelipe
: ioily centuries I'll, are looking ao@n upoi
you. ne raiiyins cry ol Tue Greek
mele Tue niasic @ofas ol lherhlopyi