Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-01
Like the beacon light to the tempest.
tossed and wandering mariner, It
promised haven Of refuge to earth's

tossed and wandering mariner,
promised haven Of refuge to earth's
oppressed millions.
People Not Of Common Origin. !
"The colonies were welded together
Iby the bloody footprints OF the little
larmy CHARTERED at Valley Forge and
1.-THE common sufferings through that
Long and trying struggle. But the con-
stitution, recognizing the right of one
human being to call another his prop
erty was equivalent to stating that the
clause in the declaration Of independ-
fence that all men are created free and
leuual was a living lie. The descend
ants of the cavalier and the descend
ants Of the Puritan in the debates over
the adoption Of the constitution were
!! in hopeless conflict until the compro-
mise was reached permitting slavery
Ito exist in certain territory. So, the
crew that manned that gallant ship OF
|state was not Of common origin. The
sturdy sons Of toll who crossed the
watery depths in the historic May
flower were not similar to the landed
gentry who settled IN the Carolinas
and IN Virginia. The hot blood Of the
semi-tropical countries had not
mingled with the more sluggish cur
rent that flowed In the veins Of the
Anglo Saxon who settled the New
England states and steadily pushed
westward to the Pacific coast. These
same descendants of the cavalier In
the southland never yielded absolute
allegiance to the union of the states
and reluctantly entered the nation
with a big N. So 1t came about that
the Puritan's stern sense Of right and
Justice conflicted at once with the in
herent nature Of the people who set
tied the southland to domineer over
eli with whom they came in contact.
Throughout the years preceding the
revolution and on down to the days OF.
81 and '65 there had been little or no
interming Cling OF these diverse cur
rents Of national life Neither inter
marriage nor interchange of ideas or
they sustained to each other. Every
question OF national policy had been
viewed by the representatives OF the
sections. not from the broad stand
point Of the interest Of the United
States, but from the narrower basis
Of the selfish interests Of these two
great sections. Loyalty to state be-
came the ruling idea and patriotism
in the true sense was unknown. AS
two alien peoples the north and the
south existed for eighty-five years,
each viewing with jealous eye the
prosperity Of the other, and over all
hung the baleful shadow Of human
slavery.
The Coming Of Abraham Lincoln.
'Not until in the providence Of God
from the prairies Of Illinois came that
grandest figure.of the ages, the noble
minded, tender-hearted freedom-lov-
ing rail splitter, Abraham Lincoln, to
the pinnacle OF the presidency did the
crisis come. Or rather, God said, Let
there be light, and there was light
And in that fierce light, striking forth
from the very throne of the great
Jehovah, the national conscience was
awakened from stupor, and men began
70 realize the horrid iniquity OF it all;
began to realize In some measure the
glorious destiny in store for the
American people No malice toward
their brothers in the south, no spirit
Of lust OF conquest, no mad desire for
revenge actuated the minds Of the
boys in blue as they went forth march
Ing to the music of the union.
"The southern soldiers were in the
main honestly fighting for cause
they believed to be just. But, while I
this is true, the measure OF their
deeds is lost in the ignoble end for
which they strove. On the other hand, |
with spirit undaunted. and not simply |
accepting the dictum OF any self |
styled leaders, the great heart Of the j
north instinctively felt that their |
cause was the most sacred that ever
enlisted the affections and services Of
men. This was the spirit that ami |
mated our brave boys in blue and led
hem forth to battle and to death, |
from Bull Run to Appomattox, with a |
logged persistency, born Of the in
nate knowledge that the welfare Of I
generations yet unborn depended upon
heir fidelity, the boys in blue upheld !
The honor Of the old flag, beneath !
whose folds no human being could live !
,eher than in a state Of freedom.
The Service Of the Women.
II would be unworthy to address you
Upon this occasion did ! fail to men /