The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-12-30

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@1ns C1PAtaA Sketchess ~ a#4
- " Aneorsoh' tns aoae editor OF the Knox
s"e 'o"'ns'' mus P'sssant'y ysoisconfses ABOUT
ma''e's sno tnin9s' OF rainer persons at Des
MONIES. he w'si excuse us Tor mutolating
Ins7eS1'ssPondence 70 sum our space. I. H
There sits the resident. Faville. the worthy
Lieutenant Governor. his keen eves observ,n,
every movement. and piercing to sverv corner
OF the room, have made his aeouaintance.
and like him much. n M So as,a.
| To tine risht oe the 6r,t tier OF desks Il
BaAtuAap-a fst. good natured, fine looking
gentleman Of the old school. He's ne to snuff,
and will not be caught manning. I warraet vou.
Next to him is CAxrsxLp-usharp 40 a steel.
trap" and one Of the most efficient members Of
the board; he il respectable Is . speaker, anu
every row and then kaocks all he wind out
| OF Mason by a question which Mason ISM
dreaming about. thosgh il Is really apropos,
Next to Garfield, Is our own representative
l-SAMUEL +. COOPER. He is admitted, on all
hands, to be one Of the best, il not the very
/
part, / think he is the number one man. Our
| District has great cause OF pride in erecting so
worthy a.man, He is good speaker, a
snrewd deoater. and good worker.
On the left of the front tier is MILLS, who
is always Oh hand, an interchangeable worker,
and a keen. good man. BY him si,s HiLDRErH
of imperturbable good humor-the wag OF the
Board. Behind MILLS sits CHARLES Mason
man OF mucn reputation, ana, perhaps, or
..o'. VIA" o,u'Aa'S so""y' 20 NC 10 OUT o.
"'' ''e'e' " .s''' ''e"ei' soou
'o'A"s' "enu''s'eu se"'e''a"' "hen "e
.P''A "n - o'.e"' "'' "oias d''ud"y run
l.o" us n'ou'h d' "e is'e oi t"o.."eh'y.-
ne SNAKES lis am moros'al locks, Wnhe speak
| 'ns' ou' Il ne DC 'apl'er io"ans' 'ne o'o goo IL
"'sn'y poor specimen OF n'eh'y poor ai'n-
] ny. 'uuge Ma''" H'ev'aeh''y' ou' oi us e'-
| ement IN Doard OF Ta~cdI'on. Next 10 the
Judge, is my good friend PERay-the youngest
member, but bv no manner OF means the least
IN point or aoii'ty. nests next 70 hozELL,
mother democratic member, and man OF
some parts, and more whisxers. mr.. hiMsALl
IS hne working member, and good deoater.
30 100 Is ooSSELLY VINO s's next 10 n'm and
oehiho Mason. Mr' "ircHkLL ooes nocnave
nuen 70 say ou' says We" ""a' "e aoes
say. .
AS yet' the BOARD mas NOT done mucn' oa'
they Will doubtless pass good schoo' iaw' IN
place OF 'ne one declares" uacons'1o''o''s' oy
the supreme Cour', aho e'h0's scihs' se"erd"y'
tne same lestares.
THE SUPREME COURT.
The decisions OF he Supreme Court OF Iowa,
as at present constituted, have received the
very favorable comments Of other benches Of
a like nature, as we'll as Of one or two OF ouI
best and most distinguished text writers. The
Chief Justice, Hon. GEORGE G. WRIGHr, is
man eminently calculated for the post ne sc
well occupies. He has what may be termed
the true legal mind, that is, mind free from
prejudice, clear, c. mPrehensive. logical. Hi'
opinions are models ofJud'cial reasoning, ane
J would rather read them than almost any nov
el, aud consider them far more interesting thar
no"s''o". eo"'''"p " e' '"''"
ou' "'a nun "'a', ~ oe 'e'pe'eu anu ~
n"eu "o. o"'y as 'A"y-' a"" sJ''ke' ou' .
'e 'o'ea ''' '"e s'nP"'Ny " MAS "a'u'
sure eoneo"''a". VI s'e""'''' anu "e "A'"''
ot ns nsar' y" m'"y se'ou"'', vas
m'"oed Q. sarge" r'e"''s'-0"e " '"e n,s
OF americas men % OF genius sno 'ose IA TN
nature oI MS "es't ~ "e "e"' u 'ove''
woHsn. 90 WIN Judge "rign!-you adm'r'
MN greatiy' ana at the same "Ie ones hea
warns with sincere suacnment towaro Nun
""noo' any o'ner enor' u an tue na'"'a. "o!k
'nss OF warm warm and tenaer neart' ne gains tn'
sincere personal friendship OF all VINO Know
hun.
Mr. Justice STOCKTON Is OF IKE nature Is
should judge put It aas not oeen nv sooo TOT
tune to become so well acquainted win hiu
This much IS certain, though, am IN f'
Wright and Stockton to continue on the Bench
which t'ey so much ahorn aud dien'fy so lone
as they wish to remain there-Judse wood
ward was called home' oy sickness IN hH
family, before ! became acquainted win niin
except very signify.
Kinsey, the Clerk, 10 one glorious fellow,
and splendid officer. And so is his deputy,