The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-05-15

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are to be made at once, and the leaders pro-
mise 10 accomplish them without impairins
in any way ;he movements Of the new South.
ern government.
General Renau, Of Tennessee, has another
plan. and which am assuredis but an en-.
lrcement of the mnrerou pct inauau.ated
at Baltimore, in which ne proposes to arm o
body Of two thousand despe,aloes, or secret
agents t, be cir:ua.cd in portions of Mary.
lanl and The District OF Columbia. to act al
sp.e: aad,ta.seTct'y murder,helesdin. maa
# The United States government.
Colonel Todd, of Missouri, was at Mont.
romcry last week as the special envoy frcm
the Governor Of his State to tender the scr.
vices Of two thousand Missourans tos the
Confederlte States Tie offer was accepted
and Told rc;urhdd home In great s!ee. AZ
Atlanta Georei,. this fellow was introduced
10 large crowl at iii, railroad depot by Mr. !
Yancey. lie gaze vent to his bad temper In
most blasphemous TRADE against all sss.i
tens of law end order, and was particularly
bitter in speaking of The American flag. His
language was foul mo rhed, ing!o.ious and
positively false; yet it found appaadcrs
among the audience.
President Davis i not raising tro,ps with
the a'areity he ANTICIPATED, although he will
soon hare q large concentration Of them near
Washington.
The III, Fscgir.s't as:a COT. Curtis.
The Was'l:ngt on correspondent Of the Du.
buara tfi;rcs gives tn. following graphic &C.
cprn. or tie arrival and reception Ct the 7th
Regiment and Co'. Cir;is:
WAsur*e7oS. April 25.
ED.rors Ttxzs.--F think wrote vou 8
few days siace t'iat the "seycn.i."' 'haa ar.
rived W this city. was mistaken. If ons
mi 1t trust the runors on ths streets, that
-ail4nt rcg.gs.ant has arrived forty or fifty
times within tn, last week. But the "Sev.
cn;ll" is here now; came in at noon to-day.
one thonsanl strong aad the finest looking
body Of men 7 eyer saw. They have just
marched Up the avenue aal hare been re.
calved by the President. You will SEQ.
by the New York papers, n.at they lch that
city week ago, whcre such AZ osa!ioa wa5:
given them rs Prince nor President never
called forth. The accounts Of that out-burss
Of patriotism thrilled and strengthened every
loyal he,rt IN Washington. The day when
that uarnifccn. manly hos! tha; lad left tho
ease and llxury cf city Houses s7r thc camp
and its hard>hips should reach here, was
eaycrly, trenulnusly awaited. They must
b. satisfied with their rrecepiion--tl!c eyenua
was crowlelas on day ofI,augur4t; cheers
loud and hearty broke out at every step
and. not least to soldier, white handker.
chief, were waved by small hands from tho
windows, the fir smiling on the 'rave. AT
the white 9oase our tall President watched
them as they f'cl by. The eli honest smils
touched nayy VT, glow Of triumph upot
his rough features. Seward stood at his
right land, looking pleased as a school boy;
Cameron and other members of the Cabinet,
with throng Of army officers, stood just be-
hind Mrs Lincoln, plump little matroa,
that might he described as very far, very
fat but not very forty" viewed the scens
from window abore. AS the Grst rank
camp M, large military looking man, IN
citizens dress, bogrimmed anl dusty, evl.s
IDENTIFY with long marching, stepped from be.
side the Colonel and approaciei the Presi-
dent OLD Abe first, and then those around.
greeted him lils, a long.!o>t brother-shook
his hand almost ficrcsly and in every way
testified their pleasure. Tha' man was Col.
CrarIs of our State. lie had been with the
Seventh all the WAY fon pi.i,adelr!lia, wax
ing beside their Co.one.. who loudly explains.
how much he owes 10 his couns,'s.
Cnicago Ticaiogic:sl Seminary
.--gcport of ti.c Visiting Com
nistec.
The undersigned, having attended tho
thira anniversary of tie Chicago Theological