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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-27

During the exciting debate IN the United
States Senate, recently, Senator Andrew
johnson Of Tennessee, declared, in answer
to 10. Lane of Oregon: The Constitution
defines treason 70 be an act Of levying war
against the government Of the United States,
or aiding those who do. Show me those
who make war upon the Government and
fire on the vessels, and viii show you trail
Tors! III were President would have all
slch arrested, ard if tried and convicted, by
the Eternal God would have them hung y
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Lcgal Notice.
Martha N. Fouts ~ VI se r,t grH r~ar
VS. District Court Of wspel!o eeun,

FoutS, I -"-T||" I|"- W 5000
VS. district Court Of wspelIo county,
John W. Fouts. Iowa. Af 70
To John w. Fouts-Sr: You are hereby notified that
the petition of Martha NJ. Fouts Is now on file In Ii
Office of the Clerk Of the District Court Of WapeIla
county, Iowa. Paying said court for decree Of Di-
vorce against you fully and oleely ssolving the
bonds OF matrimony now existing between you and
said pc ioncr and also asking the custody Of the
infant child OF petitioner, Cassus NJ. Fouts And for
causes of divorc" said petitioner charges that Won
have become addicte to habiual drunkenness sincS
your marriage with said petitioner. Now unless yea
appear on or before noon of the second day Of the
NEXT term of the District Court of said county, and
make defence to said petition, default will be taken
against Fon md q decree rendered thereon according
to prayer of petitioner
WILLIAMS HAMILTON. Attys
Feb. %, lS61-4w for Petitioner
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-27

In one of the Washington churches last
Sunday, pretty occurrence took place
After service, young man who carries the
collecting plate, as usual, put his hand into
his vest pocket, to pace upon tia piece OF
money before starting to collect. He drop
ped, as he supposed, quarter on the pata.
and, without looking at it, passed around
among the congregation. Inste ID OF silver.
however, he had inadvertently placed a con
versaton lozenge in the centre Of the plate,
and all were astonished at seeing the Ioz-
enge with the words staring them in the
face, "Wili you marry me %
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-27
One of two Courses.

We appreciate the motive which prompts
to distrust of the sincerely Of the traitors
at the South, anil a desire to give them op-
portunity and time to see the w ickedness and
that a candid survey of the whole ground
will convince any one that all expectations
Of the salvation Of the Union, either through
Involuntary return Of the seeded States, or
aquarrel among the conspiratorS, or Union
demonstration down there. is destined ulti-
rnately to be be disappointed Slave society
Is peculiar The masses are ignorant There
is no freedom Of speech Or the press They
are controlled by leaders. There is no evil
dence that these leaders, who have engineered
this movement thus far, haveacted in oppo-
sition to public sentiment; on the contrary,
the facts all prove that they are sustained
with remarkable unanimity, and we believe
they will be sustained and that having paccl
their necks in the halter, having emba ked
upon the sea ofrevolution, they never mean
to come back to their allegiance to the Fed
eral authority again IL they car hpfD it. If
tlis is so, delay in asserting the authority of
the Federal Government is, dangerous, and
only serves to strengthen the rebellion, and
Cancellation will only have the effect of bring.
ing the nation into contempt and rilicule.
Those who put their trust in the border
Slave States count without their hosts.
They are only performing the part Of holding
back the north until their brethren in seces-
Eiondom complete their preparations, when
they will join them. Hence, their cry against
coersion
One of two courses will have to be adopt
ell before long, either to call into requi>iton
al the power and resources of the govern
ment to put down rebellion, or to acknowl-
edge the independence Of the Southern Con
fedcacy. The former course demands an
extra session Of Congress. and the latter a
National Convention. Either is bad, but
desperate cases require desperate remedies.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-27
I1arsOn Bro syniOyv Endorses
LiAeOin'S Address.

We crowd ont much matter in type to
make room for the Inaugural Address of the
new President, knowing the interest felt in
seeing it, as it avows the sentiments Of the
author, and marks out the course he intends
to pursue. We have perused it with care,
and without waiting for an expression of
opinion by others, we give our sentiments.
Let the numerous readers of this paper at
tentvely peruse this document. and not rely
upontle false and exaggerated notices oft ).
in Geographic dispatches, and violent South
mol sarc. -hn a nnrtinan r,rns,,1ionr ar,d
bitter ho>tilit es forbid their doing it, author
justice. One Ct the objectionable falsehoods
travelling around is, that the Inaugural repu-
dates the decision of the Supreme Court.
We endorse the entire address as one Of
the best paprs Of the kind we have seen,
and we commend it for its temperance and
ccn>ervatism. 1t j.; peace loving and CON
rvative in its recommend tons, and emf
neatly firm ia its nationality of sentiment
1t is out and outea Union address, worthy of
the appreciation Of ev ny Union and eonserv-
alive man South, as well as North. Had j.
been delivered by Jackson, Polk or Breckin-
ridge, even the Cotton States would have de-
CARED il 10 he the height Of Official perfcc-
ton. And we unha itatinolv affirm, that if
Linco'ns Inaugural is a true Indication of
the character OF his coming Administration,
all good and TRUE men may congratulate
themselves upon his election to the Presi-
dency Ii carried oHt no other p ace meas
ure is necessary. Let US, then, of the Bor-
der States, patiently await the developments
of the new Admin. i>tration. We may be
much better off under it than ander the late
Proillgate Administration of Bnct anan--we
can't be worsted by four years of Republican,
miSrule. FIT shall turn out otherwise, we
can right ourselves and our wrongs, under
the Constitution. and without revolution or
civil war. We shall have no war unless it
be forced upon them by the reckless conduct
of the South - fn0ruiUe Whig.
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Its understood. at the Post Office Depart
ment that the PoStmasters in the Secedin.
States have received secret instructions
from the revolution uy govetnne i Al
Montgomery, to continue their cd official e.
Iatiea, for the present. Only few South
Carolina and Alabama officials have thus fai
failed to recos niz. the authorit $ at ma:h.
i,eton, a
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-27

'IN PEACE, PREPARE FOR WAR" There
are those who hold that by delay, Cancellation
and a reaction Mt the South, the rebellion
may come to an end and the Union be yet
preserved but the opinion seems to be gain
ing ground that those who so believe are
counting without their hosts; that every act
OF concession is regarded at the South rs evil
dence of weakness on the part Of the Federal
Government, and that every day is strength
ening the Southern Confederacy. At any
rate, while the South is arnin- and
constantly, Systematically, preparing t. cut
our throats, would it not be matter of or
binary prudence to prepare to defend our
selves? If the rebel Southron should march
his 50,000 men TO subiugate the north, would
it not be well to he prepared to give them a
hospitable welcome?
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-27

CoLLEcTloS OF THE kEvENuE--lt is sald
that the Attorney -General, Mr.. Bates, has
given the opinion TO President Lincoln, that
the revenue cannot be collected, except I'M.
der the law Of, 1909, which renders it nee.
essary for collectors to reside within their
respective districts; and therefore it vii, be
impossible to execute tie laws with prorr;c-
ty, even were it otherwise feasible in vessels
outside of the ports.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-27

LEAvING.-We are informed by an intel.
ligent gentleman who has lived in the in.
terror of Missouri three years last past, and
who left there for this city where he now re.
sides, some six weeks ago, that owing to the
unsettled condition of that State, thousands
Of families Of northern origin are leaving for
Iowa, Illinois, and other free States, where,
as general thing, the families are left
and the men return to look after their prop
erty, and settle up their affairs. He says
that thirty families from one locality have
moved into the single county OF Van Buren,,
in this State. Our informant represents al
most reign Of terror as prevailing through
out Missouri, outside Ct ST. Louis. Northern
men, especially Republicans, are every where
prescribed, and notified by notices ON their
doors to leave, and numerous cases are known
to him where parties have disappeared, and
are supposed to have beea murdered. If
such is the condition of Missouri, what must
be the state of things further South?
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-27
In the District Court
of Wapello County Iowa.

To HIRAM II JOHNSON:
Yon are hereby Notified that the Petition OF Julia a
Johnson is now on file in the office the Clerk of thu
District Court CT Wapello County Iowa PRAYING said
Court Tor a divorce u UsRcale mdtlfn0aii againss
you. Aud for cause of such divorce said Petitioner
states, that after your marriage With Petitioner you
became addicted to habtual drunkenness Also
petitioAer charges you with wilul abandonment Of
her without reasonable cauee for the space of two
years Now unless you appear or before noon OF
mo "a day 81 the next Term offs i'll Cour to be held
IN MAY 1861, in said County and make defense ~
said Petition, default will be taken against YOU and
decree rendered thereon according to PRAYER OF
Petsioner WILLIAMS HAMILTON,
March 1901 .4-w. Atty s for Petitioner.
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Legal Nsticc.

To JACOB MOORISH. F as+ ya
You are hereby notified
that there will be file In the Office OF the Clerk of
the District Court Of Wapello county, Iowa. on or be.
fore the LIST day of April next the petition OF Mary
Moore, claiming dc cree Of enforcement from yei
and the care 81 her minor daughter, Emily setting
forth awilful absence on your part. Now unless YOU
appear and defend said petition or before noon
the second day Of the term Of said Court which
commences its session May 9Th, 1861 Judgment win
be rendered against you and decree be entered ac.
cording TO the prayer Of said petition 4, s. t-fY
HESDERsHOTT & BURTON,
March 20, 1862 13-4w Atty for prtys,
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MILLINERY, NEILLINERYI

MRS. PARCELL has just returned from the East
Il with large and well selected stock of Millinery
Goods; consisting Of Ribbons, Flowers, Feathers
lfead Dresses, and Velvet Ribbons; also Dark Straw
Bonnets in variety; Silk and Velvet Bonnets, and
variety Of other things too tedious mention for all
of which size expects to find demand, her tselec
ton was made in reference to the increasing popun-
ton a. improvements in the taste Of the ladies II
Ottumwa aud neighboring towns.
Having the latest styles for dresses and cIoak rs
p. Intends to suit all who may favor her with call.
She intends Keeping on hand supply OF rurs and
Corsets, for ladies. 'sis-,
Oct1l-3i-12-fs-f. .'' - s'Af.
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William Evans
vs. In the District Court OF wape!I.
John w. Smith county. Iowa -

d.
LoJohn W. Smith-Sir: you are hereby notified that
the petition OF William Evans is now on file in tbe
office OF the Clerk Ct the District Court Of wapelo
county, Iowa. claiming that petitioner is the owner
IN Tee OF the following described real estate towt
The east halt OF section No. (30 thrty-fve and the
east nan OF tae northwest quarter Of said section all
In township No. g, range - west in said county
saio petitioner also alleges that the oh day OF
April. 1929, Alfred D. Whipple and Join G. whpple,
executed mortgage to you said real estate TO "a
cure the payment Of three notes amounting to twelve
hundred dollars, and that said fully paid
ana that you have failed to enter satisfaction OF said
mortgage on The record saiJ petitioner asks for q
decree thar satisfaction be entered orecord and that
IN. tie "f petitionar on said real estate be qneed
IN him Fee from all claims under said mortgage
NOW unless you appear or before OF the sec.
onday o. the nc xt term of the District Court said
county 10 be begun and held the 27th day of May
1861 in said county default win be taken against YOU
and a decree rendered thereon according to PRAYER
oipetitioner. WILLIAMS & HAMILTON
March ., lo0l-iw Att'ys for Petitioner
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-27

New ORLEANS, March CIT is under.
stood that the Confederate Commissioners
will not leave for Europe until the 3lst-
BY provision Of Gen. Bragg, oil vessels are
prohibited from furnishing supplies to war
vessels oil Pensacola or Pickens, under a
forfeiture Of coniiscation. .4.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-27

The total amount of duties collected by
the United States Government during the
year ending Jan. 30, 1869, was S54 ,0o0. 900
against sl9,0oo,o0o during the year pre-.
cedlng, and S39,ooo,00o during the year
ending Jan so, 1853.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-27

MINNESOTA MISUNDERSTANDING lillian d.
Washbun, of Minneapolis, for Surveyor
General, Judge Goodrich for Surveyor of the
Port of St. Paul, and Charles Nichols for
Postmaster Of st. Paul. -.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-27

The Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Press, says it is known that
Hon. Alexander II. Stephens, tn, reluctant
Vice President Of tn, Southern Confedcracy.
pronou ices President Lincoln's inaugural
one OF the able;'t and most ingenious State
papers he ever al.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-27

Lieut.. Slemmer, the commandant at Fort
Pickens, Florida, the son of the veteran Adam
Slemmcr of Norri>town, Montgomery county.
Pa, for many years the editor of the old
Norristown Register, and whose brother is
now holding an office in ore Of the depart.
ments, writes words of hopeh cheer TO his
friends that he will be able to maintain him.
self against the embattled enemies of lis
country.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-27

The Washington correspondent Of the
Philadelphia Press says the new Senator of
Arkansas, Colonel Mitchell, the successor of
the Hon. r. w. johnson, took his seat on
the 4th Of March. He i a warm friend OF
the Union and called upon the President II
few days ago to urge pacific policy lie
was warmly received and kindly treated.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-27

The Commercial editor of the ". Y. Iale
pendent, whose opinins are worth something
says-"Mr Lincoin's Address is the wise,
State paper issued to the American people
since the Declaration of Independence. ~
lie thinks its effect on the bushes affairs of
the country cannot be otherwise than bene-
.;,l
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! G. Gill:,spy q CO.,

which is most excellent fos sailing all kinds Of stocf
Hides &c which they selling at the low rate 81
One Dollar per Barrel. s.l4a - = 49,
All kinds OF grain taken at the highest mark e pries
In exchange for salt, Cash paid far Csru ~ (ts'
Ottumva, March 9, 1884 -ID.
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Some one recently applied to Senator
Wade, of Ohio, for an Office, for which he
said mo one was a;iiay." tn, oil ma n
bluntly replied: There is no such consnl-
ship on the planet, You may fad it on some
fixed star, not here
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-27

Mr.. Buchanan is lying seriously i'll at
Wheatland, from nervous affection super
induced by the excessive political, excite
ment he has lately experienced"
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Special Dispatches 10 tie New
u FIX Papcrs.

New York. March p 1.-The following are
specials flom the Washington Herald r..
The Administration will reply to the
Southern Commissioners in few DAYS, sta
ting that 1t ha| now power % treat with them
and they can he regarded only as agents of
dissatisfied people, but will refer to the next
Congress ........
Dualy Mann, Southern Commissioner to
Europe. has arrived i Times.
DR. Foo, Of the Government Navy, accom-
panied by Captain Hartsrein. visited Major
Anderson, but the nature of his mission was
unknown.
The Secretary of the Treasury has advcr-
tiSed for pr NrosalS for the eight ,slilon loan,
today. which will bear six per cent interest
payable semi-annually, to he reimbursed in
20 years from the LIST OF Janna Y last No
offer will be received for any fraction of a
thousand, or considered unless one per cent
nm he deposited, subject to the orders of The
Secretary. Proposals will he received up to
noon # the ID of April.
Carl Schurz's nomination for Minister to
Port lgal was sent in to day.
The Southern ComnSsit ners received ad,
vices to-day that affairs locked more peace
able and that collision was almost ilr pos
sillc #
Messrs. Masoa and Hunter have gone to
Virginia to urge immediate secession.
The Presidents levee was crowded. Ali
Foreign Ministers were in attendance.
The evidence in the Armstrong Court.
martial case indicates That there was sufli
cient force TO defend the Navy Yard at the
time Of the surrender Tribune
Mr. Raymond, Of the Times, will be Con-
sui TO Paris.
Mr.. Farmer has been appointed Minister
to Ecuador. :-- 81, nas
WASHINGTON, March 23-Th, Charleston
Courier of the 2lst, received here. says that
the assertion that the term Of service of 26 of
Major AnderSon'S men had nearly expired,
is mistake. Anderson was in daily eXpec.
taton Of receiving orders to evacuate Fort
Sumter The supply of provisions and fuel
we're nearly eNhauated IL he is not speedily
relieved, he vii! be comnell.d to burn some
gun carriages. He stated that the Fort
would be given up to the South Carolina
authorities after examination by aulhurtized
officers, and they receipt for the pronerty-I
Col. Day has had long interview with Gov
PickenS and Gen. Beaulegard.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-27

The impression extensively prevails, that
an extra seS: ion OF Congress cannot be
avoided. .L ,ui -
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DAILY PACKET LINE.

VHHhe staunch light draught Steamers,
IL Clara liine, Adj. Hine ard Des elARA ID
Moines City, will run Daily line in
connection with the Railroads. between 0tutnwa ma
Des Moines commencing with the opening of nayi-
CATION. A. HISE.
Fe ..6, C1. Der j. MARTINv
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-27

The .. s. army Register for 1851 has
been issued. 1t gives the total enlisted
free of tho amy at l7,oJo-ag!reg G 10
lc2. There ara 1913 Companies in III, df-
!ssSrt regiments.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-27

WIGFALL-This nnclean and ursayorv
parsonage showed his true character the
other day Senator Wilson courteously of.
feled to introduce him to Prgsiden, Lincoln .
what Ito you charges' says Wismll.
Nothing says Wilson.
never yet went to scc beast without
paying at least quarter, and never in.
tend to- said Wigfa.
Ihe President has reason to congratulate
himself that he escaped coming IN contact
with such an individual.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-27

HEAVY ROBBERY on BOARD THE STEAMER
Henry CLAY.-Mr. Frederick Long of New
Boston, Illinois. was robbed of So. 800 Thurs
day afternoon while the boat was lying at the
leyee in this city. MIR. Long had taken pas.
sage on the toat for st. Louis to lay IN goods
Dis money was IN his carpet sack $500 in
gold, the balance in Missouri and Ohio
money. He deposited the carpet sack in his
room. and locked the door After supper
nc took cigar from the sack, saw the money
was safe, locked the door, and came up town.
When he returned the state yoom door was
open, and the money gone. No clue has yet
been discovered to the robbery Hack Eye.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-27

a N improved Farm Of 100 acres, for which unim-
"a proved land, improved or unimproved property
in Burlington and some cash will be exchanged. A
good bargain given TO any one having such farm 10
dispose OF. Enquire at the COURIER OFFICE.
E. March %, 1861. tf- 49,
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Mrs. Hannibal Hamlin is tn, daughter of
the Hon. Stephen Emery, distinguished
lawyer, and for many years judge of the
Supreme Court Of Maine, who resides at
Paris Hill, a romantic village, ana the SHIRE
town of Oxford county. She is the second
wife of Mr. Hamlin, and younger sister of
his first wife. She has been married for
some four or five years, and is the mother Of
a charming boy. She i, Of medium hi yht,
possessing fine form and figure, with au-
burn hair, clear, fair complexion, express
sive eyes, and voice at once mild, musical
and sweet Her kind heart, aniabe dispo
stion, and frank, genial manner, won for her
at home the choicest friendship, and will in
sure her in the federal metropolis that res.
pect and admiration which the best qualities
Of the female character are ever sure to COM
mand.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-27

How the c, ton States can says thei..
credit. BY giving Heavy Bale.
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NOTICE TO BUILDE RS.
TaylIE undersigned will receive plans and oposels
u until the 18th day Ct April next, from builders
to furnish the material and put single roof the
Jail buiGing in the city Of Oituriwa Said ioof to be
OF the best material, and put on in such
will hest protect the building, and answer the pur.
poses of roof. Thejo. to be completed by the Frat
day Of June next. The party performing the con.
tract will receive his pay in County Orders Depos!ts
your bids lseaed) with L. +. Gray.
by order Of the 10 ard Of Supervisors,
March 81. 1862, p ESiaHE' Com
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Parson Bronlow waets to be Governor If
Ienne,see, us would make the secession
Eur fly
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A. Farm of l60 acres Wanted,

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