The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-09-04
From the Cincinnati Commercial. Sol
Washington City i'm War Times,
as Seen by Wn. HI. Russell.

From the Cincinnati Commercial. oy
Washington City in War Times,
as Seen by WIN. HI. Russell.
L..a rar PREsIDEST IIScoI fyl,94 Eoi} i
What change since the heir Of England
stood there by rthe side ofrsone- who may
prove to be the last President Of the United
-States-united, at least, asa voluntary en-
-tiretyl The feeble courtines of Mr.. ,Buch-
anan is replaced by the straight forward pur-
pose and energy of Mr.. Lincoln, on whose
broad shoulders has fallen grievpus legacy
of his, predecessors vacillation and errors ;
and the letters, dispatches and messages
/, which nurtured civil war, are succeededtby
speeches to armed legions who are about to
end it by conquest or in defeat tits proba-
BILE the English public are already familiar
with the lines of the sallow, long and strong
" marked face Of the present President,
which to, me is indicative of shrewdness,
honesty, and some love of humor; the eyes
are deeply set, dark, not very bright,
but penetrating and kindly; the tall, lank
body, set on loose legs, with powerful arms
swinging by his, sides, is inclined with a
slight stoop forward, and in bis, move
mentsif there is not much grace, there is no
lack OF vigor. t,s.Iii 7al. Iii g,a sgt
GENERAL SCOTT 80 5.,e
Beside him, towering over the crowd and
topping even the President, stands General
Scott, the veteran, but for whom it is not
too much to say, in spite OF heaven born war
riors and citizen soldiers in civil life, just as
Cabinets exists in the militia and volunteer
regiments, the President would probably not
be there at ALL The bold, leonine frent of
the man, the massive head and broad fore
bead, the full fine eye, the mouth broad and
distinctly cut, and the square resolute chin,
arrest attention and recall the types of some
better known commanders; but Americans
are justly proud Of one who, in a military ca
reer extending beyond half a. century, has
not been less fortunate in any diplomatic or
political functions he has undertaken to dis
charge. 81.
The Virsinians who burnt the house in
which he was born, lest it should see the
birth of another traitor, and who changed
the name Of a county in their State called
after HIM to that ofDayis, will not do him
any harm with poa,erity.- His look and
manner indicate his mind is. still vigorous,
though the SHOWS Of seyenty-six winters
have wreathed their honors round his brow.
but when the tower like frame and. great
torso are set in. motion tferei is a feebleness in
gait and want ofpower in the limbs which
show that age and wounds and hard
labor have taken their hostages and securi
ties. T s-Ilsf-Faa gas sttta Bu
SENATOR sEwARD. z, ,L,.4 r,.,.
When one turns to the keen, clear face ;ot
Mr., Seward, strongly reminding US of Mr.
Douglas Jerrold, the contrast between the
military character, as developed in the prin-
cipal support of the Cabinet and of the ! I'm
ion, and the civilian clement displayed ir
the statemanship considered to be the best
politician for American purposes in the Min
lstry, Is very StIIhHiS. TO- 80.
f MARCHING OF TIE NATIONAL TROOPS fasi4
The march past of the troops would MOI
be thought much Of by the critic in such mat
ters, who has seen the vivacity ofthe Henct
allure, the measured beat of Austrian in
fantry, the automaton precision Of the Mus
coyite line, or the solid tread of the British
battaliions. but when it was known thai
these regiments bad been called out at a
few weeks notice as volunteers, and were
equipped and sent to- Government which
last April had neither men, money nor cretli
and was now at the head of an enormous ar
my, with all the resources of the Free State:
Of America at its back, the moral force Of thc
fact Sverw belined all the little exceptions Il
uniform, arms, and that whiehi time alone
can sive--discipline. TIE american, ele
ment is not as yet so large in these troops
as one one would have right to expect il
. American troops, and when the italian ,ant
other foreign companies threw bouquets and
sprigs Of evergreen on the estrade and a
the feet OF the President and the General
the vivas uttered in various tongues wer!
the characters Of the emigrants to freedom
and the rebukc Of those Americans wht
would accept the labors and the blood o
those men, and refuse them all right saw,
thoscpo Of living in and dying for the Tn
ion.
THE SENATE CHAMBER.
The halls and passages in the vast build
ing, which will, when completed. fifty occu
py a commanding site, and present, exter
naly, grand aspect, not altogether sus
tanned by the interior, were tolerably W ell fl
led with people, but there was no crowd, n,
eagerness,no excitement scarcely even tho
noise Of conversation. The heavy M7ventil
ated chamber in which the Senate sits wa
by means crowded, although free ingres
was permitted until the Vice President tool
the chair, and the sitting commenced, no
were the comnodious ---at least very spacion
--galleries open to the public at all thron
,yed, even ia the ladies' seats But man
citizens, nmong them anumher Of private
.soldiers,seemed TO take pleasure in sittih;
down 10 the chairs assigned to individua
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