The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-04-21
inc Lamented Loyeiox.

The Lamented Lovejoy
Among the appropriate and feeling eulo
gies to the memory of the late Hon. Owen
Lovejov, delivered in the House of Repre-
sentatives on the 2s,h ult., we find the fol
lowing reponedlin the Washington Globe
ADDRESS OF HON. J b GRrNNELI. u
Mr.. GRrSNELL. Mr.. Speaker: I have jus,
returned from a long journey, and II is only
since came into the. Hall this morning thar
I received an intimation that I was to speak
OF this mournfnl occasion. NV few words
shall be the sympathetic utterances Of a
mourning friend rather than that Ola classic
en'ogist. had the honor Of an intimate
Acquaintance with the deceased. having
shared the bounteous hospitality Of his west
ern home, and at his bed side in this city I
stroye to drink in the inspiration of his spi.
rit.
But a few weeks since, in his sick room.
expressed fears Of his recovery. Isaw the
tears course down his-manlv cheek a. he
said, "Ah, Gods will be done, but have
been labormg. voting and praying for TWEEN.
ty years that might see the great dav ot
freedom which is 80 near and which hope
God will let me live to rejoice in. I want .
vote on my bill for the destruction of slavery
root and branch" He saw tie sun Of ma
tionaf liberty but in its rising. he Hoped to
gaze on It WITH rapture in its midnoon spIen.
dor; but mysteriously has God called him
above the storm clouds of war. bringing rest
to his weary spirit. and new vision. with an
exchange of the SORROWS of earth for the joys
Of heaven. A christian and : hero has gnne
home where there will be multitude to
welcome, and no one wronge,t to confront
him. ..
As review his eventfnr fife, am con
strained to believe that had he died thirty
years ago the world would have said ave
have lost promising scholar. Had his de-
cease been twenty years sincehe woulA have
been ealled a fanatic by almost universafac
claim. Had he left the world ten years
since the narrow circle in which he moved
woull have felt the loss of an obscure freei
soil candidate for Congress and q Congre
gational minister. But what have ten yeark
of noble, heroic devotion to freedom aehiev,
ed ? The clergyman by leaving his foci fol
thu promising field which invites his slabort
is justified. A man and a citizen before /
minister, he proved that bis politics were
consistent with and no derogatory to chris
tan and ministerial character, following the
example Of MAYHEM. Cooper and Withet-
spoon of our early days, who were not more
eminent in the pulpit than learned and useN
full "a legislators neither of whom made an
apology for change Of avocation when they
might speak for nation in the forum and
esponse the cause of liberty for The world.
Our friend loved peace. and accepted the or,
bitrament of the sword only as dire neces.
Sity- In his holy hate for the rebellion, and
slavery it's cause. he was
tn. peace which rings cut from the eannon's
And the suasior Of shot End she'll U.E'
Til reBellion's spirit lie ira implied down
To the depths Of fts kindred heli'r gaifs'.
And then for HE country there was the ideal
Of the church, 'beantifu' as Tirzah, c,mely
rs Jerusalem, and terrible "a an sruiv with
banners" to which he vas consecrated. ~
The witnesses Of his early ard later devo
ton made him as eyes to the blind, feet to
the lame; and the cause which he knew
not he searched out. His home was his
CASTLE where he gave assurance Of shelter
and defence to the escaped from the south.
ern prison house, who were thou sands. and
he caused the Widows heart to sing for jov.
while the blessing, Of many ready 10 perish
fell on him. NJ gra
Mr.. Speaker, It is too early to prom ounce
the euIogy on our deceased brother. Res
pies Jfnenn; wait tin the ripening Of that Of
which be sowed the seed. Give time to
gather up the great thoughts first expressed
in the log-school house. which gathered
volume, re-echoed from the pulpit, and. Ia
ken up BY the telegraph and the press a.
rom the statesman, true to his convictions
and the fearless unaproached orator. The
glory of his life and the grandeur of his
will be unappreciated until the
last shackle falls from the slave and the muse
Of history asks for those who were of the
first to strike for the poor and end their
life with humane and Christian devotion.
1t IS well expressed. Oven Loveioy was
no ordinary man. In the stern. period of
'nr history, breasting prejudice and oblo-.
luy. he rose to that proud distinction to
which the impassioned eloquence of this
morning is fitting accord. His marked
were evincel IN firmness like
his native mountains, and there was a scope
If mind which seemed to borrow breadth
md beauty of imagery from the expanse Of
h's prairie home, carpeted with tasteful and
horal decoration. Above all, he died a
Christian. With more than the hnnors Of
a conqueror will his dust rest in sepulture
among the people by whom he was 50 ar
IDENTIFY loved, and his soul, ascending to
God. would, if It might speak to us. ooun,
sci, Love your country, remember her de-,
spised poor. and if you would rescue any.
thing from the wreck Of time, lay il up in
G, d. y..,..i...
New YORK, April 1.-THE Richmond
Examiner has rumor that Burnside was