The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-01-07
From wa.hinston.
Correspondence Of the ostumwa Courier.

From Washfmgt ON.
Correspondence OF the ottumwa Courier.
| CHRrsrMAs DAY, 1898. \
Bright, clear and beautiful overhead and
under, foot. I have Just returned to my
room from ramble over the city n which
I made run Of the hotels and newsparel
headquarters as the boys would say Herald
Times, and Tribune, with the addition of the
Philadelphia Enquirer, Cincinnati Gazette
Chicago Tribune, and st. Louis Democrat
but one answer was given, "No News ?'-
think that may safely say. that there were
less pistols and fire crackers fred and less
noise generally last night and this m ornine
in this city of magnificent distances, where
our representatives in Congress meet and
draw their pay yearly, thin there was in
your. own quiet village. g,
Congress has adjourned over the holidays
and most Of the members have gone home
or gone out of the city to spend Christmas.
Jim Lane has gone to the. steady christian
land of nutmegs to eat his Christmas dinner
with his relations at the old homestead Of
his fathers father. How appropriate!
As yet Congress has done. but little 50
far as general legislation is concerned, but
they have done nobly, yes, thrice nobly.
They lave, by large majorities, voted down
every proposition Of the copperheads f,r the
crippliug Of the Administration in putting
down this slave-ho'der's rebellion 1t is
clearly demonstrated now that a clear work.
ing majority may be relied upon to sustain
every measure calculated to destroy slavery
and put down the rebellion even Fernando
Wood refused to vote against the paying oil
negro troops. This vote of "Fernandas'
has created quite . stir in the copperhead
camp, but as far as know even peace men
will. as far as possible, sncou rage free
! fight in that quarter. .y'7al IS
The Iowa delegation are fully appointed,
Wilson is chairman of the Judic iary COM
mittee, a high compliment to any man.
Grinnell is on the committe of Post Offices
and Post Roads, one of the most important
o'u''''''''eS 70 '"e pe"p'e o' io"s, anu nc u
the very man for the place. Price is chair
n"" " 'ne eo'''n'e'0e u" Neso'u'ionary ren'
sions, and also on the Pacific Railroad, a
committee Of great importance to Iowa.
Allison is on two important committees,
is'aus anu o~ns'S' a"u ruohc Lanus. nu"'
os'u - On s"e con'n't'ee on rore:sn he'a-
''ouS' nasso'i Is o'' tue 'eau'ns cohin'''ee
'na' Oh ways .,. aug means, - the neaa OF
wh'cn M us IS 'ne noole thad' stevens. Besides
'n's' orihnel' IS on rreedmans $ comm'ttee
hooe co'hIi'''ee ana one on wnich ne VIII
uo oreui' " ll'nlsei' ian ana ms MS dis1ret.
IOWA mas oecn represented mere al the
cap''oal ' oy the military hl. little IN compar'-
ui'or'u"a'e - - naSe any sol u'ers IN 'ne
o'o""o sr'ny unaer e''e o'u roslI ; eAhu'-
uaae 'or 'ie rlesiue''cy' "e',' Aico'eha". =
''"' s" o'noel se's hefe oco"s'o'ai'y
eYen i'o'. 'o". p a. a. ','e was ne'0 : 10"
usy' ""a "e"' a"S % nc a'0' WIN "
s".p W n's s''ou,ao' "'a WIN : noo'e ..
oo'o . ..e va, o'n'e' o ''p'''.u nun MS
oou''"a'u''s oAno'' 'ee'iu 'na. e"''ue'
y n'an W '"o s.a's' ne was 'o,o~eu oy
oo', "''''A"So" u Tue noo'e f'n. Ane o"-
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oo'o"s's sH4 n.eu' oo.o"e's " 'iia' moore
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'U 70. = y "s"'' nun " any u VIZ o'' g
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p'o"0"s ''"uo o' "'e''' io"" "ou'u
20 ns'e =" ,u.u "u,e s..rs 'nan s"e no" mas
he |" es' ro'n' grAoua'es nao went
VIZ. ,"' 'eo''' 'oy ''S.eau Vi o",y going
~ ''.'''sS " "o''u naV' oeen much oetter
'or .n' coun"y' ana ssRec'ahy 'he great
northwest ~ '. '' e'r hsf
put as congress Us not IN session, sndss
f'res'aen' making Is now tue prlnc'pai ou-
s'pess o' 'he OUTSIDERS mere, VIII gave you
cnap'ter p''s on that SUBJECT ana VIII begin
oJ s'at'ng tnat ! wanted 70 make speech
the o'ner sgnt out could not get chance,
ana as all speech-makers feel that the coun-
Try loves mer't'n oil such cases, ! will send
my speech toyou. 1t was in this wise:-
b'ow' OF 81. LOUIS spoke to the Union
League a large and appreciative audience,
IN which ne told OF much Of the suffering of
the Union men under the infamous misrule
OF Gamble and Schofield. The president OF
the League who is great friend of the reign