The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-09-28
Col s. W, Summers.

power 10 defeat the regular Union ticket
and place again the Union party under the
feet IF its corrupt and malignant foe. His
position and purpose. when viewed i'm the
light Of his past conduct. demonstrates him
tn he not nnly not actuated i'm it by any
honest or moral principle. but the betraver
of his political friends and cause.
Let us look at him for moment, with
out going into details. Through the polit-
ical influence of prominent men of the
Union party that he is now trying to de-
Iowa cavalry regiment. Not very desi-
rous Of being ordered ont Of the State, he
requested TO be placed on the border he
tween Missouri and Iowa. He was in
formed bv the Adjutant General that there
was no use in this. that the militia would
attend to that. His next request, to be
sent out to take care of the Indians. with
headquarters at Omaha City. was granted.
He was i'm the service about two years; for
at least eighteen months of this time he
remained mt the last named place, eating
nj a bonntiful board and sleeping on q
downy bed. while drawing regularly his
salary rs n Colonel. From there he went
to Fort Kearney. Soon after occurred the
Plum Creek affair and the battle of Jules
hnrg. Soon after this last occurrence. the
Colonel was very suddenly mustered on,
If the service and started for home. Plum
Creek, or rather the Colonel's march to it
known anon" the boys as "Col. Summers
dead march, which consisted in consul
ming twelve hours i'm marching 80 miles
to the relief of the rancho which had been
attacked and was being burned and the
people murdered by a band of Indians,
and Juleshurg. are tho only martial in
stances i'm the military history Of the COL
onel. We believe the Colonel claims moth
ing particularly rs n soldier for his con-
duet or achievements on this occasion. II
he does, we propose to show that such
claim ismost cmphatically groundless and
that it's detailed investigation will wither
any laurels attempted to be assumed by
him.
The Colonel was delegate tn and one
of the Vice Presidents Of the Union State
Convention that put Gov. Stone and the
State ticket in nomination. He participa-
ted i'm the Convention. When in the Con-
vention the question of amending the 4th
resolution relative to striking out the word
"white" came up. +. II. Stiles. ESQ.,. now
candidate for Senatorupon the Union tick
ct. earnestly opposed, spoke and protested
against the amendment. While he was
doing this. Col. Summers sat quiet on his
chair. saving and apparently caring moth
ing about the "nigcer question: He spoke
no word. made no move, offered no protest
against it; and rather than lose his passage
| in the stage. he actually got up and left the
| Convention before the final vote was taken
on the resolution as amended. Col. Sum
mers then comes home, and rides and
writes all over the county-in short makes
n stronger effort than any man of the u.
MON party ever made to get the nomina.
! ton for Senator at the hands of the Union
party. He goes into the township conven.
ton. held one week before the county con.
vention. and there, by resolution tina,
was offered. pledged himself to support
the entire ticket that should he nominated
| at the county convention. Failing to ge
the nomination. and after thus pledgin,
himself to abide the result, because for
sooth the people did not see fit to confe
what he desired upon him, he pretends t.
get "nigger on the BRAIN" meets in secre
counsel with the Copperhead leaders, ant
makes his arrangements with them.
! Thus the Colonel comes home after board
! ing two years at Omaha and drawing hit
salary from the Government, while the
Union men We're fighting and finally sue
ceeded in putting the, Copperhead party
| under by a handsome Union majority, ant
now in order to gretify his malice and am
bition, seeks to defeat and deliver over t.
their political enemies the Union party
and men of the county. So
The New York Tribune of Tiurstla,
saws:
1.-THE idea that the Secretary ofthe Treas
! ury conteinplates new loan, prevails il
no well informed quarter, and with tn,
| present balance standing to his credit, PEG
pie of ordinary intelligence cannot see an,
necessity for borrowing at all. The inter
nal revenue and the customs exceed thu
estimates of the Department, and the OK
penses in all quarters are being reduced s.
rapidly that income will soon exceed ex
need not be resorted to-
re. Out of 22,77O destitutes fed by TIN
Freedmen's Bureau at Sheridan, Miss, b,l
TO are negroes. Similar comparisons ar
recorded of many other ncighborhood
South, and will form striking chapter il
the general report of the Freedmen. w
set this side by side with the fact that eac
contrabaDd in Government service is as
sessed IS per month to support the poor
a larger sum proportionately than whit
men, benefited or not by the Government
pay in the shape of thanks or taxes. TIL
J mendicancy of the negro is not likely t
become SO great burden to the Govern
ment and the South while he can afford {
: work far them and himself mt a discount
) and still keep some of his relations AVA
from the grudging charities of the Com
missariat. White unthrift will, we hope
give as little trouble to the negro.
yns-There is great activity in the grail
market i'll this city at present, and but fo
the tricks Of mere spectators, who ar
keeping the prices up at unwarrantabl
figures, there would he very heavy ship
ments of wheat just now. The shipment
Of other grains are immense about thes
days, especially of corn and oats. TIL
West has never raised such splendid crop
| of corn and oats as those of this year,
+ Chicago journal, 22d.
The Clinton Herald says that owe
live thousand letters have been forwarde