The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-10-17

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From Ohio tdWasl,inston The,
| is nary pcecc for me! The solo Nv
my feet knows no rcrt. Where de.
lmocrcsy i III dangrr tl,cr am I.
wux calic,i to Washington to consult
with the friends Nv the Prcsiicnt ii,
], regard 10 tho AntiNnm Dcdicashnn.
The T4rt his Exglemncy wnx to take
lin thai affair--wat Ae was, TO Say
wat others wux to- snyst eE well cx
who, .wux 10 5say it. wnz u matter
i wicrsrcAnircdl notfoulv profound tlnt
Ihuk Abr lAnsl careful cpnsiderasliun
tNercc Iiwax called, sY
/ 4, fonnd Asscmi,led tho entire Cab
|inct With thcs atisiishcn of Buckley
. gentleman reccltly arrived from a
!orcignsnii named McCrackcn /;
i Coy Sw..n nf Maryland; cx-Gover.
nor Bra,lt1rd; ahs poet Of tho day.
Gen Nc Founder, late nv. Lees ataff,
)no6 nf the Maryland Mciisl,y; kcr-
mel Screw ditto. aud twelve or twcn-
Ity more who held 1.osishcns nv trust
and profit under the Confedcracy,
and who wnx now holdin corrcsnon-
din po1isl. ~ under the Govncr NV
Maryland, all uv which which wns u
discussion tho various rints involved
lin this matter. Tho President he'd
prepared q speech wich kivered thir-
!ty eight pages w lcglc cap pspcr,
and il wuz suggested that creed it.
In the impressive manner for which
ac is celebrated hcbcgan:
| = Fellow countrymen-''
Il object to that fr,.xc," said G;n
McPounder. cts liablc 10 miscon-
strucshun. :posin that upon that
stand shood be them wich. doorin
tho fratrisi,lic struggle wicl lost mo
my niggcrs, WIZ in the fetiral army!
object to bein considered the fellows
NV sich.'
Tho nhjccshnn wnx finally got
over by tho President ,sgrceil to turn
ez no uttered the words to the Mary
land dclcgashnn. wich satisfied en-.
ex the most, ultra fclt il wux cnmff CT
the President shool address himself
cxcloosivcly to Maryland Dimocrats
cx his conntryMen. lTc percccded !:
Gathered together onto q field
w,ch tho valor Of loyal arms made
forever memorable
Gov. Swan objected. IIc WIZ tor
constitution. How Good our south
crn bret hren who had tulen the oath
I've consilialc.l ef the fact that they
wnx waIlnpcd wux bcin continually
flung at em? Besides tho word
loyal" wux offensive tosthc hctt nv
tH~ s~..,s.sv~ssv- = J.
let references wnZ made n the on
plrasantncss they ought q diln-
ted. sustained the objection and it
wus stricken out. The President re-.
soomcd:
"Fcclin this day an uncommon 40.
lcmnity. standin cE we do over the
mnrta! remnncs nv tho thousands
which died in The sacred cause nv
libarty aud in defence nv tho flag NV
our conn --" NJ 8
|" Ilnl,l!" aed tl." impctnous Mary
land General. /" protest. In tho
name nv Maryland / protest. Sl.cl
the Conservatives uv that glorious
Stait he insnltcsl by allnsions to lib-
crty. NV which they are deprived. and
to the old flag which il tho symbol
of opprcshnn. and under which VIC
didn't fight!
| sustained tho obicckshun. aud
that wnz struck out. lie went on !:
When cast my eye ovcc this
field aud let il rcst for an instant on
this spot where the inpetuons foe.
men wux driven southwark by our
brave trnops-"
Gov. Swan remarkt that on sich
an occasion it wood he perhaps not
better 10 ,nenshnn the partikclcr in
wich anybody WIZ driven. Lct it
read, wood say. thus" On the spot
whore he impctnons fmmen wnz
drivon by our hraye troops.'' Left
thus it wnohcn't he c.pcshalIy often
sivc to anybody. 1t wood read cx
well south cz North, for in that en-
counter both sities wnK, at times,
driven. sustained tho amendment, I,
and the President went on:
tin fncllur years tho pilgrim to
tho shrine nv liberty will paws a
momcnt on this spot. to drop tear
over the graves NV them who here
chcckee the advance uv hosts NV rc.
lbclliOn, and
| Gov. Swami wuz cvcrsc to this
It want sootllin to tie party which
wux checked. 1t wood be better ia
reed, : dropa tccr over the spot onto
wich traternal blood wux she'd See
in no objection 10 tho amendment, ]
he'd It done. lilo went on.
"The wider in her Northern home
may weep, but she may console her
self that her husband died for his
country. She may"
Gov. Swami brukc in. Sposcn. scd
he, ''you should say, Tho widder il,
her Northern, or Southern, home, ca
the c,lsc may be, may weep, ctc.-
Wonld'nt il be bctter?,, | thot SO. and
it wuz altered accordingly. The Pres
iidcnt pcrcceded: