The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-06-06
lettings and Pencilings.

lettings and Pencilings.
Those good fathers, Marquette and
Joliet, two centuries ago erecting
their tent on the shores Of the Des
Moines, first of white men that put
foot upon Iowa soil (sec Brancoftl
could not more than other mortals,
forecast the future. Could not tell
what people would build empire here
what institutions should be the
growth and mark the development
Of the American civilization that
was to be- Even their dauntless
hope and faith must vefailed them
could they have foreseen that in the
nation that the centuries should
bring, would be found no resting
place, in the popular heart and belief
for the dogmas of Loyola that the
cross which they first offered to the
long, lorg dead Red men that vel
coined them upon the banks Of the
I"Moingona,,' would have two hun.
Edred years later triumph which
they would have deplored as heret-
ical. Father Marquette sleeps Just
as soundly and quietly by that Mich
igan stream, that bears his name, as
he would IN the shade of the Lateran
and it is we'll that he could no more
anticipate the Protestant churches
that should dot Hawkeye soil than
he could have an idea of the Des
Moines Valley Railroad.
Up that great central State thor
orghfare we 90, thus reflective, while
we note the varied forms of cultured
beauty into which labor has wrought
the primate nature which those ad-
venturous Fathers saw and admired
Splendid farms, we'll appearing farm
houses, home quarters Of a : glorious
people that do heroic service fol
freedom and their country in war
and fill the highest standard Of good
citizenship in peace. To Ottumwa
with an genealogical Specification
that it won't do to inquire into, and
that it will do to know. Hers We
tarry. go '.. 4
| The District Court is in session, his
Honor, Judge Tannehill presiding. -
He is born Judge, if ever a Judge
were born, and with the thorough
ness of legal learning and experience
that completes his fitness for the place
! But best of Jdges have faults, and il
may be that his modesty and dignified
consideration for the bar, that did
during our presence in his court
lead him to forbear with the obstre
perousness Of counsel in a case where
forbearence was no virtue. Congress-
Isn't a pattern for a court and tht
wrangling Of attorneys, Of ever sf
much professional distinction, shol't
bo summarily suppressed in the cham
| Der ofjustice.
There was a murder case before
the court; and a horse stealing case
ard se> eral others creating publ,
attention. There was General J. B
/ Weaver, the District Prosecutor fill
ing his place with consnmate ability
as good lawyer as he was sol
dier, and is a sound Republican, ant
! that ia the very superlative Of praise
There was Col. Dan. Anderson, o
Abba, one Of the very best men, il
all respects, in Iowa. His record, a
a gallant soldier and able officer, is ,
part of Iowa fame; and the only dis
coverable points of resemblance be
tween himself and Andrew Johnson
reconstructed Southern brethren, i
that he will persist in saying "whar
and char" There was his ex- Hon
or. Judge Trimble,. whose fine lega
talents, and genial, social traits, ar
as admirable as his politics are shah
by, and who is SO good friend o
ours that we haven't it in our hear
to lecture him.
Out Of court into the COURIER off
(, ice, and the presence of its talented
editor. our gallant friend Gen. He'd
rick. Glad to learn Of the good con
dition of himself and the establish
ment. Then we look more pa, ticu
larly about the town itself; see tina
many new buildings are goirg up
that everything is promising, tina
the people are sangnine Of early gct
ting that Missouri and Cedar Rapid
Railroad !; and that such is the prog
ress here in all things, that Herr,
Clay Dean can't much longer regart
Ottumwa as his political refuge ant
delight, but, like the ministerial
Nasty, must remove to some confed
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