The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-04-29
Our Territorial Governors.

Our Territorial Governors.
The Washington special corrcspon
dent of the Chicago Tribune, thus
writes up some Of our new Terrific
rial Governors zI E aRisa9 o63
"The eight Territories, of which
Montana is probably ths richest, Col
orado the oldest and most populous
Arizona the most barron, Wyoming
the youngest, and Utah most difficult
to manage, have nearly all received
new Governors. Of these the most
curious selection is probably that oi
the exc Confederate General Grove
for Governor of New Mexico. The
most disputed selection was that OF
Ashley, for Montana. Ashley was
hard pressed by Langford, q resident
Of Montana, Collector Of Internal
Revenue, il / mistake not, at present,
in the Territory. Letters Of old
standing were circulated in the Sem
ate against Ashley, but he was said
to have been backed up by the entire
Republican delegation Of the House
Of Representatives. He is believed
tobe poor, and the charge Of poverty
Is great help to man of q round
and jovial belly who wants to be a
Territorial Governor. There is moro
interest felt in the East for Montana
than for any Of our trans Mississip-
pi possessions. It has attracted mil.
itary men, lawyers and politicians
from all parts Of the country
Therefore, Mr.. Ashley is said to have
made a good ssstrike." Neither he
nor any other Territorial Governor
gets as much as $1,000 a year, but as
. gentleman, wishing one Of these
appointments, said to me: "They
are supposed to live on the moral
grandeur of the thing" has 3i
RULER OF WYOMING.
3 To Wyoming goes Colonel or Cen
eral J. A. Campbell, of Ohio, an off,
Ger upon the staff of Gen'l Schofeld,
about thirty-two years Of age, of
small figure, light hair and eyes, and
rather civilian presence. BE was an
editor in Ohio, entered the army at
an early period of the fray, and serv-
ed with credit, and particularly to the
satisfaction Of General Schofeld,
down to the surrender Of Johnston
and Lee. Since the war he has been
attached to tho War Department.
close to the presence Of the Secretary,
and he has made . pleasant impress
sion here as a genial, witty, shrewd
young gentleman, of clear diserini-
nation and good sense. He is sup
posed to be the selection of Schofeld
and of Grant personally. 1t is . fine
chance for . young man to be SO put
on the high.road to civil distinction,
and General Campbell's friends ex-
press no doubt that his future will
develop solidly and strongly. y 2
G NEW MEXICO.
Colonel G. G.. Grove, of Alabama,
10 che now. Governor Of New Mexico,
if he be confirmed. He was q stout
Unionist down to the breaking out of
the war, when he went into the
Southern army and served through
out. The State of Alabama has been
individual among Southern States for
the alacrity with which many of its
rebel officers accepted the new situa-
ton and joined the Republican party.
At Montgomery there is a powerful
Republican nucleus, maintained al
most entirely by ex-rebels. The dai-
ly paper there, which is the Republi.
can State organ, is owned and edited
by John G.. Stokes. the son.in-law of
the famous rebel General Sibley, in
ventor of the Sibley tent. Colonel
Grove, as friend and supporter Of
General Longstreet, took the stump
for Grant early in the late political
campaign, and delivered powerful
and telling speeches. He is about 40
years Of age, and is tall, large, fine
looking man, with luxurious and
long Fldmmdnd beard, classical fea-
lures and modest yet persuasive ad-
dress. His education is said to be
superior, and his executive talents
good.
The Territory of New Mexico
seems to have no particular destiny,
unless some Of the railways project
cd be executed there its white pop
ulation is partly Spanish, partly In
dian. The Pueblo Indians have the
best and most curious dwellings, of all
the aboriginal tribes-houses of ad-
ODE, with entrances at the top, to
which they climb by ladders, and pull
them up after. They seem to have
been civilized very early on purpose
to stop and grow no more. Alto
gether, General Grove is not to be
enviod in his sovereignty over New
Mexico.
NEW GOVERNOR OF COLORADO.
General Edward M. McCook, one
of the most gallant and effective cav
airy officers Of the Western armies,
goes to Colorado as Governor of the
Territory from which he hailod dur
ing the war, although by birth he is
an Ohioan, by commission an Indian
ian, and by appointment an officer Of
the regular army of the United
States. He is decidedly the strong.
est appointment made to the Terri.
tories BY General Grant; for, in the
general course of things, a Terrific
rial Governor, if he sticks to his
Territory, comes to the United States
Senate after the State is admitted
In this way Nye, Ramsey, Lewis
Cass, William II. Harrison, 10. Lane
and Fremont, Military Governor Of
California, reached the United States
Senate. McCook was . lawyer at
Steubenville.. When the fever broke
out Pixies backward, he took up his
law library and settled at Central
City in 1859. His fine appearance
genial yet dignifed manners, and
solid posse and thoughtfulness, were
at once appreciated in that rough
country. He was sent to tho Legis
lature of Kansas-for Colorado wa.