The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-06-23
Waits from Washington.
WASHINGTON, D. G., !
June ID, 1870. (
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Dig mum, with his squaw wife is
here, and are taking in the city.
Red Cloud and his attendants, are
holding interviews with the Great
Father. and the other fathers high in
authority. Spotted Narrative Called
by the vulgar, "Spotted Tail,'D is
also here. Ingersoll, of the Chicago
Post, writing about the noble red
men of the forest, grows exceedingly
polite, and says that
calculated Caudal and Vermillion
Nimbus (vulgarly known as Spotted
Tail and Red Cloud are still luxuri-
ating in strawberries and cream at
Washington"
If "Lihk" keeps on much longer at
that rate, Chestorfeld's overcoat
won't make him small vest. The
Indian question is q great farce. 1t
is q contest between civilization and
barbarism. These Indians come
here, make treaties only to go back
to their hunting grounds and violate
them. If we had more Sheridans,
and Quaker Indian agents, it would
be better for the country. The sooner
The scalp-takers disappear from the
earth the better. The Indians that
are now here are full OF deviltry,
and are already in misery to return
to their field of depredations. The
speech making now in progress, is
regarded as q great farce. here, and
is productive Of no good.
CHARLES DICKENS.
The death Of this great novelist
| caused much sorrow here. Like
Thackeray, his reputation is world
wide. When Dickens visited this
country in 1871, he returned to
England and wrote his Martin
Chuzzlewit" and "Notes," wherein
he took occasion to lampoon Ameri-
ca and her institutions. His criti-
| cism upon tho prevalent habit of
tobacco-chewing, and his bitter
denunciation Of American slavery,
secured for himself thousands of enc
mics. But time has softened the
asperities of that day, and we
begin to admit that Dickens was
more than half right, and
that his criticism was nearer Just
than otherwise. The fact is we
don't like to be reminded of our faults
by others-and especially an English
man. Suppose "Mark Twain" shol'd
visit the great beef-eaters across the
water, would it not be quite natural
to make considerable sport over the
weak points and short comings of
Johnny Bull 2. And wouldn't Mark
ego for EN- ?" 5ta
DEMONSTRATIONS.
The news of the denomination of
Palmer and McCrary was received
here with delight. Both of the gen.
tlemen stand well, have made good
records for themselves and are regar.
ded as high-minded, industrious and
able public servants. Frank Palmer
is to-day one of the most popular
men in the House of Representatives.
Everybody likes " Frank" for he can
be genial as well as able; accommo-
dating as we'll as legal. A cold,
naughty reserve is no evidence of
greatness. Some men seem to think
the nearer they approach to being
an iceberg the greater will be their
hold on the public affection. Not
SO. Attorney General Hoar tried it
and lost a seat on the United States
Supreme bench. McCrary has fine
social qualifications and is very
accommodating. l verify believe he
would leave his bed ut midnight to
accommodate an Iowan who was in
trouble. Let the First and Fifth
districts roll up their usual over
whelming maorities. 1t is believed
here that the majority of the Repub-
lican members who desire it, will be
re-nominated to the Forty Second
Congress. General Shanks, in Indi-
ana has been re-nominated and Justly
deserves it. Frequent changes do
not tend to increase the influence of
Congressional Deleg, lions on the
contrary it is weaken thereby.
PERSONA.
Hon. Albert Lufkil and daughter,
of Newton, are in tha city, stopping
at the Owen House. Hon. Hiram
Price, Of Davenport, is at the St.
James Hotel. 1t does us good to clap
our optics ON Hiram once more, for
he did right nobly when among us as
an an. c." There never sat in Con-
gress a more conscientious and indus
trious public servant than Price. He
got cross sometimes, and, had he not
possessed q fair share of piety, would
be excusable if he had sworn little.
lie is an excellent hatcr, but true
friend tothose Tho render themselves
worthy Of his friendship. Hon. J
L. Wilson is also here and is popular
with everybody wherever he goes
No man ever made SO good a record
in eight years Congressional life, as
did "Jim Wilson, once the poor sad.
dler boy at Newark, Ohio.