The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-11-23
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- WARRINGTON, u. C.,
Nov. 18th, 1871, |
Eplroas Cota,te,-- 60 -.

MY route hltherwaro was through;
Chicago. Vivid as have been the
Aaay descriptions of the devastation
Il tho flames, they were tame indeed
comparison withsthe terrible reali-
". No pen can depict, no tongue
Can tell, how blAckenea, wasted, mott
ed and cranbled 1way the proud
city of yesterday il. Poor, stricken
Chieagof Poor impoverished inhab-
itantsi Who dare say so is bold
man indeed. The spirit that ami.
mated the people that built this won
der Of modern times. thai r.sised It's
massive buildings four feet above
their original foundations, that
nervcd the arms of its mechanics and
proudly swcllcd in the bosom Of its
merchant princes, taat sent streets
under its river, and drew fresh. sweet
water through its marvellous tunnel
from the bosom of its silver Lake
this spirit was not smothefed in the
smoke Of the burning city. Give ear
10 the sound OF tho trowcl and the
hammer; mark the determined
look, the energetic action of the
people; see tue walls Of brick and
stonc, the fronts Of iron, the thous,
ands Of lees pretontious structures
rising as il By magic from tho yet
smoking ruins, and then conceive The
capabilities OF people thus impelled
to action. This was the thought
that possessed me as | was carried
along the devastated streets to the
Pittsbarg Depot,
Chicago is bnrned down. Wash.
ington in thrown up Not in the
sense which the inexorable Reavis
desires, but it is in Il terrible eondi.
ton Of upheaval. "They say the
march of Improvement has done it
il Mcclellan wore the engineer one
would naturally look for these terri.
bic preparations for the march. lie
would never lay down the shovel ard
the hoe, nor doe. " seem possible
that the Board OF Public Works in.
tend TO do SO during the winter. The
city through it's whole extent frcn,
Georgetown Heights to tho Navy
Yard Bridge is literally undermined
Nearly every street has main or
lateral aewer, grades have been re.
dueed, sidewalks widened, avenues
and streets parked LII thecentre and
On tho side. The energy of The
Board i, sometimes ttightlnl to be.
hold, AT least SO II seems TO tho
Senators and Members who Nle Aock.
ing in, 1t nil be Uncomfortable get
ting aboat. tine turn outs will be
delayed and overthrown; many u
diplomatic heart will swell with rage:
many q senatorial mouth will shoot
Of words Of unaccustomed strength
But the citizens, thosa Of them who
have confidence in the honesty OF the
Board, are delighted 10 see The crust
of the old streets broken, 1 hough
every stroke OF the pick causes the
heart OF come old fogy to throb with
Indignation. The plan of improve.
ment is general, 1t is co-extensive
with The cay. Iniunctions aud hin
ORANGES OF ono kind and anoi her pre-
vented an carrier commencement OF
the work. In consequence thereof
the ely must remain in u chaotic
slale through the winter. but when
the wuk is DOM, Washington will
be ore Of the moot beautiful and at
tractire OF American cities.
l arrived in time to join in the re-,
jojc!ngs over the November elections,
Of course the result in most Of the
States was anticipated, bat tho de-
cided hnooess in tho Empire State,
though hoped ior, was not confident.
ly expected. / was a difficulty 10
believe that the hosts of Tammary
couid be so soon over, hlown. when
bad men conspire good men should
combine. This is the lesson New
York has taugat the country. Dis
satisfied Republicans withdrew from
the Convention at Syracuse. They
threatened TO bolt t0e ticket. But
the result sho VS. that the triumph Of
Republican principles was after all
dearer TO their hearts than the ad-
vanccmcnt oil. individual claims. The
resu.; was ominoas OF the Presidep-
tiaI campaigo. The Democratic ed
itors Of the city saw it and for lew
days it VAS hardly possible to learn
from their papers how the cleo
ton had turned. Then came the
season OF explanation and excuse.
"Tammany was not Democracy"
"Ihe Democratic chieftans had
Joined in the assault ON its. corrupt
organization" 'sThe party would
be strengthened by the result
"The severiDg of party tics showed
what could be DONE" Aud what do
you suppose they profess to think
may be done +? Why simply this
that sorehead Republicans will join
with Democrats, nominate a con
servativo candidate, Chase, Reverdy
Johnson or Garrulous Davis, ancient
friend Willard Fillmore, and thea
that Democracy will sweep the
country. That is all. remember
when the old and new school Presby
terrain churches were assembled in
separate conventions and were neeo-
tiating for a union upon compro
misc basis, which was subsequently,
effected, that jealous friend re
The union consumated,
religion will sweep the world like a
whirlwind, and yet the millennium is
l OF II and p
Ny friends ideas were quite as
az those Of the people
who be.'evethat such nonstrous
union would be powerful enough to
reyolG,ionizc tho political sentiment
of The country, No, il the political
horoscope reveals any thing clearly
it is the triumphant collection Of
General Grant. and the consequent
of Democrats and sore
heads the country over.
In iess than three weeks Congress
will convene. Even now tho streets
are filing with Senators and mem. I
bers. Maay are already in their !
winter quarters and the houses OF.
others are being gar ished and set |
in order. Judge Wright is here
but Senator Harlan as not arrived. /
! have met many OF our prominent J,
citizens, (tor Iowa seems to have