The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-01-26
DEATH OF JOHN cornnE.
Who has rot beard ofJohn Covole
|of Pas the 1eader, n the sCovode In.

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Who has Eotreard ofJohn Coyole
of Pas the fesaer, n the "a ovode In.
yestigating Committee of 1882"
The frauds and rascalities perpetra-
tod by and 'nnder Jas. Buchan at, have.
not been forgotten, 1t was at this
time the late Mr.. Covode became "a
NOUS III The annals Of American poll.
tics. He was born in Westmore.
land County Pdnna,, in 1908; re-
ceived q ioommon school education
aud was an honestitillsr Of the soil
for many years and afterwards. abe.
came largely dinteresteu in the coal
trade. Hc was a member Of the
saith, i355tb, 3sth, 87th and 4oth
Congress and was rc,elected to ihe
dist Congress by 325 votes majority
over hrs competitor. MFR. Covode's
education was rather deficient bnt.
nc Possessed much natural ability,
and waswithal manaof great erer.
gy aud force Of character. He took a
prominent part 10 the great Kansas
Nebraska troubles. and always favor.
cd free sod and freedom. Ga the
let Of February 1853, President Bu-
,ehanan transnittedto- Congress q
message enclosing and endorsing
= 2 copy of the Lecomptoh
Constitution which had been brought
to Washington BY one John Calhoun.
This was the prelude to an exciting
time, in which both the Southerners
and "Abolitionists "-asthe former
termed them--lost theirtemper and
did some very unparlimentary and
undignified things. In fact tioy be-
came involved in a first class knock
down, in which Galusha A. Grow of
Pa, sent keitt of South Carolina
I" to grass" and brought the clafet
every stroke. Regarding this. gen.
eral melee, Mr.. Gobright in his
Third of a century in Washington,
says Gs
Conspicuous among tho belliger-
ents were Messrs. Washburne of H.,
and Mr.. Potter, of Wisconsin. They
dealt their blows right and left. The
comic feature in the exhibition was
that, Mr.. Covode. of Pa, seized a
heavy spittoon and raised it to strike
Mr.. Barksdale, of Miss, who was
approaching him in q menacing at
titude. just at tlris point, Banks,
Gales wig fell off. Covode dropped
his weapon he could not strike .
mans head which was as bald as his
hand" Is s
How swiftly are tho landmarks
of freedom passing away Their
mission has been fulfilled, and thoy
are being gathered to the tomb.
Wilmot, whose "Proviso" rendered
him famous Stevens, the Sage Of
Lancaster !. Lincoln, Giddlugs,
Adams, Pierpont, Bailey, Parker,
Birney, Foote, Colamer, Baker, John
Brown, and other great leaders in
the anti-slavery movement have all
crossed over TO the unknown future,
and now Covode, less brilliant than
some, but none the less earnest, has
followed, Noble old mani he lived
for his country and deserves a place
IN the memory of his countrymen
for his labors III their behalf.
Major Drummond's nomination
was sent to the Senate week ago,
but he has not yet been confirmed.
| understand Joe Wilson is on the
war path, and declares, like. tho dog
IN the Manager, that if he can't have
the Land Office, Drummond shan't.
1t is said that Wilson is fortified
behind a pile OF Land Office Reports
higher than Gen. Jackson's cotton
bales at New Orleans in 1915. We
3 lall see what we shall Sc.
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