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The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-08-17

where he had not been for some months
Just opposite large, new and beautiful
house, To which the painters were giving
their last touches. he met friend. As
thew PASSED, Baker said--
That's nh elegant house. Il has hccn
bull, since | was in this ncighlo'hood.'
YES. II is very fine house, and | sup
pose II d!-.n'i cost him less than ten thousand
dollars
No ! should think not. Who built h!-
DO vuu know
Yes. IL was bull, hy Leonard
'By whom" Baker looked surprised.
BY old Leonard. You know him.
Impossible! Hes not able To build
a house like that
'Oh, YES he is. aud halidczcn more like
il, il necessarily
'I.eonnrdr
Certainly. Why he's worth nj least,
seventy thousand dollars
You mus, he in error
No. His daughter is to be married next
month 10 an excellent Young man, and this
house has been built. and is to be handsome
" furnished rs marriage present.
Incredible! thought he was going or
had gone to the dogs long ago.
leonard" The friend could not help
laughing aloud. lie 90 to the docs!--
He's the last QUO 10 go 10 the dogs. Oh,
no. There isn't man in his trade who
docs so good business, rs little show as
he mikes; coed work, good prices md
punctualitv, are the cardinal virtues of his
establishment. and make all substantial
How in the world could you have taken up
such noiiong
don't know, but such has 'crn nv i'm
preston for a long ,imc,' replied Baker,
who felt exceedingly cut down ON account
OF the mistake hr had made, n nd particular
ly so in view Of the elegant house and sew
enty thousand dollars which might all have
belonged to his son in time, ii he had NOS
fallen into such an egrcgious error about
old Leonard.
Most persons arc apt to mistakes of this
kind. and imagine that because from somo
s, ght offence they have wiihd, avn their
customs from n man, that be must necessa-
rily he going To the dogs. Probably iv tho
matter IL stopping subscriptions 10 news
papers and periodicals, people arc moro
prone to fall into this error than any thing
else. A man gets offended about some
,hng--perhaps through some error of tho
clerk his bill has been sent 10 him after il
has been paid; or through the neglect of n
carrier, or the purloinine propcnSi,ies of
news vending lads, his paper fails n few
times, md in high Indignation he orders n
discon'innancc. After TINT hc il firmly
convinced the paper must go down; and il
he happens Ia meet with il few months
afterwards by accident, will very likely
say
WHY, is this thing alive vet. Thought
il had stopped long uso'
So the world moves on. People are
prone 10 think what they smile on lives.
and what they frown upoa is blish,cd, and
must die.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-08-17

SATIxET WHIGs.-The Yarmouth Re-
lister sass that there is a new class Of Win,
composed Of cotton and conscience. ..1
called 'Sa'inct Whigs.' These, 70 fancy.
must be the men who will not support Tay-
l"r because he is not . good enough Who
for them. and who iuscod 10 give their votes
to Van Buren,.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-08-17

RIcrI DEcIDEDIy.-A conductor on one
Of our railroads, the other day seeing an
individual 'spreading himself pretty con-
s'dcrably." with his feet upon the damask
cushion ct the seat IN front Ut him, cooIly
took handkerchief from his pocket, aud
ioldin. i, up nicely. lifted up the feet Of tho
aforesaid individual, aud placed il under
them. Our friend appeared Tor second
to be in doubt abou: the meaning oi this
proceeding. and his hand apparently invoi-
UNFAIRLY sought his own handkerchief. but
he soon c"mprehcnded il, his feet dropped,
and he looked as il be was On tho point Of
slibsiding into his boo,s, and might DO
bought cheap for cash.--SpringGcid Rep.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-08-17

Bennett ofthe New York Herald, who has
always been II Locoioco, iakcs evident dc.
light in teasing aud tormentiny his old
friends in this the day Of their sore allie
ton. We find this among many similar
paragraphs in tho last number Of his pa-
per.
Iremor among the Old Uva.crs-Tho
friends Of Gen. Cass are in a terrible con-
diiion-nlnost frightened 10 death. Az
matters stand nj present, their candidate
will not, probably, get a single electoral
vote on this side OF the mountains. and
probably, not beyond them.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-08-17

CAss CAN'T CONE Ir.-The letter C. il
not the letter to win. No man whose
name begins with that letter, ever won tho
Presidency Of the United States. he Wit,
Clinton tried j; and was beaten; William
II. Crawford tried il, and vas beaten: and
Henry Clny-thc greatest Of American
orators aud sta'esmen-.he tried il, and that
fatal letter beginning his name, even ho
was beaten. The letter G has never heen
in luck. Set il down that Lewis Cas-
cant come il.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-08-17

at last the flame is shadowcd from us by the
thick curtains of the tomb.
J. Il. L.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-08-17
EXAMINATION oF MIR. WISE.

In the presence Of Mes~rs. Campbell,
llannegan. Mann, Muhlcnberg, Silclair,
Parks, and Pearcc.
Question by Mr.. Mann io Wi~c-D,
YOU oi Your own knowledge know al ANY
act by either OF the heads vi the Executive
Departments, which is either corrupt, or a
violation oi their ,iiicia! duties?
To which Mr.. Wise answered as follows
Il believe that Lewis Cass. Secretary oil
War. was engaged in specializing in the
public lands. while Secretary Of War: that
he made cxerLi,aut allowances To iasariies
paid one for services never performed: M.
other. after he had full knowledge ihai that
ta,orite had forged his oiiicial signature
permitted commissions under him 10 he
ante dated, aud has ordered TREASURY war
rant 10 be paid Ia the assignee Of dlslurs.
Ing office, who Ind aamblcd i. nwa. after
II had Leen protested by dcpo>iic hank.
and was counteimandcd bv the Secretary
of the Treasury; and 10 have been guilty
OF several other acis nt violation of duty"
II Henry a. Wise Of 1887 dors NJ, an
swer Henry A. Wise Of 1878. and the Hen
~ 4. Wise Of 1910. the Henry A. Wise Of
1919, then there is no power Of response.
After the extract, one NAV say. '.oui ol
thine own mouth will condemn thee. iho,
wicked servant" On his oaih.--ki>-nr
the bible as he uttered il, and framing the
oath for himself, he pronounces Lewis cass
false rs 2 man. false 10 his Government and
country. This iaiih'ess man be now pro-
nounces fiji for the Presidency. Ce,nmeu,
IS waste oil breath III SO plain case
l.. B.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-08-17
ICorreg,onden-e ofAe Nc,c Yors Eryre.s.

Correspondence ~ nc -Nec fore Ir.yrees
WASHINGTON, Jul, IL.
IMPORTANT TESTINoNY-L LEWIS L ASS
AND HENRY a. WISE.
Henry 4. Wise is zcalously engaged in
the support o! Lewis Cass for tie next
Presidency,-and he Is one Of Tie Cass
Electors for the State Of Virginia. also one
Of tho Inost conspicuous members of the
twen,y-fonr,h Congress.
Volume }, Report 1871, page L., con
tains the following testimony Of Henry a.
Wise. on Friday, January -. 1887. 10
O'Clock, A. ~, ia answer 10 the following
oath:
..inu do solcmnly swear that the cyi-
dencc YOU shall give touching subjects OF
Investigation OF this Committee shall lac the
truth. the whole truth and nothing but the
truth, so help YOU tiud"
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