The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-04-12
ssGOD AND LIBERTY

SGOD AND LIBERTY"
The last annual message Of Prcsiden,
Polk Is destined to On immortality Of ques
tionable fame. It's inordinaie length was Q
uoueh; but moro than this, il was transmit
ted to almost every part Of tho Union b,
telegraph, and every one OF tho man,
operators employed in 30 transmitting il,
will remember il to tho last day Of ,heil
lives.
i will be remembered that in most ol
the western papers, it appeared with the
addendum Of 'GoD AND LIBERTY" NJ used
In Mexican state papers, pronunciamcn,os,
&C., and quite rumpus was kicked up in
consequence; tor il was soon set down as
an Interpolation ofsome luckless operator
upon the wires, who very naturally, but
quite unbecom,ngly, had thus given ven,
10 the pent up feelings which the trsnsmis.
eioa of 'ssuch" document produced
Who "did il" for q long time remained a
mystery; but the poor wag who innoccn,ly
caused the blunder, has at length ncknowI-
edged The corn and his confession is with.
al 50 humorous, that we extract il. II can
hardly tail 70 excite broad grin. u should
be observed, however, TINT he used the es.
preston utter he had written the Presi-
dents signature, md the next operator
thinking probably, j, had dropped from it's
right place, inserted il, Mexican fashion,
over the name. Tho confession thus pro
ceeds:
"A poor dog SIT on a stool. long and loose
legged, tapping with On aching head and
sleepy fingers, tho last dying speech aud
confession Of James X. Polk. For forty
six hours his weary head had fol, no balmy
touch Of downy pillow, save in the dreams
that sometimes crowded upon his added
brsin, like mocking glories Of the "Arnbisn
Nights" Not soul disturbed the death
like stiffness Of the place, aud naught was
heard but the click oi The unwcaried reg
lister 40 il struck through the West the
glowing visions Of gold and prosperity and
future glory in tina, last cffart Of Prcsiden.
tisl wisdom. A half bottle of London por-
Ter, halfa cracker, an inch of cheese, aud a
cracked tumbler, were his only compnn.
ions. All was gloomy, WEAKNESS. Desc
lation. Gold and territory and tariffs wen,
tripping past, but they had no pleasure for
the poor operator, for
He bitterly thought Of his pillow!
Several hours continued writing amid
% much darkness aud solitude, had dashed
oven That hopo from bis hcar,; aud oh! how
bitterly he cursed The long drawn senicn-
COS Of ofiicinl exactness, that seem 10 doom
him to an eternity Of ticking. But a
bright beam flashes 10 his eve, md the
fingers ply the merry work with new life.
The last column LA patience est amerc:
nois le fruit en- est doMr. Click, click,
lick. lick, ick, ick, &c, ic, goes the key ngain,
end down that sad column, letter BY letter,
the eye sought its glorious rcposc. But
the process was slow aud tho lamp Of life
burned dimly.
Al length cnmc the last paragraph, the
last line; tho battle was empty, tho cracker
gone, one eye in the deep oblivion, the
other just greeting the last solitary eye
lash, and all lnked ns If diving; but rs the
taper gives ere il dies, one fash To the dark
ness before il goes out forever, and jus, ms
the cock crew the spproach OF day--l wrote
the nnmc of the President, md with the
words ''God aud Liberty" gasping from m,
psrched ihvoat--mi==led!i That coup de
grace has rung in my cars ever since
No: paper for three weeks after could ]
l.sok Mt, but those omnons words rose like
ghost, and shook their CORY locks
II me.--1'hey knew IL did it," But hesr
The dinnerbell.--Forgisc me, before g.
STEAMBOAT TRoUBLEs.-S,sam boats
have their troubles as well ns other folks.
Like printers and doctors, they have TO turn
round very often for nothing. The s.dear
people" have been told it was no trouble TO
show goods' I'LL they believe il. See ~ha.
lie coming TO:
On her last trip up the Missouri, our
ob!iging Henry Dry was hailed by green
looking fellow III M obscure landing, and
pounded 10, surprising he wantsd 10 take
passage. The bon. swung round, putting,
hoarsc, and impatient.
'.Comi0g nboard?'
mo, but thought maybc somcbod,
shore might be travelling up to buy hemp,
and I'd JUS. ax YOU"
The Henry Bry gave snort and a lunge
enough Ia break her boilers as she turned
M her keel, aud got under way again; the
agreas nnhanged" hemp man swearing
chat she had no accommodation about her.
Capisin Luke had nearly forgotten the
incident when some distance from Glasgow
-deponent saith no: where-a man wns
standing on the river bank, beck
oning, 40 il seemed, most wshingly, first
with one hand and then with the other,
besling the air before his face. and looking
intsntly towards the boat. Again the po-
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