The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-11-29
SIR WALTER scbTr.


A correspondent Of the Boston Atlds az
Ter recent visit to Abbotsiord, writes thus
Of the relics preserved ofthe author Of Wa
verify
"His private room, in which he wrote, is
just as he left it; his books nte in the same
order; his desk and large leather easy chair,
installed near window from which you
can see The Tweed, winding through tho
plain. They will show yoi 10 the eating
room, the very spot TO which they transport.
ed Sir Walter on his death bed, where he
breathed his. last sigh. They preserve
with religious care large number Of OBJ
jects he was in the habit Of using, such as
his ink-stand, pen-knife, cane, fowliHg-
piece, and a magnificent sword that was
given him by the mountain clans, whom
he had the honor to introduce to George w,
in the visit which that Prince made to
Edinburgh. They preserve. with pbus
respect, and exhibit in glass case, the
Iast suit of clothes that Sir Walter Scott
wore; hunting dress Of cloth, with steel
buttons, goatskin vest, pantaloons ofsmall
black and white aqnares, CATERS Of cldtb,
Of The color Of hazel, large bluck Shoes and
grey hnt.
,.'Sir Walter Scott left q fine fortune, al
though he was not as wealthy rs his puf-
fishers. As for the artistic riches Of Alb
botsiord, they nre, in great de gree, derived
from presents made to the author. Fami-
lies whose ancestors he cited, were ffeGsed
to offer him some relics Of these heroes
cites that he celebrated made him similar
presents. Ifthey made my discovery, in
any part Of Scotland, ofany relic of antiqui-
ty, Sir Walter Scott was always sure to
come in for his share. lfthey demolished
any Old edIfce, castle,i palace, church,
monastery or prison, he received some frag-
nent. 10 this way he covered his g.rdtn
with monumental stones, aud In bsis Of tie
towers Of his castle is placed the iron door
Of the old prison Of Edinburgh, presented to
him by the magistrates Of that city when
the prison was demolished"
AMERICAN LABoR.-Blackw woods Maya
zine which has so long maintained The To-
~ side of every question, has come round
in most essential point. Instead Of de-
claiming, as in former times, against the
American protective system, it now freely
'confesses the great wisdom and inestimsble
benefits Of that policy, and ascribes to il,
with perfect truth, the unparalleled adj
vancement Of the United States, ia wealth,
population, Independent spirit, social i'm
provement, individual and collective enter
prise, and elements Of national greatness.
Blackwood quotes the following passage az
Mr.. WEBsrER's speech in l64S, as equally
remarkable for truth and eloqucnce.
81 have spoken Of labor as one Of the
great elements Of our society, the great
substantial interest on which we all stand.
Not feudal service, not predial toll, not the
irksome drudgery by one race Of mankind.
subjected on account Of color to the control
OF another race Of mankind; but labor, ia
Ftelligenf, manly, Independent, thinking aud
acting for itself, earning its own wages,
accommodating its own wages into capital.
becoming n part Of society and of our social
system; educating childhood, maintaining
worship, claiming the right Of the elective
franchise. and helping TO uphold the great
fabric of the State. That Is AMERICAN
LABOR, and confess that all my sympa-
thles are with it, and my voice, until ! am
dumb, will be for it,"