The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-04-10


10 wiD--Quashie hab 6ppeny for cake,
mule hab 6ppeny for grass."-George
Cruikshanks Omnibus.
SLAVE CASE EXTRAORDINARY.
In tha, reIigo-politicc, slave-law-h hating
paper 10 New York "The Independent"
edited by the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher,
be has allowed bis prejudice to get into
tight place, whence be- cannot well escape,
without getting very generally laughed as
by the whole country. The circumstances
are given below. Mr.. Beechor had pen
ned an article intended to be severer than
usual against the 'satrocious bsrgain''-in
the course Of which he expressed himselfas
follows:
1--WE have stated a supposed case. Look
At real one, as the telegraph last week re-
ported it. A woman has lived several
years ia Cincinnati; has hardly heeu
known 10 be colored at all; bui, is claimed
by man from the South as bis "proper,y."
is sworn to as such, and is carried cff 10 her
fate. "Her price," il issgnificantly add!
ed, .sis three thousand doIIars.'' And the
insatistc lust Of the man who can afford il
are to be gratfied on this lovely and defence.
less woman, under shelter Of the law which
our government executes; under the very
shadow Of the flag which the nation mslses
honored! z - 44
"And yet we nre told TO sbe quiet under
this; end she is told that she must not re-
sist! Is there man on earth, who ever
knew the love Of a sister, whose blood ever
bounded 10 the kiss Of the loved, who does
not know that this is false?-who does not
know thu, the right Of self-preserva,ion
strikes deeperhere than the obligation u
maintain what is called civil order?'---
Verify, it would seem that the very wires
that bore the intelligence TO US, must have
trembled like pulse that lhrobs with hors
row, under the burden Of the news! that
every breeze along their course must have
howled their contempt for nation that en-.
dures this!"
And now for the cream Of the joke:
1--WE clip the nbove, says the Rochester
American, from the Independent, a reIigo.f
Abolition journal in New York, as most
beautiful instance Of misplaced sympathy.
The writer, who, by the way, is one Of the
most eloquent preachers in 'sthe city Of
churches" hns been unable to express his
indignation and hate sufficiently strong,
when his premises arc Hypothetical, and be
borrows thunder from the "lgbtning line,nH =
and has fair field for eloquent declama.
tion and fine writing. &t@t''
sit is only necessary TO state that the
"case" 20 eloquently depicted above, Il
telegraph humbug, the creation of some
Western wag. and relates to nothing els
than the ex,radition Of Powers "Greek
Slave" to the Southern gentleman who
drew it as prize in the Art Union! Doubt.
less the howl Of JOY set up BY the aboIi,ion-
lists at the prospect Of such magnificent
opportunity for "Runcomhe elocn,ion. )" will
tamper off into most heart rending dimiS.
uendo squeak, when j. discovers that ,his
..lovely and defenceless woman'' is IS safe
under the American flag a. If she wers
double marble" )as ss ~
A GOOD HIT AT HofnPATHY.-Pro
fessor J. K Mitchell, in his late Introduc-
tory, disposes Of Homeopathy thus wiiily
and aptly "a physician educated 10 Phil
adelphia, says the Doctor, but who lapsed
through proclvous nature into Homppa-
| thy, came TO me once for motto for book
which he was preparing on Homeopathy.
As he usually consulted mo when himself
sick, and yet gave his microscopic doses'to
others. felt no reluctance to give him
blow; so said that once when rnnting
loyer on the stage cried out TO bis mistress.
"My wound is great because It's small''--
the witty Duke Of Buckingham added from
side box--"Then' had been greater
were il none Mt sll." Now. Doctor, ss,d u
you can put that together thus
"My Physics great because 'ts small,
And would be greater were i, none at all.'
Tha, is the whole argument Of Homopa.
thy 10 . coupiet. .,
A FAcT Worthy OF NnrIcE. find
the following paragraph in the Chicago
| Tribune: 4 rf
.The Hamilton County Bank and Hen.
ry Keeps Bank. New York. ialsd on the
5,h inst. Thompson's Bank Reporter Of
the 6h quotes tho bills Of each a. per
cent. discount. the suu1e rates 8. which
other country Banks in good repnte arc
quoted. Here is o fact, then, worthy Of
4 passing ,honght--a broken bank whose
bills remain in good standing and as ca.
gerlv sought FOR as those 0f any Other!--S
How is this! The query Is earilv nswer.
cd. These Banks vers established under
the Free Banking Law Of New York. .liheif
issues nre based upon public stocks in tbs
hands Of the Controller, and. swhatever
may become the hsnkers themselves,ths
redemption ofthe biFlsi certain @@ Es%
An indolent boy being nsked bv bis
teacher. who came la,cs, to schoola replied
."lndred, sir, can't say, far didat gs4
here early enough 10 see.'f s'' 'os : 80