The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-09-11
hrce candidates Il think, perhaps more,

chard. "I.aurcl'' aud Murray. Mr.. B., e.
have been correctly informed) had the high
est number of votes Of tho three, bu. from
van, of "notoriety," par, of.hem were Cast
| Tor Avery Orchard and part for Jabez a..
consequently Mr. NJ. got certificate Of
election. and Mr.. b. went to the caplto
and contested the sent (Which he had
righ, to do) The deceased being "tfa'
blue,n a s,ickler Tor the great "raw'heat
and bloody bones" hobby ,ha, the malora'
shall rulc in all cases. voted for Murray ih'
minority candidate; (not knowing that "a
| bez A. and Avcry Birchard was the same
man, though they had been acquainted iol
sears,) bu, as soon as the representatives
from other counties had decided that Mr.. u
was the representative elect, Mr.. Summers
instantly arose and with much ''Soulh
down" etiquette introduced Mr.. 3. The
lrepresenia from Scott" How kind
and obscquiously clever, this man Laurel
has been in his day.
must now pass 10 tho modern history
Of the amen,ed deceased.
To obtain the nomination in 1850, the
Davenport democrats tell US, that "LaureF
pledged himself to support the railroad ap
preparation, provided they could get Up .
petition, signed by q majority Of the legs
voters Of The CONTEMPLATING lot course
for the Equalization Of the measure. The
same men tell Us they complied with Lau
rel's conditions; and did he redeem his
pledge? Let the "small still voice. Of
Judge Grant, and the echo from ''Laurel'sf
roar answer this question.
| was told by Davenport democrat, that
II aarol' reiterated the above pledge e
him when on bis way 10 the capitol.
Ms good friends of Davenport, the peti
lion was not as eiiectual, 10 this, as in the
Rockingham affair; suckers ~ill not always
bite at the same bait. You caught him
once. but the tired flanneIn "would' mt tuke''
when you hung il on the tooth of the iron
horse.
Now, kind readers, let me ask, il man
--whose political course, has been SO NJ
aad down, hitler and thther, zgzag, Tor
The sake Of Office, whose political life, smells
to Heaven with an odor, ranker than the
tumos from the compound essence Of garlic
and assafatida, lis not hopeful specimen
TO come out in the public prin,s. accusing
others OF Evening for notoriety,a "oi con [
siderng all things fair 10 politics. and "thc
greater the falsehood, il successful, tho
greater The achievement" How often
does il happen that the burglar is frs, "a
yell out ''siop thiel?'
In regard TO This correspondence with,
Hiram, can only say. the man upon whose
authority presume the "Old School Dem
ocrath wrote, still says, he heard Laurel
say, shat Price advised him no, TO resign.
but pursue the course he promised his
friends he would do.n This advice does
not amount 10 much admit, for tie Dav-
export friends say he was conditona!t
pledged to them, and we are certain lie
was positively pledged to us. Before We
further discuss this matter we had better
decide, which pledge Hiram referred to.
As p the qaack Doctors or my own
identity with the Wing party, let me say,
+! have no doubt il is ssacies" to Laurel"
aud | have no doubt, his astonishmen,
would have been as great. had some kind
iflend told him the "aeusn that the Colpor-
tour told the old lady, who '.ligcd Of Of tho
road and didn't take the papers," ll"Lau.
re-" will pay the DR.. his ILL presume he
sill not object 10 big qaacaing in all Of the
loeoioco mud puddles 10 the county.
lie died, sensible to The Iasi,n enjoying
the odor Of his unsmellabIe sweetness, care
Tess as 10 the future aud without the ben
ell ct the clergy. Whether bis Eilh inI
he doctrines OF Joe Smith consoed hinI
NY In his last moments is a question:
Jaaez was with him a short time Guripoi
his Illness as spiritual adviser which. /
no doubt, was consolation. As he was
not particular as 10 "hat should sing here
alter, VIII chant little requiem 10 biz
memory.
Laurelss gone 10 the grave,
Though we will not deplore him.
For many have been hang,
And gone there before him.
might add very appropriate cpi,aph
1t has been used once before, bu, has lost
nothing BY use.
is there whim-irspred fool
OSre last for thought owre hot for ru,e
owre bla'e to seek, owre proud 10 snool
Let him draw near;
And owre this grassy heap sing dool,
And drap tear"
SHILOH
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ALERT 6. BRACKET, Esq, has assu,o.
ed The cditorialship Of the r. |. Adsertise,
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