The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-06-02
ALaisRs, opposite New Orleans,
IIth OF MAY, 1893 )
Friends SANnrRs g. DAVIS.

l4h OF May, 1888
Friends SANDERS g. DAVIS:
The Gazette Of the 2Sth Of April is just
received, aud the first article noticed was
Your remarks on slavery, which consider
ed as Just and true sentiments. The tnos'
81 people arc averse to the principles OF
such an institution, shut what cant be
cured must be endured" But after at
that is said about il, aud to cut tho m'itcr
short, | believe the greater part OF the
slave population, in tho United States, are
a happier race, than the same number Of
the poor population Of The northeastern
States, who generally have not the neces
sares Of life TO make them happy. pre-
tend to know something about it, rs ! have
been 10 nearly all the States OF the Union.
notice that our old friend ID. c. Ell
bridge, is candidate Tor Sheriff. ] think
il he held tha, office, that the rognes would
be scarce in your vicinity. lilo may have
my vote!
There is ao,hing much in the way OF
news here, with the exception Of ship
wrecks, explosions, collisions, eIc. bat they
have got 10 be Of common occurrence.
/ Business here is somewhat decreasing,
and many c,pIe are going north; il is yet
very healthy, nobody is sick about here,
The weather is like mid summer, we have
had strawberries but they are no. SO good
nor So plenty as in the north; blaeiberfies
are good, but they are about gone. We
have had waermelons fer about three
weeks aud they are now plenty. Next
month we expect to have penches, figs,
,nd green corn.
Last Sunday attended The dedication
# the new Methodist church in the cts i.
aud will tell YOU how they did up matters
IA The way oi contributions. l. appears
that about two years ego, al the destrac
ton OF tie ST. Charles Hotel, the Methodist
church Was burnt. Though Insured, the
mount If the policy proved insufficient Il
rebuild HE church in styte suited IL the
/ character o; the congregation. In bold
/ ny, therefore their new church the tongfe
cation contracted debt OF SD 900, the
IeAlstence Of which gave some concern f.
/ the Elder, who feared thaL it would be too
heavy draft On the liberallly ST bis con
gregation 10 ask this amount al once. Bat,
The Rev. Parsons ot Louisville, who for.
nefly was an actor, having arrived il the
lcIty for the purpose Of dedicstlug the
eharch, undertook To relieve the Elder oI
The responsibility ut collecting the amount
| 81, ccordngIy Oh sunday Last. after az
ell qgent discourse in tire new eharca 10 =
arse Congregation, Mr.. p rs4ns took Is
/ sheet u paper snd pencil and proceeded ;
lnn9unce % his hearers that he was ahou
to confer On them aud on himself great
happiness. That noble edtice 10 which
/ hey had all resoried, was in debt, as long
as il was so the brethren would feel uncom
| Portable. To Danish this feeling from ,heil
minds, he would advise them 10 rai.e the
money at once and let their new church
star, in the world free Of Debt. Now, he
said, that in his DO, hood he had learned Il
write. II was valuable accomplishment.
bu, he never Sc, so high value upon i, a.
he did now. because il would enable him
to enter the names and The amounts sub.
scribed. Who would be the first to desire
Ibis name 10 be put down? Some half do
zen merchants answered. indicating 81 =
1000 as The sum they would each subscribe
In very short time eight or ten thuusaud
dollars were raised, when there being &
momentsry pause, a distinguished citizen
requested his name to be put down Tor
1000, end his sons for $500, adding
characteris,ica!ly that he did not wish /.
interfere with others, bat that be was good
for the balance whatever il might be- "Oh
no. replied Mr.. Parsons. "we mast give
the others chance" s. all were invited
TO come forward aud contribute their mite
Suffice il to say, that 10 shorter time than
liz takes to write this the S. 5000 were
raised and the church was Tree from debt
Resp &c, G. +. +.
/,
WASHINGTON, May 81.
The Gardner jury sent word to the C,urt this
morning hat they should never agree upon a
Nrrhlcf HERE hnYinu hpen rhnnrn Of