Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-06-17

time together al other times, when any subject inte
rested his feelings he would break cut into such
of eloquence equally interesting and amusing
During his residence with made short tour into
Derbyshire Mr. Gales and himself on business and my
self and two young female ysiters accompanying them
for pleasure most delightful tour as we visit
ed those wonders of Nature which celebrated in
typographical history Unfortunately in this journey
Montgomery took Geld, which eventuated in a swelling,
and finally in the suppuraon Of hsjaw, which, long
as knew him, was source Of pain and Inconvenience
to him. Never father kinder to a child than Mr.
Gales was to Montgomery and he repaid it with the
exerton of faithful servant and the duty Of a son.
have never known any person aeconatey devoted
to another than Mr. Montgomery at that time to
Mr. Gales. In the difficulties and dangers Of that con-
vulsed period he took his share When we finally con-
cluded to leave England in 1894 particular and
ceent friend the Rev. B. NAYLoR purchased the Shelf
field Register and the printing Office and for time
it was printed in his Some time after which new
arrangement was made, and MONTGOMERY became pro-
prietor, as well editor and printer.
Although the Register now conducted with less
zeal for the popular than it had been by former
publisher yet its editor twice immured within the
walls Of York Castlefrst for three months and with
line, for publishing (and printed without his know
ledge) song written and published long before hntered
on the business. 1t patriotic song, written in
conquers, the world will be free Those only who
the turbulence OF those times can conceive how the
merest trae construed into an expression of dsa
FICTION to the Government Within year afterwards
our unfortunate friend imprisoned for boldly and
manfully expressing his opinion of the bloody and dis
graceful conduct of the Sheffield volunteers in riot in
which two were killed. He sent again to his
old lodgings for six months, and paid still heavier fne
From that period MONTGOMERY devoted great portion
Of his time to poetry and uncomfortable portion of it
to the calls Of humanity the claims Of benevoence the
duties Of private friendship and to public services In
this period he has published much and valuable
matter as any poet Of his agethe age live in mean
Besides large of smaller poems miscellaneous
subjects, his Wanderer of Switzerland "West Indies
" World before the Flood and Greenland " have gone
each Of them through many editions, and have of
them been translated into French and German In this
country also have been many editions.
| MONTGOMERY is now 81 years oldt and has recently
retired from his professional duties which occasion
he received great mark of distinction, greater proof
Of the honorable estimation in which he held than
other private individual in that part Of England has
ever received. dinner, called in the Of Lord
MILTON son of Earl FITzwLLIAM, and at which he pre-
sided, advertised to be given to Mr. MONTGOMERY
his retiring from public le The tickets guinea
each; and, the second day, the subscription was
obliged to be closed, the applicants
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| for accommodation.
"There is tide in the affairs of men," That tide
taken at the food by friend for it surely may be
said without egotism that the printing Office and book
store were congenial soils for the termination Of his
powerful mind, and the kindness with which he was
treated by his employer and friend warmed that noble
heart which cold world had almost chilled to despair
At the period when this is written MONTGOMERY enjoys
the otiu dgnitas in Sheffield where he has lived for
/ az nfod He
lives too in the house which we occupied, and Mr..
GALEss Maiden Sisters, about his own age, still live
there; and to them he is he has been brother
4 and friend. WINIFRED GALES
RALEIaH, IN. g. OCTOBER Is, 1926.
Ps had forgot to MENTION but surely may do it with
audaDe pride, that in friends Farewell Address
reinquishing the publication Of the IRIS Sepember 81
1925 he reverted to his first residence in Sheffield and
the state of parties at that time:
|" With all the enthusiasm of youth entered into the
feelings of those who called themselves the friends
freedom, justice, and humanity. Those with whom
was Immediately connected verify such and had
all the reformers of that been generous, upright
and disnterested like the noble minded editor Of the
Shifted Register las this paper was then called the
which they espoused would have been dis
graced, and might have prevailed at that time,
since there could have been nothing to fear and all to
hope, from patriotic supported by patriotic
| g men"
y NOTE THE EDIToRs.-It may not be uninteresting
the reader learn upon the authority of the Sketch
of Mr. MosTGoMERYs life referred in the introduction
to this article having been published in the Sheffield
Times the immediate which led to the emigra-
! tion of Mr.. GALES to the United States they are
truly and impartiay disclosed in the following extract
/ from that sketch
| Mr.. MONTGOMERY received into the family of Mr..
Gales he had been in every other only with respect
hui mar inOep
disposition, and poetica talents Always made him friends
Mr. GALES, who had been very respectfully educated
not only of strong mind but Of sterling charac
being nexbe in his sentiments and uncompro
missing in his integrity. His Wife
/ both accomplishments and q for literature.
"This in 1892, period it will be recoocted, when
the most elevated in rank well intellect
when anothers equals in honor and honesty held
the opposite political opinions The spirit the French
revolution, newly liberated from the manged body of
cient desposm and deeply baptized with blood staked
Europe Justly producing and dsmay wherever
it appeared England of its fnvore haunts Shelf
field in with other large manufacturing towns
suspected and watched by Government and Mr. Gales the
organ of the popular sentiment marked man. Sus-
picion length reached its he learnt by acct
issued for his apprehensonhat his house had been
ed He knew that to be suspected to be guilty He would
however have remained but compelled by bis family and
friends fee he therefore resolved instantly pass
and presently with his wife, arrived in secresy and
safety Hamburg from which neghborhood Altoha they
ultimately proceeded to America"
i This was written in the year 1925.
CHoLERA-This disease appears to be lurking about
IN different parts of the country but whether it to pre-
vail extensively this season, and if where yet
/