The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-06-20
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| Qror1So sBKfrnaS A tsfaisojkll1Assla
British authorftfs in our scoufU ~
considered standard 'autho6ities fss
reference ON donbtfdl points of1Aws%
The late Judge Daniels, 81 ViKiniR
used to tell how, with great aelse
when young man, OH the leirOuit; hss
saved a clients life. solely .heeanse,
| the opposite counsel quoted from Brit
ish authorities. 1t occurred during
tie last war, when the English sqsad.
ron, under Admiral Cockburn, vsrs
descending the Potomac river, burning
and plundering the Villages along it,
banks. A negro man was arrsigned
for the murder Of one ofhis own color;
the offence was clearly proved, and
| the only chance for his escape was
slight informality in the indictment.
The prosecuting attorney, in reply to
Mr.. Daniels defence OF his client,
quoted from British authorities show
Ing clearly that the ground taken BY
the latter was untenable. While be
was quoting and speaking, al inter
walls, bang. bang. went the cgnnofi
| from the British squadrons Daniels
rose to answer, and with great fact
seized hold of the strong point ofl1is
opponents cause, turning itccmpaete
" against him. Goa - l@~Gsa I,
Gentlemen" he said to the bench. +.
'.the prosecuting atterneyaqnotes on q
this occasion British santhorities.--
British authorities, gentlensn!l Can
there be any one in this conrt room
except himself so dead to ieelingss OF
| patriotism as at such moment to lis
ten to British authorities, when Brit
Eish cannon are shaking the very wallis
Itofthis court house to their foundation.
III pause for reply. ~
i Up jumped one ofthei Justices, high
lily excited at this appeal, and tluS ads
Ildressed the prosecuting attorney:
ll"Look here, Mr.. A--,you had bet
liter strike bee line from this court
I.liouse with your British authorities,
Tor I'll commit yor. Prisoner, you can
90, Crier. adjourn the COURT
British authorities be did, -sl -
( The prosecuting attorney was struck
all in a heap at these extra judicial
proceedings, and resigned his Office
the very next day.
PERcIvAL.--The Sandusky Regist<y
has the following account ofthe early
love and disappointment which Is
said to have embittered his life. - The
account is derived from claaemateat
Yale: ~ = iliR
s.Percival had classmate named
Smith. They both fell in love with
lady Of great beauty, and mentsi ana
moral endowrnents-a fit woman to
| receive the worshipof the Young poet
But Percival was peer and Smith wss
wealthy. and so the fortune Of tho
race for favor turned against the poet;
Mr.. s. won'fhe fair lady. s7sin . mo
meni. Pereival.s wholascharacters un.
derwent a change; he became taciturn
and duitea reciuse, plunging into
study with most wonderful applics,
ton From that time dates his first
requirement No science too obtruse
mo language too removed that b
did not conquer. In time he became
noted forhis mental scquisitions, md
bis habits ofrecluse became confrm.
ed But there was wanting the one
steady aim. the high hope and manly
force that ever come to the noble soUl
at peace with itsslf: and so his bark
tiritted on and on, never reaching any
coveted harbor where peace whisper
ed its soothing song to his aching
sense"
What became OF the lady! our
readers OF course ask. She settled
in Hartford, became the model mother
of six children and vet lives there, we
believe, loved and admired by all
who know her. +.~' "'' 7is7s
Wild RIoEIs MlHSEsorA.-Furher
toward the north; in the vicinity OF
Red Lake. and Cass Lake, and Turtle
River. the country abonnds in wild
rice. Immense fields ofit-thousands
OF acres-grow up annually, without
sowing or reaping, with large yield,
sufficient to supply dense population.
The Indians push round in among it
in the latter part Of August, and thrash
their conoes full of the grain, soaring
innumerable water fowl, that qusck
and twitter. and flap about. gosged
almost to suffocatien. The Wild
rice makes nourishing diet-a bush
el of it is said to contain Is much nH
tritive matter as bushel OF wheat
There are likewise vast meadows OF
sweet grass which the cattle eagerly
crop For the mere purpose ofsussain
ing life, this is an incomparsbleregioD
There is wood enough, eranbsaiss,
rice. pasturage, game and the ipsst
varieties of fish; the soil is quick and
warm, producing corn, potatoes, sOats,
peas, and all the substantial 'gardaD
Vegetables; and the woods abound in
sugar.msple. sa n asass ss.f
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THos. CoRwIN AND c. B. SNrTH.-
We learn that Thomas Corwins and
Caleb B. Smith, two sold linop seoa.
sservative Wings are determined to DO
their duty in the present alarming
crisis, and will canvass eaersstioaAy
against the pro- -riaysryd nonlinafion
and policy made at Cincinnati, asd in
favor of the great conservative Rspab-
lican movement. They Will speak at
Connersville, we are informed, opths
2Sth inst, at q mass meeting scalled
for that day. An immense Gatharing
will be the result Of this gratifying u.
telligence. The people Of Fayetts aad
all the Eastern part Of the State are
even more alive TO the importance OF
active and constant effort than their
brethren Of other portions ofthe State.
The County Convention viii be held
at the same time, for the nomination
OF q County oficers.--Indianaro
Journal. s.i, - 80.
kyorE TAKEs--A S,os,--At 3 store 10
this city, IS OF our citizsas were assemhlsd
few days since. A vote was taken on the