New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-11-02
tn ArItalas laiIp Crescent.


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n - nalue must be for all time identified
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- M9ttef of more general interest TO the
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k9Wlkes Mas porn ~ M fr1nce Edw ARD county,
NlG113oy ~ ahe 6th OF January, 1906. His
Fl 55S& 11<5fher ave him q good education and
~ " sss.s Y. sho~rad th.+ 1. noss.ssed nav.
al III ~ " &. -. ~ -"
Sse6 ~ versatile intellect. His mother, the
AfhMt says, WIS = woman Of strongly marked
a 61Sceef no ordinary woman was ever the
a s,,,.,, ~, 4 IA concl,s;nn Il h;s
w. ~ 81 81 -. . 80 80 =, -,
teE1Ag0 he studied medicine and graduated with
ectn& Ii one of the New York colleges of medicine
= I,,4n M rracticed his profession in North Car
s4s .u ~ I, n !. u 1fom,,r;. tbap
- 80 a1ea - A1is,s y -
- Infant city where he engaged IN business rs
n&st30ner md druggist, and where his biographer
1891 IN n, II 1870 From that
M. III r,s,, 80 tra,n that
lme nnoh Aoee, e. oven M.s aDren. i,oh .n".
NV, bnt returning ii 1916 be found Or. Fowlkes'
name M n everybodyis mouth. Some admired
Ass, sssI,,e ere devoted ID him. some hated and
No.. q. ~ -,
49, nm 0us ~ aula'seu A,i ~ NC Aeen
Dr poWeIlss work:
~ vhoIa strength III Iii character. however
nj - ssscn,s until after the failure II
- ~ nj Merchants' Rank If Memnh;s
sTisi HsrrerSr] n, 1877 His connection with fhis
81 o1S {ifntes Inc great event Of his life
! - sssnf. too. viii which Ne feel sure no other
IN a. exception g rare a. the apnearance
~ u 81 ~ NAPOLEON. in the midst Of
rsaSHs, rnI,f:srne could have "a snccessfIllv con
Ssi7Ssil a M mi. He Ind arrayed AGAINST him
'sz ss.,Ic M ,,ssa N Tia neonle MI fhnse ,ha
1s1ed a. people by their talents. wealth and in
Snsrce. l5anvs0f those who had occas;oned the
5ss;fr Thev ala All they could to mt him DOWN
sSSi All m 4hs nuhlir cnod "a tbev snccaadad II
1Shir.c { larre NORTON 81 the pubIic believe Int
~ 4Tnth - unless thew could keen the Doctor
Sss e sh;ns xc,,ld nct ride the same wave
NJ MI I'M IN I'M insiftion fhe Doctor lad RALLY
- ~ essncs Nj ma but recently become large
stcc7 al iris circumstance furnished pre-.
f~1t fs,r fh0sa Who had produced the mischief Ia
sESs,ss K mon him. il connection with the fact
s5sSF 9Ier cns,,ld select nd other one nnon whom
ijsap x5iId hive fastened it, for the want Of ade
n,rita ebilIties, with reference to any other man
4, tI,a ciamrnhnitv the nublic would mt have he
FSved theI. ina II il strange that It was believed
NJ Nm a III w tbe greatest individual snffsrer
mi fhe truth ii the neople did not know whom n
c ss,s They had suffered ana thew were IN.
YaseS3 ma q the Doctor was to them the most
eentisman ii tie Community thev co.
rsd = lIfness 70 cxst il his case to lie AL. and
ihen iIafluential men had already made an aceusa
fsfs IN theI, ma they embraced IL and snread II
the State adjoining States
rtsiss boti dc irnorant and he wise 81 com.
rifslt did fllis ciarge PROSTATE him. that We do
M beiieve that the nor n0r,,Ii wonld have piven
NM fhe once 81 street scyenper IN any mart If
ma Gtafe.
M 4he Doctor was not the man to allow A false
ssd yiilan0.la charge 10 stick to him. He asserted
~ innocence from he first. and then estahlshed
rfiItina press, fol the double purpose Of defend
i'm himself and exposing the guilty; and never
Va there sword welded with more courage or
fssrlsssness, 81 With more effect than was his pen.
The personal ifcuIties and ruined characters that
crew ont of this struggle have, through other
chk1nels become known to the public His hitIl-
ortO mild. social and forbeariIg character, had
nroksfiy indnced some to suppose that thew could
fiie him down By discourteous epithets and bra
wa displays of their prowess; but this only
brought {hem 70 an amende honorable, as prefer
a611 III another probable alternative
Throurhout tits dificuity he had MANY ardent
fftends; many Of them, however, were better
adapted to the projection Of his person than the
resurrection Of his character. There were many
honsst, irua and brave men, who had discovered
III olth during their own difficulties and struggles
RI Iife. Al dc experiment Of bullying him into
6s9race moet eiQnally failed, his assassination be-
cane not only contemplated, but was absolutely
attempted; and frequently have we walked by his
HE 81 nishts il the middle of the streets to avoid
sstch nssassinafion Finally, We had every possible
opportunity to discover his motives and learn his
n;Ifpoees and now for our opinion of him.
M ~ b charitable, forbearing, aw-abiding, God
sefyinr Renerors. lust, COURAGEOUS. independent.
49,. pfiient and brave. and ali without preten.
6ion IL one spring ID bis social and moral nature
~ "a sferiellv irnnerfect or has Inst lie temner
fhrTr1 ie and traIs incidental IL h;s
vsSied scfiye mi eyentfl life. ar If one screw bas
hscnsae ionss fI,ronoh his cnnHicts With y;,,a;ns
~ ma mi ali onr vigilance heen nnahie t.
deta6f RI Iudeed Va tlonht whether il "a in the
ns,,vsr N hrfinn Il nnrtrav 4 more commendahIe
cSsrncter Ii Il human to err. and he NAV have
srSSssnf srrei snI d;sast cnnsannencas
Sr66S n m esrs,ys may have hannenel tn others
Euch even1u. howeyer. are incidental to humanity.
1fihe bSr 81 naniteIy wise and discrminatinr inst
RS IIaen Mi Be tried upon their motives. He
TjIfHe IIntivea - mat IL N honest man hnwavar
rnon ndav sisdre If 6is acts. When the Doctor he.
fSre 4 nise ana iiscriminatino tribunal. shall be
n,5orSd u hive ever actail rom an uninst native
ken n NOV noasihiv ahafa az onr GOOD
0iSS 5tS N TN; & ' 'e N -
Il TN veriIy believe that nothing Int the sleenless
~ snd dexnarata hrayarv ~ b;s frands
M. Ran Ky .bosa S m
nsej IN ~ .s ~; W ~. .noss Who ne
- f trs; wv 49, Y. ~ uann peSaI
s;,,sA s,s; s aSslol, sao ~ eeIeay as ne
N I'll ss.. I, Would SUNK IN me hostrlis
esrS ~ sa sssH men Hs aevoled
Nv M wv nasnI,al friends ms iacts ms
r. No. wv Wy, nuI No. ieast ms anld
~; 1870. - "a o. ruin, comprised
u! 1871 q defense and Justification; and they
n g ule resuiI proved. As Frustrated
~ ~ - = Sc eneerl Win ms friends
1890 ~ INT oielll appeared 10 entertain
Jsns = - speeuy aeslolae'oh 10 pubic conf
sAanoss RI q, lisquehtiy as We were with
~ spoae =. ue eseal power OF trutn-of Its
y w ,a M .1s !. grounded conviction
~ b;. hnrasp IL ~ 'e sntlIe louhaalon
~ y seegu 9. az ules 70 iee
ssss .las - Sollu make the ruin ID the
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