St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-07-31

istss.i HE sotis.:werc> preachers:
Of the. same depomi nation. John, the ED
sst, died. young. OAndrewtlied iotne three
years ago and left large family. Two of
his4soasasssoow4inathe. Regiment of.whieh.
their apcn Fea Gpgpel, Gpf1 which his
youngest brother, William, is also mem
Der. Che brother, Robert Is pastor OF
congregation iu Philadelphia and be. and
William arerall"that is left of six brothers:
They They have fhree sisters, the youngest is
wife ofaNlajoro Rtodman, inventor sot the
Rhodnaan' gpnn;; g. ss$asmaqq'ss1 was Wild by,
bntia general as mellsas; family favorite:-
He'would Visit cifcnses,' theatres, &C., and
as permission was out of the question he
went by stealth. HIS father believed and
taught that'toIspare. the rod was to: spoil
the child, and once finding samuel's bed
empty when star Vas performing at the
theatre he sat ygp Sr, him With his birch
ready: when SAD had T. mounted to tic b
shed roof: +, shoes IL, il 1l,aqq, and" cravled
skilltully through tf1e'swindow, the old
gentlemen copfr ,Et i hi n, with :: at:
j. :"'Wlhere have you been, my: son r. :,
:: $40. the thratre,' Essays Sam; who ras
too brave to'lie. ri ':.>.' u .:'.s~-r '>:';{s&
:. "And didn't you know, my son, that
yon. would 4: be 1flHsgxed for It g." g. 49,!
eyes SIR" says:thc future Judge; shut
Lthousht it was worth "a :aoggiug>> Z
, He had no vocation for the church and
became et;,'i, lawyer. Soon after he was ad-
mitted to the bar: a boy Was brought into
court charged with petty; larceny: He
had noIcoulse], and the Judge tnrning to
Black says
"Hcre Sam, take this boy and clear
him p ........
II know nothing of the case, your Hon.
or" replied Sam. very igravely, "can 7
talk with my client ..t;yr a few minutes
alone?' .,a,:,: r., !. O., ,..-
Permission was granted and Sam: walk
ed to the door with the candidate for State
prison honors. Arrived there he pointed
up the street and remarked CHOW, you
cut and run like the---and, never let me
catch you in such scrape again." .::.s
When he was we'll out of sight Sam
went back into court. 80 -
!":W'h}ere is the prisoner %. cried the:
Judge. nv .ts.5.. ..,...::: " -:
"Yvur honor told me to clear him and
I thought 1.-THE best way was to clear him
out"
:, He soon had a,lucrative practice and
married daughter :of j I'D &c Irwin, Of
the U. S. Court. In: the Harrison cam:
paigu he was most efficient worker and
did n much towards carrying Pennsylvania j;
but the sMhigs of that day, like the >Rc-I
publicans Of this; adopted the policy Of
conciliating their enemies 81 .sa!cti6eibdg
their h friends ana lis aasYtie ss rot being
acknowledged he wentvoYeroto the Demo-
Gratis, and remained in tfetd rarty,until his
death, going with them In every pro-sla-'
very step, even to- :ysstoing the bill prohib;
ting slavery in. Nebraska while he was
Governor OK chat territory: But, when it
came to breaking up the Union, he paused
ana fastened To- the rescue of bis; imperil-
cd;eoqptry: He was first appointed to a
Judgeship iu Nebraska, thensmade Cover:
nor. Re had the misfortune to be in the
Mexican War a, col:: Of a! Pennsylvania
esi%ent,"n . ana y'ingaoished ., himself
for bravery in that 5niserable cslavehold,
er's: raid. on a weak people tfor the purpose
Eof'e xtendingE hd'nan: bon da4e;;abat, like
thousa has S IF 4otheerss re- did not see the
drift Of it, aud was led ou,> BY love; Of
country. Quick tq, resent; even a fancied
insuft he was maghani,nous to fallen foe !;
ia FIRM 'fftiend' aid n6}t2 jafsetioaate son.
bF 3g husband hu and father 111is friends
loved bis enemies feared him oand net
ones.has fal]enoin this terrible war " no
will be more deeply i:1r1nourned ~ p sutvis-'
sY h.pa, lPSfes1 .sr7,
vices and death,a To- rescue his soopntry:
from tho sperils into ,whicn' his party have,
plunged IT. Ralrths at6h t'ingnts1y human
oe4g s3HH1d psh,2s vi pa
hiS pane viii stand Aishr ,eut he eeA spf
patriots who, have;fallen i'll defence of their
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