Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-02

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Sahss died in (snendasa, forty -si1 yeers ago;
~ nekhes sAin Teaassess In lSSS.
ain those dsyA hard - il may seem nov
- meo. however hensst. lived IN dread u
kse;eonment ~ father wes one 9! .
~ vAem ~ fortune traced through ltss.
ID vovksd hsrd, but uevss prosp<ssd.
Al Aorpe was always sick, or lame, o. wae
Aeck;oe Oh The dock. The debtors prison
thsr,esSe. ~ even staring ~ in The tAce.
Bet ~ was THE blessed mitigation u the
heerup q . debtors prison. There were
- l;1sst;es coans~sd With the prissa, d
Shjch . debtor, With reputation foe bon
essv. 81 wealthy friend Whe weuld sign
hie kend 70 -emain upsn The 'limits,' might
asail hiuseM The limits, accusatsly defined,
sxtsa.,sA 70 business parts q the villiag-.
. that poor man ssood some chance OF
ksrpine Dc volt from dsveursag his wife
81 eAildsss. Thls, howeves. was MT The
lsll nsasuss Of The hws Of humanity. On
0uniayA The deteor waa ne And On thsar
days cfiaAiles used 70 so60, With my en-
fbcsshicsa lhahsr, down - he 'Poiat,' over
70 ~ sAad fishery. q up 10 'Jedess1n,
With deco scnss Of gratitude that he Wa
permitted. one day in the week. to walk
Osd's sarth end breathe bic q mosphsfs IN
seetained. Creditors we're on the watch
alvavs for truant dsbters. who sometimes
failed 70 return to the limits before IL O'clock
on Sunday night.
NY first occupation Wa to blow and
triks IN the blecksnith shop Of Mr.. Reeves
which stood not far east Of the Ire Day
house. ] afterwards lived With . Capt
Baker. on the bsides, and subsequently, With
him in tavern ct JefTsrsos.
my river experience. - cabin boy, q
osok. vas Nth Capts. Grant and Bogardus,
il the sloops Ranger and 'Jci5erson.' Ny
Inclination Tor the life Of sailer va foats, ID
BY . stssag seAAchmsnt for . handso0s
dsahlag fellow. with rich melodiOus voice
vAe ee1leved ~ river In ths season Of nav
ioaaion, end worked at his trade. - . nailel
(nsila vrss Nos made With machinery them
n he winter. But this inclination was q
vays subordinate q nv desire n become I
printer. Ny great ambition vas to get ap
Dssoesced . Mr nackav Crosswell, whs
tAea published The Recorder. but the real
isaaion of thas object vaa p"s,poned, though
lingrsed shout the printing Office . goo.
asal. doing chnres. and learning what coul.
lsorn - ~ intesloper.
IT. leadins men of the democratic party
peoaeosed talents, experience and tact tn
'Aleony reeencv.' conai- ting. a il did, Of
such men e. NJ. Ven Buren,, Gov Marcy.
IL. kaowss. 0ilas Wright. NJ. rlsgR, 5.
A. Ialcoes, +. w. Olcott, &C.. &C.. found
in NJ. Cromwell. their colleague and e.lito,
sound judgment. untiring industry. great
devotion and rsre ability. Ger. Marcy, Mr..
WRIGHT and Gen. Dix, distinguished for
Legislative end executive ability, we're very
ohle contSihutora 70 the coluans Of the Ar
Sse. Ar. Flagg. himaelf IN editor. 49, assC
. 'peWss' IN sh~ Aryse. Against such mes
viii Gen. Jackson a their chief, It va
~ psisilege 10 G. intend and now, oil tn
btSassasss enesndercd BY such conflicts
having bsen soeshed BY time Il In pleasant
- rs0sobef thss befare the curtain fell, q
~ closing scens Of thst political drama
aesssable personal relations grew up brswei
0ese Il thsse eminent men and myself.
was iaersduced 70 Mr.. Van Buren, 1t tn
lsnesal os my intimate friend Gov. Marcy
1hia Waa my 6rst and last meeting With III
ex-peeiaeni For several years before tn
death Of Silss Wright. Ne we're friends
With ". Uagg. who survives, like Bel
isasian, With besl vision but bright inte'lec
lhsvs loag enjoyed common sentiments ana
syapaahies, md my relations with Gen
Dix. psliaisal, personal end social srs moa
plsa0nl With Mr.. Olcott, the able ilnan
eiss If ~ 'rsgsncy' in it, paImy Gays. pr.
ealiof selotiena have ever existed He new
= refused me pecuaiary favor. ed Tor the
0srt sssqV years Of my residence here.
bed 70 ssk sor myself and other poor polit,-
caaa, very nany. He has discounted scores
Of aesss Whsss the maker and indorses were
equally essd-t'r nothing. Protests, plen-
y - 6)ackberrics, never injured my credit
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