Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-04-09

mentp. eends MS chilur0c 70 tne ssWs
school where the poor man, with NO bonds,
sends his. Hence the poor man is OH d
to ,ay for the education Of the rich mans
children as wei as for his own. Sensa-
ton. Bal enough cfthis. You have ask
cd ma for s.,esca and you have got il
You .sstd TIE remedy Retrsaet. You
have been dancing FOR the last five years
and the fiddler demands his pay. Laugh
ter Wheo the candle is lighted 2. both
e,ds YOU hsd better sell it short. Laugh
ter You mus. atop ro1r imports -des
veap your mineral iesources-i.n.Sh the
Pacific hlirosd-cut down yolr expenses
--smokc orc cigar less-drins ore gsass o.
WHISKY less every hour IN the Gay, sha
keep all your pockets as full as you can ..
legal tenders. as they will be the nahu'efs
thing YOU can have about the house. Loua
sn,lanse and great ccngratulations 'fem TIE
brokers. Mar York Wcrfd
6,..ernn ~her.na n-ThriIiInx I'm.
cldene.
Rev. DR.. Bellows, in the Liberal CHRIS
fian. thus relates . conversation he recent.
~ had with General sherman. in ST. Louis:
Gen. Sherman was in California at the
period when al the worth, sense and pat
rietism Of San Francisco we're converted in
70 unwilling Law breakers and an organ>
/ lied mob, 81 the establishment Of the cels-
brated vigilance committee, whose object
we're most righteous. but whore mstheds
were doubtless iusti6able only by revolu-
tionsrv necessity, il at al. They sey-d
the X. own and marked rsf6Ans, gambler
aud barditti Of the city. aud without judge
or Jury, hung them from the windows o.
The streets. nnd With bloody threats drove
violently oil the rest out OF The place
General sherman was then \ banker. but
had been educated soldier. His military
concep,,ons did not allow him 10 counte-
} nance 80 complete a violation Of lawful au'
thority. and, single handed lie stood out
against the .bole moral weight aud wealth
or that excited community. insisurg upon
the peril Of such unlawful and high handed
) proceedings. | asked him il he did not
REQUIRE . greater amount Of courage TO face
such On opposition than to face battery
He said il was stern work. but that thu
! pscstest demand ever made on bis mora
courage WAS uades The following circum
STAGES:
The citizens OF San Francisco were eel
! ebrat,ne the Fourth Of July il the larg'
\ American shcater, which was packed 10 ii
} utmost capacity. General Sherman "a.
chief uasshal, and occupied seat nea
the front Of the stage.
. The orator had completed his oFation, tn,
poet began his sang, when one Of his aida
white with fear, made his way down th'
aisle TO the foot lights, and beckoning tn
Generals sas, whispered to him that tn
thsater had settled foet and half in on
. of the side walls, under the weight Of tn
crowd, and might be expected any momen
, to tumble on their heads in ruins. Th
General commanded him to sit dewn jus
whore no vas, without turning his psni
! stricken face to the audience, and say no
] ue word. dc then quietly sent an aid on
u report the condition Of the wall. and I
see il The settling increased, then gave hi
: as,entiou - the poem, expecting every me
ment, % he said, to see the Pillars reslis
/, end the roof falling in, but nevertheless
: certain that any general and sudden move
,nent and alright Of the people would haste
: the catastrophe end asgrsvats the ruin
while. BY the ordinary slew method Of di'
: psssion, the danger might pessib y be IS
! capped. Ths sxsrciscs continued calmly
tho close. The Audience left the theats
quietly without suspecting their peril, an
the presence Of mind, the self control, til
! courage Of the brave soul who contempla
l ting At one glance all the possibilities Of III
e case, decided, in a divine calmness, upo
I the policy Of duty, and awaited. witbo,
: one belraying glance, or ueacherous chang
: of complexion, the uncertain, tremendnol
+ consequences.
, Can we not understand the march TO IL
sea better FOR this story. Cin We no, =
o the clearer and more iuspiringly see Il
q priceless worth OF bravo, sociAl leaders.
q souls that look to God and duty for the
;, guidance, and do not reflect the pains. III
u passions, or the inHrrii,ies and .o.lies
S their day and hour God sends US such 8
II yiors for o II American civilization.