Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-01-04
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From the Springfield Mass Republican.
That must have been very pretty scene
when Baron S,oeckl ard Mr.. Robert j.
W a'ker united in pressing upon Mr.. John
w. Forney the sun Of S.. 900 as token Of
international good feeling. while that pat
ern Of all the puri.ies and all the proprie-
ties (ar. Forney Of course, with his
hands fundeub,edlv) behind his back gent
ly hut firmly refused the giittering gold,
ALASKA was paid for in gold ard declined
to subj .ct his ulatsness to suspicion
for any amount Of base coin. What pity
there could net have been admission bv
tieie. to this little tabieaui and caonet
Nasl, In the absence Of that, do sousthisg
to reproduce this scene, which the word
would not willingly let oisi While admir-
ing Mr.. Forney's virtue, however, Ne can
not fully syupathizs with the reason which
hs gave for his refusal. LIE could net do it
because he was Secretary Of the Senate, =
BODY not few Of whose members make
more money in Washington than they ever
made anywhere else. This would seem an
unnecessary sensitiveness indeed. But
that il would have been disgrace to Jour
nal,sn, and shame TO himself in his high
office IS editor Of a newspaper 1.-TWO in fact,
both daily, TO have sold his columns to the
LOBBY. and allowed his press TO be used to
deceive his readers, m:srepresent public
opinion, OF rob the treasury, does not seem
To have occurred ct the time TO this Crna-
inent Of his profession, not even to this
model of sensitive purity, WHO couldn't take
a "testimon;al.' forsooth, because no vas
Secretary Of the United States Senate.
But the money wss not destined to 60 to
Russia, by long chalk. Like Gen. But
Ter. Mr.. Forney had brother, who, In point
Of fact, published his paper. Happy in the
consciousness Of virtue, ne vas dsubly hap
py in tins convenience Of his family rela-
ions. We trnst this brother still lives,
and vii long Ire TO PICK up the bsgs Of
sils yer and the suits OF raiment which the
proud spirit Of the older Forney refuses to
accept. What would the eccreta.v OF the
Senate do without brother! To oe sure.
if he hadr' . brother land brothers arc
proverD;al'y something which We cannot
get for oursolves), he might ~ least secure
. brothef. in law. Now. 4 brother. IN law il
something every man should have, and II | !
his own fault il be does not &c, one. A
bro,he in-law does just ss wei. sometimes
he,ter. because be does not 90 under the
same name. Ger. Butler had . brother in
Law. who was great comfort TO him.
Mr.. Forney's brothers name We do not
recollect. To prevent confusion, let us call
him Gehszi. Mr.. Gchazi Forney, then,
was fortunately on hand to solve the diff.
Guilty, aud release the friendly con,ending
parties from their dilemma Baron
Stoeckl and Nr. Walker could not live in
peace unless they left the money In the
Chrsniclc Office, and Mr.. Fordey would die
in torment before he would receive it. At
this junctnrs appears Mr.. q. Fornev. He
would take The money. Oh, yes, he would.
lie was secretary Of the senate. Oh, Nc,
he wasn't lie was only connected with
newspaper; and %, dslicscy was out Of the
question. Besides, there was young man
or two, sons Of anti slavery prophets. stay>
ing at his house, (nime OF Fornsy J, and for
their cakes he would take o talent Of silver
and couple Exchanges oframent. So the
great matter was settled Mr.. Secretary
Forney retsined his innocence and Mr..
Gehazi Forney retained what was probably
worth great deal more.
The New York Tibans admits that
president Johnson's policy is no worse
than tho platform so long defended by
General Butler and Mr. Stevens, and in
some ~sspscts by Sene,ors Morton and
Sherman. and not much worse than the
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