Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-08-04
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AN ENLELLGS PAINTING,

AN LNCELLES I i'AiN rlSG. IL
BY ivitation we visited tho Saloon Of ..uers-s
tns Tenweg.s, Esq-,p see "a ~ pGintrx OF or
AlI II ,nd,E Crosier, IEsq:,I mon sbnlllinsA
ion u b 4 Ne titls of TIE frSsidentsf wc ii "
Pei L. CHS very excellent picture ~ ilcm
The IencAG F.,O. q. Daley ,&sQ., or tbis city,gl
~ II is sertsipiy masterpisce, The .paints
~ Il thepropfyty OF Az. Tefwegesy and II II
now placed In position over the bar of the
saloon. Blu. few men of our State are better
known by the masse, than "rhe President Of
We ihs Rsaplssa 10 aoasi II Ls batter kp2wp
than, bs, Who peps this article. As q philan-
lthropist he Is ldmost iuhequaled aud Entire ly
unaxceied, tue srsat effect 81 hls lie - to ee-
yate the humble, aud protect, support and de-
fentit Gods unfortunate poor ever ready TO
share his last dime TO niiniste To the comfort OF
| the needy and discoiisoia,e during and since
the close ofthe late civil war, the President has
devoted the'greater potion ct his time In seek
| ing out the pocr widows aud orphans of those
| noble nlcI. who sacrificed their lives In DE-
| Tense vi thtIr cJGi!lrN, aud ptoyi,ting fol- them
the iiecessari4s II If, ~ soliciting contribu-
TONS and iy purchasing and delivering in per-
SOL To ltose rgSpy persons such comforts as
h- through his lnstrunienlality, was allie to
lr)cars, ami there are amongst rs to day in
Wilmington, many widows and o. h,us who
have hequeuilj been supplied with tbJ necees-
| snies OF lite, wien they were entirely destitute
ii food and fuel, through the Individual exei.
tous Of this human and philanthropic I'D man.
us acts speak for themselves, aud his name is
cherished in many household, which Is made
glad with his presence, and many soldier IS
widow has instructed her children and grand
children to honor aud respect him who has 80
kindly protected aud fed them In the time Of
sickness and axtreme poverty. Mr.. Tenweges
has done ne Die act by procuring (entirely at
his own expense) the pointing which now
aiorns Ills walls, aud when this great and good
man Is called from earth away to ningle With
bis mother dust, trust that his services in be-
half Of the uniDrtunate Of earth will iudace the
philanthrcp.c citizens Of Wilminton 10 erect
over that silent dust a monument OF no Ineager
proportions, but e .uper4Iructure broad and
stately, on which shall b. Inserted amons
other devices 10 tho memory Of noble
: Patriot, an honest rna1, ami christian phau
tbIoIi st, The name oil President CrozieI l.
one ut those lev immottll names ilIat were 40
born to die, hi; deeds will live beyond him, ant
! when the historian shall have written the his
toiy OF our state down to the age in which thi
good Inan lives, ii he passes over him In silence
and speaks not In those pages Of the noble act
and deeds Of mercy and kindness towards th
widows and orphans OF the brave defenders o
our country's rights performed by this goo
i, man, the history will be incomplete, and gros
Injustice will be done TO one of our most usefu
aud deserving citizens. But fear not this: it |
not probable. Nay, it is scarcely possible tha
such a mans namo shall not b. enrolled OF
the pages OF history as a testimonial for his sci
, vices, and as al nducement to others to lsbo
!, fol the alienation of differing humanity.
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