Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-24
Forney and nIcNIlcllncl.

The subject Of the last of Colonel Foney's in
teresting letters is the Hon, Morton NJ Michael
We give the following extract: 1t is thirty-Gye
years since l first mot him in my native town Of
Lancaster, when lie was in his thirty. first and I
had just passed my tweuty-irst year Both of
us were Derlocrats through lie became a WLip
soon after and remained with the old party
until 1905 when we were united III politics. and
have ever since fought side by side under tIe
RepuDlican flag. But We never had a difsrence
OF any KIND. In the hercest strifes when in
1910 he visited lancaster to speak for Harrison
aud IN lSll to speak for Clay, We met like broth.
ersi and 1t was no uncommon thing for him TO
make stormy speech in old Court House Cen-
ire square. Lancaster, or in one Of the open
spaces near the town, and to make me foyorite
subject for friendly criticism and to be nv
gnest afterwards IN 1874 stood by him in tbe
Native American ritt4 against the mob: that was
dark hour when bigotry and ignorance
with honor, and we both rejoiccl
over the end Of the tragic frenzy. Ho was an
extreme Wing l an ultra Democrat; and when
came to Philadelphia in 1915, anI in 1916 took
charge OF the PeHRSycaHiqH and from 1862 tf,
1855 helped to edit the Washingtou(D q 4 Ir,,ioy,
though we discussed the most exciting 5ubteet-
and spoke on opposite sides, our relations were
always intimate and social. In 1866, while was
HorklnB for buchanan, and nj Michael for Ere,
lnont,we dined together more frequentlyI think
than any two men in PHILADELPHIA Those yero
happy !! ears. How well remember his candid
pleasantry with Mr.. Buchanan, at Buchanan's
own table, when he told him the only Way TO be
PRESIDENT was to insist upon compelling the pol
luclans to treat Pennsylvania as great State.
ana not to allow her to be ruled by mediocre
ties at Washington; and all his ia a way not to
give offence but sure to be followed by r0ars of
laughter at the ready wit of the Phil
adelpta Wing lie was not less can
dl IL hls intercourse with President Franklin
Il9lce. VINO sincerely admired Him The twenty
years between 1888 and 1855 were crowded witt
SHai. In Philadelphia We mingled with spirit.
llke ", IL. Barton, Tyrone Power and Edwin
r. rover, ti.e acorsi with DR.. Il NJ Bird. Robert
4 Coarai Richard r. Smith, Edgar A. Poe. vii |
iis NlDla Clark G. j. Peterson and Wm. |
Ety tl,e p es and dramatists with great orators
ike q Barton, Ovid II. johnson. VIM n |
heed an! David Panl Brown with thinkers and /
phllosoiier- Ike Henry C.Uarey. DrHenry Par
tetsoh, L ,9t Patterson, of the U. s. Mint and
DE- Goo E2kert with artists of every scbool
wltp J99ta1lists and authors and publishers jil;e
1oseph !. chandler, /. A. Cooley W NJ swain
Frahcis J.. Grnnd q Graham Phillip II Froos'
Joseph q Neal Isussel Jarvis robert Worris'
J9hn Noryell, and many more; with racagb,,ys
llk9 Ighn T. ). Sullivan and Frank Peters VIII, |
poiltlclans OF every opinion with poyern-rs |
and presidents, and congressman: with f1raign |
ers like Thackery and Dickensz-al eoua M e.
or Six And we stand, as it were at their rive.
M Michael at &C and myself at Sc waiting onr
turn to sleep by their side. OF the Younger