Daily Republican., 1882-06-07
Judge Davis Visit to. Wiimi NIX ton


How young Wilmington druggis
got acquainted with acting Vice Pres
dent. "There goes the Vice President @
the United States said q gentlsmal
standing at the polls at the Logan Hous
last Saturday afternoon as single seat
cd carriage drove by with large maj
inside and a small man beside him win
looked smaller than he was becaus
seated beside large man.
We looked and instinctively said
"Why that's Archie Given riding
around TO see how the election is going
on"
That's not Archie Given, that
Judge Davis, United States Senate
from Illinois President of the Sen
ate and acting Vice President of th'
United States"
Indeed, and who is that gentleman
riding beside him apparently acting as
his cicerone.
"That man, why that's Aleck Col
quhoun the druggist out here in the
Forty Acres.
An inquiry into the cause of judge
Davis visit to Wilmington revealed
the following facts The Judge has a
colored protege in McDowelville named
Perry Veazy, about his own age, but
nothing like his size. Perry was q
slave of the Judge s.father when they
lived at Elkton, Md, and was a play
mate of the Judges but when the family
removed West, Perry remained behind
and having been given his freedom he
removed to Wilmington where he has
resided tor great number of years.
Judge Davis always retained the
greatest affection and concern for the
playmate of his youth and whenever
Perry was unfortunate or sick the
Judge would be sure to turn up with a
helping hand. Several times Perry
has received checks amounting to S2J
and more from the Judge. He has left
orders that Perry must not be lett in
want nor suffer for anything that
will make him comfortable.
Mr.. Colquhoun, referred to, looks
after the interests of Perry and the lat.
ter being very sick and feeble he sup.
plies him with medicine. A few day )
ago Mr.. Colquhoun wrote to Judge
Davis of the condition of Perry when a
check for S25 was Immediately forth.
coming, and on Saturday last Judge
Davis came on in person to see his sick
colored friend, and Mr.. ColquhOun
met him at the depot with carriage
and took him out to see Perry.
The meeting between the two is said
to have been very affecting The Judge
left in the evening to return to Wash
ington. When hs left the Senate he
called Senator Ingalls, to the chair to
preside in his absence, which is said to
have been a breach of the rules of the
Senate, for which it will be seen by
the papers he has made an apology.
A pleasant little story of Mr.. Colqu.
houn's first meeting with Judge Davis
is related
Wishing to see the judge Mr.. Colqu-
houn notified him some time back that
he wonld be- in Washington on d Ger.
tain day. When he got to Washington
he proceeded to the National Hotel
where the judge boarded, registered and
was shown room; sometime after.
wards the judge cane in and finding
Mr.. Colquhoun's name on the registry,
hurriedly hunted up .he clerk and or.
dered him to give Mr.. Colquhoun the
best room in the house.
This being done the Judge Joined his
guest and pleasantly chatted about Per
ry Neazy and the events OF the day.
They parted with the judge telling MIR.
G. that he would do all in his power to
grant him any favor he desired. When
Mr.. Colquhoun came to pay his bill In
the morning he found there was nc
charge against him.