New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-25

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Of the Chesapeake, which has long been the case Mr.
Creswel, 1t is SAID is his adviser and agent and his
bank In Washington City is backed By Jacob Tome Tome
was q poor Pennsylvania Dutch boy who ioated down
the susquehanna River fifty years ago and became an
at the little town Of Port Deposit which Creswes
father founded. He made his first money guarding lot
Of number for people up toward NewYork State In
course Of time he started bank, and he married Mr.
Creswels aunt and began to loan money on FARMS and
has been the Republican candidate for Governor of the
State The Republicans Of Maryland among the most
substantial people in the State and in Baltimore some of
the men OF foremost enterprise belong to this party
John W. Garrett is often referred TO in the North
ern prints. He has three residences Monument
Square, Baltimore another at Clifton, just outside the
city, and third at Deer Park the summit Of the Ale
ghanes He is of mixed Pennsylvania Dutch and PenE
sylvana ScotchIrish stock element which drifted 10
Baltimore in its infancy and both business thrift
and the farm products which constituted the
of Baltimore at that time there being bridges
the susquehanna River, so that Pennsylvania flour.
whiskey ETC., went by turnpike to Baltimore and thence
to Europe. Mr. CARROTS father was in miscellaneous
business and finally founded banking house which is
still maintained by his grandson, Robert Garrett Who
well considered in WORK circles and Is often here.
The founder OF the house left two John and Henry
and John survived Henry and has two Robert and
Henry. John Garrett was in the butter an1 produce
business before he took up the railroad and his two
Hopkins, Baltimore Republican who amassed the arg-
est fortune known in that State, and Edwin NJ.
Stanton the Secretary Of War, who took fancy for
TO Mr.. Garrett and promoted all his railroad
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hear that Senator John p Jones is moderately rich
again. and If is fact nobody regrets it, as he is OF
kind, equal nature liberal and quaint and respectful OF
all peoples feelings. Washington Mclean Id me that
he considered him the aoles in the Senate although
IN he aInhf IN
people the suggestions that fly out OF him Ike chat from
| a threshing floor.
| It may be asked: How did such man as George
Bancroft get the Cabinet, spite of the politicians,
nearly forty years agol The fact that the polti-
clans. then now cursed the dam literary fellow and
although he had been promised by President Polk tho
| Treasury Department, it was taken away from him
the night before Folks Inauguration at the demand OF
the notorious Jake Thompson, and given TO Thompsons
Missssipplan, Robert j. Walker, Mr. Bancroft
being given the Navy Department; but even there tho
Democratic Senators refused 10 confirm him, and Henry
Johnson. a Louisiana Wing Senator, went to his aid
Meantime Walker had in his pocket Jake ThOmpsOn ap-
pontment from the Governor Of Mississippi to succeed
himself in the Senate spoke OF it, while saying
TO Thompson: You my best friend. I never,
never forget You" Walker wanted the Governor TO
con slider and appoint William NJ Gwin instead. never
| recognized him aferward," says Thompson. Gwin got
his because OF his Methodist preacher father who
was General Jaekson's chaplain and the prenom Of
this Duke" OF Macmillan, William McKendree Gwin,
the Of one of the Wesleyan American bishops.
This and much other extraordinary political renlins
cence CLEAN from Caibornes recent History OF Miss
| issippi, which is almost unknown in the North
"Duke Gwin sti living at the OF seventy-eight.
like General Fremont, who with him made the first
Senator from acknowledgements eight years the
yOunger-has lived a strange, strong life. His monu-
meni is the ugly Custom House at New Orleans, of which
d .la nj
r. j. Walker the Secretary OF the Treasury when It
begun. Gwin carpet-bagged into Mississippi, like his
elder brother Samuel both with commissions for Federal
Offices there from President Jackson, and finding tall
ented bravo named POlndexter opposing them in tho
Senate the ground that they were carpet-baggers,
Gwn up Northern carpet-bagger Walker against
his foe and triumphanty sent him TO the senate but
OWNS brother shot dead I'm duel by Poindexter's
partner therefor Gwn, indeed, has been the Thurlow
Weed Of South. After Taylors election he carpet
bagged from New-0reans to California and in eight
months secured the senatorship. Gwn assisted to
colonize TEXAS under Houston, and Mexico under the
French and it is said recommended President Lincoln
TO put Seward in his Cabinet lie received the last let
ter Andrew Jackson wrote, and almost the last
solemn talkee talkee Calhoun, and. always avoid
ing personalities constantly managed discover agents
10 achieve large results where he to have station
profits.
The late alienation Of mind Of Charles Francis Adams
makes timely this reading which found in Ncs's Reg
isr oday OF May 30 1929. II refers brother OF c.
L. Adams George Washington Adams, oldest son Of
President OF the United States, lost
board the steamboat Benjamin Franklin, while
her way from Providence TO New-YOrk. early in the
morning OF 3Oth ult During the chief part Of the
preceding day he had appeared cheerful and socablen
the evening he complained OF ndspOston and spoke OF
symptoms OF determination OF blood TO the head, and
soon after he exhibited decided evidences OF mental
alienation. He addressed gentleman abruptly and
nde d Won sir wi said / AFT IN
Jump oycrboardP But he seemed TO have recovered his
right mind aud In free and very friendly manner con-
ycrsed with Of the passengers. At o'clock the
night he again showed himself deranged-yet he not
watched. lie went upon deck and rayersed II 10,
time About o'clock it discovered lie missing.
. Captain Bunker that though he believes Mr..
partially deranged in mind he believes from the
position in which his hat found the upper deck
that he accidentally fell overheard. Mr. A. law
yer OF promising talents-uEassuming and much
teemed" The mother OF these Adams brothers the
niece Of the Maryland Congressman who proposed Wash
ington for Commander-in-Chief
Since am giving queer readings cannot get queerer
one than this OF Mr. Claiborne. the Mississippi historian.
on the deep grief gave Lincoln slaves free:
Mr. Lincoln driven into the war reluctantly by skill
full conspraors. To issue the celebrated Proclama-
ton OF Emancipation cost him many pangs. He ago
nzed over it. He kne that he ad constitutional
power to ibemte the slaves. But after weeks of ned
taon and sef-examination, and many sleepess nights
seeing that the Union in eOpardyhe decided Onths
great measure the surgeon, when all other remedies
have failed. to the CRsarean operation 10
the life of the mother This memorable act haunted Mr.
Lincoln the remainder of his days matter what his
biographers have said may say. He was Ken
tuokan by birth. and his wifes family were southern
her three brothers the Confederate army" The same
kind OF instructive author says Lincoln let Jake"
Thompson escape from Portland, Maine, after stanton
had him surrounded the close of the war and no
gives away in life OF Thompson,probay prepared