The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03
A SON OF HENRY CLAY.

"s'on oc',' -onc more
-. N'au ia tne p'iaw"se ssate nosptal
'As '"sanc' one moro Nicum OF general
'"'es's' ouo more wreck upon the shoals OF
$3.50 'te'ss'uues--"o comment necessary,
."'s IN every 'uay occurrence fet the name
'' p"uper bears pr'nss Win II history OF
sape'o 'hheri'ca intetieutuaiity, OF dominant
e'ouuet's' OF powers out OF tue ordinary, the
ohis pirthrisht OF an iliegitimate but no less
heenly endowed son OF Henry Clay, whose
name on the poor house records reads Henry
,,l.y r,r,o, "a ,h... III, .s,, !, ~,
'"' iuip'i, "uu Nnosc NV euueu IN tn"t
mental blight that has snuitcd out many an
other brilliant flame @5t
T rho hts,ar, ~ 49,. >a,,n,, o;,,,a.ans ,ha
~ -.a .N Ni"o .i' 'ne
namo OF tho rather IN letters OF fire. Great:
statesman unconinon commoner. leader OF
ma, ,,,,, ,,.,,,,S, @,,s ,.l,.,,. . ... . u,
- y, s'""us 'S''u /" 'spe W ~
aumircu' p charactcy 70 be einulatodg Tie
l,'.ne OF me SOIL aisst oiotteo out IN tho op.
scuriiy ana irgrauatloh ~ ilmshcuso cnNl-
rontnsnt VIII only suggest The STAMP OF a
sapeIo ihuiNlumaiiN, possiniiity, "a snan.e
o. greatness nll sWailowod up IN crcentfic,ty
that genius could nave ccnuoncd, N &c.
haucncry mat marred a positive success ana
n,iuushl ~ slouni! crosse VIC ntiiheit ninu
that WAS the pauper's inheritance, ST.
a.. ~
ihs hlegitimate parentage was known 70
but fcw IN this city. but In tho close circle OF
his friends Il WAS .,spernlly fc,onfca lie
- - w sf'' -
was the onspring OF an unmarried women'
and as such was adopted by Brooks Turner.
then The nronriotor ar Tho famous t1ostclrv
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Tue beiawaic mouse. itls INDUSTRIOUS ia'hVF
wGs never directly mentioned by either his
mother or guardian al his parent. and though
ruihor Whispered long before y was Net' ..s'
II feiuaiIeu ior turner h'hsen 10 es'ao''su
~ oy ms own stateneht 10 friend .aaS n,as
LEADING nm ia His blrtb arc firmly established
and they had best toll the story OF tho dead.
brooks turner came 10 thls country Aul
!, IRON, o,,rnirar ~ ,hc sthtnsnamsh,n ~ CLAY
aud an ardent Wing, taking an active part
IN the politics OF Delaware IN the days wneh
,tr,',r,n >" , ems ,,,'s Nc So,annar
ters for noIiiiria,,e ,vbo tooi' nm nctiyc inter
cs, Inv M eiitt"aI nei -, No corntv md
Prnoll. Turnor br,nt, in,,i,n.,niv nrnuaInted
Win JIonrv ciay ~. snynrai ncel,sfons IN
vitcd hin, I, 90 ,,cn no st,,mn
,S,a,. a. s ;n.oriahI r,',n T., .to,, -, tho
nelnw,rc ho,,sa ON ,he or,,is,on of His ire
,,,,a,,, ,.S.,,s a., vS,t,,;,,,,a 80, ,,horn hn was
yIoya,jv erter,n;nod W. hSs nos, ana nunffcd
q, ~ contnn,s y, 10 Gowimg howl while
,ho n,,,,ero,,s ,or,y uorpnrs a,a ,vard heel
a,s ,ntbnrod a,o',, Inc IN. In an a,yn. STRICKEN
t,i, 80 -, ~ t NV oa, cn,,,,nne, drInl
a. ~ fo,,,i,,' 20 ,rnr,,1,, ,,,. 81 5n,rnstht IN,
40 ' ,,,,, ~ ,,iiio,, a,bo hn,n- gair al facg
/. hg
T., o., Z, 70 s.ia Ga, ha.,,no 'Iinya,,,oted
Win hcr no thai as 4 nav lie made il
noint ,n see har whenever he WINS in vii
-, ~ -, ,, 80 ,,orn 10 har ,hnrs
rhn ~ n a.s a hoai,h,s haha ord whiic vat
nv pot mds DO. nea do al ~, nrnor Who nj
a. ,hris,a,,ii, insistod tE,t I, ahouId hn
riyen Tho name nj Henry Ciay T,lrncr
$500 WV ~ " '
rrrnor ,+t.ra,a tho ,rhIic scboole In VIII
""e' "''e"''" wy f""tN s''
mington us ooy' lie proven an APT puph
md showed such remarkable ability that he
uns nromo,ed rapid,v and hnd little difficulty
""' - oi.'o''u '"pe'' '''N "'u
III entering 81 mary coheBe at an carry
age.
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charm ior young iurher anu ne promptly en-
listed in the Thirteenth Pennsylvania cav
airy and served throughout the civil conflict
Wi,minytnn and found omnloyment with the
Lobdel Car Wheel company, lie labored
ailisenly oy oay, anu NJ hisht he oeuupi.a
81 al tho f,nortans ,itererv Works he could
lay hands on. His reading covered a wide
range OF literature
az, ee su' hin, di,ornt ,horn IN liz, tban
that of a laborer. He entered the law office
of John oByrne, lawyer of great ability
VINO ,neh haa inc ooms,csslorhi pei W. n, n,s
Turner had completed his preparation for
admission IN the bar Charles B. Lore now
chief Justice OF the supreme court was
among the first to recognize the developing
genius of this hitherto obscure young man
He gave him place in his office, where
Turner finished his studies and was In due
course of time a full Hedged barrister
No man ever admitted to the Delaware bar
gave promise of n more brilliant future than
Turner Possessed Of mental faculties of n
high order having superb memory and
eenacal storehonse az useful knowledge, he
became nj once n lawyer of ability. who. as
ayervono believed nj thai time. was destined
Ia borome ono of the foremost LAWYERS of the
country But with nil his attributes IL was
nainf,iIv noticenbIe To his friends that theirs
was snmethine lacking in the mans mental
n,aIa-un This mental infirmitv. which wns
long regarded as mere eccentricity. was ac-
renfuated Inv Years of dissipation. until the
entirc mental fabric succumbed TO the har-
rowing strain nut upon il.
wbuo in notifies he hed ALWAYS been re-
- ',',, ~. .,n,,.,,,s, ,,.,
sarueu as repuoiioah, pu' he 'ueitilieu n'"'-
self with the democrats in the Tilden cam
naien He took great interest in the politi-
:. ,,-e ,.h;n.. ~, .,,,,,,,, 10, ,ha
cai eohhice Oh le'o' 'ahihs 'he s'u'"p io' Wv
democrats and making speeches in all parts
NJ the state During the National convention
. q, ,,, ,h,.,, ,o,,t,.,od ,i,ncocl for