The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-07

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the officers. He flrds that the baroness
arrived on The warHhlp.
CHAPTER XNvli-Hc calls on Der.
She learns that her plot to Prevent his
nsafriasc succeeded She itpents and
sels him Of note which she had placed
IN me slipper for the purpose or calsins
Elizabeth 70 doubt him She declares her
intention ct returning alone TO washing
ton to repair tile harm She has dcle.
CHAPTER NNvlll. + Nicholas decides
TO follow her
CHAPTER xNIx.--rhc baroness tells
him that he can no; have Oregon except
through her, and l!ilt he can not have
Elizabeth except tsvough her.
CHAPTER XXX.-,Nichoas follows tho,
baroness. llo loarns on tho way that
Folk has hccn elected president, and
Texas has been annexed Winter catches
him and the baroness boats him to Waah.
ngton.
CtFAPTl1R NXNI Arriving IN Wash.
neton no learns that tltci@ to be war
with Mexico lie calls on lthe haroaass
aud learns that she is tho daughter of
Won Rlttenhoicn
CHAPTER XXXtI. pakenham ,als,
but tho baroness gets rid Of hith without
his learning OF the presence of Nicholas.
She tella Nicholas tlini Elizabeth is en-
tirely worthy of him, She tells aim that
In return for the compromise Of the orc.
eon boundary on the lne Of tho ipth
degree she has sold herself TO Pakcnham
and that he Is coming for the price.
Nicholas refuses TO permit tho sacrifice
and tears up the agreement
CHAPTER XNAIll. She tells him the
atory of her life
CHATTER XXXIv. .--rakenham calls
pay, lie insults her She demands an
apology, holds him up TO his true light
and he declares thnt she as pure as a
lilly. The treaty y patched apd HakeH-
ham signs.
CHAPTER XXXv-calhoun brings
Sonora Yturrio and The baroness together
and the latter assures the former that
there was never anything but diplomacy
between herself and Seuor Yturrio. The
baroness gives Calhoun the signed treaty
and tells him that she 60, il from Mich
olag.
CHAPTER xXxvl. Nicholas and Elz-
| iboth make up
/ I, who was intimately connected
with many Of these less known mat
ters, claim for my master reputation
wholly different from that given to
him in any garbled history" Of his
life lay claim in his name for fore.
sight beyond that of any man Of his
time lie made mistakes, but he made
them bravely, grandly, and consistent
ly Where his convictions were en-
listed, he had no reservations, and he
used every means, every available
weapon as have shown. But he was
never self-seeking, never cheap, never
insincere. A detester of all macbjnS
& politicians, he was q statesman worthy
to be called the William Pitt OF the
United States. The consistency oI
his career was a marvellous thing, be
! cause, though he changed in his be
liefs, he was first to recognize The
changing conditions Of our country
lie failed, and he Is execrated. liz
won, and he Is forgot.
My chief. Mr.. Calhoun, did not dl'
until some six years after that flrs
evening when DIR. Ward and had on
talk with him. lie was said to hay'
died of a disease Of the lungs, ye
here again history Is curiously mis-
taken Mr. Calhoun SLEPT himsel
away sometimes think with shu'
der that perhaps this was the reyeng
which Nemesis took Of him for hi
mistakes. His last days were dream
like in their passing. His last speec
in the senate was read by one Of h
n friends, as DR.. Ward had advised hin
Some said afterwards that his illnei
10 was that accnrsed "sleeoing sickness
ic imported from Africa with these san
n slaves. II were strange thing he
d John Calhoun indeed died Of his q
,c rorl At least he slept away
least, too. he made his atonemer
! The south, following his doctrine
- itself was long accursed OF this san
= sleeping sickness; but In the pro-
dence Of God 1t was not lost TO I
: ! and is ours for long and splendid h
:, tory.
~ II was through John Calhoun,
I'd grave and somber figure OF our h
tory. that we got the vast land
IN Texas. II was through him also--a
m not through Clay nor Jackson. nor q
~ OF the northern statesmen. who new
% could see future for the west--tf
y we got all Of our vast northw'
realm. Within few days after I
"a Palo Alto ball, a memorandum
agreement was signed between M
h. lister Pakenham and Mr. Buchtni
,rs our secretary OF state. This was &c
he at the instance and by the aid Of Jo
nd Calhoun. II was he-he and Hele
he Won Ritz--who brought about Il
Of treaty which. on June 10, OF the sal
n. year. was signed, and gladly sign
by the minister from Great Brita
nc The latter had been fully enough
~ ~ pressed tsuch was the story by
!" !" reports Of the columns OF our we
NJ bound farmers, with rifles leaning
ne their wagon seats and plows lashed
h. the tail.gates. Calhoun himself ne'
ma ceased 10 regret that we could !