10 THE OMATIA DAILY BEE ; WEDNESDAY , NOVEMBER 28 , 1891.
HEROES IN BLUE AND CRAY
Eomantlo Career of a Young Private Who
Has Fallen Heir to a fortune.
IS FATHER A FAMOUS MAINE GENERAL
reiulon lltirrnu Knot * onil riicurcs-Ileatli
of n Mnn Who I'ftrtooU In the Cnp-
turo of .li'IT IluvU A. for-
tunnto
The War department lias Krantcd a ills-
charge to Drover Flint , who for some time
past has been n private In A troop ol cavalry ,
stationed at Fort Meyer , to allow htm to
become posiessed of a fortune that Is supposed
to equal at least J2KO.OOO. says the Washing
ton I'oat. Ills life story rcada like a tale
Irom the "Arabian Nights. "
The young man , whose baptismal name
was Flint Qrorcr , Is a son of the famous
Major General Grovcr nf Jlalne , who served
with signal distinction during the late war In
the battles of Wllllamsburg , Fair Oaks , Cedar
Creek , Shenandoah talley and Winchester.
His mother was a daughter of the learned
Dr. Austin Flint of New York , who stood as
the recggnl cd head of hla profession la this
country
In his babyhood the boy's mother died
and his grandmother adopted him with the
understanding that he should beccome a joint
heir with his uncle , Dr. Austin Hint , Jr. , of
Now York , now a leading man In the medi
cal profession. Under these circumstances
Ills surname and given name were transposed
and ho became known as Grover Fl'nt.
I'artaklntj of Uls father's martial spirit , ho
enlisted In the cavalry with the Idea of be
coming an officer under the law that allows
privates to rise to commissions. He has been
Sn the army for two years now , had passed
the preliminary examination for his commis
sion and was about to nave taken the last
examination had not his grandmother died In
Boston a short time ago , leaving him the
greater part of her fortune.
The exact value of the estate cannot even
be approximated , but It Is surmised by those
who have been In a position to know the
affairs , of Mrs. Flint that It will amount to
upwards of $250,000 , as there Is a mansion on
Fifth avenue In New York , an uptown man
sion in Ilos I on , and largo Investments In
bonds and other securities.
Austin Flint , jr. , the son of the deceased ,
will probably contest the will , although over
tures arc being made for settlement.
The wilt In iiuestlon was made In Washing
ton In June last , when Mrs. Flint was very
111 , and It Is said tjint on account of her er-
ratto and eccentric actions during the past
few years , and especially at the tlmo In ques
tion , n good case can be made for the breakIng -
Ing of the will.
The lucky heir , drover Flint , Is a poM
graduate of Harvard , was for some time In
charge of the bureau of the New York
Herald In Paris , and has done some excellent
literary work. Since Joining the army he
has seen tome very hard service In the
lessrts of Arizona and New Mex.co , having
been among the Indians. Officers of tha de
partment express the conviction that lie
would have passed the examination and be
come an officer had he not been favored by
this windfall.
PENSIONS AND PENSIONERS.
The report of the commissioner of pen
sions for the fiscal year ending Juno 30 ,
1894 , and which U Just out , present ! ; some
very Interesting reading and figures are
shown and facts brought forth which will
prove of consequence to a goodly number ol
old soldiers and others concerned In the peiv
slon department of the country.
One of the cases which has attracted th <
widest attention and which has caused UK
most stir In the Immediate headquarters ol
the pension bureau Is that of Charles D
Long.
Mr. Long Is a pensioner and one of tin
judges of the supreme court of the statu ol
Michigan , and has upon the rostrum ant
through the press unsttntingly denounced th <
bureau and William Lochrcn , the commis
sioner , for alleged arbitrary and Illegal pro
ceedings In the reduction of his pension
Ha has also brought suits against , the com
missioner to prevent him from making surf
reduction.
This pensioner was and has been for som (
years pensioned at the rate of $72 per inonU
for total and permanent helplessness. Thi
fact that ho was and for n considerable tlmi
had been ono of the judges of the suprcmi
court of Michigan and discharging the dutle :
of that office , and that ho was a man o
apparent vigor , having the full use of al
hla bodily members except his left arm
which had been amputated , coming to tin
knowledge of the bureau. It was conslderei
that he was not In such condition of tola
'and permanent helplessness as entitled hln
under the law to the ? 72 rate.
On the foregoing Information Judge Lent
was notified by the pension commlsslonei
that bis allowance would bo cut to $50 pel
month. The case was taken Into court bj
the Judge and Is now pending.
Commissioner William Lochren In conclud
ing his report refers to this , case as follows
"It Is quite clear that under honest tm
mistaken Interpretation of the pension law :
by prior commissioners this pensioner hai
obtained from the treasury more than $7.POI
to which he was never lawfully entitled
Should he make good his assertions that hi
will take tlila case to the supreme court o
the United States , ho may , when It shal
'bo finally decided , consider the propriety o
returning this money to the treasury. "
Sonic Interesting figures nro presented li
the report and In a statistical way show tha
the .lumber of pensioners on the rolls Juni
30 , 1893. was 9GG.012. During the year fol
lowing that date 39.0S5 new pensioners wen
put upon the rolls ; 2.3DS who had been pro
vlously dropped were restored and 37,05
were dropped for death and other causes
The net Increase of pensioners during thi
year was 3,532 , and on June 30 , 1S94 , thi
number of pensioners on the rolls was 969 ,
G44 , This Is classified as follows :
Widows and daughters of revolution
ary soldiers. . . . . . . 1
Army Invalid pensioners 337,52
Army widows , minor children , etc 103,00
Navy Invalid pensioners. . . . . . . 4,74
Nuvy wldowB , minor children , etc. , . . 2-10
Survivors of the war of 1812 * J 4
Widows of soullers of the war on8I2. . . 4.41
Hurvlvors of the Mexican war 13,4ff
Wldown of Mexican -war soldiers 7.GS
Survivors of the Indian wars (1SK-13I2) ( ) 3.10
Widows of Indian wur soldiers. 3,22
Army nurses > . . . . . . . . . 41
Act of June 27 , 1890 :
Army Invalid pensioners SO.OG
Army widows , minor children , etc 83.51
Navy Invalid pensioners 1201
Navy widows , minor children , etc 4,74
The appropriation for the payment of pen
slons for this fiscal year was $163,000,000
There was also paid Into the treasury , ti
the tredlt of this fund , sums aggregatlni
$10,173,70 , mainly from recoveries of pen
slons nnd attorneys' fees paid to person
afterwards shown uot to ba entitled therotc
The amount of money paid for pensions dur
Ing the year was $139,801,461.03 , leaving i
balance In the treasury of this appropriate
t the close of the year of $25,205.712.65.
It will be noted that there ara ten widow
and two daughters of revolutionary soldier
now living who arc on the pension list. Th
daughters were pensioned by special act
and are aged St and 79 respectively. 1h
vrldows range In ago from 73 to 93 years , s
that It wilt ba Keen that not many mor
years \\lll revolutionary pensions be paid
All these women live In the east , none belni
farther west than Tennessee. A peculla
tact Is that none of these widows were llv
ingat the time of the revolution , and in us
necessarily have married while themselve
quite young to men who wen conslderabl-
past middle age.
Ot the forty-five surviving soldiers of tb
war of 1812 who are- pensioned , none are let
than 88 yearc old , moat of them are abov
95 and eleven nre 100 yean of age- and ovci
one , David. McCoy ol Iledland , Cal. , belm
101 years old.
DISTINGUISHED PRIVATES D1KS.
Ono ot the cavalryman who captured Jcffer
MU UarU , the president ot tha southern cou
federacy. in 1865. baa al lut gone to his flna
renting- place , says the Seattle , Post-Intelll
gencer , having died at hla farm at Langley
on Vazhon Island. The ex-cavalryman wa
, Celtics T. Cowden , well known In thla cti |
where he has been I Jen lined with fraterns
soclctk * . with tha mllltla and with politics
elrctea for 4 number of years.
Mr. Cowderi w s a. rutlve of Grass JLakc
county , iUeb. , Kjwa bu was Uri
September 4 , 1842. Ho was among the first
0 respond , to President Lincoln's call for
volunteers at the outbreak of the war. He
nllstcd In the Fourth' Michigan cavalry ;
crvcd all through the war , participated In
numerous battles and was with General Slier-
nan on his memorable march from Atlanta
a the aen.
One of his proudest achievements occurred
vhcn he wa with Lieutenant Colonel Prltcli-
ard's command in the vicinity of Irwlnsvlllc ,
Ga. , on May 10 , 1865 , when he with four
dhers captured Jeff Davis when ho was
Tying to escape Inglorlously In female at-
Irc.
Irc.In
In 1883 Mr. Cowden moved to Virginia
3Ity , Nov. , where he had charge of the
'ourtli ward school for a number ot years ,
n 1B80 he came to Seattle , where hi became
1 real estate dealer. In 18SR at the tlmo
of the anti-Chinese troubles ho was made
captain of company I ) , Seattle Hides , under
command of the late Colonel J. C. Halncs.
n 1890-91-92 ho represented the Seventh
ward in the house of delegates. Ho also was
> allff ! In Judge Hanford's court.
The causeot death was heart disease.
Hr. Cowden never fully recovered from the
lardshlns of nrmy Ufa , and has been but
Ittlo better than an Invalid for years. The
> ast two months he has bcon very 111 , but
ic kept on his feet , owing to his Indomitable
pluck , up to a few hours before ho died.
DIDN'TSPEArCAS THEY PASSED.
An Interesting unwritten Incident In tha
var has been related to a Cleveland Leader
man by Captain Lavl F. lUuder , who was
hlelly concerned in It. It was at the time of ( hq
second battle of Mnnnaxsas and the rebels
iad cut oft the supplies ot the federal troops.
'I was In charge of a wagcm train , consisting
of fifteen or twenty brand ! new wagons , with
shining covers , and all full ot ammunition , "
is said. "We camped for the night In a
clump of trees , and slept toundly. In the
morning we awoke to find that there was a
crrlble fire raging near us , and as soon as
WB had awakened sufficiently we discovered
hat what was burning was a large number
of railroad cars'full ot supples tor the union
'roops.
"There was no trace of the army to bo
seen anywhere , and we soon learned that
General Hanks' command had made a long
detour off In the direction of the Potomac ,
and gone , after setting all their stores on
fire to prevent their falling Into the hands
of the confederates. Wo saw we had been
overlooked , and that the best thing we could
lo was to get out of that part ot tha coim-
ry. After getting some breakfast to steady
our nerves we took the straight road toward
the other side of Dull Hun. where the rest
of the army had gone. Unlike the others ,
wo made no detour , but went straight ahead.
We proceeded leisurely along for about three
mllca until wo came to a place where the
woods catno up to within a short distance
of the road on either side.
"There wo suddenly saw a large number
of men stretched In the shade , but paid no
particular attention to the circumstance. This
lasted for about an eighth of a mile , when
ive saw a mansion , by the roaii , where 'the
yard In front was filled with officers and
artillery. No one paid the- slightest atten
tion to us , and we thought no harm , until
suddenly , from the heights In front of us ,
where our own division was encamped , we
saw n signal flag waving desperately. Not
bslng a signal officer I continued my way In
quiet , until n mounted officer suddenly dashed
down the hill toward us. He drew near ,
ivhiae ] were still within balling distance
of the officers at the house , and Informed me
that If I valued my life and reputation I
liad better make haste and reach the heights.
Then I. woke to the fact that my little com
mand of a handful of men bad taken , a
wagon train worth $100,000 , nnd which the
rebels would have given their h. ° ads to got ,
straight through Longstrcet's corps In broad
daylight. I ordered my men to move on
at the top of their speed , and within a few
minutes the train was going down the hill
at a gallop.
"The men we had passed then began to
taKe a closer notice of us , and suddenly a
brigade of cavalry started after us. Away
up on the heights opposite I saw at the same
time a battery wheeling Into position , and as
the cavalry approached us on a charge six
shots whizzed over our heads straight Into
the cavalry. This stopped their advance
nnd we gained our army In safety , where I
was given the strpngcst cursing that man
ever received. I believe. The property I
had saved for the union force was exceedingly
valuable , but the fright I had given the
officer In command was such as he did" " not
care to suffer again. I did not laugh for a
month after that occurrence , and It was a
long time before I was able to see anything
funny In the escape which we had had. "
THE NEWSPAPER PRESS.
Mnrrclous Growth ninl Distribution In the
United States.
No newspaper can live without tha fullest
opportunities for Its distribution , says a
writer In the Cuautauquan. Many have died
because the facilities In this respect have
been denied them by competitors. In 1840
the twenty-seven dally newspapers of 1810
had grown to the number of 138. The era
of railroads had appeared. Ten years later
the number of dally newspapers was 250 , a
very rapid growth. Ten years later they had
Increased to S87 ; ten years later , 671 ; ten
years later. 971 ; ten years later ( tha year
1890) ) , there were 1,700 dally newspapers ,
and three years later the- figures were 1.S55.
Now any one who knows or has studied the
growth of railroads in this country can sen
an intimate relation to It in the growth of
the newspaper business.
In , 1844 there came- the telegraph as a fac
tor In nowtipaper growth.
Within'the ' last ten years the telephone has
entered enormously Into the making of news
papers.
Inside the offices , of course , the first great
improvement was the substitution of steam
for hand .power In running the , presses. That
made larger editions postlble. Steam came
Into use in 1835. In 1817 there came the
to-called "lightning pressea" and ten years
later there came the perfecting presses.
In addition to the 1.835 dally newspapers
published In the United States on the 1st ol
January , 1894. there were 31 papers pub
lished every other day , 233 published twice
a week , 14,017 published every week , 85 every
two weeks. 349 twice a month , 3,125 every
month , 307 every two months. Altogether
there were 20.006 papers in existence on that
day In the United State * against about ICO
in 1800. Of the dally newspapsrs. tha first
of which was printed In this country in
the year 1782 , not more than four nro In
existence- today of those which saw the ho-
ginning of the present century , and of these
the oldest Is the North American of Phila
delphia. The total Issue of the publications
of the present day In this country Is proba
bly not far from 4,000,000,000 copies a year ,
and ot this amount New York City probably
furnishes nearly one-fifth.
TJNCANNY SPOT IN A CANON.
A Cave la the Sierras \Viicro Thaainiids of
Hutu I.Ivc.
Ot all the strange places to be found In
the remote recesses cf the Sierra Nevadis
none Is any stranger than a bat -cave In
Kaweah canon. There Is nothing particu
larly strange about the cave Itself , says the
San Francisco Call , but the fact that It Is
the dwelling I lace ot thousands ot w b-
wlnged animals makes It a most uncanny
and unusual spot. The cave Is in the wall
of the canon , not far bick from the water
In the rainy season , and there is nothing
about the appearance of the opening to at
tract attention during the day. Hut approach
preach the place at about dusk and a black
stream of shadowy forma will be seen pass
ing In and out of the opening , accompanied
by the most peculiar Oder In the world and
a soft , rustling sound. The bats have been
asleep all day nd are going in search of
focd. To enter the cave In the daytime Is
not a. dlUicult task , but It Is somewhat un
pleasant. Tbe opening Is large and a man
can enter In an erect position. About ten
feet In the entrance makes a turn and an
Inky blackness exists. Go a little farther ,
BO SB to be away from the air at the entrance
trance- , and a most disagreeable odor strikes
the nostrils and every fuw feet one treads
upon the bedy of a bit. While the cave Is
In darkness a profound silence exists , but
strike a , llgbt and a sound likea waterfall
Is heara. Thousands ol bata that have
be n asleep at once awake and commence
to fly In circles Vtout the cavern , wh'ch can
be seen to be very large. Round and round
they go , Increasing In apetil every moment ,
and tbe odor cf tbe cave becomes more and
more disagreeable. When thla happens it
Is a wise thing for the explorer to make hli
escape and postpone further Invesllgatlen
until night , at which t'ma the cave Is de
serted. Even the dead bats on the floor
will dlsappiMr , baring been eaten by tbe
others as soon as they awoke.
Oregon Ki < la y TM eurt * nervous bead.
TrUl tUr. M mat * . All
A LEADER AMONG LEADERS
Winning His Spurs Amidst the Trained
Gladiators of War Times.
CONGRESSIONAL CAREER OF II , W , DAVIS
Nurtured on Itcbrllloiis Sentiments , Ho Ki > o
to Kinluciico in it Defender of the
Uuloii-Skctcli of III * JLIfo
by Kx-Scimtor Ilaircs.
( Copyright 1851 by JlcClure. )
Henry Winter Davis was also a. congres
sional leader In wail times , but of altogether
different type In pcrconallty and In quality
and in method leadership from that of Mr.
Stevens , whose public career wo have been
considering. He forms , Indeed , a etrikln
contrast with the venerable Pennsylvania : ! at
almost every point of view In which his
public llfo Is presented. There was no rt-
ralry In the leadership of these two men.
While no one claimed for. the-1 youngMary -
ander the place duo to' the Influence and
sewer wielded by his elder associate , whom
ic loyally followed , still all re.adlly accorded
: o him the rank of n great , leader in times
when guidance was most difficult and the
lazards of leadership were greatest.
Ills public service was not. entirely con-
: cmperaneous with that ot Mr. Stevens , he
laving entered congress in 1855 , four years
jeforo the .re-entry of Mr , Stevens , and hav-
ng left It at the second Inauguration of Mr.
Lincoln , March , 1865 , three years and a. half
Before the death of Mr. Stevens , Including
two years ot private life. This service may
well bo divided Into- three distinct periods ,
each having characteristics peculiar to Itself
\nd requiring an order of talent for leader
ship quite Its own. These periods were
that which embraced the repal of the Mis
souri compromise and the Kansas-Nebraska
act , the war period , and that of reconstruc
tion. In each of these periods Mr. Davis
was a conspicuous member of congress dur
ing the whole of the first and a considerable
portion of the other two.
Ha was born and reared in Maryland , a
slave state , educated to the law In Vir
ginia , and settled In his profession In Balti
more , dependent upon thu support of its
citizens for success , but slavery never found
In him sympathy or [ encouragement , and the
slaves he inherited from his father ho man
umitted as fast as they cams ot age.
DAVIS'S CONGUESSIONAL CAHEL3R.
He was elected to the Twenty-fourth con
gress largely upon a local Issue In which
the supporters of law and order ,
using for that purpose the Amer
ican party organization , prevailed
with him as their candidate over that violent
and lawless clement denominated "Plug
Uglles , " which at that time Infested the city
of Baltimore. , threatening the i.eaco and per
sonal security ot iti citizens. He occupied ,
therefore , upon national Usues a position In
dependent of both political parties and free
to consider every question upon his convic
tion of its merits. From a standpoint , there
fore , , of his own choice , he entered actively
Into the debates and contentions which In
that congress prepared the way for that
greater conflict which followed , and at- once
took rank , although a now member , among
the ablest men In the body.
In the succeeding congress ho rose to the
position ot a conspicuous leader , which he
maintained through all subsequent years of
Ills service. Ho was a man ot rare qualities
for leadership , In all ot which ho was unlike
the great commoner who came upjn the
scene In the congress which followed.
Mr. Davis was a young man In the prime
of llfo and Intellectual vigor , with spurs to
win and ambitious of success. He was ele
gant in person , ot polished maners , and a fav
orite In every circle. Ho was a scholar of the
hlchest culture and of the most varied at
tainments. Ills diction was direct and In
cisive , his rhetoric faultless and affluent. As
a debater ho had no equal , and
as an orator but few. Into what
ho uttered be put the fire of an untamable
spirit and the vehemence of an unalterable
conviction. The loftiest pretensions collapsed
at the touch ot hla lance and the most brazen
assurances quailed under his denunciation.
Such a one could not fall to be a leader If
ho bad discretion and foresight.
The locality which ha represented , gave ad
ditional weight to the arguments he used.
Ho spoke from within a political zone in
which the sentiments he voiced found little
echo. Questions concerning the local troubles
which had brought him into the public serv
ice obtained little or no consideration In con
gress and he at once plunged
Into the debates upon the great na
tional Issues which were beginning to
put asldo all other questions and were soon
to involve the nation In a gigantic war. He
saw plainly that slavery lay at the founda
tion of this great political upheaval , and
could not ba Ignored In Its discussion. Ills
Instincts and the early Impressions of slavery
\vhlch had led lilmi to eschew , from the out
set all personal responsibility for It. deter
mined his attitude In the consideration of
all questions growing out of it. The con
sistency of his course In this respect through
out his entire public service , though marked
with different degrees of progress in the
rapid march to the grand consummation , yet
attests the sincerity and. the courage of his
convlctloni.
DAVIS' POSITION AND INFLUENCE.
The position which ha took at this time
became ot great Importance In determining
the attitude of his own slate in the contest
which icon followed an Importance almost
pivotal. It was early seen by both sides ot
the conflict \\lilch was then approaching-
that upon the action of Maryland hung tha
custody ot the capitol and government ar
chives , ami the de facto government of the
nation. And It was never doubted that the
trembling balance would have turned against
the union but for the untiring labors ot a
band of faithful unionists , of which Gov
ernor Hicks was the official head , but Henry
Winter Davis the master spirit. Ills large
and controlling Influence In the direction ot
tha public current at home , as well as bis
share In the shaping of congressional act-
tlon , rlsei at once > Into a national leadership
of great Importance , and justify the claim for
him of that position among the public men
ot his time.
During the first four years of his public
service , debate In congress gathered around
the repeal of the Missouri compromise and
the Kansas-Nebraska complication , which
were preliminary In tli'e scries of measures
leading to the civil war. These mcaburcs
were promoted and opposed at first from the
standpoint of old party lines , but party or
ganizations ot the past soon broke to pieces
In the attempt to throw the weight of their
political power on the ono side and the other ,
and new formations of political forces , for the
determination of these Issues and the ques
tions arising out of them , crowded old party
leaders and their machinery out ot sight for
the tlmo being.
Those who at first debated with Intense
earnestness the question whether slavery
was a national or a state Institution were
unconsciously hurried on to the consideration
ot the value ot s union unalterably deter
mined to be ot the one' or the other of these ,
two characters a union with slavery here
after forever nationalized or forever local
ized. Mr. Davis did not for a moment hesi
tate on which side of a Una thus drawn to
take his position , and henceforth , during all
of the remainder ot hit public service and
until his death In the midst ot a great un
finished work , he was an active- and effective
leader In bringing Into organized opposition
all those opposed to the surrender ot the
public domain to the dominion oi slavery
or the government into the bands of thoio
who would barter the union Itself , If need
be , to secure that end.
The Thirty-sixth congress , the period ot
preliminary skirmishes , of battles before the
war. was that In which ho did most effective
work Iti bringing together la unity ot action
all those actuated by & unity of purpose la
the maintenance of tbe national union at any
cost and the confining of ilavery to iu
original llmlta ua the only means ot assuring
the perpetuity ot the government. Her * ba
found himself by the. side and co-operating
with that other great lender whose work We
havu been considering. Mr. fitevena , al
though advanced In years and with. Blackened
physical power , had nevertheless brought
from his retirement all his mental force , un
impaired by age. and a will ai unbent as
tvcr. Prom that moment the opposition to
propagandlsm. under whatever tinner or
uamo it had hitherto acted , put luelt undar
ana eammnn l dw lilo sod auliUnca. ODIUM.
Ing- with formidable front the further pro.
Kress of the slave power townnl universal
dominion.
dominion.DAVIS'
DAVIS' POWEH IN DRI1ATH.
It was In this congress that the opposing
Forces tried their strength and tested the
temper of their weapons before entering upon
the final wage battle. There has not been IU
parallel before or since- for tempestuous and
angry debate or unbridled rage of passion
and madness. Into Its excitement Mr. Davis
entered with the confidence of a trained
gladiator , and he held hlj place so long as
there remained a combatant willing to meet
him. Houaver much ho loved these contests
It was still a great cause Vthlch Inspired
him and for which he contended. He was
seldom turned aside from this main Issue by
the detail ; Ajork incumbent on con
gressional ( ifc , , and there was as little
opportunity , as there was disposition
tor ono , Ilka him to familiarize
himself \vlh ( QIC current business of tltn
bouse. He baa a wonderful command of
himself ami art bis faculties when on bis
feet , and "l\o \ marshalled them each In Its
plnco wlth ° mllHary precision and authority.
The ono latfk bl his oratory was persuasive
ness. His irtatcJnient was precise , clear and
convincing. He demonstrated as In the sun
light , he scattered sophistry as chaff , bis
denunciation o ( injustice and Iniquity was
terrific , bu | hejpersuaded. enticed , charmed
to bis sldq , nqjjody. Ho attacked the judg
ment and the conscience of men , and having
carried these outworks ho was content ; the
responsibility wtas no longer with him. In
deed , he wnjS a his best when ho was fierc
est and wjien' the torrent of wrath was
fullest. Expediency was a word ho nevqr
used , and tlmef servers and hypocrites he
cast out as unclean birds. These Roman
qualities , nevertheless , begot antagonisms
utlch continually beset his path and fettered
hla progress. He was not always fortu
nate In avoiding them among his own
friends and coadjutors , and he never con
ciliated them among opponents , but quite as
often courted and welcomed them. Una
voidable antagonisms In great crises must
bo met and dealt with , but unnecessary ones
are to be shunned or cast aside , as useless
freight Is thrown overboard In a storm.
Herein this great orator and leader failed
and was thus always handicapped with un
necessary weight. Much of It was una
voidable , but some of If was courted and to
that extent was a fetter.
DECLARATION FOR THE UNION.
Before the end of th3 Thirty-sixth con
gress alt Issues converged Into the single one
of the union apd slavery as1 it Is , or dis
union and separation of the slave states from
the ' /ree. South Carolina had declared her
Independence of the union , the flag had been
fired upon by public enemies and a now gov
ernment had been Installed at Montgomery.
Actual war nnd treason confronted the na
tion. Maryland was rent In twain. His
own constituents were divided over his course
In congress Into' hostile factions wrought tea
a white heat , and toes behind as well as In
front pressed him sorely. Hut bis courage
did not weaken nor his zeal abate. Ho
pledged the loyalty ot his state to the flag
of the union , and he was soon called upon to
redeem that ple.dge ,
On the morning ot the 15th of April Presi
dent Lincoln Issued a rail for the asicmbllng
of congress on the 4th of July to deliberate
upon the emergency. On the afternoon of the
same day Mr. Davis announced himself by
card a candidate "on the basis of the uncon
ditional maintenance of the union. " The
fight with him was at once transferred to
his own district , and was most fierce and
bitter. All the hostilities possible of com
bination uerc arrayed againit him , testifying
In their Intensity to his fidelity to the union
and his value to the cause. Although beaten
by a small margin at the end of a campaign
of unparalleled bitterness , he nevertheless so
upheld the national banner before the people
of Maryland , and so aroused their patriotic
spirit that the strength ot the union vote
dismayed Its enemies and made their future
control of the state well nigh hopeless. He
came back , however , at the end ot two years ,
having received the solid vote of the union
party ot his district , and entered with Greater
zeal and fresher force than ever upon the
work he had temporarily left.
PUBLICLY CENSURED.
It was now -midway In the war and In
the administration of Mr. Lincoln , and n
period ot great jlopresslon among loyal men.
A series of disasters had attended our arms ,
disheartening In the extreme. And men ,
patriotic at heart , not a few of them , began
to long for 'a cessation of hostilities and to
calculate co'ndltlons of peace. The reappear
ance of Mr. Davis upon the scene was timely
and Inspiring. Coming from a slave-holding
state , which sympathized with the rebel
lion , and full of faith In the justice of our
cause , his words came with double force to
the faint-hearted. For this reason ho en
countered the most bluer opposition at home ,
and the legislature of his state passed a resolution
elution of censure , or. as ho said , "decorated
him with their'censure" for want of loyalty
to the southern'cause. .
THE VALUE OF THE UNION.
On the IHh pf April , 1801 , when the pub
lic pulse was at the lowest ebb , nnd the
clouds were thickest and the future the
darkest. Jlr. Davis pronounced an oration on
the value of ; tWe union which , for inspiring
eloquence , grandeur of diction and power of
a great master , is only equaled In all our
annals by Webster's reply to Hayne. The
occasion , one ? f the essentials of oratory ,
surpassed that of the great orator , for what
Webster merely feared and predicted , Davis
actually confronted and witnessed. It Is
now thirty years since that great speech
was delivered , and few of those who lis
tened to It remain , but with them the scene ,
the impression and the effect are as vivid
as If It were but yesterday. Its reproduc
tion here could not fall , even after this
lapse of time , to profit those who might
read It , however , much would be lost for
want of the flre , the vehemence and the
lofty mien of the orator. I shall make no
apology for the space occupied by the mea
ger extracts I cannot pass over :
"If It be said that a tlmo may come when
the question of recognizing the southern
confederacy will have to ba answered.
When the people , exhausted by taxation ,
weary of sacrifice , drained of blood , betraye l
by their rulers , deluded by demagogues Into
believing that peace is the way to union , and
submission the path to victory , shall throw
down their arms before the advancing foe ;
when vast chasms across every state shall
make It apparent to every eye when
too late to remedy it , that division from the
south Is anarchy at the north , and that peace
without union Is the end ot the republic ,
then the independence of the south will be
an accomplished fact , and gentlemen may ,
without treason to the dead republic , rise In
this migratory house wherever It may then be
in America , and declare themselves for recog
nizing their masters at the south rather than
exterminates them. Until that day.
In the name of every bouse In the land
where there Is one dead tor the holy
cause. In the name of those who ttand
before us In the ranks of battle , in the
name of the liberty our ancestors have
confided to us , I devote to external exe
cration the name of him who shall propose
to destroy this blessed land , rather than Its
enemies. But until that time arrives. It is
the judgment of the American people that
there shall b : no compromise ; that ruin
to ourselves or ruin to the southern rebels
are the only alternative ! . It la dnly by reso
lutions of this kind that nations can rise
above great dangers and overcome them In
crises like this. It was only by turning
France Into a camp , resolved that Europe
might exterminate but should not tubjugate
her , that France Is the leading empire ot
Europe today. It was by such a resolve
that the American people , coercing a reluct
ant government to draw the sword and
stake the- national existence of the
Integrity of the republic are now anything
but the fragments of a nation before the
world , the Gcorn and tbe hiss of every petty
tyrant. It I * because the people of the United
States , rising to the height of the occasion ,
dedicated ttUsu-Riueratlon to tbe sword and
pouring out tbe < blood ot their children as ot
no account , and vowing before high heaven
that there should be no end to this conflict ,
but ruin , absolute , or absolute triumph , that
wo ara now What we are ; that the banner ot
the republic , stJll pointing onward , floats
proudly In the'iface of tha ennmy.
It la only bythp , earnest and abiding resolu
tion , of the people that , whatever else shall
be our fater 1 shall ba grand as the American
nation , worthy -of that republic which first
trod tha paUi ot empire and made
DO peace IUit I under tha banner
of victory , 1 that the Ameri
can peoplewilliiurvlve In history. And that
lll save UJU YO shall nucceed and not fall.
1 have an amJlilg confidence In tbe firmness ,
the patience , the endurance of the American
people , and hivlnp vowed to aland In history
on the great" rttolve to accept nothing but
victory or rotnjrlctory Is ours. And If. wltb.
such herolo reiolro we fall , wo fall with
bnnor < ! tranvult tba pa.au > of llbartr oara.
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to future generations. If we mu t
fall , let us stand amid the crash of the re
public and bo buried In Its ruins , so that his
tory may take note , that men lived In the
middle of the nineteenth century worthy of
a hotter fate , but characterized by God for
the sins of their forefathers. "
DAVIS AND LINCOLN.
One element In the leadership of Mr. Davis
was the posltlvenesa of his convictions and
the persistency with which ho asserted them
regardless of personal consequences. Men
love such leadreshlp , but It has Its limit
ations. I have already alluded to the an
tagonisms which gather around the path of
this leader. In the closing months of this ,
the last congress In Mr. Lincoln's admin
istration , very difficult and delicate questions
tprung up over the restoration of states
or parts of states to their old relations to the
union In the rear of the retreating rebel forces.
Upon these questions the house , follow
ing Mr. Davis , who was chairman of its
committee upon that subject , differed directly
with Mr. Lincoln , claiming1 for congress ex
clusive jurisdiction against a like exclusive
claim on the part ot the executive. This
difference , persisted In and pressed with all
the energy of this bold and uncompromising
leader , became serious and at one time
threatened disaster to the cause. A bill was
carried through congress under the lead of
Mr. Davis taking the whole matter out of
the bands of the president , but \vas killed
by a pocket veto.
This action of the president aroused the
hostility of Mr. Davis to the extent of an
open rupture and declaration of war.
Backed by the devoted following of a major
ity of the house , ho threw off all restraint
and appealed 'from ' the president to the people
ple in a manifesto which embodied eyery-
thlng extreme In his nature , concise , clear ,
denunciatory , menacing , declaring the act of
President Lincoln "rash and fatal , a blow
at the rights of humanity and the principles
of republican government , " nnd reminding
him that the people were supporting "a cause
and not n man , " that "tho authority of con
gress is paramount and must bo respected , "
that the executive must "obey and execute ,
not make the laws , " and "must suppress
armed rebellion by arms and leave political
reorganization to congress. "
Upon this appeal tbe people decided In
favor ot Mr. Lincoln , quite as much because
with him there was safety and without him
ruin as upon the abstract merits of thb ques
tion Itself. But the controversy showed the
qualities ot leadership which gave to Mr.
Davis the power he exerted In the house of
representatives , almost from the day he en
tered It.
RETIREMENT FROM CONGRESS.
He retired to private life at the end of
this congress and died very suddenly , after
a few days Illness , on the 30th of December
following.The public had not been apprised
of his illness till It was startled by the an
nouncement ot his death. There was uni
versal mourning and the feeling of a great
public loss found expression In almost every
quarter. All criticism and harsh Judg
ment was silenced In the recollection of
great deeds and patriotic service
In hours of greatest peril and
need. Mr. Sumner pronounced his death a
national calamity , and Mr. Blalne. who
served wltn him in the Thirty-eighth , con
gress , has left this testimonial on record :
"Had he been blessed with length of days
the friends who best knew Ills ability and
Ills ambition believed that he would have
left the most brilliant namein the par
liamentary annals of America. "
Although he died In private life , at the
request of congress at Its next session his
former colleague , Hon. J. A. J. Creswell.
afterward a senator from Maryland , and a
member of the cabinet ot General Grant , pro
nounced a eulogy upon the character nnd
public services of his associate and per
sonal friend , In the hall of the house ot rep
resentative ! , the scene of his labors f.na
triumphs , which was listened to by the cab
inet. Judges of the supreme court and bnth
houses of congress , and was by special reto-
lutlon of the house entered upon the public
records of that body.HENRY
HENRY L. DAWES.
KO.VK 1'ITIIV J
Giving brings love , lending scatters It.
Only the fool brags ot his bank account.
Money covereth the faults of many rich.
Order Is from above , disorder from below.
Better go to bed hungry than rise In debt.
The worst enemy some men have is pros
perity.
Expect better memories In creditors than
debtors.
Never trust the man whom you have
wronged.
Put the brakes on the Investment that
hurries you.
Bo the last to cross the river ot doubtful
Investments.
None but a patient man should give bis all
before he dies.
As a pillow , a clear conscience will beat
gcose feathers.
American Investments : That man Is rich
who hath no debts.
He who accumulates doth well , but he
preserves doth better.
The wisdom and experience of an Investor
cannot bo willed away.
Change not R piece of property In posses
sion for several la reversion.
Measure the length of your quilt before
endeavoring to stretch your legs.
Counsel requiring the stimulating Influence
of champagne should be gingerly handled.
It men would abuse their bodies as they
abuse their credit tbe race would soon run
out.
out.A man not handsome at 20 , strong at 30 ,
rich at 40 , nor wise at 50 , may as well give
It up as a bad job.
Every roan's door has received the knock
ot fortune at least once. Mott failures were
those too laty to get up and let her In.
UxtertnliuUIoB a Pine lllriL
Sportsmen returning from Allentown and
Scranton , says the Philadelphia Press , re
port that the ruffed grou o or common pheasants -
ants , usually to plentiful In that vicinity ,
have been almost exterminated. On Oc
tober 10 A special dispatch to the- Ledger
from Allen town called attention to thb , at-
11 HA 8
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The thousand and one Pranks , Comic Adventures , and
Mischievous Escapades that Palmer Cox , in his flights of im
agination , takes his Queer People through are wonderful in
their variety , and most charming in their likeness to the exu
berant fancies of childhood ; and yet , in every thrilling story of
adventure and exciting incident , the sweet sunshine of kind ?
ness is always present , and , while captivated with the , fun ,
unconsciously the heart of youth is inspired with pure and
good impulses.
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SAPOLIO
trlbutlng the causq ot tbelr ncarelty to tlio
wholesale destruction of the pheasants' eggs
which has been carried on this season
by chemists and bird fanciers. One man.
with the alJ of six boys and several bird
dogs , la reported to have collected 10,000 eggs
lo use In tbe manufacture ot a certain drug.
Such wholesale destruction ot the PKK * of
one of our most valuable game birds should
not be tolerated for any purpose whatever.
The game laws prohibit any perron from
takingor needlessly destroying the neit or
eBBS of any song or wild bird "except for
scientific purposes. " Furthermore , they ex
pressly state that only properly accredited
persons above the nee ot 18 years , having
certificates "granted by the prothonotary of
any county Jn the commonwealth , ' ' shall ba
allowed to take tbe egg for scientific pur
poses , nnd uch persons are required to give
a bond of | 50 , to be forfeited If the holder of
the certificate violates the purpose tor which
It was l&sucd. A great leniency in Issuing
certificates to Irresponsible persons and a
flagrant violation of the spirit of the law
has undoubtedly occurred. The authorities
will do well to Investigate thla matter anU
not allow the nclentlflo purpose and clauto
In the law to be made * the excuse for suoli
ruthless destruction of the pheasant * ' eggs ,
a , thins which offends ha opinion * and later *
esta ot all tiimtar * nl trua soortsinoa.
