EARLY DEMOCRATIC PAPERS. 27 period, and even of late frequently replying in verse to some of her correspondents, so natural was the gift to her. Much of her writing is still unpublished, but will doubtless soon be given to the world. She spent the later years of her life in Philadelphia, residing with her son Jesse J. Barker, Esq., her advancing years and fail- ing strength rendering a careful and retired manner of life necessary, although her mental powers seemed un- impaired by age. * * * She retained to a high de- gree that brilliancy of mind, that glow of intellect, and that graceful flame of poesy which lighted all her path from girlhood, and shed a halo of cabn, pure, and loving light around her latest hours. With a pure heart and a lively faith in the Redeemer's love, she passed peace- fully to the higher life, leaving in the hearts of her sor- rowing family and numerous friends the sweet aroma of a blessed memory and a long life well spent. "In her own words — " 'Our human lives, like streams that seek the sea, Grow calmer as they near Eternity; Then, resting for a time in quiet sleep. The stars of heaven are mirrored in the deep.' " The political atmosphere was sultry hot within a few weeks after the new paper was started, and the contro- versies with brother editors and sundry other writers, made the articles in the "Gazette" very interesting. The newspaper war that broke out between the "Gazette" and the "Republican," was lively, and severe. The following editorial from the "Gazette" March 13, 1834, shows that the new editor cherished the hope of becoming the Democratic organ of the county: It read as follows: "On the 5th inst. Mr. Logan entered into a contract with Barker and Fleeson for the sale of the 'Republican' es- tablishment, which he had for some time previous been anxious to dispose of. * * * Why he withdrew from his contract we cannot guess, unless it be that some of
