Chapter 13 cont. UNKINDLY FEELINGS NEVER HEALED These acts of Governor Lucas created in the breast of Secretary Conway unkindly feelings, which were never wholly healed.  But Governor Lucas, being a man of great experience in public life and familiar with the administration of public affairs, looked upon the acts of his younger associate, ignorant in these matters, as an offensive usurpation of authority.  It was in issuing the above mentioned proclamation that the secretary signed himself "acting governor."  Later the secretary again came into collision with the governor in relation to the administration of the affairs of his office and upon the convening of the legislative assembly by his indiscreet acts he met with opposition from that body from which he was extricated only through the good offices of his friend and fellow statesman, Judge Joseph Williams. T. S. Parvin, L. L. D., at that time editor of Annals of Iowa, had in the July, 1865, issue an article concerning the Iowa territorial legislature.  At the time the events written of occurred he was private secretary to the governor: The legislature had before this gotten into a controversy which if not exciting was at least ridiculous, with the secretay of the territory and finding themselves hard pushed by his excellency and in need of allies made their peace with the secretary, and very adroitly enlisted him in their cause. Inasmuch as the communications and proceedings in relation thereto were withdrawn (in legislative language) or rather "expunged" I have drawn them forth from my portfolio of old documents and give them to our readers as a matter of serious history of early times. On Friday morning (an unlucky day), Nov. 23, 1838, On motion of Mr. Hughes: Resolved, that the secretary of the territory be requested to furnish the members of the council with penknives, stamps, half-a-dozen inkstands and a tin pan for each stove in the council chamber. Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L