Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1838-08-02


SET THIEF, &c The dog-kiIler of
Philadelphia has traind big dog to help
him run down The little ones. If he is WISE
he will not be too active in his new profess
sion, for when the little dogs are all used up
his own turn will core next
"WEIe LoDLiNGs. The Loco Foco
Editors, like lcw-bred and ow-minded
school boys, are fond of matchmaking. The
last we have seen is ''Whg lordlnes," an
Piled to the Wings of Ohio A wing editor
TINS answers the libel, and the answer suits
every section of the country. In mos,
places it will be found that the Wings who
have been honored with place and rank
have bee the architects Of their own for.
tunes
NOW, who are the leading Wigs Of
Ohins-With scarcely solitary exception
they were obscure boys, born amid want,
and thrown upon the world in early life to
struggle onwardand upward by themselves.
Such were Harrison, Ewing, Vance, Nor
row, Corwin, and host Of the Distinguish
ed men of the State.
True Gen. Harison's birth was "iHus-
t,ions'-he was the son Of a Signer of tho
Declaration; he was aided by his friends in
acquiring an education. But here the appli-
ances of wealth ceased With his KNAPP
sack on his back, youth in his teens, be
crossed the Alleghanies, sought the camp
of Wayne, and from that hour to the present
shared the dangers and partook ofthe hard
ships OF u froutierlife. What "lordling"
bel
There is homa. Ewing whom the Wings
Of Ohio delight to honor. lie is the son
of a poor tavernkeeper, residing in gu nd
joining county. In his youth he did the
honors Of the stable-uniiiug the occupa-
ton of the ostler and the servant, for many
years. Feeling so intel ectuaipower with
in he fancied that he was fashioned 10 moyo
in higher orbit. Determining to possess
Himself Of 'the power of Knowledge" he
left home for the Kanawha Sad works,
where he chopped wood for money, doing
as much in one day as men usually do in
three. From the Salt works TO the halls Of
learning--thence by rapid strides to the
Senate Chamber ! What ''lordling!"
Then there is Corwin-who commenced
lis $piitng rails aud building worm fences!
/
land The "lord" of mind!
And last in our list, but second to mono
in the hearts of the people, is cur venerable
Farmer Governor. He, too, mauled rails,
drove his single yoke of oxen-his entire
"capitaP'-pd endured the prisations Of
the Buckeye Pioncers What pursui,
more noble' A seat in the Legislature of
the State-a Representative in Congress
for many years-Governor ofthe land-(he
built his cabin here before a.more honora-
Bile .tle was achieved of his adoptonl"
Our country is full of such "Whig Lord
ings." Webster and Clay are among them,
and they with hundreds of our best men.
sprung from the same scioD.-the very
nobility of the land honest, intelligent.
and industrious poverty. These "lord-
lings" are our jewels--the hope and saliva
ton of the country,-and the only differ
ence between"Whig Lordlings"and "Tory
Lordings" is, that the one become the
builders Of their own fortunes, while the
others are either born with silver spoons in
their mouths, or otherwise are fed and
kept fat from the public crib. Marius once
said Of his enemes-"They despise me for
the meanness Of my origin---I despise them
for their want Of capacityfo business"
The Tories seem to despise many Of US for
our meanness of origin as we do many of
them for their want ofcapacity for busI-
! ness. A