Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-03-09
At my nativity,

my nativity,
The front of heaven fnll OF fiery shapes,
OF burning and nay birth,
The frame and huge foundation of the esah,
.ShGk'd hke a cocdrd! SHAksPKARr.
A writer IN the las, Jeiiorsonian, signing him
self j. W. should have placed the above quota
ton over his article, To have convinced his road
ors If the Importance Of the who had dcgned
to notice one Of the peoples servants That such
ut oursfeaders, who do not read the Jeiiersonian,
may understand our remarks, viii explain -
In The Jetfersonan of Tuesday last, there appears
article, as communication, which attempts
rdicule The education Of ono of our late repre-
sen,atvcs in the Legislaiure-Calob b. Jackson.
|, is known to mos, Of readers that, during the
last session of the Legislature, Mr. jackson fur
nshed US with several letters, detailing iu a plain
and simple STYLE the most important proceedings
of the body of which he a member. Now,
4 this writer IN the federal paper, attempts to ridi-
cule Mr.. Jackson's style OF writing, bv comparing
or exaltpg IL above those % some celebrated aa-
thors. 1t should he RENE mbered that Mr. Jackson
is but plain farmer migraied to this country
In early life--has had TO bear the heavy burIhsn
of disadvantage tina, pioneers are subject ro,--
and has, consequently, made ii his study to form
correct opinions Of men and measures, than TO
scrbbIe finely finished paragraph 1t is true
that Mr.. jackson has never had the opportunities
of sshigh school, collegiate course"--yet
without 1t he has obtained a character for iniegri
ty, and honesty of purpose, tina, will 1--we IN the
; recolieciions of the people of Wayne county,
when J. w. will be forgotten, his character re-
ferred to evidence that there are men who med
6 die with things above them and WINCH they have
no business to concern themselves about. The
letters referred 10, written in PLAIN and Ia
miiar style, and in the main, the sentences arc
n erammaticalIy constructed. They do not exhibit
J. any studied dic,ion, choice arrangement oi
m periods; vet they intcllgible, and easily com
Z, pretended by the most ordinary, and do not
know thu, they were even intended for pubiica
,e ton however, boy exhibit AT least az mnch taste
I'd as any thing have ever seen from the pen o
Is the I!ustrous eminent, and celebrated scrb5ier
y J. w. Mr. Jackson has been a citizen Of thi
A. county for at least fifteen vears--ibe contempt
bic writer of the article referred has been her
= less, long wears. Mr.. Jackson was elecie'
= a member Of the Legislature Of the State OF In
e. diana by a large vote, and by the votes Of fne
he who have known him for year,, unassnr =,
I'd practical man-with no efTeminate ertrasso
r. with sound Judgment and an honest heart AZ
70 performed the duties of his Office 10 MANNER
o. far have heard expression, satisfactory
% all Of his constituents. SuIiasg eastern lounge
of I'VE are no, mistaken in j. W. after ioafng min
Il self out Of credit eastern city. Is suffeFe
:, under an anony mous signature, to ridicuie one
n the best citizens OF Wayne county-not for an
crime he has committeeman for aag princinie
he e6rocates-no, for any act he has done; b.
=. simply because he does not write in 'ihough'
.ar tina, glow, and words that burn" But il 10 eve
co. so: J. W. belongs school OF politicians ina
to- rldcuie the farmer for his honesty and industry
while they themselves IN moral and intenecso'
nv point of view are not Fl, TO undo the tafenss
K, his shoes. And it ever viii be sos a. long = .
conductors 0 prostitute presses viii Perm'