Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-04-23
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exercise the important duties of citizens, caught
with enthusiasm the sound. His feats in arms had
been the themes of their nursery ballads MS ex-
ample had excited their youthful patriotlsm-his
praises had fired with emulation OF his virtues their
manly breasts. But the obscurity of his private
life since he had retired from public service had
gathered so thickly around him, that many, when
his name was mentioned in SO with the feelings
of Joseph exclaimed, "What! does he yet live"
Fromtha moment sir, The precariousness of life
alone, rendered his elevation to the Presidency
uncertain, and when in 1889, the Wing party
was again called to select its leader Henry Clay,
the justice of whose claims none could dispute.
with a magnanimitv rarely found and never sur
passed, and which secured aim the nomin aon of
1914, recognized in a faithful veteran one to
whom he could promptly and cheerfuly say, thy
merit is yet greater than mine
But We can pardon you this, sir. Tor to these
feelings your heart is necessarily stranger. 'And
the abuser Of Mendenhall," no, sir, the man who
with uncommon dignity and moderation answered
the groces insult, the most outrageous and unne-
cessary violation of the rights of hospitality. Pos-
sessng slavery hatred you would have only him
who cast into your teeth, that it was no objection.
W'Iltake care Of our teeth, sir, but never desert
tried friend for his frankness telling us that he
differs from US in matter OF opinion.
"Professng an annexation horror, you had heads
and hearts but for the asserer Of the startling doc
trine that il would be unutse( y to refuse the ac-
quisition(t!D because of slavery.
Call to your aid all the italics and exclamation
points you can muster omit every word which
will make your mendacity apparent, but the sim
pie unaltered words The Great himself are
before the world, lit would be unwise to reject
! e
institution" Processing both, an,-annexation and
anti.savery, you passed into effective power, with
an enthusiasm strange as with "horror rare," the
great pro-savery and annexation champion, CAL
houn." This, sir, forms fitting finish TO your
climax of falsehood. Or will you sir, to relieve
yourself from the charge of falsehood, acknowl
edge stupidity which can not perceive the differ
ence between an act of necessity and one of zen.
tllusiasm strange"
The constitution, which our Senators mindful
we trust off their oaths) had sworn to support, i'm
posed upon them the duty of confirming as Secre-
tary of State, some nominee of the President who
was in principle opposed TO them. What would
you have them to do sir! Let the wheels of
government stand still, with but small majority
in their Chamber, and, taking the election for
criterion, minority in the country. refuse to con-
firm this nomination until President could be
elected of their oun sentiments? That may be
the policy of your party, but the country has "a
| bundant reason 10 rejoice, that such ertravd-
gdnzd can ever reach the seats of power.
j, Did you ever hear wing or a wing press,
even in the slightest degree approve the acts of
Mr. Calhoun? Wonderous enthusiasm This
sir must be native "bull' of your country akin
TO TeGdy's "raw, roasted, frozen potatoe."
The length to which we have already drawn
this article will not permit! al present to do JUS
tice to the remainder Of your TRADE, and we,here-
fore, take our leave of you with the assurance
that in the whole we discover not the least APP
roach to the ingenuity or "adroitness" of shillful
knavery, and still less to the nervousness of can.
dor: falsehood, malice and most preposterous assu-
rance ace its only characteristic, aud with our n.
tempt we hur the calumny back into The face OF
the calumniator.
Il GIVE are compelled on account of sickness
among our hands to set up portion of our matter
this week in type larger than usual. We shall
make amends as soon as possible BY permanently
| introducing smaller for portion of our paper.
Our Exchanges. I'VE deprecae as much
as we love to award our tribute of praise TO
true merit and as an act of justice. we beg leave
10 call the attention of our readers to two recently
established periodicals, with which we have en-.
rlched our list Of exchanges. First, on the prin
ciple "first come frs, served" The Daily Buffalo
Pilot the prospectus Of which may be found in
our columns; a National paper in all respects ex
cellen but in its commercial department, for which
, we chiefly wish to commend it to our mercantile
community, is unsurpassed. The ability witt
: which this department is conducted should make
: The paper necessary companion in every coun
' ting house. Its merits can be better seen thar
told and We shall be happy to exhibit specimen:
. to any who may desire it.
The Second, the The Westrn Reserve Maya
3 zine of Agriculture and Horticulture a MONTH,
. pamphlet of "a pages. handsomely stitched ami
I covered. From hasty examination we conslde
it TO be just the thing suited, at once, to the far
mer and gardener. Each number is ornamente'
!, with drawings of the various fruits described
D Another useful feature is the Calendar of eacl
month. arranging the work proper to be done II
the garden and field, with intrcutions in the mos
approved method Of doing 1t.
n The Whole is written in plain and bractica
style that makes one feel1hat he is reading the les
: sons OF some one who has united the labor of tn
e head and hand in obtaining the Information h
gives us, and knows of what he afirms. We com