The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-04-18
From Noah's Sunday Messenger
LOOK TO THE SENATE

LOOK TO THE SENATE
A traveller, wandering among the di
amond mines in BRAZIL, would be apt lC
throw away a piece of black rock al
vaueless! but the practiced eye would
soon discover under its murky surface Z
brilliant speck Of light Of dazzling hue
and he would quickly extract the price
less gem. Hereditary wealth and an
cestrsl honors give 10 the British Sen
ale many eminent and dignied mem
bers; but IT is after all trsnsmissibl lt
talent: which riches snd education have
uniformly strengthened and developed
The many self made men who, from
the most humble beginnings, have eie.
vated themselves TO The highest rank.
and are now in Cougaess, are character
islic traits in history of our counIrymen,
and show how superior nature is 10 ar.
rifcial embeIishment, and what persc.
verence and ndomnilsble energy will
finally effect.
Look at this newspaper said one
senator recently 10 another, see how
ba. scamp abuses me?'
well, the freedom Of The press must
be sustained. There is no'divine right'
which exempts senators from It's scrutl
n.y.
Very true; but the rngrateful hound
Of an editor should never have slackeG
me. Why, sir, he came into our vii
lage ragged fellow, snd.I bought tn,
cloth and made him the first good SUI
Of clothes he ever were
'Tae devil you did! Why, ,hen,you
are ,ailorp
TO be sure ! am
Why;how came you TO be lawyer?
oh, that was one of the conlngen
cies Of getting on in the world was
a common soldier under Gen. Jackson
during the lniisn wars, and beside,
that honor, bid fair TO become com
mon drunkard, and when got back tc
our village, | goI into so many scrapeS-
whipped so many fellows-lhst was
thrown into Jail for The sherid's FEES
How did you manage 10 get oul o.
hal difficul,y%
'Why. finally my brother paid the
costs; and invited me 10 study law will
him
You made rapid progres, no doubt?
'Nol very rapid. The difficulty was,
that had never iearal 10 read, so | ed
ucaled myself, and studied law at III,
same time-got sdmitted-went fur
her wesl-gol into practce-gol inl'
he Legislalure-got into Congress-
and, ecee signuna, here am in lh
Senate.
That senator is a sensible, well 10
formed, inteIl'gcn, citizen, fit fol an,
station. Sam Houston. senator from
Texas, is another Of these rough an,
remarkable gems like the rocky an,
sterile surface Of the .AlIeghanies, faI
lof mineral riches beneath. Sam was Q
,,hignally a carpenter in Nashvile-,urn
ed out the shavings from his plane, an
resolved TO 60 ahead while maxim
A grooves and mortces and nsjln
! lup posts and ssshes. He became Gov
ernOr OF Tennessee, fought as a con
I mon soldlern the Indian wars, and 81
Il cured, by his courage and perseverance,
5 the liberty and independence of Texa
i There said Gen. Jackson, having
e lmap of Texas before him-'There
IT he Colorado-lhere is Bexar--,here
: he Alamol Now, if the Mexcans SCI
: Isrsle and come down This pass, and Ss
" lean catch I'm under the brow OF tn
" range of hills, he'll lick 'em and. tai
a Santa Anna. You'll see"
ss Jus, as The old General predicted,
no II turned out al San Jacnlo. II
n. Englsk would have made Gen. Hou
he ton duke for achieving such a victor
as We see the progress of events Ge
he Houston is in The Senale.
al One dark stormy evening, some yes
'as(ago, little after lea time. we we
nu coming down Nassau street, and.
!" urning Fulton, came upon q tall slhl
md &c man, wrapped in blue cloak.
Inc who goes there?'
60, n frIend3' Ii was Sam Houston.
Iier 81 am going by invitation 10 me
eek ing OF clergynen, at the corner Of A
,eal aud Nassau streets, 10 maze a speech