Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1847-05-13
Gsn. raylor.s ] rsr.onal App..rane

A correspondent Of he Rhisdelphis Ledger,
who says that be has seen The old General ID sll
conditions on foot, horseback, sitting, s.lndipg
and snoring -on and OF parade, and that an lhe
likenesses Of him yet published are abominagle
carieaialss. He adds: sl.s
The General is not over 5 feet z OF &
inches high. il stout. and inclines 10 cor,
Pulency, would weigh. / should think,
near 200 lbs., and The most pyomi1spi
Thing about BAN il % unpsual shoriness
Of legs. Whsn he il sitting, he looks Ike,
fall msn--not 40 when standing. His
lace is intelligent. and il Is usually lit Dr.
with a.benevolent smile He isin The
habit, when speaking to any one, Of PIT
tally closing his len eye. His hair is
gray and grizzly. 10 one word. een,ls
men. il yop can imagine plain. old Penn
sylsania farmer. who has iarm paid III
worth $4,000. and nothing else 10 sEe
World-an independent, iovial don't care
6g kind Of 40 old coon--you have "oId
Jack" before you. One word now as 10
the Presidency.
When The army, last summer. was 81
Matamofas Mr.. Reeder. q think. frosn
Baltimore. came there 10 distribute mee
ais 70 The non-commissioned officers aud
soldiers whobad disi:ng uished themselves
at Palo Alto, &c. II Is reported sthy,
while there. Mr.. r. informed '.old Zacks''
that he had been nominatsd BY some per-
sons in New Ypfk. fos tie Presidency 5
The old Generals reply wss characters
iic, u NJ Rssd6sx Il. daRlI1dsu suiiI u
al the head Of my, noble liipe Il
my. have always considereaA yseli ap9
honest man-mv neighboTs so considered
me -butwereI 10 accept nominations.
there are persons who would call me eve
~ thing that isbad, sndso,hers who would
say Of me. rs they said Of Ger. Harrisop.
that j never was within two miles 81 II
field o. battle. MOI nol-I don't waotl
il! ! don't want il"
ARGuMEET 70 THE POUR. 1.-Two me-
chanics, one Wing and the other Lp-
cofoco. were arguing the olhsr day on the
subject Of the Tariff and Protection, until
., length the Wing exclaimed. You say j
then. you are agains. protection. and 60
with Polk for free trade Yes, ! do
said the Eoco. !" Tor / don't believe in ibe.
doctrine that helping itch manlfaciuregs
helps us at all /; nor dol want ~ see any
more factories 10 this country" aWells''
said the Wing. IF you oppose r,anufac ]
turing because sone men eDgsged in tbata
business, IS well IS farming and trading
are rich. let me ask you one or two ques-
tons: Suppose VIM. Davies, Matthes
Yassar, and James Hooker. should delef.l
mine u build aiactory ,in this town. tol
cost two hundred, thousand dollars. and
60 and lay out the money, who would
get it;l' Why. the mechanics and III 1
borers, the mos, Of ii.'' Suppose hey
should then Ppt i ipio operation. and
pay opt Eve hundred thousand dollars II
year ts the hands employed in il, Ehetel
would that EEoney go1 Wbat tte |
hands didn't save. would 90 70 the mer /
chants and mechanics in town. and the
farmers around" Now, continued ihe1
Khig, take your own party ground,
and suppose that. ,insiead Of having any
factories built and PVT n operation 10 tins
county. all thai business y carried 90 10
England--who will eetthe money psidH
out by the owners Their I" The Loco
pause and-vanished.
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