The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1851-10-01

table, when the Char arose and SAID:
as the house ready for the question:
"Ayel ayeP' cried dozen voices.
And the Chair proceeded:
"Gentlemen-the question for this evening
lis, which conferred the greatest benefit on
mankind, Mr.. Christopher Columbus or Gen
George Washington? On the affirmative
Messrs. Van Dreezer, DusenbuTy and Pc
nix; on the negative, Messrs. Foster, Milli-
gan and Sampson. Mr.. Van Dreezer has
the floor" -......
Mr.. ", the village lawyer, smart, dap
Iper-looking man, arose, and, taking sup of
water from the tin cup which was before
him did depose and say:
"Mr. President, and gentlemen and ladies
/ arise to advocate the affirmative of this
question; that is to say, that l affirm that
Mr.. Columbus did a greater benefit to man
kind than Gen. Washington. In order more
fully to digest the interrogatory Just pro-
pounded, to enter fully into the merits of the
case, will give brief, succint, and con-
densed account of Mr.. Columbus life and
exploits Sir, who was Christopher Colum-
bus? Sir, echo answers, the greatest man
IOl MS .llIutS. OH SOlullUuS was Vic. Oh-
spring of man of the same name, who was
an indignant basket maker in small town
called Rome, situated on the river Tigers, a
stream which takes its rise in the Pyranine
Mountains, and flows in south-easterly
course into the gulf of Mexico. AT an ear
| ly age Col mbus eyinced a decided talent for
the sea, and occupied the leisure hours of
his infancy in perusing books of travel, and
works on navigation; it was while engaged
in these pursuits that he inadvertently met
with the works of Robinson and Crusoe, and
Captain Cook, and the definition he made
! from them was, thatf far away over the track
less main, hitherto untrodden by the foot OF
man, was an undiscovered country. As he
approached manhood, he was filled with a
desire to discover that country which he so
often saw in his youthful dreams; actuated
by this desire, he petioned the great Pontitiv
tia Pope Of Rome to give him three yawls
and jolly-boat to- carry out his design.
That distinguished man at first refused, but
his wife Cleopatra, being pleased with the
promising looks Of Mr.. Columbus. actuated
with magnanimity which is a charicature
of her sex, prevailed upon him to grant Co
lumbus' request, whereupon, providing his
vessels with stores and men out of his own
pocket, Columbus got ready, and on a GER
ltain day of a certain month"; and in a GER
tain year, he sat sail from the Holy Sea O
lRome, and after a long and tempestous trip
the set foet, at last, upon the Plymouth Rock
lin the Island of Juan Fernandez; it was OF
that occasion, that he exclaimed, Breathe
There any man with sole SO perfectly dead a
never to himself has said, this is my own, m,
native land! a
"Sir, Mr.. Columbus did not long surviv
the hardships of that voyage, and was final
ly taken prisoner by the king of the Canon
Iball Islands, and, with all his crew, cast int
chains and slavery, where he died, at an ad
Ivanced age, an ignominus natural death
with his whole crew, leaving not one to tel
1.-The tale. Peace to his ashes and their'n.
"Sir, the discovery of this continent wa
the greatest invention of the year 1892
iFernandez's Island was the stepping stone
to the settlement of this country, sir Lool
around you and behold the populated world
the United States, North and South Ameri
ca, Oregon and Asia, Hindoostan and Belor
chistan, England and Turkey, France s.anc
China, and many others, too numerous tt
mention; behold these countries traverset
by steamboats,, railroads and telegraphs
and ask yourself, would these things hav
been if it hadn't been for Columbus? ant
your reply would certainly be, Certainly not
Isir' If it hadn't been for Mr.. Columbus
General Washington wouldn't have bee
born-but suppose he had, what then? Wha
Ibid Washington ever do that was a grea
benefit to this country? There is much sal
about his talents for war; 70 be sure h
performed several mastery retreats, bu
what's tF9f an.evidence of? Sir, it is tina
he was a coward 1au ggSE
General Washington a cowardP' scream
: ed Foster, the village doctor, in voice {
: thunder. General Washington a coward
who so base as dare say it? Look at hir
A at the battle of the Nile, look at him at til
e Pyramids, at Stillman's Defeat, at Bad Axe
e and, sir. look at him at the battle of NeV
OrleansP'
: General Washington at the battle of Nev
e OrleansF exclaimed huge backwoodsmar
gesticulating violently. "Mr. Speaker,
!; there such ignoramus in the house! Sll
9 any school boy knows that the battle of Ne'
= Orleans was tit before Gineral Washingto
= was born Let the gentleman read Plutarch'
lives, the lives of the siguers Of the Decla
: ration of Independence, or let him read Arb
wright's History ofthe Black Hawk Wa
: and ell find that GineraI Hen y Dodge ]
I, the 5otAeot New 0fleons'' A.'.
! Here the noise and confusion became
\ great that our traveller might have bee
: seen vending his way to the inn, wist
y man than whenhe arrived at J J---- .---Sp'r
: ofthe Times. .afr,.. ,ft ,.s4 (
I, The VIRTUES OF SAeE.-r Thisv valuable her
t; was held in such high esteem by the ancient
that they have left us a latin verse, whlc
2 signifies, 'tWhy should aiman die when
!, has sage in his garden ?" II is reckone
' admirable as cordial, and to sweeten az
u cleanse the blood. 1t is good in nervol
n cases, and is given in fevers, with view
! y prompt persPiration. With the addition Of
I little lemon juice. it is very grateful az
y cooling; some choose to take II dry, allie
\ ling that the surface of the leaves Of gree
/ sage abound with animalculesss which .
!. very visable through microscope /; and
4 there are in many articles Of common foo
ir but we may be assured, even il this be u
u case, that as they are nourished with Il
% sage, they are Of no harm, and at all event
! a little hot water will destroy them.