The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-04-29
VOL, XIII NO. IL.
From the American Union.
ROGER SHERMAN,

who, like Franklin and Patrlckl
Henry, would never have risen
toso high eminence, ifihey had hta'
not greatly exerted themselves,
and put forth strong resolutions
fora7improvement. They were
not born statesmen and philoso-
pliers, but became SO by intellec-
tual effort, aud by resolution and
command .tatb a-a gsl % aafasl.aa.
The case of Roger Sherman
is as remarkable as that Of any
in our country All his intellec-
tnal character and eminence was
not gwen him by nature; but he
procured it by study and reso-.
lute efforts for improvement
How he became thus resolute
and studious of intellectual adj
vancement, we pretend not to
decide. But studious and reso-
lutte he certainly was; and is
certain that ifahe had not been
SO, he would not have been dis
tinguished as a philosopher and
statesman. raHa g fl .hR1els a5l
aRoger Sherman was born at
Newton, Mass. His father was
an honest but laborious farmer.
giving his son the ordinary COM
mon school education Of the day,
and then placing him as appren-
tice to a shoemaker. When Ro-
ger was about eighteen, his
father died, leaving a large fam
lily dependent mainly upon the
son for support. Soon after, in
1743, the family moved to New
Milford, Conn, Roger accompa-
nryiing them, on foot, aoiM his
tools on his backt Here he en-
gagged in businesswith his brother
who was a trader. 7.Heq
Roger, was always fond Of The
study of mathematics, and in
l745 was appointed surveyor for
the county, and for several years,
from I74S to l759, he furnished
the astronomical calculations for
an almanac published atNew
York" About this period, also,
he commenced the study Of law,
was admitted to the bar in 1854,
and soon rose to eminence. AT
the age Of thirty-four, he was
elected representative to the le-
gislative assembly of the colony,
and three years afterward was
appointed Judge of the court, in
the, county, Of eLitchfieelld. He
was, elected to Congress under
the new federal constitution in
1850 A'afglo 7ai aoq1 ,52oia 20 aaa
= Mr.. Sherman was a sincere
and ardent patriot, opposing the
arbitrary measures of the Brit
ish parliament, as did. did other
American patriots, because they
tended. toIthe prostration of the
Just rights of the people, and
were in derogation Of the civil
liberty long enjoyed in the colo
Mes In proof Of this may be
mentioned the fact, that he was
Selected in ITO, as one Of the
committee COM to consider the sub
iect; of formal Declaration Of
Independence. Franklin, jeff.
erson, Iohn Adams, and Roberl
Livingston, D. were the others, who
had the high honor and great
responsibility nof preparing a
statement Of the reasons which
made such an act justifiable and
proper. 1oqay oqotf eth laajlom 40
On account of his eminent
prudence, Judge Sherman was
seIectedas a memberofth the Con
tinental Convention in l7S7.---
He advocated the adoption OF
the federal Constitution in his
own own State, in 1888. When the
federal government was organ
lied in 1889, he was chosen a
representative from Connecticut,
and proved an active member.
Twolyears after, he was elected
to a seat in, the Senate Of the
United States, in which he re-
NAMED till 1898, when he died