The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-12-15
THE PERRYSBURG JOURNAL.

on if he apply himself the task There ustrious
ampes of who have distinguished themselves i'll the
ous public stations which, in the progress of the revolution
AIRY struggle they were called upon to many without the
in the land They called from the plow the forge
the machine shop the counnshouse the lawotce and from
all the various occupations of peaceful and orderly citizens
and most nobly did they respond to the call
No nation commenced their with darker
gloomy prospects, than beloved country her strug
gle for Independence Those who chosen control and
guide through this gloomy but glorious crisis taken
from various occupations and placed IN new and utred sit
uatons in. the management of affairs Our generals
most of them, unsked in the arts of nd like Peter the
Great taken from their work shops or like Cncnnatus,
from the pow and successfully did they contend against
all the disadvantages of their and uned situations.
There aayed against them superior in numbers
of and the duties of the field the wealth Of the
her country which poured out freely the blood of
the soldiers in the various battles which fought during
the fire and destruction OF seven years and came OIL
conquerors No man can meet with more dshearening ti.
ais more adverse circumstances than did the patriots of
country in its struggle for independence Let
give way despondency doubt but steadily i'll
pursuits overcoming every obstacle and permitting op
porunes pass unimproved We shall see the mists
and fog of darkness and doubt in which have been enve
oped disappear like mists before the rising If it
essary in order stimulate nobe efforts point
ampes of who in life without advantages ondave
lasting dement's ON their race could refer to many who occupy
some of the brightest of history At the head stands
the truly great Columbus, the of wool comber pilot
himself who rs had the judgment divine, the intpdity
to brave the mysteries of this perous deep by his enghen
age peseveed with great difficulty through tedious and tem
esuous voyage of seventy days in pursuit of an idea which
OF
be 492 discovered land and with tears of JOY and ierent
thanks to God kissed the earth. This truly great
with the most dcourag difficulties in his endeavos gain
assistance carry out his grand and enlightened design He
compelled period of his instructive but cangea
bic to ask aims for the support of his child, who had
grown faint and hungry from travel at the gates of the
vent La Rabida in Spain And yet, he under all these
trials for moment despaed but steadily persevered in
the execution of his great design and was ultimately
ed with complete
What estimate the benefits which have been de-
rived from the cotton gin Of Sir Richard Akwrgh? the APP
pcauon of the steam engine to purposes of navigation by
Fulton? the invention of the cotton gin by Whitney,
which, in the opinion of Judge Johnson of the Supreme Court
of the United States has rebed the value of the whole
lands of the South has paid their debts furnished them with
lucrative and remunerang employment increased their capt.
tai raised individuals who depressed with poverty and
sunk in deness wealth and responsibility and that it
could be proved by calculation, that the benefits Of
this improvement exceeded one hundred millions of dollars
Benjamin Thompson, afterwards Count of Rumtord
born in Massachusetts, and left orphan in his infancy with
very limited means, than sufficient furnish him
with school education He received
except what he acquired by his industry and the
dance of lectures experimental philosophy
in the halls of Harvard University, by Prof Winthrop. All
exile from his country he became subject Of George ILL., He
rapidly under Lord George German be under Seceta
ry OF State. This is the remarkable consequence
his being unConnected with aristocrac family,
trey unsupported by Parliamentary influence it is almost
uneXamped in the history of English The honor
of knghthoOd conferred him he was admitted a