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The Mountain Bow.


@ The Mountain Boy.
Some thirty years ago. there removed
from Pickens District, in good old South
Carollna, to the mountain region of Georgia,
a highly respectable family, the head OF
which was in rather indigent circumstances
Atthat time, the subject of this sketch was
little boy some ten years of age, and the
Oldest son Of his devoted parents. Chero-.
kee Georgia was ut that period, rough and
unsettled country. but to emigfants from
all the southern States. it promised all that
has since been realized. Away up near to
The line of Unionand Lumpkin, surrounded
by mountains on every side, in a small val
ley, might be seen for many years, this little
boyindustliously engaged, sometimes Mt the
handle Of the plow. again with tile hoe, and
anon with his axe in the forest, toiling with
all his. might, to aid in the support of his
honored parents, and others dependant up.
on them. =
When not directly engaged in this "work
of love-" in order 10 provide the means by
which, at a more distant day, he might Sc.
cure the advantages of an education, our
little hero turned his attention to the raising
OF stock, and succeeding, in few years he
was seen vending his way back to the
"old settlement" in Carolina, Astounding
.hen. as well as now. with good schools, one
of which he entered, and in which he was
distinguished for not only lis studious de.
pertinent, but for an energy and zeal, that
soon placed him far ahead of all his ,om.
peers, and of those whose early advantages
had been far superior to his own But at
school he could not always remain. The
little fund which by industry ard self,deni-
nj, he had accumulated. by degrees, become
less and less, until its last dollar was gone
did our hero despair? mol Already had
he planned for the future. With small
bundle of clothes in bis hand, he walked
from Anderson, South Carolina, to Canton
in Cherokee county, Georgia. where, for
some years. he taught school, and al the
same time assiduously employed all his leis.
ure moments in studying Law. So remark
able was his perseverance, that Providence
provided for him friend, and ere long, our
hero was at the Law School in Yale Col
lege, from which he retired with distinguish,
ed honors. We next hear of our mountain
boy, as a lawyer of eminence in Cherokee
Georgia-then in the Senate, representing
Cobb and Cherokee, the General Assem-
bly, of Georgia, where he was distinguished
Tor The soundness Of his views as a lcgisla
tor and for his earnest and eloquent adyo.
oacy of those principles, which have since
elevated Mr.. Buchanan to the Presidency.
Next we hear of his election, over popular
and able opponent, as Judge of one of our
Judicial Districts, the duties Of W which station
he has discharged, up to this day, with an.
ability, decision. and integrity. that fairly
entitle him to the appellation of an cup
right Judge"
But we are not yet done. A more bril-.
liant career awaits our mountain boy. At
! his quiet home in Canton, the news has lust
reached him that the Democratic Conven
ton has unanimously placed him in nomina.
tien as the Democratic candidate for Gov
emor. Yes, reader, our mountain boy that
was, isno other than Joseph E. Brown, the
/ Democratic nominee for Governor mo
hey, as has been said of thirty-three years,
buta man OF forty years-no recently i'm.
ported Carolinian, as has been sneeringly re-
marked. buta resident of Georgia for thirty
years-no member Of the Knights Of Jericho,
or any other secret society. as has been pro.
cialmed, or of any society save one of which
ne M ~ dh orndtneht' ana tnal one christian
Church. Need we say mofc of our noun.
tain hoy--need we say more of Joseph e.
Brown? We will, and ii is this--we give
il for the benefit of our Know Nothing, or
American friends. The Office of Governor
has sought Joseph r. Brown, and not he
the Office Wilthey object TO this?
Atidnta Examiner, June 29M
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