The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-09-24

Eeeter from Capt. nHcMimIey.
I've cmty our ngi9haurs failiugs in sight,
throw our own over our shoulders.r

No peaay--M pater noster'
| f. A. HlGGiNs- Sir IL notice that in briefv
paying your compliments TO the late Democratic
| County Convention, you do me the injustice to
class me among the candidates FOR Probate Judge
| supposed it to be distinctly understood that on
no account would be u candidate for more than
one office before the convention. To the friend
who announced my name, am grateful but
Immediately authorized the Gilead delegation to
Withdraw IL which was done as formally as it had
been announced. Hence you will discover that,
I 1oas not caadidate for ProJate Judge do
not know how you came to make the erroneous
statement, but feel confident that it was not in
tenlional, and that this explanation will set the
matter right
Had been ambitious for place. outside of my
profession, the Offices of Clerk ana Auditor, with
the duties Of which long practice has made me fa-
miIiar offered much easier nomination, and would
certainly have paid better, which after all, is the
question, the great bone Of contention between
! candidates Of the same political tcnets
The illusions as to "Pettyfogging superior
EiuCauoD court room giants, indlGCTeetness &c.
&c. | am willing to leaye for the criticism and
decision Of those who know, or may hereafter
know all referred to- My natural abilities owe
to God and my Mother; and my education, to the
laws which furnish "the people colleges" for the
bareheaded and barefooted orphan. Yet | am VII
ling to be pitted, even against my friends who
though pigmies before Justices, are busters in
the Common Pleas. Ha ha | wonder if
friend Reid and myself were to tie mackeles to
our coat tails if we couldn't be whales too But
when would assume those airs so common to
egotstiCa jackauape5 | am reminded of the old
aGage " He who thinks too much Of himself is
in danger OF being forgotten by the rest of the
world" However, regardless of the danger Of be-
ing thought vain, might say that have proved
myself in the forum and in the field, when some
would dare to faint and yield Remember the
Gte IN the flint shines not Till it is struck But to
get up controversy as to who is the greatest
among the learned lawyers Of our county and the
question OF capability for the Ouzy little picayune
Office Of Prosecuting Attorney is suprcmely ridi.
. cniOus 1t can, however, be accounted for from
the fact that mice and flies more numerous than
elephants and lions But the people will perverse-
iy mistake all us huge legal giants for common
place mortals not more wise than millions of sim
Lar blpads which strut around for season. and
then 90 down 10 the grave, and perhaps to obliv-
iOu Bat all those foolish expressions il used at
AL were akin to the "Smi!ing' one, SO beautifully
illustrated in Tue religious se,ectons ther we're
mere tubs to amuse the whale" but for that
should properly resent an attack upon my profess
sioaal rcputation--the only means of my liveli-
hood and support Of my orphan children the ser
vice Of my country huyiag re4dered me incapable
OF manual labor.
/ But no perso- Of sane mind can he operated up
/ nn by such tWalde, and 50 far as | am concerned
iesl disposed to dismiss the nonsensica egotisti-
/ cul TuHTar with u laugh rejecting upon the story
%, the ancient begga". WAC in whilum times took 2
/ Journey Oh horseback and rode to the devil
| ignorance is at least toerab.e excuse for the
idiotic sc.-ldula,ion of mental nnnotcncy and
should as soon think Of cUr,ag The memory Of
/ be famous calf lciicA ran aiac miles to suck
staar as Of having MY passions excited by the
"r,z,l chnI.lons Of Goldfish e&quiareS or gated
political ls,cksters Such poor fellows by some
strange Gausion
"Go5-e the Innshin, whsrethay grew,
Aat u!.n.l themselves the Lord knows who"
Nop hlv, .v eu,ly misapprehelI1J The trua
cause OF mr l''a'. Weston T0pAstip could not
ash for tao cund'irtcs When lce hail de,ermin-
ed to have ,hr lu!it0c, we couldn't expect the
Prosecuting Attorney. Did you hear anything
drop? We'll. that is it Your allusion to certain
/ proc-sed friends was unnecessary. | knew the run
of the ropes. have shook the bush all my Ee
to get my friends the fruit, but political principles
should not be subservicnt to personal success and
/ friends WHO are with you in the SUNSHINE but leave
you when yoG glt into the shade don't often de
ceve any one The hand is the hand Of Esau,
/ but the voice is the voice Of Jacob" But this
matter must settle without the intervention of po-
| ical opponents Such men must be fought at
| home for although they cannot strike strong
blows, they know how to fight with poisoned wr;,-
pous, and thus by their malignty rather than by
their honorable skill, they bring tie nubes autug0-
INST to the ground,
And like the bat Of India brakes
| lis pinto $ fan the wound it makes
And soothing thus the dreamers pain,
/ |. drinks the life-blood from the vein.r
Bat have done with this statement | am con-
tent TO lei your lunny notice Of our convention, 70
before the people in all Its pristine shakespearau