The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-09-20

be able to overcome its 2200 Union
majority. JUSTICE.
! Communication.
HO A Daniel come 10 Jutic.
ment.
Mr.. Henry Brown is a very esti-
mable gentleman; personally, we
like him; politically, we don't. We
see by his advertisement that he re-
ceiyed the appointment, from very
small caucus, of candidate for Sena-
tor of this, 33d, District. Mr.. B.
has an idea that he is very popular
throughout the District-so much so
that he can overcome the heavy I'm
ion majority, and 60 to Columbus
and sport Senatorial robes, dignity
and honors. We like, muchly like,
his Napoleonic faith in his own des-
tiny, immortality and the popular
enthusiasm which must attend the
announcement of his name. So he
wrote his letter, and so fully was lie
convinced of the magnificent intel
lectual effort, and the splendid abiH-
ty exhibited therein that he publish
ed it in the organs of both parties
advertised it, because he wished the
people to see it. Did you ever see a
hen cackling over its newly laid egg
We have. But he advertised; he
wanted to give it and himself { a per-
feet sacrifice), to the people as their
property. Well, we saw the adver-
tisement, and upon a close examina-
tion found it to be HI. Browns letter;
we read it, coDned it, perused it, and
studied it, and the more we studied
the less we found out what we didn't
know. 1t is a great letter-showing
profound labor and exhaustive re-
search { for words and smells strong
ly of the midnight Oil. But after
studying it twenty-four hours without
finding out what he said (or meant },
we gave up the task in hopeless de-
spair, exclaiming with HORACE -
Partwrfent monies, mas cetur ridicu-
tus mus
In the first paragraph ha assures
us. that "ordinary routine of State
Legislative proceedings,,-those du-
ties which have taxed the abilitias OF
such men as Clay and Web3ter, and
the acuteness of Winthrop, Banks
and Colfax-over which have been
exhibited some of our greatest intel
lectual combats, and for the proper
administration of which our ablest
men are made Speakers aad Presi-
dents of Legislative bodies-"are''
Ito him "simple and of easy CON-
prehension." If we admired his Ma
poleonic faith it is transcended by
our admiration for his sublime assur-
ance. Having assured US of his
grasp ofintellect and comprehensive
ness of mind, he, in the next para
graph displays to us his classical at
tainments quotes the "poicks -
crosses the wide Atlantic, summons
the ghost of poor Burns from his
Scottish grave, and murders his
"a man fer a that
Appearing fully satisfied with this
performance, our ''modern letter wri-
ter comes back, shows his familiar
ty with the American poets, and
chains the venerable Bryant, with all
his radicalism and Black Republican
ism, to his (Mr. Brown's) triumphal
car (prospectiyeIy) and makes him
do menial, criminal service with his
"Galley Slave" Oh, dear; don't,
MIR. Brown, do don't, and ifyou don't
do, why don't you!
Having thus made assurance doub-
i ly sure, he proceeds in his usual ia
nus-faced manner. In a long par
agraph which shows great ingenuity
and tact in the endeavor to say moth
ing with the greatest number and
prettiest words, he throws a sop to
the laboring classes. He assures
them that they can't take care Of
themselves or families, that they
have not sense enough to make theiI
own contracts that he win pass laws
!. against the capitalist and in favor OI
labor. and compel the laboring man
to learn to read, pray, attend church
laws to tell him when to commence
work, when to quit, and how much ht
shall receive for his labor.
Then, evidently fearful that he ha:
. said too much, and that lie may lost
the rich mans vote, Mr.. Brown
bids for the vote of the capitalists
|. in the third paragraph of his letter
.Iby promising (if anything) to re
| peal our interest laws and allow then
!. to charge all the interest On the poor
|. man that the conscience of the one
and the necessities of the other will
I allow.
II Here we see the "water on both
n shoulders" while he promises moth.
ling to neither" All! Mr.. Brown
4 don't you know that you can't legis.
late for both-that legislation to ia
vor one destroys the other? Have
you yet to learn that all legislation
of that kind, tampering wisrnSmsn's