Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-12-29


Franklin said many things that have
passed into maxims, but nothing that
| is better known and remembered
than, I" He paid dear, very dear, for his
whistle" d .3 1a|
Washington made but very few epi-
grammatic speeches. Here is one
"To prepare for war is the most effec.
tual means of preserving peace" a''a
n Did you ever hear of old John Dicken-
son Well, he wrote of Americans in
1853, "By uniting we stand, by divid-
ing we fall."I h'etN Us "a11 ia sfa.
Patrick Henry, as every schoolboy
knows, gave us, "Give me liberty or
give me death, ~ and q If this be treason
make the most of it," .ua .-tso
Thomas Paine had many quotable
epigrammatic sentences 2. Rose like
a rocket and came down like stick p
/" Times that try mems souls -" One
step from the sublime to the ridicu-
lous,n etc. .s4e3 io siravJu9 ytJ 1o
Jeferson's writings are so besprink.
led, that it is difficult to select. In de-
,spair we jump at Few die and none
resign certainly as applicable now to
office holders as in Jefferson's time.
Henry Lee gave Washington his i'm
mortal title, "First in war, first in
peace, and first in the hearts of his
countrymen." Hoe :ul 5e .tgat
Charles Cotesworth Pickney declared
in favor of Millions for defense, but
not one cent for tribute" gr,a io ts-g
- g Peaceably if we can, forcibly if
we must,;' is from Josiah Quincy,
' John Adams did not say, "Live or
die, survive or perish, I'm for the Con-
stitution," but Daniel Webster said it
for him. 0u .r as..t wi .G. IA
The revolutionary age alone would fill
our article, had we time to gather the
pearls. Coming down, we pass greater,
but not more famous men. u
Davy Crockett was the illustrious au-
thor of " Be sure you are right, then go
ahead" ......,. SD.
Andrew Jackson gave us " The Union
1t must be preserved" . ~, .aog
{ Benton almost lost his original iden-
tity in cold Bullion from his hard
money" doctrines. ..,.,r .... ... s...
Scott's Hasty plate of soup" lasted
his lifetime. L,..... .lt.
Taylor's battle order, A little more
grape, Capt Bragg. will be quoted af-
ter he is forgotten "by all the world
and the rest of mankind" ......
Seward is known for the irrepressi-
BILE conflict" wherever the English lam
guage is spoken. ...,,i........
Z Rufus Choate gave us "glittering
generalities. ~. t...
Tom Corwin's welcome with bloody
hands to ,hospitable graves" gave him
more unenviable criticism than any
other saying of his life. I..
Calhoun gave us {" State rights as a
most pernicious and absurd equivalent
for national supremacy under the Con
stitution.
Douglas applied "squatter sover-
eign," though it is probable that Cass
invented it and Calhoun named it.
Stringfellow was the original Bor-
der Ruffian."
War times gave us no end of epigram-
matte utterances. Those of Lincoln
alone would fill volume chiefest of all
these that noble, god-like sentiment,
"With charity for all, and malice to-
ward none." }
Grant gave us Fight it out on this
line," Unconditional surrender" I
propose to move Immediately upon
your works. Bottled" and a hundred
others. a. 5,-A @@'' ''+'I'i
Sherman first gave utterance ito the
great truth, showing at once statesman
ship and military sagacity, :" The Con
federacy is SHE'LL" and he had the fe-
licity of practically demonstrating his
own theorem by the March to the
sea- ~ NJ tG m 50 Gr, ~ paG ,hnatI
Sheridan's character and his style of
fighting are best expressed by "Sent
them whirling up the valley"
Pope's unfortunate orders from
" Headquarters in the saddle" gave
Gen. Lee opportunity for the. one soli-
tary joke of his lifetime "What can
you expect of General who puts his
headquarters where his hindquarters
ought to be ?" els 'oa }1 s.tH9rr 'a'} r
Butler, more incisive with the pen
than with the sword, cut through one of
the knottiest problems of the war with
the name "Contraband."