Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-01-25


liable site on which are now
TIE CITY OF MAuMEE AND TOLEDO,
which would otherwise have been IN.
cludei in Michigan. This led 10
what is known as the Michigan
war" in which Governor Lucas tri,
unphed by having his name attached
to the county Of which Toledo is the
capitol, Mr.. Worthington also intro
dueed a proviso limiting, indeed pre-
venting, apprenticeship OF negroes
and thus prevented in Ohio the form
of negro slavery which prevailed fol
many years in Indiana and Illinois.
The original log house of Governor
Worthington was visited long ago 10y
Tecumseh, Crane, CTar-he), SUater
Blue Jacket, aud other Indian worth.
| les or unworthics "A silvcr-mounted
tomahawk, bearing the name of
TECuMsEu,
with the date of 1907, and presented
10y that famous Indian Chieftain &c
Governor w orthington, still remain
ing III the house of the latter's son
while 10 the latter dwelling used often
times to come such other guests Il,
Clay, Pope, (Clay's great competitor
Breckenridge. Tom. Marshall, lIarri
son, and many others. Some Of
these, far back in the first quarter
of the century, visited the father
many later have been guests Of the
son.
TOM MARSHALL AND HENRY CLAY
ANECDOTES,
The name of Breckenridge (thl
/ writer tcutlnues) reminds me of q
characteris c outburst of Tom Mar
/ shall, which / heard here in connec
ton herewith, 4" Henry Clay" hl
said, " was a powerful man. | never
liked him, and was ono Of the two o
the most remarkable men Of the two
most remarkable families in Kentucky
who as young lawyers, undertook tc
pull bin down in the height Of his
power Wen, the result was one oI
these young men took refuge il The
bottle. But, BY, Tom Marshal
has stuck closer to his text than Boil
Breckjnridge.o He drew long sigh
and then added of Clay. "But h,
was only wood colt at last; look a
his stock good for nothing
Speaking Of Henry Clay the fol
loving local anecGoto is told, record
ing one Of his visits to Ohio upward
OF forty years ago, Alta public ain
ner given to the great kentuckian by
some Of his friends in Chiicothe
Col. Brush, a member of Congress
and an old friend and admircr ol
Clay, undertook 4 have this from the
mouth OF ono who vas presenO to in.
'roduce all his town friends to Mr.
Clay. 1t was while the wine was
doing It's pleasant business, and among
the rest, one Henry LORD, shingIe and
clapboard maker, q Nirginian, Y who
had high opinion Of his own abili.
ties, somewhat Increased, doubtless,
at the moment, by his being about
half drunk, came up and was intro.
duced. After shaking hands he pull
sal out 4 stamp with his name cut up
on it, and said
You're Il lawyer, Mr. Clay, and
I'm al ignorant man--cau't read nor
write, Now, if ! put my name to a
contract with this here stamp, will it
be good in law ?"
Take a glass Of Iine, Mr.. Lord, "
said Clay, =" and I'll give you my
opinion" Then, with a soIcmn face,
he proceeded to say " II you know
the contents Of The contract, aud sign
tho paper with the stamp, with the
i, tenlion to make it yours, my friend
Colonel Brush viii tell you, as tell
you, that you'll he bound by il, whcth-.
er you Ike it or not"
Colonel Brush, who had been quite
uneasy during the conference, tried 10
get Lord away.
Get out; I'm talking to gentle
man." Lord went on. Now, Mr..
Clay" says he, "and all you gentle
men, what great thing learning is
For always thought, and now !
am sure Of it," docking Mr.. Clay in
the incc), if Ia bave had half a
chance Of learning, Henry Clay
wouId be no part OF a patching to
Henry Lord r