Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-12-19
G. W. EyERs A GREAT MAN.


gins has the name OF being one OF the clev-
crest writer's and editorial paragraphists
in this part OF the State, but, it so happens
that he did not write or dictate word OF
the notice referred to,--7SeNtinel
Yes Yes EvERs, surely is great
man. Gen. GRANT was great man, and
FrrzHueHr Of Texas, was "a biggir man
than old Grant" EvERs says HIoGINs is
n great man, and he is as big man as
HmaIHs because he was taken to be HIG-
GINS, Yes he is entitled to the "Hdme OF
being" great, because he is one OF the
cleverest writers in this part of the State
There can be no doubt Of this, as he him
self says so.
But EvERs is modest, We are prepared
to enter the lists and prove that he is big
ger man than HIGGfNs. Greatness is
relative term and usually measured by the
power and authority which some men ex-
ercise over their fellow men. Now is not
EvERs the head and front of the court
house ring? What he says to the Com
missioners and Auditor they shall or may
do, they do. When he holds up his finger
and says phist, are they not MS dumb us
stones2 They are as afraid of him as the
devil OF holy water, and not one oi them,
without his permission, dare speak above
whisper. HieGINs cannot exert such power
over them. We do not say this to flattcr
EvERs but speak the truth in all serious
mesa. They are absolutely afraid oi him
afraid that through the Sentinel he might
blast their hopes of office. But greatness
is relative. Should the Commissioners and
Auditor deal with him as did Auditor
NEWTON when he attempted to apply the
lash to the back OF the latter, lie would
again cringe and fawn like whipped
spaniel.
We confess we were mistaken. EvERs
did write the notice Of PerrySburg no
one else could have written it. We judged
from the matter, not from the style, that
HIGGIHs wroteit. When we re-readt he ar
ticle we became satisfied we had committed
blunder
EvERs says: "The Hollisters, the Spaf-
fords, the Thompsons, the Wilkisson's, the
Powers, the Halls, the Roby's, the Pccks'
are gone, and with their passing
away has come great changes"
We had supposed that in grammatical
construction, all of the above proper nouns
held the same relation to are gone" that
is, OF subjects and predicate, but we see
that Wilkinson's, Powers, Roby's and Peck's
are put in the possessive case. why is
this? what do they possess? We confess
we do not know, but we do know the Ian
man.
He continues, Sand with their passing
away HAS come great chdn9es" 1t was lon,
considered that a noun in the plural mum
Der aud nominative case should have "A verl
in the plural for it's predicate, but we nov
zee that MURRAY, KIRKHAM, &C., di,
not understand the subject they discussed
EvERs is correct, az matter OF course h
il, tor has lie not frequently informed u
that he used to keep school?"
Again he says: Toledo has, by he
rapid growth, rose to 4 third place." &c
Now, some Of our old fogy grammarian
might argue that when a principal verb i
uSel in sentence, it is improper to con
meet with it an auxiliary verb. Surei,
they would be in error. Docs not the grea
elitor, (the equal of IIlGGrSs,) Of the off
cial organ, who boasts of getting mp til,
be-t paper in the Eorthwest-does he no
know how to write n sentence correctly
Away with the unworthy thought. Car
they not sec that the auxiliary adds botl
strength and beauty TO the expression?
Again: Judge Dodge has made lots q
money, spent il freely" &c. Some nigh
think that the most appropriate words wer
MT selected to express the thought in til
mind OF the great writer, hut that woul
arise from the fact that in his haste, throug
want OF time, he made the sentence ellipt
cI. Had he stated whether The lots MAD
of money were Tn-Iuis or Out-lots, u
wonld have been clear.
Again; 1--WE have forgotten to mentio
the pretty home once occupied by Ge
Houston, who will be remembered by mau
OF our readers among the merchants of Pc
rysburg," Here we have one of the id
symcracies of great minds. lie says, "y
hqre forgotten, &c, Gen. Houston" yet
the very same moment he is speaking
him. We can solve the mystery only
Nupposng that Just at that time he was II
bued with the diOine G6idtus
As we do not know single merchant
Perrysbnrg who is a subscriber to the Sc,
incl, The unwelcome suspicion is suggest,
to our MUD that the great man perpetrat'
a fb when he wrote, Gen. Houston, wi
will be remembered kindly BY many of 0
readers among the merchants OF Perry
burg" Some may think he meant to 81
that Gen. HoUsToS was "among the me
chants OF Perrysburg." Can any one ha
the audcity to intimate that Mr.. EvEI
who considered himself qualified al
siught to obtain seat in Congress is
capable OF expressing so simple a thong
as that? Well, we confess We do not kno
BY reason of his assurance, that might pc
sibly be said of him which Pollock {
serted OF BYRON:
He stood erect where angels baahi
looked"
There are several other "gems OF r
serene" in the article, but we have II
room TO present them at this time.
YesI we take it all back EvEns
write the article, no other could write
his inimitAble style.
The following figures, compiled fr'
the returns OF twenty-nine imports
railroads, show the average life ia We