From Noah's Messenger.
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The many selfmade men who, from the
most humble beginnings, have elevated
themselves to the highest rank, and are
now IN Congress, are characteristic traits
IN the history of our countrymen, and show
how superior nature is 10 artificial emhel-
lishment, and what perseverance and in
domitabe energy will finally effect.


'Look at this newspaper" said one sen.
ator recently to another; see how that scamp
abuses me-"


swell the freedom of the press must be
sustained. There is no divine right
which exempts senators from its scru-
tiny


every true; but the ungrateful hound
of an editorshould have never attacked me.
Why, sir, he came into our village rag
ged fellow, and bought the cloth and made
him the first good suit of clothes he ever
wore"


"The devil you did," why, then, you are
tailor?


"Tobe sure am"


''Why, how came you then to be
lawyer?"


Oh, that was one of the contingencies of
getting on in the world. was common
soldier under Gen. Jackson, through the
Indian wars, and besides that honor, bid
fair to become Il common drunkard; and
when | got back TO our village, got into
SO many scrapes-and whipped 50 many
fellows, that was thrown into Jail for she.
riffs fees.''


"How did you manage to get out of that
difficultyg"


"Why, finally my brother paid the
costs, and invited me to Study law with
him.


You made very rapid progress, no
doub,?"


"Not very rapid. The difficulty was,
that ! had never learnt to read; 50 cducat-
ed myself, and studied law at the same
ime--got admtted-went farther west
got into practice got into the Legislature,
got into Congress, and ecce signum, here ]
am in the Senate


That Senator is sensible, we'll inform
ed, intelligent citizen, fit for any station
Sam Houston, Senator from Texas, is ano-
ther of those rough and remarkable gems !;
like the rocky and sterile surface of the
|Alleghanies, full of mineral riches beneath
Sam was originally a carpenter in Nash~
ville-turned out the shavings from his
plane and resolved to go ahead while ma
king grooves and mortces and mailing up
posts and sashes. He became Governor
of Tennessee, fought as common soldier
in the Indian wars, and secured by his
courage and perseverance, the liberty and
independence Of Texas.


"There, said Gen. Jackson, having a
map of Texas before him. ''-"There is the
Colorado--there is Bexar-there's the Ala
mo? Now, if the Mexicans separate their
forces ard come down this pass, and Sam
can catch 'em under the brow of that range
ofhills, he'll lick 'em, and take Sanity Amy.
You'll see!"


Just as the old General predicted, so it
turned out at San Jacnto. The English
would have made Gen. Houston duke