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lithographed as pointing at one of the same elevated family 

 of hogs as the glorious subjects of this report. This gentle- 

 man Berkshire, was most valiantly penetrating the side of 

 old Hoosac, on his way homeward, indicating to us bipeds, 

 in his own mute, peculiar way, and by the force of his 

 own illustrious example, what he would do with the only 

 known obstacle between the Atlantic and the Pacific, by 

 which the Old World could pass through our own New Eng- 

 land, and as the star of empire pursues its westward course. 



Your Committee would not at this time or place, question 

 the beautiful symetry of the lithographic emblem alluded 

 to. The hog is a gentleman, whose energetic and deter- 

 mined will, compares favorably with effeminate bipeds of 

 the present day. No Corporation, Western or Eastern, or 

 fleshy body scares him; he surveys and stands his ground 

 manfully; he never skims the surface, but penetrates to the 

 root, or bottom of every thing, as he was evidently doing in 

 the case recurred to ; and it would have been a subject of 

 regret, that the body or physiognomy of the noble animal 

 had so far penetrated the sides of the mountain that the 

 aforesaid member could not describe his characteristics, 

 had not the novelty of the spectacle seemed to stupify him, 

 as he stood, as has been said, pointing, with wonder and 

 astonishment at the sublime display before him. 



But how have the other four members attained to their 

 present conspicuous position, even if the appointing power 

 saw the famous lithograph in question ? In the joy of our 

 hearts we cannot tell ; and are compelled to dismiss this en- 

 quiry with a full determination to wear our blushing honors 

 with becoming humility. 



So much talent has already been employed in elaborating 

 the qualities of the hog, in Worcester County, and in de- 

 fence of his attributes, that it would be worse than super- 

 fluity, even if we had the time, to consider him in such 

 light, especially, as we are about producing gas enough in 

 Fitchburg without trying; and the Committee will now indi- 



