In some cases, muscle weakness that happens suddenly, especially on one side of the body, can be a sign of stroke. If it occurs along with severe abdominal pain, it may by a symptom of botulism.
He seems like a great candidate to be the author of âGo west, young man,â since he did exactly that. But itâs hard to prove that Soule, not Horace Greeley, coined the famous appeal. In November 1853, the Soule brothers bought The Wabash Express from Kentuckian Donald S. Danaldson, who had acquired it in 1845.
The song as originally composed was known as âThe Good Old Wayâ, and is attributed to a G.H. (George H.) Allan in the contents section of the slave song book of 1867. The song may also be known as âCome, Let Us All Go Downâ, but has also been known as âDown to the Valley to Prayâ, and alternately as âDown in the River to Prayâ.