DCHP-1 Online
sawlog nobility Facetious, Obs. 
members of the legislature, so called because of their abilities at sleeping through sittings, that is, at "sawing logs," or snoring.
- 1836 Our made Governor gave his party notice of the dissolution of the House at an early day, and appointed the election immediately after it and generally promulgated, which gave the sawlog nobility time to electioneer one month before the virtuous intelligence of the people knew that a new election would take place.
- 1836 Our made Governor gave his party notice of the dissolution of the House at an early day, and appointed the election immediately after it and generally promulgated, which gave the sawlog nobility time to electioneer one month before the virtuous intelligence of the people knew that a new election would take place.