The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1841-02-12

whose objects have been the encourage
ment of virtue and the dissemination of
useful information, the world Of mankind
has felt their benefits. Look at the i'm
mortal Franklin, who was once humble
printers boy--kings of the earth have
thought themselves honored by his pres
ence, and the mobiles of the earth have
courted his society. He, who bntled the
| lightning of heaven, and, as it were, con-
trolled its power by his transcendant
genius, made his first entrance into the
! literary world in common debating So
ciety; and with what an ardour did he
devote himself to literary requirements,
until he has astonished the world with
his unbounded store of knowledge
man worthy of emulation.
Literary associations are calculated to
dispel that natural tmidity that all pos
sess when first entering upon the stage of
life, while il leads them to the fountain of
human happiness, and the more we drink
of It's ennoblng waters, the more we
thirst for it.
One OF the most important consiGera-
tons, however, is that the perpetuiiy of
our glorious institutions depends upon the
intelligence of the people. What an anX-
ious solicndc for the intelligence Of our
children should occupy our minds, when
we reflect that the present generation will
soon he consigned TO the silent mansions
of the dead. With what profound We
iteration ought we TO regard the glorious
inheritance bequeathcd to us by our Ia
Tiers. When we reflect on their perils,
privatons, and sunerings through a seven
years war, it is rcdcred doubly dear 10 lis
by the recollection, that it was purchased
by their blood. Our children will hold
the rens of government transmitted from
us to them--how highly important, then,
it is that we not only insti into their
minds the lessons Of our sacred liberties,
but prepare them by education for the
high and responsible duties that are to de-
volve upon them, that our liberties may
pass from generation 10 generation till the
end of time, the people growing wiser
and better under the benign influence of
our glorious republican government.
Who will deny that literary institutions
will have a commanding influence over
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