The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-09-02
NEW oHIo THURSDAY EVENING" SEPTEMBER
MAN AS He Isl
nv M. eARDNER.


not but be panied at the picture which 10 pre-.
senicd. Many have never doDo this Mil
lIcns have been born 10 an inheritance Of sui-,
ferug, deprivation and Ignorance; and after
living out their term Of ,uh and cortOw--ens
joyIng nothing bNtthe few brief ,earc Of chiid
hood, and these but neutrality-suspicious.
nothiHg but children to psrpetunle the wrongs
they suffer--and leaving nothing behind them
but an increased number Of human beiNgs TO
swell the aggregate OF human misery y-they
have gono down to the grave remembered on
lyin The mental curses Of those who inherh
their share Of hopeless seiyiiude and deRre-
dasiSn. And The few who havo been permit
ted or enabled 10 cultivate their soUIs, and
have thus been capaciated 10 think aud UNDER
stand the true condition of man aud the csu-
ses which have prodSced II, have but q eingls
motive and hata ep,riiuAl one, TO speak out
against the wrong they discover; while essTv
earthly consideration, as present ease, Iepu-
tation, and pecuniary InlOresi, force TO eecure
their eiience.
"A sense Of duty 10 society may prompt the
exposure Of an individual wrong-dOer; bu. o.
Ven THE s overcome, many times and Often,
by considerations Of moro weight with him or
them who have cognizance Of tho wrong, than
regard for public virtue. Who needs, 10 be
told tha, wealth and the responsibility it pur-
chsses, 10 even 10 our own country, almost
omnipoien,? It has place and an influence
on the bench with thejudge. in the pulpit With
the priest, in lhejury room, on the wi,nesS'
s,and, in the halls Of ieglsla,lou, in the pleas
ding Of the lawyer. and ~ the manufacturing
or shaping Of public opinion BY conversation
and tho press. Il has torn the bsndage from
the eyes of Justice, irampled on individual
rights aud the rights Of the mind, broken The
| chain Of the murderer, opened the door Of the
felon's cell, and cheated the galoRs Of ito
proper victim. The world can never know
the amount Of individual wrong which has been
and is daily covered up BY the poten. influence
ofgold. ". ..s..........
Blu. when society itself deals wrohgluily
and unjusily towards its members, social OBJ.
legation sceasea to prompt exposure and con.
demnation. Itis mak.ng war against society
and society will exeslhe utmost energies 10
silence and crush him who has the fearless
| Independence to spesk out. Mono but him
rwhostegards his duty and loyss oil mankind
| Assind,vlduals-child Of common Father
! and brethern Of one " cat famy-with love
solfsacrifcing and martytlka. will attempt 10
| do anything IN their behalf. lie who fully un-
detstsndsthe wrongs Of society to individuals.
| may profit by those wrongsif ho will silently
| acquieEce in thsir continuance. Let those who
love gold mofe Than man. tho praise OF the
swcrldmote than the approval Of conscience,
and psessnt4 4eass aad profit more than du.y,
! keep eiipDn t,s za s,... ...
| NAN az he is Come with mo and look 1t
| him! II Jour heart 10 mol pAineh and sick, il
4is dead to hunan sympslhy; Behold 90 THE
| hand princely mansion, with beautiful gat.
dens. mesnde,ing wake, outrageous trees,
and howoring shruba, Tho homo Of single
individualwith his family snd immediate Te-
tainers Tural 10 tho othor hand, and you shall
see the comiortless homes oftwenly families
| crowded on a less space of earth. Here q
| spring>lke temperature psrsades every apart.
nent--thsre n lone widow is shiyering over .
| fire of sha sngs which her little bare footed
boy had gathered The preceding evening.
| Here the inmaies are tossing uncaslly on beds
| luxuriouslyseh and warm; there, nestled three
onsgroup wondering sOheu. and tho other
1 whsre they shall get their Breakfast Music
from ''inSlrumsHts ofmany airings," mingled
with tthe voice soug." is echoing through
those spacious halls; while on the other side
,osths way, poor glap pale and wan with in.
oessAnt toll, is hufrledly swallowing hOmely
.meal, trembling lest che should exceed her al.
lotted time fof dinner, and thus lose portion
other daily piuanee of,yagcs. Lamps innu-
.rnerAble, with flashing pendants or sOfsnlng
shades, nook the darkness without, and glanee
on joylit faeass within The rich mans mansion;
while the poor mother 10 4 email low chamber
onthe other side of The way, may be seen
through her Guriainiess window weeping over
thssick babes whom che. has been compelled
to oneglect'throngh the day that che might earn
whsrewiih 10 make il comfortable through The
coming night. The full rich laugh Of youth
and buoyanthOps shall every where como 10
i your ear mingled with The sob of anguish and
the sil6ed bus bitter groan Of human sufsiipg
Your eyeshall SEQ, IN evefy city and village
Of our boasled land Of equality, the palace and
the hoveDs --the caIpeled pArlor and the crowd
ed wetkshop--the 6lanketed coach horse and
4 the bafefootsd child luxufiant wasleful, God
abusing extravagance, and piniog squAlid hun
i ger, nakedness and deprivation. And little
4 removed from thisscene, in some dssolaIel &
obscure place, il you will bit look you shall
find an Gims.houee, Whero unheafd Of suffer-
ing il hiddsh--and wrstcheslness, when il can