The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-11-18
AN ELOQUENT EXTRACT.

FROM AN ADDRESS BY HON. HORACE MANN
Itwere better, far better, that the atheist
and the blasphemer, and he who since the
last setting sun has died his parrieide or sunk
his soul in sacrilege should chalI snge equal
political power with the wiscst aud best.
than that the great lesson which Heaven for
six thousand years, has beeu teachin: the
world, should be lost upon 1.-THE lesson,
that the intellectual and moral nature of
man, is the one Thing precious in the sight
of God, and therefore, that unless This ma
ture is heightened and refined and purified,
neither opulence, nor power, nor learning.
nor genius, nor daInesIic sanctiIy, nor the
holiness of Gods affairs can be safe Until
the immortal aud god like capacities Of every
human being that comes into the world are
deemed more worthy, are watched mure ten
DERBY than any other thing, no dynasty of
men, no form Of government, shall stand OIL
can stand upon the face of the earth, and the
force oil fraud that would seek To uphold
them SHALL be rs fetters Of flax 10 bind the
flame. Let those who are jcoparded or los
by fraud or mis-gOverumeni, let those who
quake with apprehension al the rnto of al
| they hold dear, let those who behud and Ia
ment the desccraiiua of all that is bnly-let
rulers whose cOunscls are perplexed, who's,
plans are baffied, whose laws are violated o.
evaded, let them all know that whatever of il
they fear or feel are but the Just retribution,
ofrighteous Heaven for neg elected childhood
Remember then the child whose voice frs
lisps to-day, before that voice shall whisper
treason or thunder sedition at the head of al
armed band. Remember the child who's
hand first left its tiny bauble. before that han.
shall scatter fire brands, arrows Of death
Remember those sporting groups Of youth
IN whose halcyon bosoms there sleeps al
ocean as yet scarcely ruifled by the passions
which soon shall hcave j. with a tcmpes
strength. Remember that whatever station
in life they may ill, these mortals-ihese i'm
rnortals are our care. Then should we dc
vote. expend, consecrate ourselves 10 th
holy work Of their improvement. Let u
pour out lie ht and truth ms God pours GU
rain and sunshine. Let us not seek knowI
edge as the luxury OF the few. but dispense il
as the bread Of life. Let us learn how III,
| ignorant may be instructed, the innocent pre-
served, The vicious reclaimed. Let us cal
down the Astronomer from the sky, the &c
| OlOgist from his subterranean explorations
Summon Ifnced be tire mightiest intellect
from the council chamber of :he nation
Enter clustered halls where the schoIias
muses. over his superfluous uDnotations. dis.
solve conclave and synod, where subtitle DO.
iemlcs are vanly discussing their barren dog.
mas. Collect wllaieve. talent or erudition,
or eloquence, or authority, This broad land
can supply, and go forth and teach this peo-
pie. For in the name ofthc living God il
must be proclaimed. that liccuiiousness must
be the liberty and violence and chicanery the
law an superstition and craft the religion :
and the sell-lnsiructed indulgence of every
sensual aud unhallowed passion, the cnly
happiness Of that people who ncs lect the cd
ucation of their children.