Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-11-18

man. But to advocate or attempt 10 prac-
tice such notions now, is in the heighth de-
gree visionary, simply because the mass OF
mind is in no wise fitted TO receive or prac-
tice it. They have great deal TO learn
vet before they attain that point. and unit!
by successive steps, they are able, at least
to comprehend it, those who teach it, mus,
be content with jibes and jeers for their
pains So with most of the reformlsts. -
Their ideas and theories are true but
they are ia advance of the mass. and their
teaching finds no approval or sympathy a
mong them, and they fail Of any beneficial
effect. What is the conclusion iten?-
Whatever may be our ideas Of things; what
ever estimate We may place upon mankind,
and the elevated position they are capable
of attaining,the only rational sphere of action
is among aud with the mass. The true
wisdom is to study the whole ground, that
which intervenes between the point we
seek, as we'll as the point itself, and taking
our fellow men by the hand lead them care
fully over The rugged path Of partial error
and partial wisdom, till we reach in time the
beauty ofperfect truth. For ourself, we
have never yet found, in the whole range OF
opinions with regard to man, and the So
ciaI position he is capable Of attaining, any
that are so completely (what is popular to
calD visionary, as our own. But to pro-
claim and advocate them, would be foly,and
we should most effectuallycripple ourself for
the accomplishment, of any good whatever.
We are content TO keep with the mass of our
fellows, to be democrat. or what is con-
siderel as ultra as the times will bear,
Loco Foco. There Is the great heart and
soul Of reform, the sun Ct the system OF
which these distinct and isolated effolts, are
but fiagmeutary planets or asteroids, revol :
ing in eccentric orbits, sometimes losing
themselves in their great source Of light,
the sun, and sometimes in the darkness OF
space. 1t is there that the great battle be-
tween error and wisdom is being truly and
effectively fought, and it is there that error
and wickedness is step by step,be!ng forced
backward and overcome. These men who
have made an opening in the ranks of the
enemy and have attained the pleasant spot
thew sought, beckon in vain for their fol.
lowers to approach them. The enemy must
be overcome before they can reach it,
and it would be the part ofthe true benevo-
lence for these isolated individuals, to lend
themselves to the fray. The Democratic
party are the only practical reformists.-
Thew are ia and of the world and not be-
yond it. Ii is not the distant bet the pres
ent and immediate evil that engages their
attention and instead of aiming at
those which are yet underlined, and mainly
creatures Of Imagination, it is those which
are real at hand and apparent, that they de-
stroy. But the most visionary ground &C.
cupied by reformists will be some day oc-
cupied by the whole democratic army after
the error and evil which intervenes are o.
vercome. But when they reach point,
they are fitted to maintain it. The whole
mind has been lifted up to and made 10 har-
monze with 1t. They have not overeaped
evil or avoided it, TO have it return and over
throw them from their position, but they
have eradicated and destroyed it as they
progressed, and making clean and clear
work of it, there is no retrogression, TO
fight the battle over again. The heights
they WIN they mlintan; and their progress
is ever onward. With the Democracy is the
ever restless, ever soaring spirit; firm in the
faith of the Divinity of man, and The divine
mission to which he is called and is capable
of fulfilling, they rest not till
.sThe tree of knowledge has been plucked-all's
known,
And life yields nothing further"
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