Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-04-05
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gathers around the banner Of freedom, The de-
voted sons OF liberty, and reads afresh TO them
the lessons Of the departed sages and heroes,
whose wisdom conceived, and whose integrity
and vaIor defended, the essential principles Of
constitutional democracy. Does effeminacy
and false MOTIONS Of honor and worth. manifest
tendency to undermine and endange, The pill
lars Of our governmental fabric. within whose
walls we have so long enjoyed protection and
happiness.
The /" Herald" with discrimination Of an
experienced sentinel. points TO the fatal conse-
quences-lhe decline of vigorous intellect.
so necessary to the healthy and effective action
Of the machinery of a state. The feebleness
Of physical powers, which would render Us
an easy prey to any daring chieflain that would
covet the goodly heritage.which was bequeaih-
ed to us by former and more viriuous and he.
foic generation; holding mp to view The manly
dignity and nobIeness OF character. of Wash
ing,on, franklin, Adams. Paine, Jefferson and
Henry. whose giant. like minds looked with
pity and contempt. upon pgtny's toilet.
Does the public taste become vi,ia,ed by
reading The exuberan, productions OF weak
editors, whose matter is only adapted TO the
capacities Of girls in their first teens The
"Herald." exposes The fIivelousaess of the
matter. and the folly Of sacrificing time to It's
reading, and The consequent evil Of ignorance
Of everything that Democratic citizens ought
TO know. in order to avail themselves Of the
benefits Of The Improvements Of the age, and
advance The country 10 all the varied interests
that pertain 10 it.
Does individual avarlce exhibit prepon-
deraling influence over the public spi:i. Of our
people. making secondary, or wholly neglect
ing everything that pertains to the general
good and welfare the III erald." exhibits
The paramount, glory of an enlarged PATRIOTISM
that advances The value Of every thing we
enjoy. and is the source Of those brilliant e..
motions enjoyed by The benefactors Of man
kind.
Does prieslcrafl, with its little dingy head
thrust itself into forbidden places, and show
a disposition TO erect again lis unhallowed
throne amidst the temples and cIadels of lib
er,y, and do its wonled work of destruction TO
the natural rights Of mankind ! The Herald
reads aloud to The people the great doctrines
Of 70 and declares tina, religious liberty is an
inalienable gift Of nature. enjoyed under the
sanction OF the constitution. and rendered sa-
cred and venerable, by The blood of innumera-
bic martyrs and, that fact and history has ia
ken The place Of fiction and supers,icious ira
dilion.
These are the great doctrines advocated by
the Herald, and Were they more generally ad.
vocae by the authors Of our country. the time
would soon arrive in which ignorance would
vanish from our land, and The people would De
prepared 10 act Alright their parts as ciizens. in
all tina, pertains 10 politics and social life. The
reading community Of Gran, County, require
substantial matter, drawn from the chronicles
Of our country. embracing all The departments
OF science, and all the governmental operations
Of the United States. Fi,mness and indepen-
dence are proper acompanimen,s Of the liberty
Of the press-in fact, legal liberty is not eiiec-
tive without mental liber,y--a broad and ex-
psnsive, comprehensive and combined view
of mans natural rights under a constitutional
government should always be had by The con-
duc,ors of the public press. Wishing success
to the Herald, &c.
A WORKING BEs.
BEg rowN, April LIST, 1915.