Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1846-08-29
Reform! Reform


tors privy council, be could have given him
good advice in the construction of the solar
system! Alphonso had royal bump Of self
esteem. but not greater than many republicans
have, who do not entertain the least doubt that
they could deposit in The patent Office of the
universe, a model of system which the All
Wise Creator would be glad to follow in his
future operations. Man, his laws, his habits,
if we take an extensive survey Of his condi-
lion, is marching onward 10 happier. higher
destiny. laugh, by experience he sio,oly re-
forms his habiis-gyes his tobacco TO the
worm that devoured Jonah's gouTd-no longer
allows his soul TO be hearsed by blasts Of OPT.
urn 10 deusive Eysian, in comparison with
which even the bright plains of China are cold
and bleak as Nova Zembla--he even abandons
ardent spirits-canoDized alchohol-the elixir
Of life--lhe late discovered juice Of that same
apple that was to make goddess Of Eve. and
cause wings 10 break forth from her arm pits.
Yes, this long loved fiery beverage men can
spitile Of old Diabolus, made by masicating
malt and birthstone. Such is the character Of
all genuine reforms-noi military +" face
aboot;" direc. retracing of the back track
like lost dog. Blu! when men take tack,
they cut the circumference of huge circle--a
circle of the sphere. Like a steamboat, a
obi "a tha in
reforms, men alter their course, gradually.
gracefully, acknowledgement suddenly. If
they take The back track, literatm OF verbatim,
like pendulum. an opposite impulse will dash
them 10 their starting point. This is vascila-
lion-change-but not reform. Well, perhaps
the deputy. editor has been preparing weapon
plated by some of our Conven,ionists I Elk.
ictly so, The candidates have their sleeves
rolled up; some are determined 10 reform the
the executive, another the
legislature; another menaces the common law.
This brave knigh, has mounted his Rozinante.
and with lance in hand is pursuing the common
aw all over the county, and there is no chance
'or the old bag. Come to her funeral, lawyers,
md weep and cry, "Aas ! my mother"
Communities slide imperceplibly into all
beneficial reforms, for destiny favors man.
When society. in its progress, comes to two
Dads, destiny invisibly points Out the RICH,
Dad. When the experienced engineer has
urveyed and prepared better and shorter
DAD, then he may with diffidence, close up the
I'D Que. Solomon says, My son, be not
siven TO change" But soma of the candi-
laes scorn to call Solomon " daddy"-they
turn time end for end. One afirms he is Sol.
omon's grand faiher-another that he is his
yrea, grand father. They all locate their OIL
gin nearer tho source of wisdom than ever
solomon pretended TO have travelled. Stop
up the track which community Of ants have
been accustomed to travel--even if you offer
them better one, you non.pluss them --reiard
their work. and time passes OF before they
adopt the improvement. And how does the
leas, alteration bring the entire community 10
a dead pause--perhaps the alteration is not
half worth the disorder il creates. We do
hope tina, the candidates will have difiidence
enough 10 teach them the extreme difficulty of
making jadicious reforms of constitutional
law. The least guano in their shoes nigh,
force a growth beyond tina, Of Jefferson or
Jackson. Shooid thvy outgrow tho elephau,
that is making the same circuit, what will the
Snowman dol J. T. NJ.
- The California polunteers.-The N. Y. Ex-
press OF Saturday says, that the regiment,
commanded by Col. J. ID, Stevenson, embark
ed this morning, Oh board of one of the Staten
Island Ferry boats, for Governors Island,
whore they are to remain until tho iith Of this
month. when, i, is said, they are to take their
fnal leave. Among the spectators, who were
called together TO witness their embarkation.
was the Mayor & some Of the members of the
Common Council. The Volunteers were 10
good spirits, and are looking forward to "glo-
rious times" They are now to commence the
realization of soldier-life. aud the romance OF
the thing is to be exchanged for reality. Some
persons pfedie, that the ''brave fellows" will
ere long laugh from the other side Of their
mouths. We shall see."