Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-12-10

as ne understands NJ and dlVeSt yourselves of all
Gaze But If you do not fear the responsibility, as
sumo 1t at once, and enjoy the advantages which
will flow from government of your own.
lnE NATIONAL ERA.-A notice from the pub
Usher of this paper will be found in another column.
In giving it place. which we do with pleasure. We
cannot torLear saying word as to the character of
tins publication; and this word is that IN respect
TO general merit there is not, in our opinion IA.
per IN the whole country superior TO it, This opin-
ion is not a haSty one. We have received the Era
from the first month Of its existence have been a
regular and somewhat close reader of It's columns
and so great liking have we taken TO the intcl!ec
tual food 1t furnishes that the subscription price
would be very slight temptation in the way of in
dncing us TO dispense with It's weekly visits. Wa
may not be prepared to endorse the political views
OF the editor; but the calm able and philosophical
spirit IN which his political controversies are con.
Quoted and TIE Notwithstanding dignity of tone
and sentiment which mark all of his productions,
we must be permlitcdto admire lis literary mat
ter Is OF the very first order-from the ,ens of Tie
most gifted men and women of the land-Whi,tier
DuSlnne, llosmer, Mrs. Southwortb the Mise,
Grey &c, &c.,-who evidently write. not for ths
mere purpose OF contributing to momentarv gra-
tIhcatlon bat for the elevated purpose of avs,
NehinS the mind OF the reader TO high conceptions
OF truth and duty, and cnIi.ting the heart and hand
IN some department of the great work which is he
ing prosecuted for the benefit of the common broth
efhood. Its prose and poetry seem to have but one
spirit and object and this spirit and object cannot lie
better summed up than in the two comprehensive
WordS-"God and Humaniyn' We might alludc
IN detail, To the several departments of this paper
bat 1t IS sufficient TO say that every department i,
well got up and we'll sustained and that It's columns
IN respect to the quantity, quality, and variety of
reading matter, are more than ordinarily rich and
attractive. The reports il proposes TO give of Con-
grcsSonal proceedings will add TO its attractiyeness
during the session Of Congress For terms etc. of
the Era see the Card orthe Publisher J. B. Jison
is the Agent for Racine county
IJ"ELDER LoTHRors pamphlet has met with
very favorable reception, SO far as we have observed
at the hands both OF the secular and religious press
II,
will be rccollectcd The Promotion of Religion by
the DcN ropm1ns of Science, and the object of the
author to exhibit the nece sary accordance of sci,
cntItc with religious truth, as all truth must be
consistent with isseIf] and the importance of the
aids furnished by Science in its various departments
and dp elopus!.s for the promotion of the cau:e OF
genuine Christianity The spirit which would
sIncty Ignorance by placing the Bible and Rel
gl,n III opposition 10 Education and Science is APP
propra'cly an | poin;cdly rehuked. and the e, aud
lnIdel tendencies OF this spiE clearly shown 1t is
a gratifying circumstance that lectures and works
o. this character begin attract the favorable attcn-
ton OF the pablo press and we may hoI e that the
time is not distant when lel gous teachers generally
will he awakened to more comprehensive and philo,
sorhical views as to the requirements Of duty in
the great field of Christian labor
We are happy to find that our friend Iothrop
though demo II cd by many who have ne, e. yet had
the neilt of freedom from bigotry or thcolo. cal
str1Igh'jackctS, as hctcrodox hcrctical aud even
nid~, in the views he has expressed, is ;ustaiLe by
the Intelligent voice of the leading papers Of hi.
own denomination l. .. the Baptist. Among those
who have endorsed his Views, 10y their favorable no
tees OF the sentiment and object OF his publication,
alo the Literary Messenger, Buffalo; Waterman oil
tho Prairie Chicago: Western Christian. Elgin.
and last though not least, tie Baptist NIcmoria.N
" which. more than ANY Of the others is dcnon-
national paper, having the widest circulation of
my papers OF this class in the country The Ne.
mortal "a
"Ihc promotion Of religion by the devc~
lopcmcn;S OF science, Introductory to Sc
ncs OF lectures, delivered at Southport, Wis
c0nSin, Ill 1916, by Jason Lothrop. pastor
of the Baptist church of that place, author
of 'Juvcnilo philosophy &c The series
of Lectures OF which the one before us il
an introduction, were prepared 10 counter
act the influence which mistaken views in
reference 10 Geology and Phrcnology have
produced i'll favor of inlidelity. The enc
mics of the cross are making great efforts 70
extend their nfidol principles in the far west,
and we are happy TO meet with so able de-
fender of the faith i'll those destitute regions"
Smoked UIufOn.-Ihe editor of tho
Tennessee Farmer declares his preference
for the oviee over the bovine or the swinish
race. He says on his knowledge of physi.
ologv, which none will dispute, that a
pound of lean, tender mutton, can be pro.
cured at half the cost of the Same quantity
of tat pork and that ii is infinitely healthi,
or, in summer especially; and those who
food nm II bpromp more muscular and can