The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-10-07

and as confidently do we believe that, when de-
vised, il will be carried to a successful accom-
pishment.
We know full well the obstacles in the way
Of the execution of any plan, however wise,
humane ana just. We know that rsal OF
imaginary self-interest and cold avarice will
combine with incidence, averse TO all change,
and the love Of power, developed into ruling
passion by the habits Of lifetime, TO retard
and prevent its contamination. But We know,
too. that no obstacles are too great for reso-
lutte spirit to overcome, when that spirit seeks
the triumph of right, the establishment Of JUS
,ice and the happiness OF humanity Such a
spirit is not only sustained by the appreciation
Of conscience and cheered by the assurance Of
divine favor, but il Is nervsd and exhilarated by
the glorious prospect which dawns upon its far
reaching eye. Through the thick gloom Of the
present it sees the brightness Of celestial day.
Amid the harsh sounds Of anger and discord IL
catches the soft sweet notes Of fervent, humble
gratitude, the prelude to the grand chorus Of
thanksgiving and joy, which, hereafter rising
from all lands, shall announce TO Heaven the
triumph of right, the end Of wrong 81.
Let us for moment, dear reader, contem-
plate the results which would follow, in our
State, the successful fulflment OF plan Of the
kind we have intimated. %
An impulse would be given To all industrial
pursuits. Our soil would yield tenfOld for the
support of man and beast. Our rivers and
streams would gladly become mans servants
turning for him the Ponoerous wheel, or doing
cheerfully whatever service he might demand
The earth would open her bosom and layishly
bestow the mineral treasures which she has &c
cumulated from creations dawn
The brand would be effaced from the brow oi
labor, and that brow would be encircled with q
wreath Of honor.
Not only in the departments Of industry and
labor would the happy influence be felt. In the
atmosphere Of freedom, education would thrive.
The eye of the traveller, as he journeyed through
our noble State, which nature has adorned
with lavish hand, would rest with delight upon
school houses, browning the tops Of our beauti
full hills or dotting our wide-spreading plains
est tree; lOwly, anasuming homes of learning
which, by their neatness and simple beauty
would attest the taste of their patrons, and by
their number would prove the tender care exer.
cised by the State over all the young.
Then our Clerks offices would no longer bsal
painful testimony to the reign Of ignorance, in
the unsightly marks made by men unable tc
write their names, even in signature of theiI
marriage bond; nor would the stores in oui
country towns be frequented by substantial
prosperous men, not possessed of learning
enough to read the receipts to which their own
cross is attached. Then every child woulC
have ;he opportunity of developing the power
with which the God of intelligence has endow'
ed him, and the position, which Ksntuck,
would speedily take among her sister States il
learning and science, would afford proud anC
pleasing testimony, that in native power o
mind and elevation Of intellect she stands sec
ond IN none Of the o.lorious aister-hood