The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-03-10

D. s,dh. The niin'N'i sf'O''..9 VI -. .u'
NJ ne IN, now 90 on dwindling ana tapellnt
nst, ny mi child, would reascend to man
lsn p'eI. snbood. Just in proportion as thu
lop in1 l and life were discovered and obey
l,gs dhfe.'' disease, insanity, and untImel)
Al sol4 f-,m among men. Consumption
sl.lr ess s;.. huti would be consumption II
- Isnaih' 1''
ps''l' y, ,ropder that the Common Schools
We l,.s,ts founsh when such an intel
such heart as are revealed in TIM
II .oi glorious passage arc cohsectA'ed u
bsn Ami, % the European theory, men arr
ae' "a classes,-sOme 10 toli ana earn
1al- I've and enjoy. According 10 The
ohs2 .,t, theory, all are 10 have an equal
Ais'''.'-s earning, and equal secunty IN the
ebil'' ~ fuhatthey earn. The latter tends
C@ 10 condition; the former TO the gToSesi
o NlAAl Tried By any Christian standard
Il5,ia-''', even by any of the better sort OF
q l1la1' ...o9suis. can any one hesitate, for q
hsiils. = 5eclarlng which of the two will pro-
uln'-7 tel amount OF human welfare; and
ts't "' s.,C,re Is the more confomable TO the
vhe-' 10 The European theory is blind 10
D'-A' --,,,,tes The highest glory, as well as the
VIA - -, ~ State. Its advocates and ad-
ksa's f,,,atful OF that which should be then
n-s' =. .1;iion. and proud Of that which con
hghH' -, shsme. How can any one, possess
sIill.'ss'-'-,butes of humanity, look with salts
el4l'--'-, Inc splendld treasures, the golden
d''-- 't,,-.itei in the Tower OF London, or IN
Tea-@l p.l,ce. each gan India IN Itself, >"
l- .,,..'.sal, around are dying OF starvation;
vie - - male criminals by the combined
G-l' 5.s,-otsfjon and neglect The present
Ireland oonceals all the CLONES ofthe
o- .----,,p The brilliant conception which
bi- -,.. ne nationality of Great Britain as
So INC whose massive and grand proper
-.-6bsd and adorned by the four hun
G'-.-3 TnIny COUnthIan columns OF the ans
&c ,.turnei into a lOathlng and scorn,
- ~ isbold the five millions OF paupers that
80 "a .biyer al It's base. The gallsnes and
-. NJ Versailles, the Louvre OF Pans, her
- n,ms. and her Madeleine, though multi
- lb,I>ands in numbers and in bnlliancy,
80 no s:onement for the hundred thousand
- svrrisr,. without bread and without
-. ne galIeues OF painting and ofsculpturs,
- a Munich, OF al Dresden, which body
irt he l.Nnest ideals ever executed OF ever
- srr but an abOminatlOn IN the sight
n Heaven and Of all good men, while actual
- hsags.-bsings that have hearts TO palpl-
40 ana nerves 70 agOnlse, and anectons 10 DC
s1sssi OF c5IBpted,-aTe experimenting, all
,rcsl hen, upon the capacities of human ma
,--s IN suffering snd for SIN. Where standards
rssttsss exist, and are upheld by council and
r5grt 5y fashion and by law, CArIsfisRitgi IS YET
"a !, discovered Al least, II Is yet 10 be applied
IN n-se,ice 70 Tie social condition OF men.
0ranbtion. as a State. should trace itself 10
different 0ugIn, AMI propose to itself different
o4.ect. Is lame should be lighted at the skies. |
H. rsIsBce and its warmth should reach the |
darkest and ne coolest abOdes Of men. Ii should
ssek he s5.laOn Of such problems as these: |
To what eS,sut can competence dlsplace paupeI- |
.,nf How Heahy can We free ourselves from
tlsl5w.m.ulel and the vicious not by their ex-
NARRATION. ut By their elevatiOnl To what |
extent can lie resources and powers OF nature be
c51ys1sl MO human welfare; the peaceful arts |
u IL De advanced, and the vast treasures Of hu- |
msn IA e.. and genius be developed How much |
O .udelug, IN all It's forms, can be relieved; or,
ia. E better than relief, how much can be |
u.eyer,ep Cannot the classes OF crimes be |
.s-seHe'. an the number Of criminals, IN each |
cas-, = diminished Our eIemplsrs, both for |
5l-lc and iJT puyate imitation, should be the !
Izs5e Of tie lost sheep and Of the lost piece OF
s-pT. When We have spread competence through
he a5JlcS OF poverty; when We have sub
,..l.el luOs edge iOT ignorance, in the minds
O be whole people; when we have reformed the
v-5ls and reclaimed the criminal; then may
" l'..e a.. neIghbonng nations 10 behold the
sls,.sClf, and say 10 them, in the conscious Ella
tGl q v.-.ue, "ReOlce with me-" for / have
t-l- ia, winch was iOst Until thatday shall
s-ve. 0aI duties Will not wholly be fulfilled, and
J- ambition vii have new honors 10 win"
We have, perhaps, already transcribed our
-ns, b., i0r the sake of the noble cause for
vlch NJ. Mann so ferveRtly pleads, we must
~ The CONCLUSION Of his Reports-
Hos lIUnely wise were our Pilgrim Fathers,
vt6l they iOrssaw, that If they could give
knowledge and virtue 10 their children, they gave
ten e. hlngs Wonder and admiration seize
- A. We reject upon the vastness Of the results
stc- then wisdom wrought out from the scanti-
e. Of EesOoIces. They have taught us the great
i9s5n, bon The heTceSt elements obey, and how
he masi 05dlTate and Intrsctable Of natures
s-,Alce bend and melt before the power OF
Al5Ee-ge, and the feryOIs Of a sanity heroism
llti leeds have taught US, not only that the
ace Is no. % The swift, nor the battle 10 the
Ai1-g oli hey have taught US, that the swift
IS @-lcl ,1all WIN the hOnOrs Of the goal, and
-t lensA LAT shall Triumph in the strife, are
% e iolnd 10 the soul, and not IN the limbs Of
-Ah Bat Tough, 70 this untitled, yet nobleSt
saoes.y, We are bound TO pay the homage of
O-i sialiu1e, and 10 accept their benefactions
III Ina love; yet neither the complacency Of
e-J'm eHl, uJrthat Of Tetrospection, is the frame
2. MID ihai best BELTS US. We hare oar FHtu-
f-g' % hey had heiTs;-a futunty rapidly
lss'sling lpon us,-a futunty, now 1uld--Teady,
a cay u TIE hands Of the potter, 10 be moulded
.-oeeiy .om Of beauty and excellence; but, so
son a. tr5scaes our hands, so soon as # receives
le mpiess q our plastic touch, whether this
leh Be i1I god or for evil, II is 10 be struck into
-e l1aman- Of the unchanging and unchanged
re fasL Into whose form and likeness shall
e iaslon This flowing fuiunty7 OF Mammon?
AoOCl' or Of Jesus?
Gear, and more clear, out Of the dimness Of
S'1lag Tine, emerge, TO the vision of faith, the
~ .aa hosts Of the generations that shall sue
co ls. These generations are 10 stand in our
80 q pe called by our names, and 10 accept
&c atfiage Of Joy or Of woe, which we shall be-
80 IleIl- Shall they look back upon US, with
'o1sisl0n l0r cur wisdom and benefcent fore
'aeAAAN az ctlISuutSS anu ut-
S-dsel! Our ancestors were noble examples
'hsl. we be lgnoble examples to our pos
<.AF They gave from their penury, and shall
NIAaod trom our abundance? Let US moi
.alohot our lineage. Let US remember that gen
=. s..@9 not TO be measured by the laIgeness o.
s w Which man may give, but by the small
q ne sum which remains to him after his
- Il US remember that the fortunes Of oul
e, and Of their descendants, hang upor
- -.eiay, Just as our fortunes were suspendel
- we hdelty Of our fathers. Deeds suryiy,
iA In the highest and most philosophi,
se NE asserted bTeyity of human life is
80 go The act remains, though the han,
- Ia vtnghi Il may have penshed. And whel
-. pills shall have gone to their account, an,
80 - ll't o. our bodies shall be blown about b.
80 slilas, OF mingled with the waves, the fore
CO. 49, Yli NE shall have impressed upon the ma
. 81 o. things will continue its momentum
I. - -OA Oat It's destiny upon the character an
pr,HeSs oil our descendants.
SU not The fortunes of our children alone
- u Jul Children Children orc danand M ,,,.o,