Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-06-25

Practical Democracy
T4- working, ct ,h- tru.sra'r ruucip'e,
have given a nr,, imrul- tc ,nrrrr,. l1,rirr-
ate prejudice, have BEEN 'at.rrl. 'nd abuses
ofIour standing h1,cj.0rr1rei ThevchA
aad thouch,Ie,s complain tst ,ns BARRIERS Of
.acir,y arr giving Ua,, anI rhat ,h"-s, ,,bo
are supported by their o~n hand labor, are
sra.nIrg Abundance into WhlivlS once select,
fashionable COMPANY Bot che wise man rr-
loiccs. Tor Boz >rg. Boo their sincere, natural pU-
liteacs.. their rcoJ common sense, and ,,r'u-
ous habits. an art.Jo,c Co ihat fcod yi tl,u'.-
" Which threaten, 60 deprive s'r.,,y Of '''
CREATES, ornaments. and to render man %
worth. hern.ts or mr,au'hup,s Another
proof of The favorable change, that are going
ON To- society, is thr increasing attention that
O.. nov S,'n, pa,d Unpopular education. l"gA
into IA sforts uov making Co introduce u,u
this STATE an improvement iu ths system r''
common school Instruction. Il has h,r0 dis
covered. that IltiI, reading, oyPhcrur slclI-
ins, and writing, Will no' 81 an American ,'''
i1su Tor the appropriate t.>char., OF Boo, tu.
u,s. that "A hrl- learning IS a dangerous
thing that even President should A7'"
.oms,h.uE uithc world. o. rot OF " i'' rest OF
mankind, and 'hai boz shout. have s.''.'
moral principle o. prevent hm irum dealing
~ false pledges. An EUrH,h writer, "r..
known 10 ihis country Hy hey popular ~"t'',
has sari. that the anuruc c'1s,,s 300 America
veI, sell read and well informed But That
rhsy .a-yrf OBJ ...u, ..nrr.rw.a.s of ,...
cation. t.a.s tatla.y l4tr,-E,.I Hs-.--..
The .ucictic, formed COG the purp"-r OF ma-
,ual Improvement. lu go mar,.oi our town.
and villages, are another favorable sign 'i '.'
times They are standard testimonial ''
III, hIs.iy Of tbe asssri.oa Which is som'Hm',
made. that Il The vur,luE-mru bad more
leisure. they would waste their um" 90 De-,
grading sports. and sensual rr-nymr1is.
But there D., one method peculiar 90 th's
are. more rrmlrAabl, as a Je,,.oF-mga, OF
the democratic principle, thau aly uth.r .1i
have brru mentioned W 1..utr in 'ar
measures that have been taken Of A'e year,
to show il, people che crlmlrl.'N and urN-
-,d.rary Of certain pracuccs, OBJ, zeal t.u.r-
ry of Nh.ch was before unknown Disregard
rl. Here d, 40 enterprise lr va.ch al. uAy
gin. and ac, lccordlaG to their ability ara
as IFS object j, lo reform ,br community, am.
evidently the world al. have a deep interest.
la promoting o. There are certain feelings
,nd urrdrutrccs which ,Is ruler, 900 most
countries kay, s,ud.oasIy cherished, ta ygt,s
,b,t the .7,-rt Of crmIiy m.rht rut boz clImDt,
and rival nations. blind tu their interests,
mich, rr,,. ,7,.l, brrgmr the lr.r, Of th,.s
.,,.-,.-. Tb,.. prrg,u.Ir,s v,rr ,-mr-
time, called national anurau,,,. and arr
though, by some ,o denote a high s,H-r .l
national honor. iur under such high sounding
names. are cuur,aIcd the vor-, passion, ot
tho human heart For many centuries, ihc
ENGLISH and French have viewed each uia.g
with sentiments of JEALOUSY and dislike. and
III ,h.. mean, q, b.rh s-r ever ,mpIuy,d tu Iu .
sr.r,., the pub.rr mind. hay, b .ea put iu ur-
.r,u,, tn p,rps,ua,s these feelings The
stage. the Newspaper. the pamphlet, the tra,-
.Isr', rouull. have done their aiuIo,, 90 nd-
iculr the peculiar traits of each nation, and
even >hakspsary has ihus degraded bus m0-b-
~ genius. Nothing rallst Borap1u- a,
the brirh, Of b., power, 80 much as thr mis-
,.pre..rta,.un and rd.rule oi ,bc Engl,h
pres and some have no, -rruplrI To atii nm,
that these we're she chrcf causes Of ,be last
war between the French and English. Il Is
Q, D. hoped, that the future conduct Of these
great nations, NAV sho" that 'he doc'une OF
their natural and necessary an'pa'hN Is %.
founded. Am-nr the pap'rs oi Prince TAI
leyand, were found plans for DE cooperation
Of EurIlnd and France iu th, same general
line Il policy, and for q mon intimate union
than has ever suhs.>,ei between ihc 'Vocoun-
tries. ons 81 the b,st acts Of hr' Pa''e DID,
and perhaps thF most UrI.~.Wn.iuY, vas Toe