Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1851-02-21
lie. the People Think and be Free,

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The people Ut this country talk much Of
the yalu, uf freedom Of thought AMI opinion,
bu, comparatively few OF them seem TO think
1t improving their privileges, or Of the bes,
means OF increasing and PerPc,ua'ing them
The earnest advocate OF equality Of rights,
dutics and chances" has nothing 80 formida.
bic 90 contend against, as the ignorance and
shorts sh,cdncss Of many In whose behalf he
labor. The gfca, fundamental truths Of pc-
hueal science, always important and valuable,
like every thing else Of value or Importance,
no, TO he obtained without effort commcnsn-
rate with their value. are even less sought for
by the American people than by many 9TH
crs: and We may add, more imPericc'ly I'M
dcrstood. according To their advantages, than
by the same number IN any other country
Nho know how To Rad and have liberty 10
think. Forgetting tina, IN this country all
the good and an the evil resulting from the
action of government, result. primarily from
our own a-lion-forreliiug tie, the errors Of
onr lawmakers are usually our own-wc-
the pccplc-hluily take, each the path that
We are told leads towards The good ct ourpcr'
soral ambition, indifferent aIi.' 70 'h' dam
per, 'latvc ma'' encounter in our progress
lrJ % lbc rights ct others which wc NAV
,r,nr', c7 b.frrc We cln reach d. We APP
rrrr..,. ro rrtI tlat is u0t exclusively our
noo-us ,.ehrv no evil tla, Zoos 90, rrsrb
our o.H personal interest ,-arJ every day
arc show .r- Co tbc uodlihr strange anomaly
uf o. ,,l.-orruir- r,aTc, governed more
amo'v-'y, aalH,Uo same time more easily
tIaa sos ugr-, so; vuh q government, fc.
-ger1y as unu.'', administered. aud li' rc.
.ul,, ss unr.ga'Iv distributed.
I,,--m. O., t.n-, as &c .,nr.. thc hgi.a
.. ro, Che ra'r swan, Of 'arra portion OF The
r-s.-s. o. lr saved ,hr labor uf thinking
Tr. ,n.-. Of h.m who can, ra ilr PEOPLE 10
ur.... ,lc-crI D., the cllm1r Of HIM who
..r, rsn, ,iJm lrt- rrF .frlr' fl.p r1u
,t..l -nI ~ isvih reluctance cha, sorl-'y
,rr.-arr ,r, ihorgM ta, s,.rs ono pa b,.
rraI Che limit prescribed by ssc, or party
creed. which Tor ,hc time being mas he domi-
r-n. in aus particular vicinity. This has
-n.r an sl luag th1t b, has become som,vhl,
rare. cy-nntas r.r country, 60 find man
Whose ,'a- n,a DO 600 '.s. ------'--, ''--'
Ton AMI result is'n some interested l'''''''
a7l Who '' 'roHea .H'' a' 'l,'.'"a' OF I''
Hu1I counselor AMI f''l'. I"'-'"' "''
virtually ceased 900 'h' m''' OF many '' '''
masses ana mere 'I''''h '"''I'-''O'.l "
order ~ The palpi' al ''' N1'''ns'' ana on
Che h'ncl' has become az Is becoming ON
H.poi"n' 'or good o' Cor c''i' as may be- de-
trrmlnei Boy those WHO manosc'nr' It ior
llr,r own profit, and persuade %, acceptance
os purchase by 'hr "1lia
Ton plain fm.r. mechanic ~ l'bor'
20, Of a certain c.a7,, that Labor Is The oaIy
source Of wealth, and YOU "i'l not be heed
Oh. An el''' col i'' mind is n.ri.d To grasp
an! comprehend 'he il'1 which clio" ne
vii not easily BE- induced Co make. Ills eN'
p'rence proves ''i' ia''f '''' "'' always
produce wealth. Tor he Has always IaOo''''
y,'aiNays remained p'or and very na'u'
rally turns lor contrast To h'' n'lsh'or over
th' way who never la'ors' but always grows
rich. lie Instantly ihe'euron shuts up las
reason, and H"rl''y contends with YOU as
nom positive kno".edt'' and that his own
poverty '' o''a''onsd b, "' l"'a'a''eney OF
lis wages to ai,'rl an a''amuIa'nr surplus
llePeraal'' changes he business and becomes
a r'al with the expectation o. immediate
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