Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1851-03-28
MIND THE STANDARD OF MAN.
9" COull I IN stature reach the pole,
Or gasp creation in ny span,

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though Of the latter be has i, only IN name.
Bot, VIA, truth vas ever uttered more eyi- .
dent To the unprejudiccd mind, than this
q. The mind :. ths standard Of the man. -
Il Is the distinctive fraiure Of mans urgaui1a-
tion. Were i, ual for Ihi', he would be lev
clleL 10 the rank ct mcrc brute mans men
,ality then. is the ouly hing which ought To
be- recognized o. a suhcc, Of superior respcc'
and esteem.
The very moment Nc estimate him by any
other criterion. We are offering an iusul, to
his naiurc. We are erecting standard,
which sensible PEOPLE vii regard as au iudig-
uuy cast. ro, caly oa themselves, but, also,
ou thc b ing who made them To d,ll.r irum
Oh, forms OF animated matter, below ,hrm 300
the seal OF creation.
But We canno, j.sru.,, doe Gee, 'ha, lhi,
standard has rot been regarded go tbc world.
Time vas when a loud or a Baron was DIS.
urrut.hcJ by lhc drys, be Worc. AuI hun.
drels bowed the ssrlle knee To ,hc purple
ana igr Of him who h,asicl GREATNESS, on ac-
count Ut bis pedigree OF rchcs.
b., that standard has, iu gssa, measure,
becomc Obsolete. and bu, lew remnants Of 10
ys, remain. We occasionally see lis " ghost
displaying is ,hrunk shanLs, 10 the form OF
loo,mlu trimmed 10 gold lace. as The earn.
ar, II some uptown uabu5 rolls along 'hc
streets 81 somc OF our cities.
This. after an, is worth something, cor u
seem. Co marx the victims Of folly, 30 that
thc Wise and tu,alH.Ju, may hook on them
With dr,c,,a,.on ard pity. Dglcs,a,'un that
thrry arr any ~ near ihc door OF aa immonl'-
"a. that tbsy glory iu badge to distinguish
their downfall and pity. ,ha, ,hr high 1ui
holy attribute Of man shoulj De- rui aside iur
ha degrading Ianpbcuala cf DE lower pas.
,.ors.
Riches. BOO tbs age Of ,hc world, seems Co
De- tb- distinctive characteristic, anal among
a large class, ibc universal standard Of rst,ml-
ur1. Th,, is ,hc power to which all are
aiming, and bcujtn. every cucrEy of ,hg.r
nature. Arl why Because b, bring. rc-
src.t Their, 3. no Disgusting The act % IS
too apparent. b., how unworthy doe usl,cr
oranypsrs,n who hls ja,, apprehension of
a MAS character.
Nr'y 90 ali CLASSES mechanics ana '''''-
ing men. fHrr'r. 'tr wina-'.ruue standard
Of estimation Eujra'n' Co understand your
owe organization, mental anI I.y'c1l-yi'Id
tn uuao la your de,.r. Cor truth AMI huoN'-
ri-s. There rs a time coming when man
U.l ro, b. mrlsur.lby those ihn-s entirely
.N'nrr"a, 90 bis m'uU E ari' whether h'
.7s rcrr, or n"', "'.. Or regarded a' '"''.'s
n1''.roi inquiry.
Lr"r ihc m.ni' 'hrn' ior whether YOU
aIr U.G.riTi ay This c.',, pr r"'' can make
u' t.ir"1r'. You wil' have raised N"nr~. 70
t1 'hs estimation Of aI' whose esteem i'
worth oh'a0n.nr and 'Nal' yourself To a p'a-
r1r.e from which Won can I'oA al ''' l"'Il
and vain pursuits OF Your ieilo" men, 300 '"'I
'ra, .i-h'' AMI regard their external ''"''.'
'' '''a' win Feelings A'''''' '' "'''. o." '.'
'..'.'- 10, '.'t'"' trapping, '' some ''i''.
'''.l ''..l Do CIRCUS '' a SHOW
Tb. following from the lorlan New.
shows that the lanlsnrr, bcr.n 20 ,h.nA tha,
Am-rr, r, cutie a country after all.
e.. Bot Il lahyr is thr foundation of 90
wealth. u rs evident how great a dr..Ira,am
10 mr,, D. 90 q raau,r, ,f t7uuIl... r,.oa,.-
b Ike America. Co have an ample laI steady
stream Of effective labor directed upon o..
shores How lr America ha, gained within
doe h,t tra YEAR.. 900 mo- element SD c,sraull
O., national wealth and prosperity a. ropull.
ton. d, wall De- .ur thr prcsrr, cru,u, definite.
D, 90 determine. Bot. Judging from the pre-
mou.Jrp Indication, which have a'rrl1,
r.lcbcI Us, Ne clnHo, De- Gar wrong Iu as,1-
ming ,hlt daring lhat period, nearly 90 rcr
cent has hesn added ,o ,hc population. By
lhc census Of $50 tbe population o.. the lo-
.ouuas a llulJ upwards ct seventeen m..l,nu.
By thc prrscu, census. % will GlI bgt huIr
,hur, Of. It ., DO uoi ,NrrCl. twenty-five m.l-
lions. This ls, Tor thc whole Union. more
than doubling twenty-five years. and when
ID We consider ,ha, iu some Of rbc States. popa.
Atiua i, actually. though slowly, oa The DE-
cline. thc rate OF increase in other direction,
may be- conceived.
Take for Instance DE valley ct ,hc M.,s!s-
,,rp,. Ia 1910 DO, population did not exceed
Too, 900 souls The census Of the prcScu,