The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-03-05
From the Christian Review.
Elements Of Western Character.

From the Christian Review.
Elements Of Western Character.
The elements OF character lhai appear
mosI prominent in The population OF lhe
Mississippi Valley sre-- 1Ii hs8
4. Great energy. and spirit uf enisr-
prise. Is s1Esft ietfat Tfst r slni
2. Patriotism. An ardent love of eoun.
iry. and fixed ailarhmeni 10 American
institutions are manifest everys here.
3. Strong social feelings. The silua.
lion OF our population. and lis great ex.
pansion inlo settlements. have had no
email influence in forming and preserving
this iraii &c character Could we control
the des.inies .f ,he Valley. we would
have no farmer reside al less distance
Than mile from his neighbor in all our
new territories. D. is The best cnnservs-
Tive principle Of morals and good fellow
ship. Divine Providence has conlrallirled
the theories Of philsnihropisls in the old
and drn,rly popDleus States il regard 10
the deierloi alton Of public morals and so.
cial virtues among the emigranis 10 sparse
ly settled districts of The West. The
steady march of good order. morality. in.
ielligencr. hospitality and social feelings
has cquallrd the movement, OF ,he people
westward. aaH "A .ahasd s.lI Hs ssssssI.
4. High toned republieanism. a strong
democratic leadeney. is analher cl,arac-
ierislic of The West. In ali The recently
iormed Cnnsti ulions in the New States
there is 10 be seen growing disposition
10 retain political power in The hands OF
the people; and in the experiments thus
far made The entire safety of ihis deposi,
has been proved. And there is an in
creasing sentiment in every Safe against
every form of monopoly, and every kind
Of arisocracv. .ais.s.f sa mo ls,sis +
IS Universal educstion--ihe diffusion
of knowledge among The masses-is uni.
versal sentiment ID is the popular theme
Of every candidate on the "slump." and
is manifested 10 endowed and well.organ,
ized systems Of free schools in all onl
principal cities; in Legislative provisions
for common schools in each new State: in
The establishment ofcolleges and other lite
Iary institutions. and The Iiberaliiy Of The
people in contributions for their endow-
ment. Each religious sect in each Stale
is engaged in This department Of labor.
6. The spirit Of Improvement is seen
in everything. No portion OF the com
muniiy appears satisfied with present al
iainmcnis. f 4 aa#
q. The elements Of Western character
are seen in the increasing influence Of pure
amongst us. This has been
progressive from the earliest settlements
of immigrants from the Atlantic States.
Though almos, wholly destitute of regu-
|arly educated and well trained ministers
who were calculated for pionecrs in the
work Of evangriising This valley.a very
large portion ~ these have i,inerants. and
have performed this warfare az their own
charges. Such class Of religious teach
ers, amongsi The sparse population Of a
new country, do more service and lay
broader foundation for future religious
than an equal number of sta.
iionary pastors over small congregations,
while. withou, this mode Of evangelical
labor. large proportion Of The population
would be left destitute. liineant mlnis-
iers present themselves beioie their con-
gregations a, stated periods, lodge in the
houses Of the people, converse with the
families. aud from the pulpit, or "stand,"
poor forth their exiemporary effasions.
promulga,e every variety Of Christian
truth. explained and enforced by many
and often original modes uf illus
ira,inn. The only mistake has been in
MOI following up the labors Of these evan.
gelical pioneers BY providing weekly pas.
toral instruction in the towns. cities. and
more popuIous districts of The country.
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