Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1851-11-08

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These are the words inscribed as a motto on
the banner-the American banner of course
which the American Esprit ofthe Age is sup
posed continually waving over the ,land of the
free and the home of the brave" The 'Geniu.
of our Institutions also very respectable per-
son by birth, but much given to masqurrading.
has been engaged to chalk the walls with the
same inscription, while "Social progress" and
manifest Destiny" mix the white-wash 70 be
brief, for in this onward rush delays are dan
gerous, "goit" is the "God wills it" ofthe great
crusade of the nineteenth century. Obedient
to the command, the man. 4. e., the American
variety, whose word is to be law tothe universe
and its suburbs, become a steam engine in
breeches-and women ditto, in ditto
"Heres an Island" says thu American Spirit
of the Age remarkably prolific in sugar and
tobacco. It's soil is richer and its products more
valuable than those Of the sugar and tobacco
States ofour Union. And it is under the do
ninion of a mouldy European despotism
What shame!"
"Yes," "quoth the Genius of our Institutions,
at is horrible! Resistance 10 tyrants is obedi-
ence to God. The people of this island would
like to be free; but as they don't do what they
like let US make them"
every good" chimes in Social progress.
Knock down drag out and re-create-thafs
my creed Preserve and regulate is all hum
bug Let me have this Island for big phal-
anstery.'
That's the talk" exclaims 'Manifests Des:i-
n.y. "The Island belongs to the United States
by special titles from Heaven, together with
the whole Western hemisphere. Don'tde
crate. Act Let US fulfil the DEGREES Of Provi-
dence. Go it.
And the largest liberty press and the tele-
graph wires, and Slang Whang, and Double
lungs and all the other paid and professional
agitators, answer, go it, and finally the mass
worked up to frenzy by exaggeration false
hood and denunciation. flaps its wings like an
enormous Chapman and crows, "Go it."
Woman we do not mean the sex, but its
selfconstituted woman'srights party-demands
in addition to the care of the little responsible
ties,' share in all the other responsibilities of
man.
The Spirit of the age being of the mascu-
line gender. demurs; the Genius of our Insti-
tutions' is little afraid it won't do and Man
ifest Destiny can't see his way clear But
Social progress pours upon them Niagara of
words, swamps their objections in sea of YER
biage, and turning to the fair claimants of
mans perogative and pantaloons, cries go IT.
The roe populi, however, does not yet echo
the adjuration; but we are told that the desti-
ny of woman is unfolding and that the mantau
makers are learning to make vests and breech-
eS. ... ... f..-....
The instances we have given of the manner
in which the American people are carrying out
and preparing to carry out the great national
commandment, Go it but illustrate feebly its
general, its irresistible influence. The Spirit
Of the Age cannot be stopped; the Genius Of
our Institutions is a whole team; Social Pro-
gress' is a mighty impulse;;' and Manifest Des-
tiny is the American eagle ITSELF with the
reins of universal empire in its talons.
Onward onward = as the wandering Israel
ite (the perpetual motion Hebrew of Eugene
Sue) exclaimed when he met his wife at Ber-
reng's Straits and could not get across. Allons
there's good time somewhere between here
and eternity. and we shall overtake it one of
these days, if we can live the pace.-N Y
Times.