The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-06-16
By JOSIAH HoLBRooK.

By JOSIAH HoLBRooK.
What is the Democracy of science is one
question. What agencies, plans, and measures
are best fitted to promote, secure, and perpetu-
ate such Democracy, is another question. At
the first question slight glance has been taken,
q few hints given; taking the ground that the
elementary, universal, and eternal principles of
science, controlling all human affairs, should be
understood by all human beings. Touching the
second question-agencies- "GREAT PUBLIC
Trio" is in full view, as Immediately available
the public press, public furctionaries, and
public schools. In speaking of these agencies,
facts are better than theories, showing what has
been, as proof of what may be.
For year or two past entire series of artic
les on practical NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND
MISUNDERSTANDING been published in newspa-
pers and read in schools; opening for the pub
lie press new and rich field of labor, and pro
yiding for schools a new and powerful instru
tpent of elevation and Of progress Carried out,
combined and reciprocating action between
these two agencies would change the American
press into one great JOURNAL OF SCIENCE
and schools into institutions for production and
reciprocation for accumulating and radiating
light.
To strengthen such combined action, gov
eminent functionaries have rendered efficient
and cheerful aid The President of the United
States, several members of his cabinet, Judges
Of the Supreme cou.t, and numerous members OF
Congress, with commissioners and clerks in the
various departments Of the government, have
aided in the distribution of matters of science in
various forms, both in connection with the pub
lie press and with schools Very recently draw
ings and other SCHOOL PRODUCTS" relating es-
pecially to agriculture and mechanism, have
been sent by members of Congress both TO pa
pers and to school in their respective districts
and States. The products of the press have al
30 been distributed in like manner within few
days past, principally by the United States Sem
ators, to every State in the Union.
To the American post Office the attention is
at once instinc!ivey drawn, as the great govern
ment functiopary for the radiation OF scientific
light. Let each of our twenty thousand post
offices become concentrating and radlatlng
point of light, and the same number OF post
masters, with their numerous assistants radiat-
ing agents, and all in connection with schools
and the press, and who cannot see a general
flood of light spread over our land, constantly
leading American citizens to see more eye TO
eve and to act more hand in hand, for their mu-
tnal benefit, and for iheselevation and true Dig
nity of our country and of humanity9
To render the radiation Of true light-the
LIGHT of science and of soul--universa foreign
ministers and other government functionaries
from abroad have caused the same scientific
matter, which has been circulated by the public
prees through the public schools in this country,
TO be translated into their respective languages,
and distributed by the same agency, The press,
to the same fields Of labor, schools IN their own
countries.