The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1852-05-21

| The very same num1er OF the morning
paper, appear sketches OF the American
character by two Of the greatest minds Of
The time -Kossu,h and Emerson the
Lecture Of one at New York and the
speech Of the other at Cincinnati stimuli.
taneously reported. One says we are
Liliputians--the other that we are
.'gianis' "approachiDg omnipotence." !"
Let us quote the two poriraitures in con
trast Home Journal. e.ail7 Htl9
''Let Us grapple the best we may with
a arude truth. We Americans are accused
Of supcr6ciality. We lioe in Lilipuf.
But the great. races were grave aud hum.
Bile" = -Emerson. on. baiyfa ~
"Tbe Wes, cradle! oWhy9 A era
die is the sleeping place Of child,
wrapped in swaddling choihes, and cry
ing for the mothers milk. H@y
People Of Cincinnati! Are you that
child, which, AWAKENING in an unmatched
moment, liberated his li,;le tender hands
rom under the swaddiing band, and,
stretching them out in unwonted comfort,
swept away, by his left arm, the primitive
forest, planted by the Lord on Creations
drawn, and raised by his right hand this
mighty metropolis? Why, if that be your
childhood's pastime work, 1 am awed by
the presentment of your manhood's task,
because it is 'rritten that ii is forbidden
to man to approach to Omnipotence, and
that people have, before which bow
with deep respect, which created this ricl,
city; that people achieved a prouder
porks than the grants Of old, who dared
to heap Noun, Ossa upon Pelion. But
excuse me, the comparison is sad,
Those giants of old heaped mountain
upon mountain, with the impious design
to sloim The heaven. You transformed
the wilderness Of the Wes, into the dwell.
ling-place Of an enlightened, industrious,
intelligent, Christian Community, thar il
might flourish lively monument of the
wonderful bounty of Divine Providence
a temple offreedom which glorifes God
and bids oppressed humanity to hope."-
KoSsuth. s. boz. ,alt-st
This is being shown from both ends of
the opera.glass, and Brother Jonathan
can choose the pc,ure that best suits
him. We notice, by the way, that, in
bo,n these Simultaneous oraiions, The great
iru,h-nf the lime is recognized and COM
mented on-Emerson states il, t'the
triumph Of the species over the indivd-.
ual." Kossulh hus states it, 81. 7.-
"Who is the hero Of our history, who
founded your glorious city, as the glori-
ous cities Of old were founded by heroes
whom posterity called demI-gods, and
whose names survived their work by
thousands Of years! Who is the hero
who stood god father at the birth Of the
Queen Of the West?
II looked TO history and found not his
name. But, instead of one mortal mans
renowned name, found in the records of
your ciiy's history an immortal beings
name-snd that is THE PEOPLE"
"Sir, there is mighty change going
on in the development of humanity.
Formerly, things were done by grea, men
whose names stand in history like mile
stones, marking the march Of Mankind
on The highway os Progress. 1t was Man
kind which marched, and still i, passed
onnoticed and unknown. 1t was no,
Mankind that history recorded. but the
miIesiones, and called them great men.
The lofty frame Of individual greatness
orershado,oed the People, ready 10 follow,
bu, not prepared TO go without being
lead.
"The scene has changed. Nations
have become concous Of their right and
destiny; and they will tolerate no masters,
nor will they suffer expressions more"