Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-03-25

preached the subject for it had made me very
sad
Yes" replied he. cit is enough to make any
one sad. But it cannot be helped but by wiser
course of things for. if people viii not do what
will them happy God will surely chastise them
and this dreadful loss of public property, is one
token OF his displeasure at our neglect of public
instruction.
asked him if this were really his belief.
:" Yes sir, replied he with great earnestne.s,
" it is my belief, and would not exchange il for
worlds 1t is my firm belief, that every evil I'M
der the is of the nature of chase,isement. and
appointed of the infinitely good Being, for our
benefit. When you see youth, who, but lately,
was the picture of bloom and manly beauty, now
utterly withered and decayed his body bent his
teeth dropping out his nose consumed with tG-
It'd breath, ichorous eyes, and his whole appear
ance most putrid CHASTITY and loathsome, YOU are
filled with pity and With horror you can hardly
believe there is God, or hardly refrain from
charging him with cruelty. But where folly raves
wisdom adores. In this awful scourge of lawess
lust, wisdom dscerns the infinite price which heav-
en- sets on conjugal purity and love. In like man
ner the enormous sacrifice of public property, in
the last war, being no more, as before observed
that the natural effect of public ignorance ought
TO teach u.s. that of all sins there is none SO hate
full TO God as national ignorance that unfailing
spring Of NATIONAL INGUArITUDE, REBELLION,
SLAVERY and wRETcHEDNESs!
" But if it be melancholy to think of so many
elegant houses ricl furniture fat cattle and pre-
cous crops, destroyed for want of that patriotism
which q true knowledge of our interests would
have inspired then how much more melancholy,
to think of those torrents of precious blood that
were Shed those cruel slaughters and massacres,
that took place among the citizens from the same
cause! AS proof that such hellish tragedies would
never have been acted had our state but been en-
lightened, only let us look at the people of New
England. From Britain their fatherr had fed to
America for religions sake. Religion had Taught
them that God created men to be happy that 10
be happy they must have virtue that virtue is not
to be attained without knowledge, nor knowledge
without instruction, nor public instruction without
free schools, nor free schools without Legislative or
der.
"Among people who fear God, the knowledge
be the first command of God 'let there be Ii ght "
and believing it TO be the will of God, that all
should be instructed from the least to the greatest
these wise legislators, at once set about public
instruction. They did not ask, how will nv con-
stituents like this ?wOnt they turn me out shall
not lose my three dollars per day No ! but fully
persuaded that public instruction is Gods will
because sofa -
the true friends OF the people.
Now mark the happy consequence. When the
war broke out, you heard of no division in New
England, no toryism, nor any fits horrid effects ;
no houses in flames, kindled by the hands of fell
low-citizens, no neighbors, WAY LAYING and shoot
ing their neighbors plundering their property car
rying off their stock and aiding the British in the
cursed work Of American murder and subugation.
But on The contrary, with minds we'll informed of
their sights, and hearts glowing with love for them
selves and posterity, they up against the en-
envy, firm and united, as band of shepherds
against the raveining wolves.
"And their valor in the field, gave glorions proof
how men will fight when they know that their all
is at stake. See Major Pitcairn, on the memorable
10th of April, IT'S, marching from Boston, with
one thousand British regulars, to burn the Amer
can stores at Concord. Through this heroic ex-
cursion was commenced under cover of night, the
farmers soon took the alarm, and gathering a.
round them with their fowling pieces, presently
knocked down one-fourth of their number and
caused the rest to run, if, like the swine in the
gospel they had legion Of deciis at their backs
"Now, with sorrowful eyes, let us turn to our
own State, where no pains were ever taken to
tighten the minds of the poor. There we have
seen people naturally brave the New Eng
anders, for mere tack Of kno,cdqe Of their blessings
possessed or their dangers threatened suffer Lord
CORVALLIS, with only sixteen hundred men, TO
chase General Greene upwards of three hundred
miles In fact, to scout him through the two
great States Of South and North Carolina as far
Guilford court house And when Greene, join
cd at that place by two thousand poor, illitcratc
militia men, determined at length to fight, what
did he gain by them with all their numbers, but
disappointment and disgrace For though posted
very advantagcously behind the cornfeld fences,
they could not stand single fire from the British,
but in spite of their officers broke and fed like
base porn slaves, leaving their loaded muskets
sticking in the fence corners!
But from this shameful sight, turn again to
the land of free schools; to Bunkers hill. There
behind poor ditch of half nights raising, you
behold fifteen hundred militamen, waiting the ap-
prUach Of three Thousand British regulars, With
heavy train of artillery! With such odds against
them, such fearful odds IN numbers, discipline,
arms and martial fame, will they not shrink from
the contest, and like their southern friends jump
up and run Oh no TO man they have been
taught 20 read to a man they have been instruct
ed to know, and dearer thar life to prize the bles-
sings of FREEDOM. Their bodies are lying be.
hind the bitches but their thoughts the wing,
darling through eternity. The warning voice of
God still rings in their ears. The hated forms Of
proud merciless kings, pass before their eyes
They look back TO the days of old, and strengthen
themselves as they think what their gallant fore
fathers dared for LIBERTY and for THEr. They
looked forward TO their own dear children, and
yearn over the unofending millions, now, in tear
full eyes, looking up to them for protection. And
shall this infinite host Of deathless beings, created
in Gods own image, and capable by Virtue and