, 1853-04-02

land, our Population has established llSeli IN
mighty cities-tha centres OF manufacture
ing, commercial and agricultural wealth -
has cntrenched itself amid noble instiiu-
tions-wilh temples enshrinevl with rclig'
ious tolerance with universities of private
bequest and public organization-with ma
iional and unshackled schools, and with all
the resources which science, and literature,
and philanthropy d,maud from the citizen
Or the State. Supplied from the old world
with its superintendent life, this population
is carrying IFS tide Westward with the
strength and velocity of the current Of a
mighty river-rusniDg onward through i'm
perVious forests evelling their loAy pines
and gnarled oaks--chasing before it the den
izens Of the wilderness and driving 10 an
ocean frontier, where civilization must at
last find thOm, the savage hordes that still
usurp the fairest podions of the creation.
Nor is this living food tho destroying
scourge which Providence sometimes lets
loose upon our species. 1t breathes its ac-
cents of humanity and religion--it is III
stinet with civilization and good order-and
1t bears ou its snowy crest, the auroral light
of dhe East to gd the darkness of the West,
with the purple radiance Of salvation, Of
knowledge and of peace. 0p3niDg new
fields Of commerce, directing our traffic into
new channels, bringing the extreme East
into juxtaposition with the cxtromc West.
the backwoodsman Of Missouri with. the
subjects of the Celestial Empire.
While the frontier Of civilization is thus
advancing with giant strides, the Fixed pop
ulalion Of the old States of the Union, is
vieing with Europe in the cultivation of the
arts which contribute to domestic comfort
and nOtional aggrandizements Our rail
roads supply oil the necessities Of travel
and remuneratc the public spirit Of their
projectors. Our stcamboats, whether on
coast or river, are unrivallcd in Eulonean
States. Our Telegraph limos, superior in
eheapness and utility To- those Of Europe,
have been carried thousands of miles into
regions where the iron pathway has not
been able 10 penelrate. Our mineral wealth
is uneguallcd BY that of the other most ia
vored portions Of the globe Our empire
Of coaI-our kingdoms Of cotton and corn
.--our regions Of gold aud iron, mark out
the United States, as the centre of future
civilization--as the emporium ofthe Worlds
commerce-as the grahary and store-housc,
out of which the Kingdoms OF the earth
will be fed; and, as lhe asylum in which
the children of Europe shall take refuge,
when the hordes Of Asia and Eastern Eu-
rope shall again darken and desolale the
West, Fc Hils.l s.fi g.. 1y1ai74 .
..i Such are few Of The prominent features
and characteristics of ou- young and nasocnt
Republic. To the heart OF tho, patriot,
philanthrOpist and christian, how glorious
the picture it presents. How stirring The
great and noble thoughts 4 suggests I! =.
or NewsPAPERs.-A thousand
times, says the MaelesfrId Courier, have
we heard this question and answer; Two
gentlemen meet -" Whats the news ~
Says one %" Nothing but what you see in
the papers" They pass on about their
business Has Il never been noticed that
among the thousand benefits Of a newspaper,
not the leastis, that II does away at once with
jtittle-tattIt, gossip, street yarn, foolish 'ex-
acgrrations, scandal, anil newsmongerfiig,
which once took up SO much Of the fine Of
those who were always hearing or telling
some now thing. One real evil Of social
life is thus ended. The man rises in the
morning, looks over the paper, is satisfied
that he knows all worth knowing in tho
passing history Of the world. He has moth
ing to tell, and nothing 10 hear farther. He
does not spend his time in giving informa-
ton which his neighbor knows Is well as
himself. He is not annoyed in the midst Of
his business or pleasure by the recital Of
alEairs in which he takes no interVsi. The
same with women. Curiosity is eraliied
without the loss of time The scandal Of
the day has not emplnyed hundred busy
tongues in its circulation and exsggeraiion
--conversaiion takes higher tone prinei-
pies of morals and taste are discussed--the
new poem, the last book or the last niaga-
zine, or the review, becomes the subject OF
conversation. Even in the minor matters
Of life, society owes a large debt to the
newspaper. -re 1'r -ias aCa .
|sH ui - il4 s.fm .
LEAVE WELL ALoNEJ--' II you marry" /"
said a father to bis daughter, you will do
well but if you dOnot marry, you will DO
bottrr" lH'J 2 .If 81 'E
'4Then, dear papa replied the pert one,