The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-12-15
GEMS FROM THANKsGrvru,

cred in New York and Brookl rv''iaons dely
giving day. - haaks.
Rev. DR.. Hanks said:
.IIc would impress upon ey.r,
duty of teaching his sons som. ,'a'nertbe
vas the only way in which the digni,a :, i
nation could be preserved, and the nsi doT
IN which i was possible To keen y way
encc such men as fought for our n o'sl'
dnrng,h Revolution. What II, , ""el''es
do some OF our young men prcsen,, NV NOV nov
are they. Specimens Of odort.ra,. na1t
macy -perambuatin9 advcr,isn,,'.,. i'la
pcrinmcry shops! Ofwha, use ara IN, IN 'q
Rev. DR.. Bethunc said: IVY!
Il pity the man who can hi, d,,.
Thanksgiving dinner without ,rp,; ~ Ing
dinner Tor even one single Door ma
has not his Injuries. pity him # he be- ~ ,ao
poor 70 get one: pity him stilI mora Nv
be too ineaa to share his blcysip.s Il. L
others I'm
Rev. NJ. J. Raphall, Jewish prie.,.
The world had seen many hara
none more truly magnanimous Than u. wy
ington: many a diploma,st, but nnno ''1'
truly honest than Franklin: many n. ~
Senate, but none more truly Worthv oF ~
miration than tina, which proclairnpi,bs y
dependence OF the United States.
Seventy years have been sufficient H..
sign to u handful Of colonist., Il higb r, II.
among the first II atoms ofthc world tn ,a"a
that time will see them holdIng M ~
first rank. Seventy years have swelle3ha:.
numbers from three million. in,o ,,,e.,.
three; twice that time vii behold,hem ~.
hundred millions, not oil serlS, like hi
ject OF the Gzlr-not goadrd into dp.,a..
ton like the down-trodden Italians 4, H.,
garans--but two hundred million. n n.y.
men, each one sittin. under b. 6go 80,
and under his own liz tree, ana ea s,, -
make them afraid. 10 privileged castle IA
wiring from them and TO waste in lpz,,dm.
dleness, the fruits Of their toil--ao lonifsr,
church To corrupt religion with wa-9y
wealth and spiritual arrogance
The following extracts from tie serBnref
Henry Ward Beechcr, are very rhoira,
knowledge i without function in Ills
land which does not swear aIfra.aar4 n
the sovereign. The throne is not ungn,b4
top. where the few. selti,hIy cultured. eps.
ter. The throne is lower dow n, among ,he
people. 1t Is where the base a The pyramid
F. i, neat the ground knowledge. Ekccrpr
other commodity, is exposed to uhosoeytr
viii pay the price Of mining ii.
The poor the laboring population, know.
a. vel as you or d., that ignorance j On.
preston aud robbery intelligence /.
sure prosperity aud elevation The ,chool
is the bidder ol Advancement, Ter j. NE
passport to intelligence and honor
But within the meunest nan there lla, i
nature on which all eternity may work w5fI-
! uut fully developing il The in'cllcc' NJ.
saul the affections they are samethugu
God. Al the universe il bit their cr1dlc
and these clements in Their loves, ststr,
til their rudrst life, are yet - value beyond
all the fabric al The rtrth.
Neat 10 the family. stands the school
Not to read. write and ciphnri. universally
. among the laboriug class, not misiert0ne,
but disgrace \ man that does not cdu.
cate biz Children j. the pity or contempt j
his neighhprhood II il Just as natural and
necessary fer northern children 10 be cduc5.
. ted rs it u ~ be born.
! When once education has opened the eyes
of the soul. il Graves knowlcdge; il hurgaFs
: and mu-t b. fed
There was never such supply, TIE
leaves upon The forest trees lor number
hardly surpass the printed leaves that fly
4 OVER our Whole land. One is impressed
with the moral grandeur Of that work which
i going on every day. Ten Thousand
press are working day aud night T. p.o.
: vide food for mental hunger. This rolling
| rylinder that casts off 10000 sheets an
! hour. what butler aud baker is he Whist
farmcr, gardener and steward
W. must understand that Whga etrl
man has power, the state has power; Na'a
each Is free. the state j. free; when caSh
man governs himself, the state Is NIL! gA'
ctncd: when each man, brought by 'E''
Of God 10 seif.cnncordance, j. Tree '' a,'
l II hi> own viii, because that will h3s % y
The true and instructive nature 81 1--we
Tacn in this liberty of TIE man We ha'e 'ot
/ innXtinguishahir liberty of the state. Aoa
p therefore il j. that the religion o' 'hHS'
I brings men back To nature: Therefore y
\ that without religious, spiritual me-. ,ne'e
, can be no individual liberty thatwiI endure
ana therefore it is that self government
, among y people without religion II IMPOSE
4 BILE. Where men will not govern Themselves
|, they invite tyran's 10 govern them
: Democracy is the nurse Of scfnsf'
' She rcars its offspring and sets them cut IA
the world.
If YOU look mt the interior of society you
!, shall find i, pcrpc'uaIy globing itself INTO
: circles; dissenting aud reforming; ae,N''
: entcrrrising, thoughtful, executive; ana oa'
} plain and common men are not only elue",
) ted 10 he thinkers and actors, but to be caFa'
bic of bearing rule, of administering laN'"'
: acting upon mems minds. When, beI"t'
WAS there ever so vast an ocean; eacR "''P
= potent with intelligence and VIII; ever! o"'
: growing in power, and finding room 10 oN'
intensely powerful, yet perfectly onroen' '.
= nccdsu law. Into the midst OF tins @Fe',
: community come blazing questions 'Na'
= would set world on fire across the o''a"
. Oar pcopl" walk in the midst OF the iiFc ''I0
! are not burned They Judge and ISSUE ~,
INDICATION, aud the community Is no i"0'
: periIrd by question and discussion IMAM "''
our Courts by pleas and rcrdicts
We may not Quit TO mcnt on ana h'.,V'
those grand dispensers Of knowledge w
o newspapers. We must not demand OF '''r"
that which we expect of books o' St'e"',
ar of professional chairs --ahstraet KNOW
cdgc-for it is their peculiar function II
represent living knowledge to living '0 e,
I j. not learning, but knowledge IN "'"''
they deal
They are not merely journals OF asrs' u !
the last hnJPeaiayS, They are wona'rl .',,.
changed from that old type, and are aes' ~.
M ~ rn, n,,rn nntnnt Thry nrc daily en-