Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1854-12-22
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The Library.

The Library.
A new link has been forged in the chain
Of social life; a Vulcan impulse Of strength
quivering along the circling bands Of hu.
man sympathy. which bind the hearts Of our
community in one common interest And,
since there is no event so trifing but hath
it's import Of good or i'll. since not pebble
can fall into the ocean withou, disturbing
the whole realm Of waters, so who knoweth
what may be the result Of the establishing
Of 90 valuable Literary Institution in our
midst. Books books what should we do
without theml They unlock the great
doors Of The Past, and lead US up into the
golden vestibules Of the Future.
We talk with the glorious spirits Of olden
time. familiarly and with pleasure. For us
the prophet-voices of departed ages, are
still sublimely echoing, and the "bards Of
Ed" are singing: for us History rolls up
the curtain Of the pasts great tragedies and
comedies, and we see armies engaged in
battle, thrones to!tering. empires forming
and falling. and life in busy tumult and
"unsubs,antsl pagesntry," goes on. Poe
try, Philosophy. Ethics. become the prop
erty Of our minds, thro' the instrumentality
of Books. They are the divulgers of Ma
ture's secrets. the expounders Of Truth
They are the lanterns which light US down
into the caverns and catscombs of earth
they are the star-eyed children Of the mind
which lead us over the terraces Of the heav-
ems, even unto the "frontiers that are quick.
ening under prophetic motions from COP .
II was a remark Of Napoleon, that "the
Sovereigns who preceded him, never under
stood that in modern times. the power q
science made part Of the science Of power'
II is for this reason, that Books should
become our familiar companions; Scientific
Political, Historical and Ethical tomes:-
these are The engines of national power
SAYS the eccentric Henry Giles. "edu
cate the masscs-educate the masses, If you
want national strength and position; if you
want refinement and morality of nationa
character. ! cannot believe that a washer.
woman can be as religious as Sir Isaac
Newton; and why? because her hear; is no
attuned TO the harmonies Of science She
comprehends not, therefore she eanno
adore; she can be good. but not religious.
What sublimsted ideas the peculiar ge
MUS from whom we have quoted, may hav,
had in regard to religion, we may not stoI
to discuss, but certain it is, that study ant
attainment elevate and ennoble us, for W,
are by nature half dust. half deity; but BY
our own will, we make our dust, our NOR
tality to predominant.
A man whose tastes are cultivated, ant
whose intellect is refined, shrinks at III,
contemplation Of a repulsive crime. He can
not, from his adherence of its nature, en-
gage in its perpetration. There are excep
tons to the truth Of this remark, in the an
mails Of crime. bu, they are feD.
Give US, therefore. these implements @
power. uGle dulei. biographies. travels, his
tories, politics, or poems. A great poem
as utilitarisn in its effects as great ma
chine is. Could the establishing of Libra
~ among US. indues the younger porto
Of the male community. 10 visit its pre-
cincts every leisure evening, and to spend
few hours in conversation and reading, en-
Ijoyments Of grosser nature would becom
distasteful. and tho society Of Fremont &C
quire an enviable reputation. Much prac
tice is expended in the education of heels. i
order TO make dancing perfect science
ought not the merits Of the other extremu
to be considered also, and eraniology 10 b
investigated?
Our Library becomes a resort, rathe
than the grocery, or the bar-room.
Scott, irving and Cooper, Prescott. Bar
crof, and Bsyard Taylor, and such refine
companionships become more appreciate
than Bachanalian orgies.
Y Our Library is part Of our town; it
to be sustained and patronized; and hence
forth becomes part Of public interest
There is truly no royal road to learning
yet all belong to the line Of royalty, an
have dviner right than that Of kings, VIII
acknowledge no superiors in the domain {
knowledge. $3.50