The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-23

prncpe that the man. the masses their laws
IONS &c Precisely In proportion the people in any
community lose sight OF these principles and the central
influence takes their place viii such community degene-
rate.
pe notice and observe the charities aud beneyoence that
belong 10 much they do the kindness and
sympaies Of associations Nor is the community going
backward when individual actions left free 10 perfect
the improvements Of the country, without looking 10 the
aid OF laws and government TO press them forward.
shall keep IN the movement we have been ma
king for the last half century 10 destroying the individual
IN principle Ia the destruction Of all lines Of State policy
ana local Interests shal not be able after the lapse Of
short time build mill construct bridge erect
temple without the help Of associations, governmental
ala The interests Of the district the township the
ty and the State win be neglected. but the general
Government will continue to increase In power in nlu-
enee and ID the number OF It's Offices.
The age is one Of promise Tho world is full Of hope.
improvements making in everything that tends 10 les
n The labor Of man. and to advance his comfort and hap
piness
Events are taking place around us and before our eyes
scenes are rAnspring which cannot dare not, he
insensible and which loudly demand our attention.
quarter Of century ago Tobias Watkins who held
small Office Ia Of tho departments at Washington,
was charged with fraud involving sum OF less THAN
ur thousand dollars and upon this single instance OF
blessness in public officer tue whole people OF the
pbc were aroused and thrown into state of excitement
But now IN these days millions are charged TO be rnudu-
euy obtained from your treasury committees are sitting
In The vacation your national legislature TO ferret out
The truth your President asks for additional criminal
code against bribery and corruption, and the public press
litcians and people feel not half much inter-
~ IN the result Of these Investigations and recommended
lions as they do in knowing who shall be minister
abroad the collector Of customs at some port or the post
master 40 some village or cross roads
Fifty-one years ago Mr.. Jefferson in writing 10 his
friend Albert Gaatn, the subject of making appropr-
atoms for pht-house said tIhe utility of the thing
has sanctioned the iniracton; but it. on that nfracuon
we build second third, nc. any one OF the powers
in the constitution may be made to comprehend every
power Of government
In our day it that he who takes the greatest in
rest obtaining the expenditure of millions by the general
government for local Objects is to be regarded as
the successful statesman and most worthy Of popular APP
plause
change mus. take place The public mind and The
influence Of popular opinion in communities States and
the nation be turned in another direction The
prospect brghtens and good results Will follow these agr
cultural and mechanical exhibitions being held all
over the country 0neiourh of the population OF
State will attend the State or county fairs during the
present year; and five thousand volumes of agricultural
and mechanical works will be distributed among the peo
pie We beginning to cultivate the roots and not the
tops May continue 10 press forward in this work
May make the family government the school, the farm,
the church. the shop the laboratories Of future greatness
We educate to be farmers, artisans arch-
tec engineers geoogstsina word, practical men. Their
eyes must be turned from Washington to the State, coun
~ township district home. This is true patriotism and
the only patriotism that will save the nation.
"Wth territory stretching from the Atlantic to the
Pacific and with seacoasts than five thousand miles
in extent have almost all varieties of soil climate and
productions and consequently we have within bound
aries citizens of every kind of pursuit and education The
world never witnessed such busy, bustling energetic
crowd Of human beings scattered territory vast
and living under government supported by their own
WILL Farmers and planters mechanics and manufacturers
merchants and traders miners of IRON and gold and sill
YER and copper and coal Of labor and industry
gagged in business in town and country tbs Of
world and lakes and riyersall Of these while
they constitute the strength OF the conederacy have in
their various pursuits their peculiar customs habits
protect their rights ndcidualy and recognise their po
cal equality In this consist the strength and the beauty
Of our form of government.
We require must have the fugrown policy of each
Of these pursuits with the thousands of others that will
naturally arise in government whose interests d
yesad ours each of these should be left free to arrive
at full perfection without the influences of great
shadowing, central consolidated government. We want
Rome Paris; but should seek TO make great
centre in each State, county township district and
Homo