Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-03-13

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Stsse. Of whatever party, Of whatever religion.
hsA SAriosAL sSsrEn OF EDUcAriox.
| would that ny voice could extend over our
vide republic, that might repeat in the ears
o. every eli.sen, the advice vote for those
zen only vno WI support State Education.
Ca~ snoe parry feelings. Cast aside favoFite
schemes. ASK not II your candidate be ma
son or On ant. mason. . federalist or demo-
cnt Trend 70 national Improvement OF an
enemy 70 ne4king monopolies--wndt You have
nn1 asked, 'whi ne assist u to obtain for our
children that best Of pat!imonies, whose pos
session weuid have saved % all Of which We
comPlainr Let this be your frst Question.-
ne y your friend who will honestly answer It
IN the Affirmative; and he your enemy who will
tey no 70 "! OF, saying yes, who will not bold
70 nu word. Let this be the test of your ap-
pFobaton' this the condition Of your suppoff,
tbn the one thing needful that shall obtain
your sunnge. Ana you will soon see yeuY
children grow up 10 be fteemen indeed. You
Will see them obtain those advantages, which
no nation can obtain and remain oppressed
those advantages which more than riches, more
tnar good fortune, more than situation. more
than intrigue, have hitherto given the reigninR
lew power and privileges over the subjected
many; and which, when secured 10 your de-
scendants, will give them their Just rank among
the free citizens Of the world."
"Look arouud upon our country, and eyti-
mate, If You can, the extent Of its vices and
IL miseries, You will 6nd them, not OF one
place, nor Of one character, nor of partial in
huence. You will find them everywhere.-
Ride along our highways. and every third
house you pass shall be tavern or q gin. .shop.
Pan through our streets, and in one YOU win
zee vanity Of dress, pride Of wealth, and DOM
pousness Of luxury. in the next. half naked
wretchednesS, and brutalixing exceyes En-.
ter our courts Of law, and see the hatred. and
hear the bicke.inRs that support In afauence
the Judge and the Carister. Visit our orthodo !
temples Of religion, and calculate the intoIer.
ance they contain and the hypocrisy they en-.
gender. Watch the commercial gpeculations
that pour thousands into the already oyernov-
ing Golfers Of some rich merchant or banker,
and Huin his less fortunate OF more scrup,,lous
in his bankruptcy, hundreds Of honest iaborers.
and hard. workin mechanics; or, enquire in
the details Of domsstic life, and contemplate
the jealous struggle Of the poor to emulate the
rich. and the eager endeapor Of all to barter
tranquil comfort for little higher rank and a
little more fashioaable standing than the world
y willing " accord them. See one.half of So
ciety, the slaves Of etiquette, and the other the
victims Of excessive labor. Observe bow uni.
formly the hardess labor is made the least pro.
ductive; and how the reward Of an occupation
increases almost IN the same ratio with its inu.
tility. Mark how one class u doomed to toll
for bread, and another privileged to wanton in
luxurious idl .ness. Observe how poor and de-
peadent are the producers, and how rich and
powerful the consumers Of wealth. And ask
yourselves, Aow many men and womenye hive
found in the course Of your liyes-among lhe
reh or the poor the oppre1on or the oppres
Ised--trusy homes, truly consistent, truly fndc.
pendent, of uuiy haPpy IN their generation.
nov lhah mas et abuses Like these be
remed,ed by Rlecemeali How shall they be
iemeoied sts9 we reach not the seat Of the
uSesse-the puHen heanf what avails it
M .ss; our present anonopoilss are DESTROYED. il
may again be caioled to permit th.mi What
cs,,e II prom on.ue y. ,aa' peoanary ,nequay
that arst pro lnced. and would soon reproduce
,hh nov S,oanS should We Do aav.n.aged BY ra..ns
our gin. shops, II the spirit Of speculation. of
au.s.eiling. ana $ of drunkenness. which At first
word, how shall the heal abuses shat that mar % all the
beauty b Of our our national Institutions, the vices
and md the miseries T that deprsss and destroy our
nat national nal h nspphnssshow in shall the,s be reno
tasi and practical education ~ for ali the s youre
Citizens Of our republici
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