M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-02-21
Number27


" orld Of tfanscendsnt beauts. compared
TO hich thsse present sre bat a fsir'.
GutlleimOse. WINS hat, q Il wled pub
| lie beneisctor. We; unfTttaate MaagS
Psrh, was :neers;ng drs,rt IN Afrir.
ca, far from home and from friends Of
suide, and uncertain which way 70 pro-
ceed. debilitsied. faint with hungeG
exhausted with fatigue. and almost wit.
hout hope. it CHANGED that HE eye res
ted on a piece Of common mnss; and
ihis single single ineileuthe afterwards
believed an1 so expressed himself, as
linstrumental in saving his lifeI for
said he (on observing that piece OF or-
binary moss. how beautifully il was
fotmsa.l J HE who crested this with so
muck cste will not abandon me, Who
has su immortal soul. These ihOughts
stimalaisl biia 20 lresh exersios., sat
enable him 10 reach ap'see Of safety sui
reffrshment.
when n-n ash what actual and prs.
ticNl benefits ensniie from knowledge
aud what stvsntIges accrue to man
therefrsn. the answe, IL unmislskabiy
written ia the hisiurs o' the world.
Lrt IelTOspectiuu take you back TO
the savage sistS-hehold the toll res
quired to support with difficulty the sX
islence Uf man. oil human kiud The prey
Of terrible sud deyolrins beasts. the
Wild sport OF mefciess AL conten ling
elements IN state .ot nuiitv, compsr.
ativs,s deienceless; great srbirer cf fate;
We crouch sUl shuiler when the veil
IisdFswu back anI WE behold the ipp'l
ling truth win all its terrific tci1u1l
nimsnis; yet ats lausr periol We view
with lnmsled feelings oi codgratulstion
sympa,hy aad pride, thit by degrees
tne ear Is Improved bv cu''ute ant
that ca,irte |, imprUv b instrumsn .
VI metal aud wool. rXIrictei from Ghi3
earth Iseh. MiukinL are nav Intiui:e'
" batter clothed, led, lodged and war.
med. Enterprislns aud prosperous com.
ulities ate formed. States aud govern.
lments are founded, The natural, poiiti.
cal aud religious rights OF man are ss'
tsbiished aud protected. tim. j. ecoIo-
mixed, distin:e almost snnihilaied.
aud the blessings Of Heaven are more
generally diffu4ed among the ia Is;es
, than at, any other period in the history
Of the world; all ol which may be ate
tibuted to the ScqlsitiOa Of knowledge
aud the rapid Improvement ia :hs arts
and sciences.
So long as we continue TO increase
in knowledge, aud SO long as We con'
tinue to progress in the arts dnl scien-
ces, We shah witness tue imYro' enent
, in our laws, the extension OF religious
y and political rights, and the elevation
of that high moral standard which
should characterize us as intelligent aud
accountable beings Ii is as true as the
Ideals rspulsive, that many learned
men have doubted the p'optiety Of dif
using knowledge beyond theaIisocricy
Of any nation; but let US repuiiate such
false and dangerous doctriue as that
: the cultivation OF the mint is insepers.
Uly conuected with min jrIality aud
cTimsbut declare The fact that 1t is MT
the being able 80 read. bat that which 10
read that may Prove useful or detrimen'
: tai TO The masses.
| desire in conclusion to call the at.
! tentIon OF the society TO the nature and
= more especially 10 what | conceive to
be the dutv Of each uul every gentle.
men who is member ur who may par.
IticipIte in our exercises Anl frst let
me say that while | in my very soul sb
hor pOiiiscii s;rifes, pUlltcal disseusio1s
;, aud dIscOrJs. ani should feel that il
:, was highly reprrhen,ihle in me OF any
menbrr NJ tlis sIciety. t0 recum-nI or
: miro idcs course OF pplIcE calculated
10 produced or engsnler such feelings.
aud thus - petrerI the O)jsct anil de-.
StrOy the usefulness Of the sIcieuv-vet
Q after ma ufe rlihera ion Ou this subject
csunUI conceive that even in the eIer.
: else oil frIireme caution political quss.
= tions should be excluded We are all
created by the same vi ~ end oensye.
= lent Creator, children of The sans CON.
: mon family. snd members o( the same
Kusernmeut. where, ! sm proud to saw.
all power 10 reserved % " by the Peo
pie.
> How ndespeussblv ascessrsrs /. IL.
therefore, that the pitflnic suns of sifps.
" wnoholj in,hetr h,ntstn- gtr s,destiaieI
. of libaIiy aud humairu8htl, which wsFs
ohtsined 1.-THE expense OF he best bluod
of America. sh ,uhl the nat.
" ure sad elements ot oar iHslltut lou and
! government Aud sloaii il occur that
eh upon questions nf gbrtrumrnt policy
" we should be divided IN -opiaiou. aud
;" necessarily be lead 'rn speak Of the
. sound less Ul this that or The slOther pol
e itlcal party or faction uughl We, in view
= Of their great importa nee TO US sud ;he
~ rising geilera!ion. shrink from duty or
, fear intestigation. leei coniidsnt Of
the fac: that no gentleman connected
u with THE association is so sensitive in
y his nature, % 81 liniidly e0nsiitu ed as
n TO fear The results accrding from ihe die.
'e eussion of any subject pfOper snl rish.
ie 10 be investigated BY the Uaitei States
OF By the Legi.latute Of our ow State
), All. however, will agree with iae that
d such puIiiicsl ques,ious should not eI
D. gross the whole or any considers Bile
s portion Of the attentioa or our society,
and ths. exceeding grral cne orcsetion
should De exercised by earth snd every
member ia guaIdi,g against personali.
o lies, aud the use ol disrss pc eiful OF
l. langentlemluIy lsnsuade. Kindness