Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-02-21

idss,' tina, his ccusias, TO perform the
isjors ana tolls of So important 9. poet, GiI
not SONS mure powerful and snnobling
compensatic, presen, itssf 10 his mind
Happy are we 10 have our minds suliEhisn.
ed On this point, and proud of the fact
that we have in our milst gentleman Of
so liberal views, and Of such disinterssted
bene' 'oIcnee toward our rising generation.
Such examples Of iaborious effort for the
bensHt Of our race, aud the training OF the
minds Of our children according to the most
atteouicd principles Of modern science,are
indeed very rare. AMI it aifrJs US much
pleasure, to think tha, in our town there
Is at least me bright Oasis spriuging up
in the midst Of the mental and moral Gre,.
lation that have SO lon. oversprcad our o.
thcrwisc glorious country II cuT confem-
plations OF this subject our minds are not
limited merely TO the present aspect Of sf.
fairs; TO the developments already unloided.
But following up our Ieas OF progress, We
cast our thoughts around to the future, aid
our im1gnl'ipn Is most overpJwered with
the mi thv achieve N ,nts TINT will certainly
com, TO pass, when ou, system has taken
hol fully upjn thu mind Of man, and is
carried an vita ths force OF destiny u it,,
succ,ssfnl consumn1ti n.
We see the 1barbsrous awe, and umneHn.
Ing ceremonies, tina. havo hitherto enehainej
he human mind and raised their walls Of
brass against the Onward march Of the true
prinei plea that should govern society, burst
ing asuncer and upon the ruins of oil sys-
toms, anI old customs, and old lava, We
behold beautiful aud trsnscendsntly eIeva.
ted society developing and expanding itsalf
unl it embraces within its ample folds all
tho Inhabitants Of our world. Then sec
tnrsni,m, aud enlhujam, ard fanstcisin
aud prssJly dominion OF every shape and
form viii be done away, while intellect
freed from all her slaviSh trsmnels will
schevo results that will prove her 10 be
altogether divine. Teen, too, the rotten
and Jecayng principles .! government, ,estlb.
shed by such old 'Fogies' as Washington
aud Jefferson and NJ tdison, will al! have
passed away, and our laws will be founded
upon the eternal principles OF Progress.
Every member Of society acting out the
latent power of divinity that he NOW pos.
sci! aud all being restored to the exalted
state of electrical equilibrium they viii
move forward in a glorious ind unbroken
ph,anx OF harmony and love. While the
banner waves over their unconquerabIe and
triumphant hosts will be inscribed with the
immortal sentence, Our Progress is Onward
| Forever
| Such Mr.. Editor, 10 the stupendous
destiny that is presented to our minds
whenever we attempt TO fsthom the pro-
! funditv of the future that is now before
us. And SIR, are not the vOndrDus pow
ers, which the human intellect, under n
system OF such adaptation to its wants. il
capable of developing, perfectly uverwhslm.
ingl Accustomed 10 we have hitherto been
: to follow along ia the snme path, genera
tiun after generation, little dreaming of
our wants, our Eecessities and our resour-
ces Of mind; and, - be, in tho midst Of
our stupidity, 40 suddenly awakened to a
conception of the mighty elevation TO which
we may attain, it is almost enough to ,n
balance our reasons. and plunge US intn
the vortex of eternal ruin.ss How in,igniti.
cant! how utterly unbecoming the toys
wiIh which we have hitherto been friffng
We almost feel ashamed Of ourselves, and
all our race besides, because we never
could discourse these plain and simple truths
before this Inherent power that 10 calcu-
lated to lift US 50 high; and we ,hink that
tho best thing that we can now do, 10 to
endsavor to strike from mrmory's page,
and bury in the Le,hsan stream OF oblivion
ali the petty achievements Of past time,
ard begin our history anew. Awaiting our.
selves OF the influence of the spirit Of the
age-set our vessels aaoat in the stream
of 'Progrrss'--wrile destiny upon oul ban.
nsrs-und yisld ourselves To our fate. 50
mote it be, REVIEWER.