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


TO Fulton, whose me ntsl energies and
Intellectual powers, enabled him 20
contriys mACninefS By which the single
hand Of man can control the mighty
elSmOat, By which lins is economeized
and diStSnce OnnihisteI a devoted
life. enabled him TO penetrate the mys.
tic veil which hung over the phenoims.
na Of nIture, and who has bequeS tted
to postefiIy the benefits Of his value
ble discoVerieS.
But did We even possess equal intel.
lectual powers vita Fnnklin, Newton
Wsttaud a host Of other asint intsllsels
to whom the piesent generation are in.
debted, how can we venture 10 aspire
to.or sren expect to realise ia the sams
degree their intellectual enetEy. To Sc
a. iolensrly intellectaally happY .rss
they. it isindisPeusz6ty feqmgts tatt
We should be - lsVishly endowed by
Heaven; but we can be happy in the
absence Of Ss great intellectusI endow
neuts. In ell ordinary intellectual
purSaits Of ordinary men there exists
hsppineis, .nd sltho' commenced. yst
the intellectual nan must aud will der
i've through the exercise Of his intel.
leciSal faculties. innumersSIs pleasures
ennobIius 10 their nature. aad price.
less ia iheir value. HH.
Mankind Ia their nstuFAl state can
kaVs no plesSures bat thoSe Of the Ssn
sss, and no real wants bat those ofsp.
ps;ite; but when Aniacial society was
erst formed for the purpose Of siIsininE
ioG higher degree Of hGppianesS. ana
classification ia ranks took place. aud
sons were Iu'idiously appointed to be
the hewes Of wood aud drs ~eIS Of wa,
ter for the support OF Others, all such
sS were exempt thefsffom naturally
commenced the I lursuit Of ih.elleCtuAI
amusen.um. Aud it appears Will,
thoss Who were engaged in iaborious
advocat!ons, AID tEo'I Of naugh. bu'
the sensual, frat ssstronomical obsstsS
tiopS we're made. And we slso lean
that music had itS origin from q mai
Of leisure. whils listening to tia stIok'
eS Of Q hammer -3 e
Our Judge ment and senses in the low
est state OF nature. dictate to uS tina
. we should 90 sJmethius for our support
but whenever that 10 secured we should
, give rest to the physical. ana engas,
tho mental faculties; Tor to him who
has ~ rule Of action but qualification
of the senseS,an excess is always dinge
Gus. 1t Is consequently essential tt
theI happiness of individuals, aud ID,
we'll being OF societ! in general. tha
the mind Of mau should be cultivated
and rendered capable of reflection ant
almirsliou. And thus the lnind vii
progress and continue to investigst
until il gains y preeminente over III
sensual passions, aud fi1ds enjoym n
in higher, sutlimer Ond noble pur
suit. .s -
There isa gradual e1altstion Of Gu
intellectual natures, aud all the artisu
skill that is from time to time develoI
ed, contributes more or less 10 ou
mental pleasures. ..
| Whatever diVestS us OF an ilclinA
tion to indulge in the grossness Of sen
susl pleasures, whatever iuculcaIes
desire TO obtain happiness within our
selves, must inevitably in sUlne degte
elevate the dignity Of our nature an
make US better men, better women an
more ussful members Of tocle.yT On
cf the strongest evidences Of the super
ionty OF man over bute creation i
found in the fact thai his MUD his eve
eXeTting itself to advance little by lit
tie all thungh the various gradation q
intellectual pursuits TO a high state o
pc rfection. One truth superinduce
another. ana our ntellectual capital !
ever sugmenting,and The StoTe OF nstuT
continues ineIhsustible. -r
! The precise period when debstiu
societies were FIRST formed, and the oh
jeci VI their origin, whether Theology
Law, Medicine, or any other Of ths sci
ences were first argued aud demostrstt,
we ara unable 10 determine, for the re
sson that history upon that subject ap
pears 20 be silent; yet we know that th
Jews had commodiops sud eKpensiv
structures reared for that purpose, an
oft times as ia the days Of Christs mis-
sion on earth, the .synssogues were W
ed az places OF public declaration en-
conuoveIsy. But one lhi1g is ceit1in.
desirs for knowledge, iis advantage
and attpctiOns, were the incentives.
Let us then as portion Of mankin
thurstiug after greater degree of know.
edge, and properly associated Ioge II,
for the purpose Of ob;siping it. tccup
a few mouents 10 speaking Of its IA,
ciuations., and what its real sdSsn'sge
are. 1t appears to me :hst all aninat
and insnimate matter, every visible oil
jsct, presents to the cultivated min
some lesson Of instruction. lu thu at
sence Of sgreat variety of plants. he d
mInu,iTe ctocus SUDDENLY springing fIol
The still cold soil in all its bes uties,
by no means unworthy our atteniio
aud admiration. No position eau /
lso humble as to close cur eyes to n
beauties OF the Cactus, or Ssponica-
whose first delecate green in the spin,
Tthen their thick lu1urisnt covering
| flowers. Again the prcfnse Multifiur
imPsegnating the atmosphet sith lh
mos; delicate and grateful odur. whett
er spring summer or autumn. The wori
tln5 man or the man Of leisure. shoul
he leave his ayocation pr dpmic il I
bresths the pure fresh air of Heaver
! he Cannot be a worse workman far as