The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1856-05-31

coiled, fostering cankerng within their own
bosoms core, and should noble thought start
with quicker throb, the blood which flows
in their sluggish veins, they are too indolent
to follow 1t benign influences. And yet, in
notoing, save worthy, high or lofty objects.
are they thus indolent Nature requires that
the body should be properly clothed and
nourished, and she has placed no obstacles in
the way of its accomplishment, which an en-
ergetic mind may not easily overcome but
she has strewn with lavish hand, her rich and
boundltss gifts over the fertile earth. and
mankind have but to go forth and exert d
health-gvng labor, to gather fiom her am
pie store-house, the means to satisfy her every
demand. Did all do this, poverty need nevef
again lift her unsiehty head amoug us.
There is another, and still more binding
requirement. to feel and cIobe Tie immortal
sOuI! Aye, nourish it with all pure, noble
and holy thought it with the drapery
of innocence and purity, that it may become
fit companion for angels of light and love.
We listen with mute horror to the cry Of
famishing thousands, which at times rises
upon the still air, and sweeps otcf the land
with its prolonged, heart-rendng wall Of hu-
man agony,-yet doubly agonizing is the vail
ing cry of famishing souls which rises SO still,
so terrible, up to the "great white throne."-4
Need itbe mast it be ever thus? The beau
tiful earth is very, Oh very fruitful ;--and
our country, our happy county, has she not
institutions oflearning already established and
others still springing up, wherein all her chill
dren may conSregate and receive Intellectual
food ? Has she not cepable and willing setv-
ants to minister around her many temples p
Did all but listen to the high, ennobling tones
which issue from their many portals, and rol
in deep, melodious music over our land,
cheering and invigorating MANY genial heart,
Ignorance would fee abashed before the
pure and steady blaze of int llectual light
which would burn upon the souls holy altar.
Would all be wise anI happy, they have but
to conquer the evil of their own hearts, To be-
come the humble students of those who are
capable Of instructing them in the wealth of
the soul, and in the mines of ofknowledge.
To renovate the "dead sea- Of
mind and hearr, there is, there can be no
more powerful instrument than THE PkEss
Through it, the Statesman, the Divine, the
Poet, Philosopher and Philanthropist, may
each and all, pour forth the great thoughts
which swell their bosoms, and quickly are
they waited on pnions feeter than the rush.
ing winds, awakening in countless throbbing
hearts, generous and lofty sentiments, ,-arous;
ing countless slumbeIing souls to great and
noble action, which else would have sliimber-
ed on-perchance forever. but the most
powerful agents of the press, are good asacs-
papers. Some day, we will give you our
humble thoughts upon this. to casual OBJ:
server, trite subject, but to US it seems fraught
with the deepest consequences, of good or III.
Meanwhile, in the language of The sweet
Poetess,
"Dfoop not, tho sin, shame and anguish round
thee
Bravely fling of the cold chain that hath bound
thee
Look to yon pure Heaven smiling beyond thee
Rest not content in thy darkness-a clod
Work, for some good be it ever so slowly; ..
Cherish some flower, be it ever SO lowly
Labor all labor is noble and holy,
Let thy great deeds, be thy prayer to thy God"
LANCASTER, o.