Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-01-04
A Picture O; Our Country.


America. as she nov stands, Ia a s,r,k.
ing fact The Western clesrlngs, the
immense farms Of the Mississippi Valley.
the Lake trade. The foreign immigration.
,olling Africa chained to the ear M con-
merce. gorgeous aud reckless New York
and sud den San Francisco, excite tho
Imagination. by all that they imply and
!orcshado~. They rrpresen, many ideae
and embodv many a wonderful aud
moving story for business has i,s danger
and daring. it. sutf-tinS and endurance.
and the changes of fortune. in this new
world Of boundless resources and FREQ
tales of The Arabian Nights. This bold
enterprise that stretches to the P4c,ie.
this skilled and thoughtful race g'asp,nx
II vast empire, like 4 Homestead. to euitt.
va,e, and plant, and adorn this brave AZ.
my of worshppers marching on iT<s,.s<.
bly, TO the conquest "f nature, form .
grand spectacle. Though ,hsR wcap-
ons-the axe. the plough, and the ston.o
engine have nc, the 'ustre Of Inetfy
that CLEANS from the point Of the .worJ
thongh the heroes Of the farm, the WORK.
shop, and the counting -aou.e, ike vi'isze
llampoens die ln.uny. yet great q ,s,-
ties are often exhibited il .he.. huu.bie
fields Of mans eifors, and their Iabus
fpnad nations, as those o; the COAL in
sec, lift the bass Of an island above tn.
sea, 10 the Ugh, and air OF he.vpp.
Blu, the picture has lis dark sdc.-
The eager desire inr wealth. the ",i.cea.
ant and Sabbathless" pursuit OF ii. have
become the Un.v. r&.i passion at,i ncc,.
parton. We have .ha, love oi no,sy.
which il the root Of all evd; and nnd,r
the deadly shade OF the tree from ina,
root, the anoSiel se ana art, OF ,ru,h. and
"vriue and beauty. wnhefs and dos
In prosperity no aitars smoke" Tho
curse OF Midas Is upon ns. Oar feelings.
our ideas, our aspirations, are all turned
into gold and we are starving AMID our
barren abundance. We worship the ma
,er'a', not the spiritual ;the visible snd
transient not the invisible and eternal.
We are practical, no, Intellectual AID
our pleasures are OF the xentrs, not of
the reason, imagination, and taste. W.
are smit,en with 1.-THE las, ol the Aceh.
the lust Of the eye. and tho pride of lie"
We are true disciples Of The cthics of in.
,erest and utility, aud our only m,ralny
rs cash payment. Truly has it t,eeu
said. that he WHO m.keth haste n yet
rich shall not be inaoceut." II in,em.
pera'e drinking BE- the degrading vice cf
one portion Of our people. in,cmpe~ts
money -making is the beset,ing siu of
another aud much larger portion. and il
is difficult 10 say which is the mos, prs.
nlc;ons. One is the vice Of the ssrs~-,
destroying the mind the other adr'usoa
OF the mind, and . selfish passion. bias
ing the moral sentiments, ano pnlsyins
The higher p'wers OF The intellect Tns
poor drunaard cannot resist the 'hane.ui
sup" which besumhs his soul, ,.un,nould-.
ing reason's mintage." and ,sau sf.sssipy
him
"In'o heinclorious lihsnss Of bsss&-
and the infatuated wosshiper al mainmws
deliberately uses his msntsl iaculs,ss XIV
his own destruction. prefers the isnob,s
and low to the pure and high. and shuss
out the light ~ hesres from he hk,~
Srceessiaf ind4rsy. rspsd gains. rae