Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-01-09

iehable fsae. And hase pee eucA ois6D |
lived 10 oil ages Of the 6osldS Cso Fol.
ten, who has rcvolotionissd the world
By Ne gisss ssoosssisi psUss weise
bic iUvention has crested. b elssssd
above Gutenberg the Inventor Of priss-
ing 10 the 18th century, which has been
the nssss Of 6eodiss the vesld With
knowledge 10 art, science and literal ure7
Can Franklin or Morse or Whitney, or
Mssry Esd . hoss Of others who form
glorious galaxy OF shining geniuses 10
Modern times, claim -emineacs over
Gslileo, Columbus, Newton, Gutenberg
and many n'ors Of the psss sgcss u In
tsilect Stronger nos than thea, OF ere
Bacon, Burke, Webster, Shakespeare, b..
ron and Bur- the pee. s3rs cf r nius
super o. 20 the, OF Solomon, Socsa's
Solon, Horace Homer, Virgil and Cice.
70! Trus from the greater diffusion Of
knowledge under more liberal govern
inents, we have y greater number OF en-
inent minds in our generation, than any
ancient generation could boast Of, but
this only shows . greater social progress
without convincing u Of tho atsaiamsn,
Of higher perfection in tho single iodi.
vidral. sass s,9..7t
When we survey the vsrieu, masses Of
organ zrd men in Tire various NATIONS OF the
earth. with the telescope Of rigid scrutinyo
DO We find any one osthsse masses. lsavened
with the r-geserat'ng power Of that perfect
love which csste'h out seltishness and SIM
Does honesty, virtue, truth, moro abound
now than among the ancient nations? Do
individuals now sacrifice, wealth, honor,
ease and form TO the ennobiing principles
Of benescleDce snL charity, in by greater
degree than did the people Of Greece and
Rome?
Have wars Of aggression amor X nations,
or crimes Of The highest magnitude among
individuals become less ter. lille or les fire.
quent? Te'lu Us you spectators il imsg-
mary theories Of social PROGRESSED n, WHEELER
there - now greater disposii,4n 10 love
our neigh6or as ourselves, than there was
1900 years ago? Behold the hydra headed
monsters, bearing upon its front the creedA
OF Socialism, Communism, Spirituaiism.
Mormonisn, infideiisin, Fres lovisn, and
other urnameahle isms aaught 10 be engraf,e
upon the 'ronk Of Society in the place OF
Christianity and Truth
Does.this augur the immediate transfer
nation OF society from condition Of dis
cor'' AMI sin 10 one Of complete hat mony
and perfsc',bil,ty IN virtu? Are mode n
types Of individual greatness equal to or
p'e.eni"ent over those Of EARL ercrnturies
Where - that bOasted pei fec'in Of character
ionnh, whose untatnished purity SURPRISES
The fabulous models postrsye, in the poetic
.ffnsloss Of bards H. all periods II the past,
whose faultless life 81 nnerrirg wisdom
puts 10 blnsh every concep'ion Of ideal life,
and whose whole combination at excsiIen'
e,es consoiiia,es a perfection % manhood,
that leaves nothing for the loftest imagina-
ion to improve upon? We look in vain
among the ranks Of mortal intelligencies,
! for snch being. and turn away from the
examination and find the spirit Of Cam still
, es,ling in every human bosom! nept in
greater or less suhlngation a. the influences
/ Of religion and ihe precepis Of Morality
act upon the individual life. Our lis are
q greater Strength and more abundant
! than ever before: oGr ALA $ houses as
! largely tcnahtcd; our chs vi.abie socieiries
~ active, and out mira' code "a necessary
now IN the dais OF 'h- Roman Republic.
IT, T., J..af- .u..yi