Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-07-14

scenery that Inauguration could devise is
presented in some part of its extended sur
facial the productions that necessity or
luxury could require may be found upon
it, and all the curious and wonderful forms
of animal life that fancy could portray are
realized in some portion Of its vast area
When we look within, do we see aught to
correspond with all this vigor of vegeta-
ton and Of animal life2 m ..ea n,
Far different is the view which presents
itself. There the great fiery heart Of the
world continues its mighty pulsations, un-
affected by the changes which successive
ages have produced upon its outward char
acters. There its molten mass heaves to
and fro, sometimes in its ebullitions break
ing through the hard and cold exterior,
giving us glimpses of the burning heat
within.
Turn we next to man, who is made to
preside over mountain and valley, over
ocean and fruitful earth. In him we shall
find that the great analogies of nature are
still preserved, and that he always presents
two characters.
If we contemplate man in his political
capacity, we find that the nation which
boasts of the highest civilization, the great
est scientific attainments, with the most
freedom, gaiety and ease of manners, is
controlled by an internal system of gov
ernment so arbitrary and so despotic that
her sister states look with wonder and pity
at her submissiveness. ,...
Another nation, which has long claimed
the empire of the seas, and glories in her
extended possessions, for which she points
to every continent and every sea, bears
within such load of indebtedness and
such an amount of squallid poverty, as
make her boasted prosperity seem almost
a mockery.
Another, which has just been measur-
ing her strength with these, would fain
have us admire her enormous armies, her
extensive domain, and the regal splendors
of her capital, without pausing to bestow
glance upon the millions of serfs who
are toiling year after year in hopeless SER
vitude, for thankless masters.
This but too naturally suggests another
fair land, where amid the wisest and freest
institutions, and the greatest national pros
perity, there has long been nourished q
tree of evil, whose spreading branches
overshadow the beautiful landscape, and
obscures her glory, which would other
wise shine pre-eminent over all other ma
tons.
If we look at society-at the charmed
circle called fashionable life, we find that
its Incidence, gayety, and numberless
means of apparent happiness, make il
strongly attractive to.those whose scanty
purses keep them without its boundaries
Yet could they see within, how money is
valued more than mind, how jealousy otter
prevails over brotherly love, and strife ant
envy too often usurp the place of harmony
the charm would vanish, while content
ment with more yirtuous and happy lot
would take its place.
If we consider man as an individual
too often his outward semblance may b,
fair, while his heart is dark and full o
evil. .....-.. ..
To an observer from without, he ma,
appear one of natures true nobility, ma,
have reached the perfection of his physi
cal nature, and may assume all the virtu
that adorns humanity, yet these may bu
conceal heart where all bad passions
dwell in ceaseless discord. .tl-
Happily, glance within does not al
ways give us SO unfavorable a picture a
we have here presented Many valley
retain their beauty at a near approach; tn
ocean yields to man many treasures, an
watts many passengers safely over its bill
lows; and the family of man presents il
Illustrative examples of honor, virtue, an
sincerity.
Still there is much evil to be remedied
and happy will be the time when the inne
life shall correspond to the outward mani
festation-when both shall be purified
presenting an harmonious union-the pei
fection of humanity, and an approxim'
lion to the Deity. ***
i EE- The State Treasury in New Yor
appears to be in about as bad fix as OF
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