Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-01-10

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CHAPTER v.
We tara, therefore, fsoo tAis ~ isa
Of our sahjsds, solly sasislsd, that ssssy
mortal man, hes % indssesuctibls ieeul.
y Of sosl which Torn its sosesesiesa
With temporal body, iaaassess iassi.
gates aad sssss bin 70 sis assisss sha
lsws Of hssmoay, and he good Of biz
own life; and shst, cosssisassd - uss 10,
eo~plsts perfection Of character IL 90
stssinsbls 10 the prsssos life.
But whss JOY the eessseplssioa Of
soeial progress tindlss ia The sosl! W.
turn our eyes 10 every direction end b.
bold Distinct masses Of ass, bsisg ssass.
formed to brutal life, tAss slosioss oos-
dition Of usshood, tbss esspssbssds
the almoss ineosprshsnsibls mystery Of
spiritual Immortality ssd asssdioe sess.
nifty Of sxisssnos!
whss 40 electric Inspiration shrills
along the arteries Of society from tho
belief Of On eternal existence; existence,
when the starry heavens sow above %
sbsil BE- rolled Together like . sssoll,
and his mighty orb which nevss 10 M.
jssty suong ito fellow worlds she'll BE-
resolved into iss osiginsl slsmeats Of ct.
mosphsre and nsbula, and the imnoetal
jewels that lie hid 10 human bodies shall
b Transferred to the glorious regions
Of eternal bliss, adding to the rssplen-
dent hosts Of Heaven where complete
perfection and exemption from Sin 10
alone astsinsbie. This it 10, ,has is the
grand elevator Of social life, and kindlss
sfresh in humsn bosoms the slumberiDg
fires Of all the virtues that adorn human
ity. Immortality 10 the soul OF oil en-.
bition for famc or Distinction. Il mat.
ters not whether that ambition be dirsc.
ted 10 erecting monuments in the pres.
en- or 10 tho future: whether the marble
shaf, be reared BY the hand OF him whose
bones gro to mouldsr beneath iss bsse,
or whether bis sPitsph be preserved in
tho pages Of llistory TO be read by mil.
lion eyes Of every succeeding generation.
Emmett as surely secured . posshumous
Immortality Of fame, BY desiring that
bic ep'taph remain uowristsn until bic
native Country should sehisvs her indie
pendence, a. did Napoleon Bonaparte,
when he sought and obtained the Throne
OF the most powerful empire Of civilised
Europe. Both Political and religious
history corroboratss tho view va have
taken OF the existence, in tho human
soul, Of an innate desire after imm ortal-
ity-the ambition OF the wicked, direct
ing them to obtain only the INN ortsli,y
that history and monumental inscri psiors
secure, while that Of the better class, di.
rec's them to the attainment OF both his.
torlcal and post mortem Immortality, ~
the only safe and natural ambition Dc.
signed tor mans prescn, and eternal
happiness. But this uuquenchabls and
l"udahle ambition, is only the evidence
OF The souls indesiruotible ess, nee. and
does not 70 20 far rs TO encourage tho
oe!ie' sts nI,aiumtn. Of complete h.ppi.
ness or that perfection OF character Nv
which alone complete happiness is .ecu-
red in tho mortal life.
Tho sublime socin. movements inaur.
ursfed by the new born doctrines Of po-
htical equality and individual indeprn.
dence, have liberated the energies Of
tens OF thousands whose humble origin
excluded them from those fields OF action
and enterprise where earthly fame. and
for'nnes were won; and now. that there
10 recognized Go other superiority than
that OF mind, sni no other pre- smiueocs
than that Of merit, there i. brough. upon
the stage Of higher life, hosts Of exaI-
ted geh'uses, which the past SYSTEMS Of
social ignorance and social tyranny ab-
solutely excluded, from . life Of energy
end Of honor. Nov, schools arc estsb.
l'shed, rot for The high born and the
wealthy, but for the humble and the
poor. Now, the franchises " Freedom
are not measured ny manor., or csstlss,
or gentle blood, but by the inalieosble
rights with which every rational being i.
by nature endowed. This il the cause
o. the suddea revolutions iu social life.
tina. have emsnciyatej such immense
masses q men irom the lark shaldrom
~ degraded ignorance, that made them
slaves, and bigotry and superstition
that msds them dupes.
Now, enduring fame 10 only establish.
ed BY those manifestations Of individual
enterprise designed to secure some r,ea,
and permanent good to society, sod to
advance the interests Of sciences, OF art.
os government, and Of true religion
among ,neu. The mere exhibition Of
muscular energy or misdirsctel bravery,
or misarplisd genius has long since s.s.
sed to command admiration or respeo.
in any civilized country, and nothing bat
some greet benefit conferred, como great
invention produced, .o.s great diseov.
cry IN Mature, science, or art made, il
permitted to entisle man to tho wreath
OF fame, in this agc Of social proeress.-
Advancement in general knowledge has
elevated collective society 10 % equal
ratio With iss diffusion, end will continue
to do 90 % long % systems Of sduestiou
arc maintained upon thu basis Of moral.
ity and religion.