Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1857-12-03


accessons of light as it moves along and
now !, sheds its golden ligh, of intelligence
upon millions of our race. Since print
ing, that great invention, has come to
light, the car of erudition has moved for
ward with the speed of lightning, and
may it continue on in its glorious course
until the sable clouds of intellectual gloom
are dispelled, and the press sheds its light
throughout the distant parts of the earth.
1t is the press, that notes the career of
nations and men, and tell us of their rise,
prosperity and fall, and make their great
ness known and felt, and mark an exam
pie for coming generations to follow, or to
shun. 1t is the grand medium through
which our ideas are interchangeable
grand fountain Of knowIedge-the chief
source of greatness. 1t is great machine
through which we are made acquainted
with the transactions and doings Of other
nations; and brings US within whispers
hearing of the inhabitants of the distant
parts of the earth. 1t is the press that
moves forward the scholastic, eclesiastic
and political prosperity of society, and we
may truly say that the Press is the bone,
sinue, life and nerue of every nation.-
Of this fact, we can be assured, by cast
ing an observing eye to those Nations
Kingdoms, Empires and Republics, where
the fetters of oppression have been sever
ed, and the press permitted to move un-
molested. We behold their prosperity
going forward with impe,uous speed
The great good that is brought about by
the press, is not confined to the columns
of newspapers alone. The recording of
the writings of our great authors, is an
other channel through which vast amount
of mental knowledge profusely flows, to
| those seeking for mental worth. Were
it not for the press, how little would we
know of the celebrated Dr. Dick, whose
greatness is only ms de known through
this medium. His writings, which are so
many monuments of living light are des-
tined to shine with growing briiiuncy,
while the grand march of civilization
moves forward. Though death has stop
ed his mighty pen, yet his goodness, thro'
the agency of the press is growing in
greatness. The far famed and widely
spread writings of Geo. c. NIB, would be
as useless as hidden treasures of gold
were it not for the press, proclaiming his
greatness throughout the world, and in al.
most every tongue. There are thousands
of others that might be mentioned, whose
greatness and goodness is only felt ihro
the press. When we come TO consider
the vast amount of good, that is brought
about by the press, and then look around
at our neighbors, and see them without q
book or newspaper, except when theft
neighbors give ii TO them, they appear tC
be insensible Of the vast ocean of gooC
that humanity derives from this source
1t is not channel through which inteiec
tual wealth flows alone but enriches alike
mind, soul and pocket. There is nothing
pertaining to the happiness of man, bu
what il embraces. There was tint
when only few was within the reach o
books, and they were the most wealthy
but that day, thank Heaven, has gone by
and now books and newspapers and ever,
source of mental improvement, are wiIhi
the reach of every industrious man. No,
may say that those persons who ar
without books, and newspapers, do nc
understand their own interest, and thei
own welfare, III. w, w.