Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-11-20

f.r>ecing. risky Adventures. They are con
tined to 10 county, no race, and To no particu-
lar class or form oI society. They have hc,n
always men Of progress and reform, aud Ie
ruliarly those Of discovery.
y fine, plOddins, old-fogy world TIN" woul
be-, were ii not for those nclgctic and fiery
characters who lackcd-tO use the Seif-tattcr-
ing cant Of your stupid, ReTvclesS mcn-thc
necessary discipline and balance OF mind t"
submit themselves to the restraints Ot society,
and plod the beaten road Vi proceed III AMI
custom. Adventures have been the fund
cr> of nations and dynaSti,S, the trump cr>
Of tyranny, the Orgni izers Of repubIcS, TIL
leaders Of armies, the diScUvcIs Of continents,
Of stars and Of systems. They wander lar IL
search Of knowledge, aud tell us Of oth'l
lands aud people. The pestilcnt aud burn
ing airs Of Africa, the fierce and frozen ter
rur> OF the North Pole, OILY stimulate them
the more. Who has not sImpathizcd with
ponr Mungo Park in his solitary wanderngs
and more lonely death? What European,
what American, but has sighed over the un-
certain fate Of the heroic Franklin? And who
has not mOurncd over the untimcly death ot
Americas dearest, gcntlcst and most chival-
rutls Knight, who has thrown around the les
regions al the North tlcspi'it Of >uci. interest,
Of such noble humanity, ii such hi ii an
holy POETRY? Who hois not sacred tao
memory Of the enthusiastic, the indomitab.c,
the too adventurous KANE!
do not Yield all ndmirntton 10 that e'a>- OF
humanity who believe scarcely any more Than
they ste; who follow only where the way Is
rlain, visible ami distinct. ! asn admir-
those who believe in what is reasonable ~
probable, who dare to follow where there i.
only aglInncring Of light.
Ot ancient people the PhTnc'an> wtrc the
most cntcrpri>ing adventures. In ;hcir car
livr history the ircchS were >iirii. adven'
t0rcrS. a double portion of this split toll
! upon the Romans. Dido, when She fIund,d
Carthage and CAESAR, wien he cI'S-'d the
! tubicon, were adyviitucr>; aud LcaiGcr
when he swan the IIcIlc>p"n To meet III,
charming Hero. David, Of ISia,l. was an AL
ycnturcr. pore ccc>,lu' thou.E ;nan m' ST.
h ended ION a throne. Lconla> anl his
spartan band at ihcrmopylm were glorious
aavrn'u,t;-. So were William I>t at Hast
iro- and Napoleon lst ut Watri.oo. Many Oi
the Roman Pontiiis wcr, advcturcrS IL ais"
the three great Cardinals. NlmInc> Rirhcllru
aud Wolsry. Co,unI|u> wa> the most G'"rl
ouS Of adventures. 81 WAS Gaiiiro when
he dared to ASST and prov" the rarth'S 10
tunlity, in spite Of iIfIIsituiiAl prosecutions.
Mohnnlncd was an adventure, and 80 was
Joan ot Arc. Luther was one OF another
sort Of marvellous daiing. iut,licct aud tnthn.
>a>n. Cromwell was u stern one. Raleigh n
NEST accomplished and gallant one, aud the
PiCtrni,r Il most unfortunate one. lnd' cal.
barely To cnuint rate them would b.. but H.
r,rap.tuatr nIvcI al History.
Mere modern TIMES have given ~ SNnr
brilliant adventures. Thor" WAS NalTr"E
Nv hun have N niim"ij who Ln'>t on thu
.aZc Of a>toundrd Erru;Ir vita u l"wcr ar'!
bii!iiancy Surpa>>in. hrhf Andhi> Man >taIs
only less great than him>vL Give and
lasting. will net deprive Of th il just fame
n grand swind,ing adventures. Thea there
were the Buccaneers, who's daring nnl terri
lie deeds thli! us alternately vita admiration
or horror.
The word is not likely soon t" b. - 81.
>ur.r>sfnl guilty a,ivrutlrc's. h"'k Al i.ic
for Instance, where l.. y. Is. wears all i;mi'IlaI
CROWN
American history. too, i, full! + Interest on
this subject. Th,rc is pizaro and C"rt
and Santa .tnua. lIdrch the gr"Ath ii al
ventures in the Southern iait,!'l> i mo-,
rank aud luxniiu>.
Among lllt .N'hIn NIlltII'H'N >IlHI
st. X for adventures? Thc rt"i'lv are Il AL
vr'turcrs. Even s,mr very duli"G> ,"u''
all the Republic it,-,if am cAl"iim,n,, al A!
venture, and dnnhtitS ultimate, success Ave
the hrrctic>! But there are lw",''e If sinai
souls md Of royal Instincts. who arc To-" h lad
to see, too dull to know t:rat of all govern.
mcnis this Rcruh;ir is" s",' I0p. The
theme is tempting, hut must no; GIl"H.
sail the pc"pl" were aly"atNrr>, and the!
arr, and its greatest names were y, cniiarly
"n'd name them, hut they are sacred to n
higher fam"
The spirit of the people is finely i!ln>trat' 4
wv that at of Dahir Webster, then v"ur=
man, whrn lac tore and flung To the winds IL,
(~aS it no, y college diploma, cxc,ainin. tlA'
not on that depended 4" for success.
With Cuba we will ever reminder The
.al'antry " the nnfrluna,r Crittcndrn aud
with Nicaragua the bulldog grip Of William
Walker.
I;ul il remains for our own State t. roin,
with pride 10 her sons rs the most IN ncr"u>
ardent aud cntcrpri>ing If modern alvcntnrrr>
4 WILD FRESHMAN.
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