Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-04-22

of men, and women, too, for the latter are,
after all, "a power" on this mundane
sphere. They may frequently be conceal
ed "behind the THRONE" but they are vigi-
liant, yivacious, perspicaciops, and effect
i've. Some writer's testify to the astonish-
ing qualities developed by many of the
ladies. amid the unprecedented scenes in
India. There are many active philoso-
piers of the day who remind us that we
are not passing through lethargic age,
but that it is full of energy. In the pro-
duction of this state of things the press
has exerted great influence. There is
scarcely a section of the globe, however
remote or inaccessible, but has been ex-
plored, aud this century has been distin-
guishcd for the successful efforts of skiiful
and daring men. Look at Franklin, Kane,
Mofatt. Layard, Bath, Livingstone, and
we would add FremcRt, if he would con-
tent himself wiki explorations. however
bold and hazardous, and not lidiculously
strive to ascend to the heights of political
power. The melancholy result has eft
him neither President nor philosopher;
Roteve an engineer. and he would have
made very creditable one. Sir Humph-
rey Davy changed the whole face of chem
istry, but he was not cut out for Prime
Minister. The reason why Ben. Frenklin
not only tanned the lightning, but tanned
politicians, and even monarchs, is that he
had great fund of good sense, rare
commodity in these times.
We have heard and read much of Egypt,
Greece, Asia Minor, and the Holy Land.
Chateaubriand, Madden, Eustace, Lamar
tine, and others, have written attractively,
but the first and last of these were but
travelling romancers, coloring all things
with their poetic fancies. The temples,
tombs, and ohelisks of Egypt for centuries
mocked the travelling public with their
mysterious characters. The rocks Of ST.
nai, too, exhibited strange language, that
none could decipher Here there were
ruined halls and palaces in the east--there
were subterranean works Of art, curious
and instructive, into the depths of which
none had penetrated. Centuries had rollsd
over them; hoary time had consecrated
them. Pages Of history were written in
the earth, but none could read them. At
length the man was found. Layard was
the man. lie was to disentomb palaces
and temples from the sepulchre Of ages
He was to disinter Nineveh itself, and make
that ancient city stand in the midst Of pos
terity; Nincveh that was destroyed 500
years before Christ, or a century and half
after Rome was founded. The same supe-
rior mind that educed order and beauty out
Of those material ruins, exhibited its su-
premacy over those wild and capricious
Arabs. for they were wonderfully managed
and controlled to execute the plans of Lay
ard; as well those In power, as the sub or
dinate rank and file Ct the children of The
desert. The genius of the traveller, the
antiquarian, and the philosopher, are COM
bined in him, and he would seem to lave
a mind even for parliamentary influence
We rejoice in all the talent and genius of
the age wheresoever found Wars must
ultimately cease, and peaceful pursuits ev-
erywhere engage the attention of men,
Those are citizens Of the world, who, like
Humboldt and Lyell. seek. in propagating
knowledge, to make it availing for cement
ing the friendship of nations. The evan
gelical alliances shed their sanctifying in
fuences over all, and the world will event
ually be regenerated. for the POWER is at
work, and the PROGRESS is manifest.