The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-11-10

isaical closk about him and say I'VE
are moro learned than Mo,s.n 81
While the general and State govern
ments were building roads (lhe NationaD
and improving the navigation of the in
land streams OF the parent counties young
Monroe was making her own improvements
and keeping pace with her neighto:s in
every relation necessary for the welfare
and solid advancement of community
While the parent counties were receiving
the benefit of these improvements in the
immen Sc outlay of money among her cit.
les, the inducements to men of wealth to
settle among them thereby enabling them
to erect churches, in which to sound
the praises of the ever LIVING GoD, 10
build school houses and semiuaries of learn.
ing, for the instruction of their children,
we were compelled to make our own roads,
to hold out our own Inducements, unaid-
ed by State or National government, to
capitalists to come among US to bnild our
own churches, and school houses; and the
statistics of the county show that we stand
upon level with them notwithstanding
the difference at the starting point and the
disadvantages under which we have labor
led. ..,f
Why then this constant abuse from q
part Of the corps editorial of the parent
counties? Are they fearful that our pro-
gress will continue in an increased ratio,
and that in the next deceuial period the
statistics of our country will show that we
have surpassed them? Are they envious
because our FIRE. side Chimney corner
graduates have been appointed to pro-
sessorships in some of the best colleges
west of the Blue Ridge? Or has their
mstimed indignation and wrath been kin
died, because, when the state was burden
ed with taxation to pay for the improve
ments that gave them their superior ad.
vantages when the shylocks of tue
Ohio, GAINESVILLE, Dresden, Miami,
Erie, Withholding, Beaver & Milan Canals,
the Muskingum slack water &c were pas
sing over the state like a swarm Of Egyp-
|tian loeusts, gathering strength and polit-i
ical power by their movements and in
trigue until the whole, States was surging
as mighty billow. Monroe County fur
nished the rock upon which these Shylocks
made shipwreck of their future hopes, aud
fond anticipations? 7-a q ao!.i 50 dl5
If it is for this that We nre SO contuma-
ciously belabored by our neighbers, We
would advise them 10 withhold one or more
Tof the seven vials Of their wrath, in case
of some further emergency. For our rock
does not grow by accre,ion, but, belongs
TO the class .mammulia,' and we have sew
cral young bos1ldcrs, which at some future
period may cause them as much discom-
future as did the original from which they
emanated. eg- gas 81 ~ - eaTiiad "a
4 But may be mistaken so for in emu,
meration of the causes that has brought
upon the good citizens of Monroe county
the virtuous q indignation of these bi-
peds that wear the form of the genus
homo. 4 .LsuEi q i .sE:ho9
has been remarked of a trnth, that
when whole ccmmunity feel the ne.
ccssity Of adopting any particular measure
or form of government and all are alive
and in action to effect the object that
there is nothing due to the immediate op-
erstives in the work, for doing shat which
the most common observer demands as o
sine qua non TO his social and civil pros
perity and security, ~ ~. .,.I
But he who can ,forcsce the difficulties
and ultimate ruin that will befall com.
munity or state, from the longer continu
ance of the organic law, under which the
people are living in fancied security with
all of their .sympa,ies aroused, for, the pa
triotic trainers of that orgauic law, at the
sound of revision, with that prevalent, I
might say universal disposition to let the
FIRE alone SO long as I am not burned. -
He who sforesees the difficulties aud dan.
gers, and has the 6rmness, {they rock IN
his compositiou) to meet and, over come
the difficulties, to- combat the, prejudices
Of the misguided, to withstand the scorn
of opponents. and to hold back, with mo-
tive power enoughto destroy,-the missiles
of political trickstersg and maneuyering
demsgogues, TO plant himself, as it were
upon the fortress Of truth and. progress,
having full confidence Ia the sincerity Of
of his intentions and the Integrity of his
purpose, it Isl he that merits the name of
patriot of benefactor Of Statesman. HeA
is that makes record of his nance In the
history of his country, that marks his name
upon the great pillar Of time in an enviss
bile position. Such an ones name and
the principles by which his conduct we're
regulated, will be treasured as, landmarks
by the good, the learned and the wise, when
the name and principles Of some of our
modern Pharssees will be remembered on
~ to be despised.. 30 al y3zedf is u -.at
81 This then 0LD MoKRoE Is the height Of
your offending; without .any noise or lcom-H
motion that would indicate that you were
at all in labor, you have brought forth
this man-and he has went forward in
the faithful aud successful discharge Of
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