Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1858-08-21

present week at o'clock P NJ Our RchAb.
leau friends should oot t1eai this m alter with
Indifference or foreesluncss.
TAg SrU-rex-psi-ous WoRK Of dropping a
sirand Of twisted yiFc, about The sizc Of your
smallest digei, into The water from the stcrns Of
a couple Of ships. seems to be playing hob
with the common sense Of this American Chris-
tendon. Bonlses and saltpetrc attest the
grandeur Of the achievements village orators
aud these siandOg upon The higher platform of
giiy lamc, exhaust the mother tongue in gath
e'iug adiecsives, and amplifyiug byperbole ude-
quaiely 70 express the grandcur--the sublirniiy
Of lhe work. Editors--big ones, and little ones
contribute their fecnndiiy and fippancy 10
ndd innation 10 the inconceivable idea; the
sacred desk almost topples with the effort to
oompnss the vastness Of the subject; whole
prayer meetings we arc told. are devoted 10
the swelling theme and human ingenuity is
racked and tortured 10 reach an approximate
level OF this giddy altitude Of human pride and
mechanical success Tho remark of an aged
and cmminent desine Of neighboring city,
whose tolerably well balanced eharacteg, and
native mental energy we have wont to admire,
that no event Of equal magnitude has trans
I'ired since the cruci6xion' is heralded by. the
prcss, with smack Of exuliaut. local pride, as
a very cFeditablc approach 10 the magnitude Of
che mighty idea. One OF our very clever city |
contemporaries. is actually hurt at the srifiug, |
irreverence. and yulgaSity contained IN bit Of
humorous correspondence put into the mouths
OF ihe rulors OF the two nations, which has
been going the rounds. and reads very grave
and moving homiIy upon sucb. improprieties.-
Now we are unable TO sec this matter 10 the
grave light which is thrown upon. we have
looked at the specimens Of pulpit eIOqaence IN
the Journals Of the dsy, we have listened TO
the harrangucs less sacred, but quite as
enthusiastic, Of street defamation coned over
the lucubrations OF Journalism, and about the
broadeSt hlea that we have been able to gather
from them Al the most probable, natur-
al and important benefit likely to result from
the achievement in question, is that thrown or |
10 an address by the eloquent. impulsiye. and
much. abused Beeclcr. And this is nothing
more than the new application Of an old idea
that the greater facility you give to lhe
thought aud Intercourse Of mankind--the more
familiar that sniad becomes with mind and The
msrc capable We become Of knowing, and
weighing the characters Of one another, the
ii ore are Che bands or brotherhood strength
ened aud the greater tie harnioDiring sslatary
aud chsistianizing are own relations with one
another. This effect may be the natural result
OF the opening up Of this new highway of
thonght Ard jet, we have some doubt, wLeth-
er even this aspect viii be the prevailing one,
20 the extent. at least wlch some may at 6rsi
suppose. In viewing the subject iu this light
there Is this allowance 10 be made, which is,
Asyever 10 conflict with the position of lead
ing New y York journal. The intercommunica-
ton is not to be free and unlimited one. So
combrous is the machinery to carry it on. SO
heavy the investment for its establishment. and
SO expensive and burdensome are
the terms upon which its advantages are to be
enjoyed that but comparatively few win be
enabled 10 enjoy them. The great masses Of
mankind viii be pseesded from direct, open
and ready istereoaae ahrough the means in
question.
The whole question, It snust. however. be
admitted, is novel one. aDd experience may
prove that It has hearings that aaay not be cou,-
passed at this point OF time. Bait until they
arc dsVelopcd--uatil something msse tangible
more clearly defined good is made to
sppear fer the advancement OF the commercial,
political neral. intellectual or social world, il
may be question quite relevant and season.
able, whether essss4siasm aud extravaganza
ahouId be allowed, seemingly al has, wholly
20 suPplani our discretion and common sense.
Mr. Fred. r. Stanton, while Secretary for the
Of Kansas. received letter from Nc
F3igier. y. s Senator from Pennsylvania, Who
had recently retnncd from tour Of political /,
observation in Kansas. This letter was dated I I
Pa, Aug l4ih, 1857, aud contains
the loIlowiog significant passage;
Make my special regards to Gov Walk
er, aud say TO him that he has The popular
1eafl asih Ria ftropghoat he entsrs country
errpt 0s,la ths eEtyeme So1fk Should his
pr0gFaratne sueaesd he s0H hare tks most
ftttat fsattfletD. lf oH4 MnH - tto ttttetoft
The Naturalization Is litie reak 40 the
tnes. aaid4ein1es uudeS tie S01ishern 16nnder,
but Mey sust stand np 10 ths Dork ("
Alas TIE Administrations was not "a httle"
but good deal "Heak at she knecs,T and not
Dnly asipeed under tho Southern thunder" but
nctaaIly ialI on those weak knees before il And
poor BigIcf lis Fkpeas stood ihs ordeal ne
better than ola Bucks FopT months after
lta phpve vas uEitlen, Baehannq had thrown
Walker and Popular sosereisnly ovorboa1d
and gone IN 'or lbe Ieeompton offspring %
rseislsles aBd bogus elections, with
Bglcr peltliogsipg IS desposaio. case in The
Senate rennsyIyania viii mako these folks
wlsk they had cared cps ior 'southen liiunslet'
bsisge slsy eat through pes. os'eserl
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