Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-04-22
AN ORIGINAL GRAFTON
Deltoered by John L. GOT, before the
henosha High School, Apra 18Th 1s5s.
Subject THE TIMES


i In the progress of human events, va.
ried are the changes wrought upon the
prosperity humankind. The great Kali
eidescope of life, as at each comparative
moment 1t revolyes, presents new dra-
ma upon the broad stage of mans exis-
tence. From the beginning of recorded
time, the testimony of history, presents
to us grand series ofimprovements, as
the ingenuity of man for ages has been
stretched III his endeayors to promote
the advancement ofthe arts andscienees.
and record his name and his ACHIEVEMENTS
upon the scroll of tame. Astonished in,
deed, would be the inhabitants of past
generations, could they behold even at
this early period of our prosperity, the
thousand products of industry, distribu-
tad through the length aud breadth of
the civilized world. They would see a
new Universe that had sprung into ex-
istance, since they performed their parts
in the spacious Theatre of being They
would look upon the broad lanss of the
bountiful west, redeemed from savage
hands since their days Of so years ago.
The wolf, the panther, the wild deer,
the Buffalo, and the still wilder native
of the forest and prairies, have given
place TO myriads OF civilized humanity
Where once the camp fire blazed, and
the red man offered mp his sacrifice to
the Great Spirit. Where the shouts of
the chase, stirred the savage bosom, q
the unearthly war-whoop, the prelude
to bloody massacre Weakened terror
through the land. Now we hear the
busy hum Of machinery and the soft
murmur Of domestic life. The glee song
of the cheerful school, and the harmonic
Gus chime of the Sabbath bells, awaken
their continuous echoes from the Great
Lakes, of the north to the Gulf of Mexi-
co and the Rio-Grade on the south
from New England snow capped granite
peaks, far away through the wild regions
and Territories to Paeiiics genial cline.
After viewing all these glorious achiev-
ments of the 9th century, would not
our ancestors offer to us their heartfelt
congratulations, and request Il renewal
of earths hopes and joys to themselves:
last half century are the most important
Of any that have occurred within the
annals ofinteliectual advancement The
steam-en9ine, the steam boat, the loco
motive and the electric telegraph, are
few of its momentous achievements. The
Mechanic Of today needs no longer seek
the swiftly flowing stream whereby to
erectand propel his machinery, but he Sc
leets site the most convenient for mar
ket, and labor, and curbs the lately con
quered element steam into submission, !
for the performance of all drudgery and |
toll. Scarce so years ago and Robert
Fulton had not astonished his country
men and the world, with the glorious
invention which immortalized his name
and placed it foremost on the page of
scientific ingenuity. On every sea
where commerce spreads her snowy
wings can his triumphal achievnlont be |
seen, and the echoiEg salute of every
steamer is but a tribute to his mem
ory.
Fifty years ago and the journey from
the Atlantic to the Mississippi would |
have required months Of continued ira
vel, and weary toll, and subjected the
adventurous Pioneer to indiscribablc |
discomforts and perils. But in the eight
wheeled coach of the iron bOned steed |
Dung America of the present day, the |
badger the sucker or the 'wolyereen'
may have left his home in the bOundless |
west, 60 hours ago, and at this moment |
be gazing inconsternation upon the won
ders of the great metropolis Of our con
tinent.
The electric telegraph above all other
inventions merits conspicuou
position on the scroll progression, and
although its birth dates back but 81 few
years, yet, to-day its mysterious thread
stretches in every directions through
out our wide spreading land, and is de
stined soon to connect the Old World
with the new, in close proximity. The
time is rapidly approaching when a mes
sage can be despatched from the shores
of England (and by the sum- reach its
place of destination in Yankee land
hours before it had its origin, thus
showing the superiority of Yankee
enterprise, over all other nations.
Contemporary with the invention of
the Magnetic Telegraph may be men
toned, Pitman's system OF Phronogra
ply, science with which but few are
acquainted, and but few are willing to
acknoN ledge as useful.
If the invention of Prof Morse and
the application of it to the transmission
| of news was a revolution in the history
ofnews carry ing, the invention of. Pit
the man, advent of king phonography,wa
not less an era from which to date new
powers to man. OF itself it is one OF the
most Philosophical, systematical and
beautiful modes of writing ever known
TO the inqristive or ambitious. BY its
| aid we are enabled to write as fleet and
and free az speech. To the Editor, the
STATESMAN, the Lawyers, the Merchant,
! the Reporter, to the FARMER and to ev-
cry class of individuals, who ever have
occasion, to record their own thoughts,
| it is an invaluable assistant and we look
| forward to tie time when it shall be in
general use, and the benefits to be de-
rived from it, universally acknowledged.
Such is physical science, and such arc
| the products OF mental ingenuity, thus
Tit is, that agriculture and manufactures,
mechanism and art, science and lit IRA
ture have been abroad in the land and
made I" the wilderness to blosSomas the
rose"
But | must not omit to bestow few
brief remarks upon that rising genera
ton called " Young America" the en-
terprising representatives Of this grow
ing Republic. The principal character
teristic Of this we'll known specimen Of
the genus homo is impetuous go-ahead-
itiveness.
i Inh his imagination, change il consid