Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-01-29
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WISE FOOLS.
Every one has experienced that sense
,of disappointment. that is invariably
connected with a first visit to tho lecis.
Iat've bodies that preside over and control
the destinies Of tho nations, from the collec.
tive wisdom represented in a Minnesota
legislature, to that ofthe United States in
Congress assembled. How ones youthful
anticipatioas and ideas are lowered as he. is
at last forced to acknowledge that "grea,
men, are, after all, very ordinary set Of
fellows. Men in fact, with whose EQUALS
and superiors, in every respect, he may have
been in daily and intimate intercourse
without. even suspecting that they were
anything more than men Of good sense and
information.
Success does not depend upon either wis.
dom or intellect. Men are neither born
great, nor do they achieve greatness in Amer
lea. In fact the old plan seems to be reversed
aud little men, very small men, have great
ness thrust upon them. In fact the country
is attiicteG.--surfeted with littlcness.-
Everybody has little learning. The press,
public lecturers, and the humbug, and hot
house schools and colleges, aad systems Of
education, have directly and indirectly dis
tributed "smattcrins" Of every thing
The Boston Mutual Admiration Society, a
cong'omeration Of little adhesive fragments,
has been branching and extending all over
the north. Sell sufficient Minister'S
kid gloves and white hats and preciseness
and prop:ioty-only they do not know what
it is-turned out after one or two years
e reading" stuffed with sickly, mawkisb,
selfish sentiment, which they mistake for
piety and charity, love and duty, attended
BY train Of adoring young ladies' Of the
g.sit-in-the-parlor -while-their-mot
ers-work~in .the-k,tchen order; and not far
removed. the be-whiskered, lazy, lounging,
effeminate ounces filed with Andrew Jack
son Davis and the "Fowler's F." stuff -biolo-
gy, phrenology, mesmcric impressions, spirit
ual ha-'noniss and development, theories,
with enough Of the technicalities Of geology
and politics to appear to talk IS wise as they
look, and Their trains Of stron; mi :-aed.
and freclovc, Boomers. Such as these are
shaping the popular sentiment For tho old
folks, bless their souls, why! tbs ministers
tell them that this is an age of progress in
and telegraphs, and especially in
tho ."cause Of education and of course they
are behind the times and their children are
r;:::ais;"a; and this is wonderful country
and more wonderful things have already hap.
pcned than they ever dreamed Of aud they
should not be surprised at anything. And
30 they 80 it. And some little man, with
little theory, based on one little thing that he
sucsses at, and another that he assumes. nil
ut once becomes great, and after deliy-
ering one temperance lecture, attending Two
spiritual circle meetings and proved himself
sound on niggerism, finds himself member
Of Congress, or Of the legislature, or President
Of some sewing circle, or some equally i'm
portant body. t.
This is rather a disasreeable view to be oh.
'iged to take. and We are glad to mention a
most pleasing exception to it, where true
merit, if not yet adequately rewarded. un-
soon will be. A new institution
has recently been organized in Washington,
called the Advisory Board Of Agriculture,
composed Of persons selected from each State
'f tho Union, as practically acquainted with
that important interest, for the purpose Of
mutual consultation and discussion. Mime.
sofa was, in part, represented by Dr.. T..
Mann. we'll known citiz,n Of St. Paul
The Doctor occupied a conspicuous position
IN the Board, aud we may be assured that
The interest Of Minnesota was not neglected
t:ere. Since its adjournment, the Doctor has
9 communicated the result Of his consultations
and deliberations in that body to the Ninn,
sotian-:is official orsan-snd as that in or
nation is very brief. We gla;!ly place it lief re
our readers. It's this That he is advised
by the member from the State Of Maine that
they were successful in raising fair quality
OF apples in that State, after many fru;tless
experiments, BY sowing the seed Of the best
varieties-and selecting the best produced
by those setds-to graft INTO the remainder
and further suggests that tho same course
wonld ho Succassfi,l hero