Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-03-03
News and Humors OF the Mail.

Here is a thought on public crime and
public education, which it may be worth
while to read. There is great deal OF
stuff said on the subject by people who dc
not understand it; and this little paragraph
will have all the mora worth on that ac.
count: ..-..s.. .-.-.
"The lecturer had thought, as a boy,
| that the enemies of freedom had all laid
down at Yorktown; but it was not so.-
Many yet remained: and our best and on
ly course to preserve our national great
ness would be, as Carlisle had SAID of Eng
land, by public virtue. Nothing else can
save the nation. We think public educa-
tion will do it, but is there any necessary
connection between learning and morality
Our Republic was born with no charm
around its neck-but the brotherly love of
our citizens, and their morality, and their
patriotism were the only amulets of our
national safety. Good scholars have al
ways been tied to the thrones of kings. Is
education only learning? What scholars
know is not education, but the means of
education. We may dive into the depths
of knowledge and still only bring up the
shell without the PEARL"
This is from the recent lecture by Cur
It's, for whom, as an author, Republican,
and man we have an undivided liking
In the same lecture he also makes point
ed thrust at national foible:
"There was ample room for improve
ment, and if the ministers told the Truth on
Sundays, there was great room in all Chris
tans for amendment. We must not mis-
take bottle of sour cider fos champagne,
merely because it popped and fzzled.-
Among the elements ofimprovement would
be found the love of our neighbor. How
sadly was this neglected. And is substi-
tute was the selfish maxim of every naan.
for himself, and somebody else would take
care ofthe hindernost. Were we hot like
Coleridge's Dutchman, who, whenever he
was talking with his friends of himself, he
took off his hat, and bowed and scrnped in
honor of hinaself2 So did this nation once
in every year. On tie Fourth of July we
were apt to boast that we were the greatest
of people-and he, the lecturer, did
not deny it-but while, like a young gi-
ant, we gloried in our strength, we might
also become self eonceited, become drunk
with our prosperity and greatness, and be
deeoyed by some Delilah and shorn of our
power"
HARD SToRT.-The Lewistown, (Me.I
Journal tells of COW recently killed in that
place-in the stomach being found ten or
twelve shingle nails, several lath nails,
piece of board nail, four or fye pins, tin
button, two or three small buttons, quan-
tity of gravel stones of considerable size,
and two small pieces of gold which appear
ed to have been parts of of bosom pin.
g% They are very impulsve people up
in Hasting, Minnesota. A man was caught
there, the other day, stealing a piece of
beef from store, and, in consideration of
his being an old offender, "a large number
Of highly respectable citizens" proceeded
to Sang him. The local paper, which very
coolly records the casualty works up a
little Indignation at the close of the item,
and remarks:
"We understand that legal proceedings
will be commenced against the wretches."