Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-11
L1rrRARY INsr1rurE.-Lecture Of Hugh

LITERARY INsrIruTE.-Lecture Of Hugh
j. Camp5eU, Esq.-The lecture last night, we are
constrained to say, was zone Of tNc," however
much it may clash with the title given it. The field
traversed was not the one into which lecturegoers
are generally introduced, but over which the heart
of the patriot CLOVIS and thrills, being that which
relates to the future destiny Of this great Western
Empire. Mr. G. has studied too deeply into the
history of past nations-'dead nations" to use his
own term-to be enticed into any delusive hopes
BY the mere pomp and glitter upon the external
surface of our own. Like a skilful physician, he
casts scrutinizng glance into the inner structure
of our body politic-sounds the lungs, as it were,
and tells us what is hectic flush and what is the
ruddy glow of confirmed health in the tints that
play on the cheek. We felt extremely uneasy under
the operation, and the case he made out for us at
this stage was anything but Aattering The princi-
pies of decay and death he found everywhere i'm
planted, and in lively though secret activity. Mr..
G. is one of fesc in respect to candor-he gave us
clearly to understand the dangers and uncertainties
at this moment enshrouding us as nation. For
this, perhaps he deserves no commentator; the
general verdict being that the patient ought to be
kept in ignorance of the serious character of his
disorder We choose with Mr.. c., to dissent
There is, in our opinion, too much of this illtmed
decent prevalent in politics, as we'll as out of it.
The very first symptom of disease carries with it
the possibility of fatal issue, and we owe it our
best interests to take solemn cognzance of the fact
remove at once the difficulty if possible, or be ready
to meet our doom-as Caesar of old did his-with
dignity and composure. AS intimatcd Mr.. c. had
carefully studied his from the book of history
and the conclusion is that those things most prom
nently considered as evidences of an assured ma
tional longevity for us unreliable. Do We rest
confidently on teeming, thriving populace such
had Persia on our arts, sciences and learning p
Greece had them in greater measure; on our
churches Rome had hers-but of what avail have
any or all been to arrest the ruin and desolation in
which those nations have been engulphed? Eng
land furnishes the lecturer with q solitary example
of nation steadily preserving the vigor Of youth
and the indications of permanent existence. The
elements of her strength are, LIST, liberty drawn
from its legitimate e, Christianity; I'd, the
motion induced by bringing various races of people
together on the same soil. Diversities of tastes
habits and prejudices again and again brought her
people into violent collision, but often the storm
cloud rolled away and revealed fresher, kindlier
aspect of things than before.
The point of Mr.. C.'s discourse is now attained.
The experience of England is to seal to lesson
of instruction. The sacred rights of the individual
that seed of genuine liberty embodied in our Sa
vior's injunction Gas We would that men should do
to you, do We also to them likewise" is the first
principle to which we must adhere if would hope
for strength and durability. Next, and scarcely
less important, is the introduction upon soil Of
the people of every civilized ma ton under heaven.
This in brief constitutes future stay and glory
and bright beyond conception gows the vision Of
national prosperity, assuming the trust be not
betrayed.
The lecturer drew master picture of the toilsome
march of Earth's Borrowing children, since time
began over the parched plains, the rugged noun
tains and dividing streams toward the land of
promise Of which their poets sung and prophets
foretold The myriad host has reached our shores
the weary ones of all the Earth are now treading
our mountain sleeps, and pouring down into our
wide-spreading plains their battles fought, their
banners furled their martial music hushed-and, as
the hum of their approach reaches ears, or the
long rank defles before us, shall we not hail them
with hearty Saxon cheer! and with kndlng emo
tons of pride and rapture point them to their long
sought camping ground? The motto of our fore
fathers, E pluribus Uuuna, is inspiration, and
conveys in prophetic meaning the destiny of our
country-a destiny not yet realized, but one the
future will work out for u.s. giving us pre-eminence
over every other nation that ever existed in the
true elements of life and greatness.
The attendance, though not quite as large as be-
fore, was very good. The next lecture will be de-
livered by Mr.. J. Sykes.-Dai1y, sth.
An OLD DoouMENr.-Col. w. W. Garner,
of Columbus City, Iowa, has in his library the Dis
cipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church adopted
at conference held at Baltimore Nd, on the 9th
day of December, 1884, at which Rev. Thomas Coke
and Francis Asbury presided. The book was print
ed at Philadelphia, Pa, in 1890. The printing pre-
sents remain of ancient tmes-of American work
We know of no other copy in the West
O. The prolific soil of Iowa seems
adapted to other productions besides wheat, corn
&C., the following effuson fully shows. Although
our climate, SOIL health, &C., praised in rather
extravagant and fusome strains, we are satisfied
duction," which was handed to us for publication:
TO OUR FRIENDS EAST-A PARODY.
Come leave the fields of childhood
And there no longer stay,
And travel west and settle in
The State of Iowa.
Superior soil upon the earth
Was surely never known.
If Adam should come back again,
He'd claim it for his own.
He'd say it was the garden where
He first was wont to stay,
And straight he would call Eden dear,
This part of Iowa.
Then HE ye to the West, my friends!
The health is good, say,
And seek f'y happiness and wealth
In plea Il Iowa.
How can you be contented with
Your boys to work and stay
Among the hills and rocks and stumps,
So far from Iowa.
Where you can have rich prairie soil
Already cleared away
The finest that you ever saw
Lies here in Iowa.
Your family is growing up
Your sons will never stay,
But come upon the prairies
Ofbeauteous Iowa.
Your daughters, too-bring them along
They'll find place to stay,
There's many a lad that's waiting fer
Them here in Iowa.
JAMES H. HOWELL.
Muscatine Island Feb. LIST, 1889.
DIED,
At his residence in this city, at noon to-day, Feb
9Th, 1882 WV. MORTON, aged about IS years.
In this city, on the 9Th inst, Mrs. ELLEN STONE
MooRn wife of Henry W. Moore aoed 90 wears