The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-03-26
'his education must be uniuersol and

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Aristocracy arising from wealth, superior
and mental discipline. 1t steals upon us
imperceptably, but with the certainty of
that mighty power, which Education
wields over ignorance. The untutored
mind as the foe with smooth aud plausi-
bic front crowds upon it, yields inch by
inch the ground of its rights, and there
soon towers among us fatal caste to
mold ou, pation, and to hold the banner
of freedom, and onward moving with
Ambitions speed, to tread with ruthless
foot upon the last vestage of liberty, and
to rear 10 its temple the throne of the
despot. To this, with fearful readiness,
the minds of men are prone. What then
can prevent this evil? Education-uni-
versal in its diffusion, and borne on the
wings of the wide winds. 1t sends its
blazing light to the city, the town and
the hamlet :--not to level Aristocracy to
commonalty, but to raise the common to
the highest Aristocracy, and to place all
upon the equal footing of enlightened
trecmen. Giving the rich man and the
poor man an equal chance for voice in
our national councils then will all class
es share in the representative voice, and
the Republic stand upon its intended and
cure basis As the blood flows through
the heart and thence with life and vitali-
ty to every part of the body, SO is the
ballot box the heart and the tide that
flows through it the life of this Republic;
hence everything that preys upon that,
preys directly upon the vi'als Of the na-
tion. Upon its purity and loftincss of
tone, depend the grandeur, stability and
worth Of the nation. Here every free
man has a voice, and voice that shakes
the natio1, and lives prolonged through
the flow and destiny of years; and here
We may say is the pully rope that hosts
or towers the oa1 he' Vi 'ieea'hi' Ae''
mere We see 'h'hs'eo win al edua' power
mtsdom and iyaGrance, ptce and uirtuc.
We see men, blindly led, by more en-
Iightcned minds, and made the ignomini
Gus toIls Tor turthcFing some party meas
ure, how base they know not 1hey
walk up and deposit 'hcir votes, which
. are to tell upon the i'te or deatA ot rIsht.
Va. no" dangerous u trust the moment
Gus concerns OF national freedom ana
prosperity IN the hahdS OF Soch as hno"
'"' '''S measure u 'ne power 'oe| "'ei1'
Dut no" sh"h we shun 'hiS dangerous
Shoai! 10 the eye oi reason 'hcfe Is out
! one way 10 rehd the ven that hides
the sunshine OF enlightened aay no
. longer let the TIDE now through the
Sioohly shadeS ol ignorance spread
'"'0oS" '"e i"n0 '"e E''' VI i-oOo"''o"
III the SONS VI every h"'h'e' anu co'''se
y "'"'' ""u "'"' s"'' - =" A"e ~
oe worthy, honeS' anu a0e voters anu
jury men A"'s must pc aooe p''oFe We
eau s"'e'y rest our s'o'iou' hoe''J' u
"'p' ''' 10 p''P '0''''" ''' " ','e ''0
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- ava f''o".
u'~e'n'h'' VIII Always oe iouhd' ''oSe "ho
y suPe''0' '''"'"' p''"' "'' "o'' "
"'eio '"e power o''' ''' '''S ''o''o ""'
VINO VINO VIII 10 It, cannot "ISfehse
"tth the oailo' COX, nor yet can we use IL
safely while We use II III ignorance linen
we must be educated; aud "hen In add'-
ton to the usua' requirements OF voter
We aad an eancatioh III tAe fundamental
branches, and III the principles oi' our
government, We Will have heaithiul tide
flowing through our national heart, and
the aag Of glorious freedom waving It's
banner folds securely above us. Edaca-
tion prevents crime; therefore is essen
italy necessary to the life and health of a
Republican government That education
does prevent crime, must be granted.--
True We do sometimes see a man Of great
abilities, natural and required ,using them
to cheat the unsuspectlng, OF as asuperi-
or means in the perpetration Of villainy !;
aud so used, it is indeed dangerous and
high handed weapon; but this is an ex-