Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-02

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MYSTERIOUS DIsAPPEARANcE.-TEe friends
of J. Glib. Stevenson feel much alarmed for his
safety. He left his place Of abode in the Third
Ward on Sunday evening last since which nothing
has been heard of him. He was in i'll health at the
time, and also suffering from some alteration Of
mind, whnhcauses more painful anxiety to be
fSit for his fate Numbers of his friends were
searching for him this afternoon in the city and
vicinty.-DaNy, Goth.
e. Nothing has been heard of the lost
man, Mr.J.G. Stevenson. Arumor was prevalent
last evening thai he was seen about seven miles
north of the city, but it proves to be uptounded
DANGEROUS COUNTERFEIT. - The Keokuk
Gate City cautions the public against very danger
GUS counterfeit deposited in of the banks OF that
city. The following is description: Figure s M
each upper corner, and largo in the centre. I
"Citixsns Bsnk" in curve over the central 5, and
"five, Pittsburgh, Pa, Five" in a curve under it.
Presidents and Cashiers names at the bottom, and
. medallion in each lower corner. Note of red
tint, rather coarse, but well calculated to deceiyes
and will doubtless be altered to other Citizens
Banks
THE LlrERARY INsrlTuTE-first Lecture.
The course of public lectures inaugurated for this
winter by the Literary Institute has opened auspi-
ciously, and promises to be more brilliant success
than that Of last winter. fremont Hall was full to
oseraowing Monday night the occasion ofthe first
lecture of the course, delivered by Jacob Butler,
Esq His subject was "John Milton," whose char
scter he eulogzed not particularly poet but as
Republican, both in Church and State, and a
Christian who made his religion " a principle of
life, applied by him in the smallest in the great
est employments." The lecture was repete with in
struction and abounded in passages OF keen SATIRE
With some singing truths though We heard nothing
to call forth the denunciatons heaped upon Mir But
ler by a newspaper ofDavenport when he delivered
the same lecture in that city last winter.
The following extracts will serve to show the
praetcal turn given to the subject by the lecturer
Ladies and gentlemen, permit me to say that my
object in this lecture has been and is higher than
mere literary entertainment. When, in the SD
wear of our existence people, we are beginning
10 be regularly taught by the we'll considered pre-
cepts Of of our statesmen that the elementary
truths on which are built our free institutions a.
but sounding and glittering generalities;" that
the largeness and permanence Of our nationality
are to be attained and preserved by to it at
the morality of our politics is little like that of
our rel gion as possible; when these precepts and
teachings are sent broadcast over our land and
received bv mutitudes the EXPIRE ssed essence of
stateman-liks wisdom-the vanishing point of
politico philosophical eloqaence; when all our
Young men are taught by the practical life Of one
Of the most distinguished names of our country
that the highest office Of pat iotism, and the most
oantO Of IN
etc orator on Charity and dead Washingtons,
carefully ignoring the charity of doing unto others
(f more darkly colored than ourselves) we would
they should do unto us, and always remembering
to forget all that the great and venerable Washing
ton ever said or did against slavery when to build
the tomb of the dead prophet, the living orator
sells himself for $l0 O00 to be divided into equal
parts with Sylvanus Cobb, jun, and served up to
the delicate paates that draw their weekly mental
supplies from the columns ofthe New York Ledger
have thought it profitable by contrast to look at
the life and character of J ohm Milton the man who
wrote Paradise Lost and sold its copy, April q,
1857 to Samuel Simmons for An immediate pay
ment of five pounds five pounds when 800 copies
should be sold of the first edition. five pounds upon
the sale of the same number of the second edition.
and five pounds after the sale of the same number
of the third edition, Milton received the second
I've pounds before his death and his widow eight
pourds more afterwards, making in all eighteen
pounds )or about ninety dollars, in three payments
Tor Paradise Lost against $40 900, cash in hand,
for the lucubrations OF what is called the great
American Orator for one year in the New York
Ledger; or, against 81 900 month for the operate
services of Piccolomn or $20, 900 spent in glori-
flying an Atlantic Cable, already defunct Truly
We have somewhat singular tariff of prices on our
various kinds Of greatness, and one that needs re-
vision almost much as that curious thing call
the Tariff in our politics. In marked and striking
contrast to these ways Of estimating greatness,
stands the manly, noble form of John Milton in his
character greater, as have already said, than his
greatest works.
His was religion having its fountain and source
in the Bible. should think it would be very Won
derful to some of our great orators and statesmen
of that school who are as nervousy afraid of mixing
their religion with their politics they of mix
ing water with their brandy-and in this, perhaps
they exercise wise prudence to see how all the
theories and arguments of Milton are brought to
the Bible as containing the ultima ratio, both in
relation to the government of the Church and the
State. And the Bible is regarded and treated by
him not as form-book, nor IS tttsaurus of curl.
oua learning. very handy for imparting rhetorical
beauty to speeches, either written or spokcn-the
highest use to which some of our statesmen seem
capable Of appropriating it-but as book contain
ing the principles which are to govern man in rela-
ton to all duty, both to God and society I hat,
while these principles admit of diversity of appll.
cations, in different ageslof the Church and of the
world the principles themselves are Interchangeable
in their nature as God himself That man in all
his relations is to be subjected to the government
use of His terms and meant what He said, and said
no more than He meant when through Paul He en-.
Joined upon all of all time whether We eat or drink
or whatsoever ye do, do all for the glory of God
Home of our modern great men talk as though they
stood outside of the laW OF God. Millions greatness
was not of that kind hence there is everywhere
and on every page of his writings the most constant
appeal to, the Bible. AL his vast learning as q
classical scholar vived and saturated not with
the literature only but with the spirit of the Bible
any last hotx Viii bo,h n
in these days that mans religion has nothing to
do with his politics, would have been regarded by
Nilton-as it ought to be regarded by you and ms
-as something far more terribleSthan any other
treason OF which man can be guilty-treason to
God. ..,,.,-~ .r- d.
Unger's brass band was present as last. winter
and discouraged "a concord of sweet sounds pre-
vious the lecture. We rejoice that the services o
this excellent band have been secured for tht
entire course. g. g o.
It was announced BY the President Mr.. Bridg
man, that alecture might be expected next Monde,
evening, though no lecturer had as yet been posi-
lively secured for that evening" ,aosyi aa=f
p@ Everything pertaining tor lFathe
Chiniquy's colony in Illinois has = local interes
from the Chicago Journal. OF Last Monday, may b
regarded as pr contra of our item published fe'
days ago: .as 1o' asfi, go
ExcrrExEsT IL KAsrxkEr.-C Considerable feelin,
hasbeen excited at Kankakee, in this State, BY TIL
representations made BY Father Chiniquy, Of pov
srty and restitution among his colony ip tina
county. &Thscitfzens regald it q q libel uBon tn
esuutys andwere to holda meeting ut Kankakee d
Saturday IL take measure to correct the damlginj
stories now circulating through the country abou
poverty ia KAnkakee county, I2sga
-s>s
a. see adserti.emen. 81 Dr. Sanford,