The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-03-01
SOCIETY..ITS BASIS.
Read hefore the Cedar County Teachers Association
by J. ". EEEDER.

Read hefore the Cedar County Teachers Association
by J. ". FEEDER.
Within tie breast Of mankind there is
10 Impulse stronger or more universe Al
than love for society. 1t commences
in youth--ccn,inucs while life lasts, and
'lI along our earthly pilgrimage is the
nns"l'"l problem Of the future world
The christian looks forward aud rcioiccs
III tn" prospect of once being freed from
the SC IFS aud perscc" ions of the un-
righteous, while the iulidcl pauses aud
trent les, lest his latter state be worse
than his former one and while the po.r
man r"j''ccs that death will separate him
from his poverty, the rich man s;ohs
aud l"ments that his wealth can only ac.
company him t" the grave, where he
must take as humble position as the
p""r man. In youth, our time and cncr.
g'es ar" spent in pr pari' : ourselves for
the circles Of the learned and good and
our inla@inatinns picture to our view
circle OF friends accompanying us
through life, who are not only friends
!" prosperity, hut who have proven them.
i'ns sn III adycr> iiy: in middle | e..
the feeling oh.i .aiiuns that We arcnnncr
to our "a niles, and feeling assured that
proper inlin"ucrS tend TO make them
good and useful in this life and l.appy in
eternity. prnmrt Us to seek the mos, r..
Iced and enli i.l,tcned communities as u
place Of residence; and in old are. ,ur
tHou4hts become wrancd from earthly
socls ~ aud c,nceutr.tcd upon that bless
'ul, that angelic society that never ends.
Society is partne:ship. and n,ay be
; inside cd, ffst as mtteriK partner.
ship and second as pcliirH and ,ocial
'"e As material partnership the
success of the as bring capitalist depends
rs much upon the p'or llborcr's indus
ry. rs does the hborcrs bread de.
bend upon the success. Of the capital
st. let the poor men Of our nation who
leprnd upon their daily labor for subsi>.
r"ce, once leave the country and t,crc
would no longer be heard the hum Of
Mills and manufactures throughout th.
and. the wheels Of our public convey
nccs would be motionIcss and business
u general would cease; while on the
'ther hand, when a crisis in money na,.
"rs takes place, and our capitalist, fail
u business and become inSolvent. the
''n'sh'ng cry Of the poor l4borcrs' chill !
|ren Is heard from one end Of our nation
'h' other. The savage, who enj 'ys t
+" society other than minylins with his !
el''w savage, depends upon no capitalist
~ his Subsistence Every merchant in
he nation may faiI-cvery manufacture, S
ease its motion, aud poverty may stare !
he poor man in the face, yet he. So long
his hunting grounds are unintrud,d
nj the earth continues to grow its spon /
'ncous predictions, is content. Bu, +
is state is little better than the beast Il
."cducated, enlightened aud consc
"e"tly unable to enjoy any of the higher f
'cnlt'es Of our nation, is like the beast 1,
'"'ent with anything. IIo lives like $
'e beast, dies like the beast, and is y,
'o'e regarded than the beast "
Nothing is Of more vital importance to h
'e'e'y Or 4 nations welfare and Iou-eyi. :
!, than god system Of goyerpmcn,- I
'ur most enlightened communities =,
ell as our nation have been favored !;
18th such system Of government
'l''le cducation has subjugated the pas y
ons and virtue instillcd ha'lowed prin- '
pies into the masses to regard our civil ;,
VS.. our political stations have ever en-.
stcd the service, Of our nations best 4
zen; and thus, so long as the counsel .
our abicst men continues, society in :.
'rt'cular as well as IN general will be /
'c"re from external dangers as we'll as t
't'r"a' c'mmotions History preseot> |
our minds no. government as liberal J
"a secure as ours. Eoual inducements r
9 presented to the low man and h;,h =
=" enid: poor man and rich man 8 to Il
. I'fy itself for any Office. Hence o,r il
'c'''y IN general is established upon