The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-01-09

E-H 1no PHuioNS Po'e'"e VI s'
lican journals, and Vie arc glad to see III
increasing number Of them. begin to see
and acknowledge that great de@l Of mis-
chievous and unnecessary noise has bssss
made on tie Territorial ISSUE" Az the
country becomes endangered commoff
sense takes the place Of elimination. The
Bostoh Tra,e,ler quotes the Albany s0ar.
nal: aas
"We are almost prepared 10 say that the
Territories may be safely left to take care
of themselves, and that when they cen!
tain population which, under the census.
entities them to Representatie in Con-
prcss, they may come into the Union with
State governments of their own framing.
provided, of course, that they conform to
the Constitution of the United States"
The Trareler then cites long train Of
argument to prove the correctness Of this
position and concludes as follows:
"In truth, to the view of calm reasoning.
such compromise as this would confirm,
Mr.. Wcbster's much condemned seventh cf
March speech, in which he advocated the.
doctrine that the question might be safely,
left to the laws of climate, the influence Of
popular opinion, and the superior activity
and facility possessed ty the free States for
emigration. II so, then all the Subsequent
agitation, ill temper, and deadly hostility o!
the sections, through which We have pass.
cd, have, to say the least, been fully unns-
cessary."
If the Democratic party III the late can:
vass or in that Of &c had employed the
best legal talent of Iowa to vindicate it's
doctrine could more satisfactory para.
graph been pcnncd than this last one,-
All the pickering, ill-fecling, marchine.up-
midtown, wide awaking and other irfitxt-
ing nonsense of the late issue were "*hol.
ly unnecessary" What commentary
this upon the folly of worshipping sucli
"false Gods" as Grecly and Giddings!
Development OF Language.
Edward III. was the first to encourage
English composition. During his splendid
reign there was revival of the Anglo.Sax-
on genius, and the language began vigor.
Gus growth. After having passed through
these successive periods Of amalgamation.
it needed constructing anew. Let Us E0 on
from wars to authors. The English lin.
guagc has been highly favored with ths
minds Of rare cmincnce, who have brought
the inherent power and vitality Of their
native tongue. In every period Of its
growth authors of grand and varied styles
have given it transparency and copious-
ness. They arrayed it in garments it had
never worn, as in their fertile brains ideas
germinat:d which were not stirring thu
minds Of the mass--as in their souls spiri-
tual cravings started up unfelt by others.
Chaucer, the father Of English poetry and
a living worshipper Of nature, left it wesl.
thicr in descriptions of natural Objects
He was followed by vast assembly Of
poets, who have consecratcd it as temple
in which to pour forth great jubilee Of song.
In the Elizabethan era of the 10Th cenI
tury words by thousands we naturalizcd..
and the languag. was endowed with pow.
crs of intellectual aud spiritual expression
Spencer, with his exquisite fancy and crea-
tive genius, drew out its fine musical har-
harmony and the unsuspectcd richness Of
its diction. BY the mind Of poets this rude,
imperfect, and rough implement is polished
and refined, till it mirrors in all their deli.
cacy the emotions that fill and agitate the
human heart. Shakespeare developed and
improved the art Of bodying forth visions
of the imagination, and Of revealing inter:
nal and immortal conceptions to perfecs
ton before unknown. Milton gave an cx.
ample Of the glorious vigor with which it
should be employed to vindicate the rights
Of freedom, and with what solemn awe il
could be marshaled into verse, to unfold &
drama which has human life for its frs
scene, immensity for its thcater; and ctcrt
nifty for its completion.
Bacon and Loke, earnest seekers of truth
in natural and mental science, enlarged tho
phraseology Of our language to explain ab.
stract reasonings, and gathered facts Of OBJ
serving, inquiring minds. Edwards, with.
an intellect Of unbending purpose and Of
rigid logic, carved out its stern and massive
featuacs, and gave US new model of the
compact consistencc of its logical syntax-.
Addison, johnson, Goldsmith, and all the
brilliant satirists and essayists, wits, histori-
ans, and reformers Of that age, contributed
largely to exhibit its keen-pointedncss, Its
sharp antthesis, its fertile versatility, its
plant adaptness, bold simplicity and strong
dignity Wordsworth showed how it could
be used to hymn the divinest meaning, and
US on its wings to realms Of
grandeur and loveiness, where thoughts
grow flowers and life makes music. Cole
ridge taught how it could be made to weave
the robes dreamy mysteries, and to lay
open the steps of profound investigations
into the labyrints ofrccondite problems; he
popularised the language Of metaphysics.
A BEAUTIFUL REFLECTION elo-
quently says I'll cannot believe that earth
is mans abiding place. 1t cannQt be that
our life is cast up by the ocean Of eternity.
to float a moment upon its waves, and then
sink into nothingness, Else why is it, that
the glorious aspiration, which leap like an
gels from the temple of our hearts, are for
ever wandering about unsatisfied! Why
S it that the rainbow and clouds come over
Us with beauty that is not Of earth, and
then pass off aud leave us to muse upon
heir faded loveliness? Why is it that the
stars, who hold their festival around the
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