Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-07-01
=" Mightiest of the mighty means,
On which the arm of Progress leans
Mans noblest mission To advance.
His woes assuage, his veal enhance.
His rights enforce, his wrongs redress
Mighty of the mi shty Is, TIL, Press -

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Mans noblest mission To advance
| His woes assuage, his veal enhance
| lbs rights enforce, bis wrongs redress
Mighty of the mighty is The Press -
In the language of JUNIUs 'sLet it b
impressed upon our minds let it be instilie,
into our children, that the Liberty of the Pres
Is the Palladium of all the civil, political ant
religious rights of freemen'
| 1here has never been time in the histor,
OF our country, when the services of high
| minded men We're more needed than now Cor
ruptlon, peculatlon, and dishonesty, in higi
places, and in all the walks OF life, have grown
to be common experience. Where else bu
to the Press, have the people a right to lool
Tor corrective of the evils that beset tht
| country! Shall We not take front rank amons
| those who would reform the demoralized prin
cIples OF the age, and vowing and avowing oul
| determination to stand Cor equity, truth anC
justice, find justification, not only in the re
| cognition of those high qualities, but in a con
| science void of offence toward God and man
The President announced that Hon leo. C
Ginty, of Oconto, was not present to read the
poem which he had sent, but that it would be
read by Mr.. John Turner, of Mauston, who
read as follows:
| THE JOYS AND WOES OF A COUNTRY PRINTER.
knights of the quill and brethren of the press
! 1e, by whom literature, in ricn and varied dress
| Is weekly, daily, hourly seen and read,
10 iecu your THIRSTY minds and daily
Whose epicurean tastes il be hard to suit
with aught save rare and true Parnassian fruit
10 whom learned Doctor the wand did WELD
| ontii another, htchhaotd, took the poetic field
Whose wel-trained the odes of Horace one yeal
| greeted,
Whose dainty palates once in true q.omDson,o stvl
treated.
| To you 1 come, plain and unpoetic man,
TO dose, ana please you with poem, IL / can
! No dying Byron threw his enchanted mantle o or me
No spirits OF departed muses. passed before me.
And, should fail to fill you with poetic fire
Remember that trembling hand sweeps DER now
strung Tyre.
| Each one of us must in life's drama play part
We enter strong with faith and true OF heart
Fully convinced whatever mental ill betide
| We have set forth upon the rose hued side
And all those thor rs that preachers tell about
That move the soul within and pierce flesh without
/ We shall avoid and swiftly gliding past -
Shall joyfuly come forth unscathed at last
While others, earthly martyrs wish to be,
| That when they cross that dark uncertain sea
| That separates us from the unseen land
Ihey may triumphant walk upon the pearly strand,
For HASTINGS prayers and earth's crest trials
In yewless golden streets a martyrs crown
| And with the " saints departed" set them down
The village Esculapius takes to making pills.
| Thinking by this TO life's bitter ills
And the great good which he to mortals here shall do
| Will at the final judgment get him through
The Farmer takes the other mode, fully aware
Ina Rna' hig Highway has many dark and fatal
| Sin cannot seattle, and sorrows will come;
Down thTo the gathering mist of years shall serenely
Keeping, till life shall end the peaceful rosy side.
| I Bgt he who thinks printers path will lead
Where roses bloom, learns fallacious creed.
He seeks peace earth'-were it to mortas given
And everybody k1ao,os he has no hope of Iieareni
| For broken promises of dim and distant pay
/ Have taken all the faith he had away
And constant dunnng stuns his poor, tired SOUL
Until 1t takes it flight TO reach the appointed goal
| Hed like to dress in broadcoth fine and sleek
| And to his debtors comes with manners meek
Thinking that they, as common custom goes
| VIII tamely suffer while he takes the clothes
| They, turning a deaf ear to his pressing slsite
Send INN away AWAY, desPondng sad and mute
He N rst trade out his bill i stout Kentucky jean
Some try TO make him him think that he was born
| Like Shanghai 1OWlS, TO yegetate
| Others attempt the Saamander's mode
| And bring, in August, cord wood by the load;
While through the kings long and freezing reign
| He advertised for fuel all in vain.
| And there are those with heart and soul so small
That deem it just to pay a. all;
| If one be here, ] Pray he listen well
For bard immortal sang his funeral kneu
When heavenly muse inspired him while he wrote
The tragic lines 1 am about 10 quote:
His shrunken I" soul shall forfeit fair renown
And doubly dying shall go down
| To the vile dust from whence he sprung
| Unwept-unhonored and unsung."
Enough of and trials-let US turn away
But ali Gods! what pen-what gifted tongue
What dying bard gust praises sung?
| What heavenly muse could such a enhance
| When mortal pays the printer an adpa,.oe.
| Minstrel, for him, need never string his Tyre,
| Nor gifted power to his praises fire;
| His conscience never vet racked by pain
| And gloomy visions ne er disturbed his brain;
| Tranquility within his ION lies
| He finds Eden here below the skies.
| There's beauty, also, in path OF life,
! Although 1t be with cares and troubles rife,
For thoughts like silver cords human mind
And like Eolias harp swept by the evening wind,
| They re full Of beauty needing some gentle sway
| To strike the Tyre and bring forth melody,
| Mind is the power-she holds the magic spell
| She leads the way where hidden beauties dwell.
worn out font of type, though strange it seem,
Is both for beauty and Tor thought a team
How many times have they the pleasing story told
| So oft repeated, yet never growing old
OF how, beneath some bright and genial sun
Two human souls have melted into one;
How oft announced, amid earths AM s.rife.
Another little wal: upon the sea of life;
| Or that, far among the sainted
Some weary one had found eternal rest,
And softly poured into the mourner's
Some loving words Of faith and hope cheer;
And now, worn out, they lie, neglected the floor
| Their influence and beauty forever DER;
| But, for good works. although their is run,
| Long shall they shine in memory's golden
4 few words to the craft, and have done.
| Death in our midst hath this year smitten some;
| To u.s. sad euiogies proclaim, to-day,
Friends honored, loved, have passed from earth away
We not here full, unbroken band,
And, as in friendly greeting. hand clasps hand.
| Let US remember, on the battle field
Where death calls loud for mortal man to yield
Many Of US, Perchance this very day,
Are mingling bravely in the bloody fray.
May God protect the gallant craft who fight;
But should death claim or wasting sickness blight,
May their tired souls feel through the coming day
The land breeze of Heaven " Ger them play.
And, brethren, e'er We meet again,
May peace doye-hke, fold down her wings, and reign.
The Secretary read an invitation from tn
Board Of Trade of La Crosse. inviting tn
members of the Convention to become thei
guests for the ensuing thirty-six hours, and t
| participate IN an excursion up the Mississippi
on the steamer Frank Steele also, inviting tn
business men of the city with their ladies, ant
the Court with all the members of the bar il
| attendance.
Pending an animated and personal dis
cussion on the acceptance of the invitation, tn
Convention, by % ayes to "a noes, adJourne
to Friday morning, a m
| On BOARD THE STEAMER "1TAsCA,"l
O'Clock, A. N.
| Vice President H y. Ross in the Chair.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
BY Mr.. Hyer:
P<so1r,d That the thanks the Association are dy
ard hereby rendered c. w Fitch ESQ. courteou
identified able in which he has discharged Il
ties of President OF this Association for the past yea
n By Mr.. Andrews
esoired That the thanks Of the Association are ten
cred 70 James the able and mann