Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-05-26
A Good Time TO Read II.

A GOOd Time 10 Uenu H.
At this time every man in the United
who can read ought to have II
his hand copy OF Washiogton's Fare
well Address, and by each 1t should BE-
perused rn,i every word is stamped up
OH their memory until every sentiment
has taken root in the heart. 1he pro-
ph.t warnings OF that great an lar
seeing soldier and statesman have too
long been unh, edod. Not one thrd OF
the voting men OF the present eene'a
ton ever read it-not one tenth pant OF
those who have read II have ever
treasured sentence Of IT IN mem
ory, and so the greatest document per
tanning 10 our nation, excepting ITS con
,,itution. has come TO &c greatly neg lcct-
ed hy al-am ost forgotten. We repeat
the wish that a copy OF IL were, even to
day, in the hands OF every citizen OF
the Union. The dying words OF the
"Fa,her OF his Country" ought to clam
respect from every man cal ing himself
an American. lie feared and anticipate
the verv situation in which we fad or
selves to-day, and hence his warnings IN
his Farewell Address against gsogrsph-
ical Determinations, iealousies ard heat
burning, as "ihe causes which may DIS
turb our Union Against bitter patti
zanshp as engcndored by the abolition
fanat cs and displayed by the present
administration he raised his voice. l
is well on all occasions to place extract'
before the people. Read:
"Wilhont looking forward TO an ex-
tremi,y of this kind, CHE 'dI turtranc
OF our Uuion,o uhich neoe-htless ought
not to be entirely out OF Sight, the oom-
mon and The continual mlschieis OF the
spirit Ct party ire sufficient 70 make i
the interest and duty OF q wise people
TO d scourage and restrain II.
ut i. important likewise that the
habits of thinking in fee cou'try
should inspire canton IN those entrusted
with is administration to c0nFae them
seicss gifhia their respected constitution
al spheres, avoiding in the exercise Of
the powers of one department to en-.
croach upon smother. The SPIRIT o.
sncro ,chmenf tends 10 consolidate M'
porers of all the departments an on, cno
thus to create, photeyer the RIM o.
government, A REAL DESPOflSM
n jas, estimate Of that Lore ofPo,cer ana
proneaess 10 abuse II achich predominant
in lie human heart is sufficient 70 salts
fy as Of the truth Of this position.
" II IN the opnlon OF the p' ople the
distribution or modltica' ion OF the con
s,itutional power be in any partcula
wro, Q, let il be colrec ed by an amend
ment in the way In which the Cnosli
tuition designstes. BUT LIE 1 THERE
BE NO CHANGE BY USURPA
TON; for though this IN one in.tauct
may he the instrument OF ( OIL, IT i
THE CUSTOMARY WEAPON Bl
WHICH FREE GOVERNMENT,
ARE DESTROYED. The piered,ni
must di~ays greatly overbalance IL
permanent evii any partial OF rans'en
benefit which the use can at any tInt
yield"
I is Is but single extract, but on,
which strikes the present coLd.tion o
events with peculiar force. 1t is not tb'
common people alone that have forgot
ten or disregard the noble address
they are found In the highest Aces il
the land. II is Ligh time that they wer
beginning to take some lessons from on
the strings Of whose shoes they are ur
willing to unloose lie, them read /; Il
the entire nation make il their study
Even yet it may be taviug grace unit
the republic.