Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-04-15
17-9.fsYIaND.

! Whilst the 1aaeazcta ana ITS c0adjutors in .fAe
work Of reform throughout the State have re ason
to change mutual congratulations upon the. sue
cesfill result of theif labes neither tley nor 4
lauss lose sight OF the fact That that resu is only
.beinevitable shaping Of destiny tbet sl,' ~
coming Gay by day more charly ma aifest .sNot
unto US, but to that Power which overr,,1as tbo
an@ifS ot nations and iniFduals for their good,
must be awarded the credit tn . ,,r.;so on5 ~
;haaks It is but Ink in the - IL cain - /,
man events which Providence Is ,yni,I;ng and a.
recting for the fulGlment &c its ewn @rest nm
poses Regarded in The light nf moral con,nest
Emancipation furnishes us, a = Cbrist;an reorlo
with abundant cause for ratitnde y;a1ved 4
reference to economic co ,s;dart;ons v-o c,nnat
Neip c9neiuoihs that u more just as well as
more generous to the sl.l qaloldars tbsr tbay .ro
20 themselves. Iiielr rejhdiees scatter dust into
'leF eyes ana oiihd = .em to facts in which they
are more nearly inter- .sted than others The force
Of early education and Of old assooi,4;,ns i ~
strong that they annot apnrooiate tbe cbanras
going on around t lem, noroomprehend tbeir pbi-
losophy
bo the seq ie viii fail from their eyes, and they
'Iiii unlieIstf d why Hon. Il. J. Walker has de-
cared N te course Of his statistical researches
th&t Sly cry, the census proves, is hostile to the
pFosTe IS Of wealthand population, to literature
ana ed dcation. 1t is hostile to the poor keep
ing N en- in want and Ignorance; hostile to la
bo' reducing it to seryitude, and decreasing by
tgo thirds the value Of its products They
WI further understand why he added the law
xtends even TO counties, those having compare
tigely the fewest slaves being always in advance
''of the Others.
They viii reaze-slowly it is true, but surely
truth to which they have been as strangers,
that Slavery, instead Of beingin any respect pro-
motive Of individual or State advantage aud prof-
it, Is a stumbling block in the path of true prog
ress; instead Of adding to material wealth it is a
milestone tied to the neck Of all the clements OF
substantial prosperity; and wherever it has been
the predominant system of labor, It's supporters
have steadily retrogradedI IN spite Of the most IA
yorahle natural advantages.
What happy change viii come over the desti-
ny Of the State when tbs heavy incunlbranee is
lifted from our borders As we gradually work
out the destiny reserved Tor us, we shall find la
5oT-saving machinery taking the place of The drot-
ling and reluctant drldgery of involuntary seryi-
tude; the school house, the lyceum, the railroal
and the telegraph, instead Of the slave marke.
tie newspaper IN place OF hopelessignorance and
culture, refinement, taste the arts and Christian
civilization IN lieu Of intellectual extinguis nnlent
We have reached the te rmiHal point of our de-
cline and as we face to the right about and re.
syaae cur march upon he great high way OF ma
ions, We shall begaddened By witnes s;ng at every
step the development o our resow ces by skilled
aud intelligent labor. Where grow n has been re-
tarded we shah find evidences Of thrift and com
fort The degredation of labor viii pass into a
myth, and its honest and desc sing merit viii be
acknowledged. The house win no longer be di-
vided against itsc. and its threatened fall will be
averted. Maryland will'step forward and take
her plase where she should have been and might
have been long ago-in the front rank of the SIS
tarhood Of States-Bc h1more Anlerieaa.