Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-01-26
= Grorth ID DILrrntIon Of Ideas.

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Ehe Growth and Migration Of Ideas.
lis cohmon observation tAst revOlu-
lions are followed by literary revi7sls.
Not only does new activity Of intellect
reward mankind after the pangs Of fierce
war are over, but even in the midst Of any
modern struggle, such as our own, where
bayonets think, there is great progress
made in the direction Of truth. Much as
our peace societies and non-resisting
quAksrs may deplore the raVsges Of war,
they must confess that the fiery furnace of
tribulation purihes and ennobles public
sentiment; that what the silent operation
Of moral forces would achieve in an hun
drsd years, the sharp conflicts Of arms
will accomplish in as many months. No
better illustration Of this truth can be
furnished than in what we see actualized
in this present rebellion.
Before the war the sentiment usually
called love Of country, had but feeble
expression.
The usual outlets of patriotism were
In the high sounding eulogies of The
American Eagle on the FOur'h Af InlH, or
in the sophOmOrio strains Of debating So
cittiss.
Such q love Of national glory is not
kept burning brightly bya people who are
materially prosperous, as would cOnstraln
them TO engage in wsr, psriling life and
property for the sake Of an idea.
What the German means by Fatherland
was not fully understood. Now, however,
instead Of 3 staggering boastfulness'
there is being developed genuine love Of
country. The coming generation will un-
dsrstsud better than has this one the rich
sweetness Of those words:
Nv country It's Of thee,
Sweet land ofhbertyl
The nation is rising TO higher level
Of thought also in reverence for the na-
ticuality Of 4 Gevernznsnt which has be.
come the champion Of all that is best in
modern civilization. The battle cry Of
the Union has been merged into loftier
faith in nationality. A Union, predicated
On mere law, may serve many good ends;
but . nationality, commanding love and
ysneration, is to be the final result of this
terrific struggle Of darkness and light
which like sll struggles Of night and
day end in the entire overthrow Of one oI
the other.
Americans should not stop short of &c
grand sn achievement as this. They
should remember this great distinc
tion between civil and foreign wars, tha
whereas the latter may end in concession
or the mutual withdrawal Of the combat
ants, the former must terminate with th'
overthrow Of one party or the other
Hence the outcome Of this present conhic
must be the destruction of nationality
under whose protecting agis liberty anC
progress dwell, or the vindication Of every
thing for which heroes have died and mar
tyrs been burned.
Another indication of the militant
power Of truth, is seen in the remarkable
revolution Of opinion Whiehis Overturninl
old, decrspit errors made sacred to th'
selfish interests and passions Of men by
long standing. Listen to the language et
men, once rebel, now convicted Of th'
eriminslity of rebellion:
YOu 'V,uId think, # you gisjss5 5Sg,5l rs bd1 i
6ee1 franIfeTTed from NeW England to Ar
Lansas. Our people haDS Tight-G0c
E1ows-ro be siek of slavery, and they arr
siek. Oh ! hoO sick They can point TO th'
deseIatsd homes, deVas'ed fields, forsakeH fire
sides. and smoking villages as a monument o.
slavery. They tUrH from IL Nth indeserib-
Hble.D
And herein lies one Of the great ele.
ments Of weakness which the rebellion is
compelled to meet ct every turn IN the
wheel Of destiny. What they lose once
is not only loss Of territory it is NOR
al loss 1t is an emancipation from intel
lectusl bondage. The rebels abandoned
Missouri, and to-day it is loyal. They
were driven to the southwest borders Of
Arkansas, and the people of that State are
being revOlutiOniEed. East Tennessee is
taking the lead for an anti slavery reor-
-.,f,.t;o, ~ tL.t ot-t----5 We are ante
certain that the moment Of that inevitable
evacuation Of Virginia and North Caro-
lima upon which they must soon enter
will be the signal for moral revolutions
equally crest with those accomplishing in
Maryland and Missouri. So with The
abandonment of Texas. Thus do ideas
grow and migrate in the midst of wars
alarms
The New Bond Of UnIon-Ihe Five
Twentles.
The success which has attended the pop
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