New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1865-03-17
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I hong as>->so long that history and
tradition fail to r,iat ths unquestIon-
Ell date--tkere lived Oh or near the
Mediterranean coast, 8 Greec!an philos-
opher, by the name Of 2Esop. Wise
.Scautious, prudent; and stulious vas
this philosopher, an indefa.issblc de!-
ver into the m olives aud mainsprinss
Of humans action, sen-ss Of that pc
cuiiar stamp which traces by intuition
from cause to effect the waywsrdcsurses
Of individuals, and nations; anIin illus
tra.ion Of these tn ngs, the years of his
allotted life were filled with SMILES,
anscaotes and fables which. have come
down to US through the intervening
cesturies--like the inspired sayings
Of The prophets --be:ring Sc emngly ia
themselves the seeds Of their own
fulfi!msns. FamiIiar TO-, as house
hold words to every reader Of ancient
or modern writings, are the sayings Of
this wise man Of old. The great, the
cunning and the Asereet. go to their
memo ries Of Esop's fables, like chill =
lrea for their daily bread; and d. we
recognize that verify, verify say I'M
q, 70 YOU; .are words Of holy utseraace,
30 at once ne know the fables Of this
most acute moralist by the wording
ofhis apothegns. by the palpabls les
sons they convey.
The frogs would have king, and
Jupiter seh. them stork. The Lion
aud the Tiger quarrelled over car
cass of meat: and w,lg fox stols the
feast from the exhausted combatauts.
We read few day since quaint
ccneeit. attributed to Brigham Young;
to the effect that God-in mercy to the
Saints, and to aid their peculiar INST
tution'-had sent upon the States the
present war, that the men among us
might be killed, ard the women elni
crate to the blessed realms of mormon
ism. If Brigham is right, then NOR,
than ever does Thurlow Weed'sseplthet
architects Of ruin" apply to the abol
i:ion preachers and crusaders Of the
North. --
But to consider Nsop's story Of the
lion and the tiger! Where and
whence il the willy fox, that is to steal
from the exhausted resources Of eul
country, her good name, the honor Of
her flag and the glory Of her history
France indeed has foothold in Msxi-
co. Great Britain has her roxerfn
colonial possessions in close proximity
to VA; and if the Southern States, driy
Gu to desperation, should form an often
sive and defensive alliance with Franc,
~ OEV6S OIsGSiN, FHht CoNiN pAcfOU
the three powers irom controlling tn,
y commercial, and in great degree, the
political destiny Of the northern
) portion Of the dismem tered republic
However We suggest only, rot pre-
tending to prophecy. Let cur reader
draw their differences.
For ourselves, We have little fear o.
this subject. i With full faith in til
educational power welded by the
growth and history Of our ..:untr,
in Tue lessons Of non-:n
,egyep.ion-Nith full faith in the eft
cacy 81 that belief Of = glorious nations
destiny, which is part Of the being {
old and young among us, welook trua!
fully forward to the time, after the pre-:
snt administration shall have r
ceiytdi il due ? un,shmsnt and Oblivion
wlsn our slishaotea country undo
Desperate drule; shall re-assune ofh'
prosd carscryof UnioAssana sprosperit.
ThsAanefictn mind Cannot b easil
d;v.se1d ffIa wcYf..aiilrrht belief thai