Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-04-06

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y. n. RICHARDaON. Editor.
SATURDAY EVENING. APRIL o.
The Puritan Party - What q
History 10 Possesses. |
Al the close Of the Revolution Of l776,
he Puritans dssired.to place crown on the
lead Of Washington.
In 1871 they passed The Alien and Ssdi-
ion LAWS. and allied the jails with adopted
athens. with democrats who vindicated the
light Of adopted citizens.
IL 1919, when tho democracy declared
sar asaiast England, because she claimed
he right aod sxsrcissd The pewsr, 70 seize
Idoptsd Anssicsn citissas, and force shsu
INTO her aoiss, The Pusisans tsok side With
England. aad thrsatsasd civil war
10 1889 they stastsd The Nstivs Ameri>
san Party. and robbed asA psrsscuted |
adopted citizens With great bitterness and
cruelty.
In 1854. They started the Knew Nothing
party, and 10 several cities destroyed the
1ivss end psopssty Of multisudss Of adopted
cilissas.
New Enelaad 70 ths seat Of Puritanism
and in years gons'by they burnt men and
women because they would not believe she
religion Of the Puritans. and 90 to their
churches.
10 1867, now they are bitterly engaged
to enslaye al America TO submission. TO the
Maine law. Ifthsy succeed in forcing the
Maine law. they viii! next levy ti.hes on
the people to support the Puritan churches;
aud will. Wind up BY uniting "Church and
State" and establish . monarchy in the
United. he election u to-day 10 contest
between liberalism and tyrsnny-Dsmocra>
cy and monarchy. Friends Of free Govern.
msnt. to the pellsi 70 the polls!
Bsseas many hssss have bsss borne away
% Times ever 1ying pisions. another Ssb>
bath day will have dawned spon the world.
A. ~ think Of life fitting pleasures
and earnest duties u behoevss ~ 70 think
81 the time wantonly thrown away o. wsst-
= that - may bitterly regret io after years
when nearing the psstals Of Eternity. Many
have bed fssstasss Of this in the loss Of .
mother, or wife. o. husband. and have felt
The bitterness which comes when the grief
swelling our hearts brings forth ths quss-
tons, "Why was ever unkinds Why eeu.d
| not be always unssl6sh and considsrats
70 the loved one nov dspastcdy' And the
memory Of an angry word spoken in hssts
gill rssrstfully rankls in OUT hearts. Ismay
change our conduct 20 tho living. but more
frequsstly il passes into oblivion with many
ether good and true and noble thoughts ant
feelings that have been born 10 our braini
for . purpose, but which have been suffered
e. die, theis ~ork undone.
frequently man, worn out with his toll
for bread or Struggle with tho world Of
trade goes home hoping. longing for .
bright smile and warm welcome from his
wits possibly to be received in slunce or
with cold and chilling words. Oh wife, do
your duty Let bis life DO not one dseary
waste of toll. when an sdectionate greeting
and sweet words Of welcome will make his
pathway bright with radiance glorious as
If coming from above-the light Of love.
Often . husband comes 10 the home
where wife has been striving hard all day
~ make it bright and cheerful for him only
10 be 80 absorbed in thoughts Of the outside
world a. TO have no response TO give to the
timely expressed welcome Of his wife and
her warm affections are chilled and blighted
her Heaven inspired desire TO make hom,
hApt Y disAppears. and unless she is bles
with children her life 10 blank which sh,
mus, Gil up Is che may. aud fshe turns Il
gossip. fr,volisy or vanity fcr relief, oh blam'
her not-the fault lies with you. Do you
duty, husband Cas-, Cd the cares Of busi
ncss before entering your earthly paradise
aud think only Of helping your wife t.
make ysus homo the blessed place il ~
meant 70 be, and which il cannot fail to be
come if both strive to make it such. Their
when years silver the once dark hair, an
spestscles help the dimmsd. but once brigt
eyes, both can look back with pleasure o
the dim vista of years gone by, an
think that life has not been in vain
that much happiness and peace exist o
~ a Ri -, III ss,
place in their hearts a. they calmly wait tn
time when they will be launched into ID
land unknown unknown but unfeared, 70
their hearts have no room for that emotion
nothing but love and kindness can find
dwelling there.
When the Sabbath morning dswns an,
all nature seems hSshed With holy quiet
10 TO cnuacH. Life 10 not % very shor
shst We cannot give one day in seven y on
Maker. nor 40 long that We can afford Il
neglect TO prepare ourselves for anoths
world. Go 70 church. young and cid. sim
gle and married-whatsvss ysus persuasion
may be-go to Church On Sunday lit 10 I
duty you owe 70 Gol--but L should mot b
looked upon in the light d . duty but -
pleasure and ~ the greatest Of I'll pleasures
Sssv'ess will be held mesnisg md evsninl
in sixteen or eighseea di6sssnt churches Il
Davenport there 10 room lor al, and a
should attend
Free HcAooas N New York.
The proposed law 70 establish ftes school
throughout the State 81 New Ysek, vhie
~as introduced in The Asseahay by n,
Wood. Of Clinton. and hes passed that bod
without cppositlsa, 10 highly iupoetau
measure. IL 10 psobohle he biu viii M,
the Senate end 6seo0s . lav.
The Albany Aross states that The bill |,
cseases the thrss>teueshs Mill ~ new in
posed for the euppsst d eshesls 70 one IN
one fourth mills on ~ dollae. which Vi
net &2,014.SlS n. q eddieisa % THE, Il
State appsepr,aees oloB, 900 ron the COZ
mon school fund end ole6, 900 from Il
United States deposit fund each ysar-m,
king $3,394 .3lt ~ II I'll. ros this, twer
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