The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-10-05

Esrom sFAsI-ros Ne proof II
ihs eIA s'Isss. sk1f s1ks pvsp<r
asdy N msnklad 4 man. xs hsvs
NE emvufrht testimony N ss@=, |.
~sII n ihs has n shs va.IIcssphsf|
who gave bafsh 10 'hisdsxma That
ihIs shsmt u neither 4 ifils nor lin.
lied suIJea ~ speculation, h clear 10
| any oos who iss . moment ihIsks a.
II. In ths sconcmy of an sII-wise
Providsnes, II wss sssn N u eresss
beings of rsdIeslIy different mensAI
stature, thereby exhibiting dearly The
iaIlacy oi the old doctrine shst "AII
men are crested fsss and eqaaI.'
That !, WAS 70 intended, and did not
happen BY chance, i pAIp~bly plain
10 every one who has for a moment
noticed the harmony with which oil
nature acts, when not perverted by
the evil mschinsiions Of designing
men. With those 10 whom nature
has been lavish In her endowments,
and who, 10 times pqss by superb
ority Of intellectual capacity, stand
on record as beacon lights for the
guidance Of the mentally weak--with
these sane individuals Il has ever
been a duty incumbent to "lct their
light 90 shine that instead Of lead
ing astray, 4 would conduct succeed
ing generations from the devious
ways Of error into the straight and
narrow path" Of truth. For . proof
Of this statement, we need only refer
our readers to records Of the mighty
minds Of antiquity. Plato, Aristotle,
aud socntes present themselves mn
Willingly 70 the minds eye, when we
look back through the dim vista Of
the past; and more recently, Newton
and franklin rise to view Is exam
pies; once and forever living In tes-
timony Of the correctness Of our as
sertion. The universal respect will
ingly accorded to the memory ,oi
these long since departed worthies
would seem, to our benighted under
standings to convey weight Of au-
thority sufficient to prevent the per-
version, In men Of the present day,
Of great intellectual gifts. Is such
the case? We fearnot. To be wit
Z or humorist seems at present to b
more worthy the aspiration Of thii
generation than to bear fruits Of rea
genuine worth sin the god ole
way" and aMontana, |" In your issus
{ Of the Sd August, seems To- havs
caught the infection, andsin bis case
the msterisl atmosphere has pro
duced 4 com plicated mass Of absurd
{ tisa, which he, In his ignorapce, ma,
zee 81 70 style humor; but we (beg
: ginR pardon for exercising the righ
8 Of fro tbought) would class simpl
}, under ths hesd Of fooiishness, an
Q ensnatioua unworthy the brain .
9 any man % sudacious q TO write g
= public perusal. To Judge q tree b
In fruit Is, I believe. the general rul
70 which there i no exception; an
J applying this test 10 '"Montsns,
what would we inevitably conclude
Among scribblers Of the present tim
: there has arisen On idea that, TO
. abls 70 mis-spell every word IA I
I article d an evidence Of inteIlectul
Y strssVh, asd bed 'gnnmaf b ees
elusive proof Of the pcDession Of n
equslIed wit Into this ever % plai
that . "vsyiaring man, though :
= fool, can see its sbsurdity, q MOI
!, !, ,anan seems To- have hllen; N
" while We oommiserate bis wretel,s
= condition, We heartily sympsthiI
g with him 10 BE aflictiop.@ II 70 "a
= reputation n an humosist be hes
= od his so-csllcd wi1 ws would, ins
, humility, ssy 70 him aMontana
2, shou hast mishken Thy calling, u
~ with this srtisls bsfoss 'us, vs .
o constrained 20 decide fhst your me
=, al calibFe better 6h Jon for I
e. plough handles. than : sarsspap
%, contributsr. If, On the contyrry,
y wishes 10 demonstfate thai. there 1
~, men of ssrdis Who think tksnssls
v somsshisg, when they ere nothing,
y, has ruccfedrd sdminbly. snd hsvi
no Gained BIZ point, We would ssy
no him, cry out, "Eureks,p cad nes
~ more ape The style Of the immortal J
ls 'ni Arp, without being aba 10 present
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