The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-11-01

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subject with diffidence. In that respect We
differ much from our subjects approach of
us. But ono shouldn't write even about
musquito, unless one has something to say.
Mr. Reecher-who always has something to
say-someihing TO say, too, worth saying
Mr.. Beecher found suggestive theme in
the last Fly. Mr.. Beecher being upon that
theme didn't, W are bound to confess, de-
liver himself Of very exalted morality or .
very refined sensibillty. Probably he thought
neither Of them was necessary fer his readers
he WAS writing for the New York Ledger. |
M. Bsecher was more nearly wrong there,
than Mr.. Beecher is wont to be; the readers
Of the Ledger are Of the very class that es-
pecially need instruction in the very two
matters wherein we hare shown HIM to be
derelict. But Mr., Beecher killed the fly on
ethical grounds, and then appealed to the
readers Of the Ledger to applaud the killing.
We don't care what they do; We won't APP
plaud. We won't have the blood Of that fly
upon our conscience. We think it down
rie ut murder, Mr.. Beecber, and cruelty to in
sects-contrary to the poetic moral code by
Mr.. Cowper,in such case made and provided
But, if instead OF the Last Fly it had been the
Last Mosquito u
| All! there tho rub II is within of Mr..
| Emerson's that with high magn6ers, Mr..
| Frauenhofer or DR.. Carpenter, might come
TO distinguish in the embryo at The fourth day,
l ~. Z. AL Ia nd
I do suppose that, given the magnifers, and
| the drop of blood, codgulum and homatosine,
an expert naturaliat would tell you by in
spection Of the drop Of blood alone, this is
the life of . musquito, and that the life Of q
| hy. And If Mr.. Emerson we're the natural
ist he would discover different moral bias in
the blood And ethical objections that would
lie against killing the fly, would lose their
force if the blood shed were that of mus
quito. But it is plain to US that the ethical
argument varies with the period i'll the life 0!
the misqnito. If it is Justly fellow, in the
prime Of latter July or August life, then Hob
bes' Levathan is our Bible, and his natura
war ofevrything upon everything is our creed
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lively, He goes for US and We 60 for him
Give and take is the order, and the musqutf
for the most part has both sides and the bes
Sides of the argument. II is while he is il
that active stage Of his sxistenc,
; that Josh Billings says he has knowr
: one musquito, to fight man aud his wife all
plight, and draw the first blood. We DON
think any moral objection lies against kllinl
. musquito in July or August, but here il
0 November
WeIl We don't like to attach moral tur
pitude to it's killing even now, but there mus
be some difference between November AM
August when applied to mosquitoes. 1t j
true that fellow, hanging to the wall, there
has lived up to this present time upon tn
:, warmth of your stove and the blood b
sucked from your veins two months ago. Blu
. he got that blood himself from mu.qut
:, standpoint. And he is hors da combat now
Hum hum-in-m The warmth has recon
structed him. Here he comes at US.
there is useless and senseles appendege I
, the entire created universe, it must be a mui
quito in November. Aud it ia worse tina
senssless and useless for that musquto I
want any of our blood here in November.
;. can do it no possible good, and we cant q
ford to spafeit We didn't mind drop
so Of blood in July, but we want all We,
. got for winter, and
Zip, We.smashed him. But We kile
him on higher moral grounds than NJ
. Bsecher killed his fly. He killed the Fly o,
= Of hostility to the breed. We killed II
musquito on account of it's song. If it ha
u been decent enough to have changed its tun
we'll and good We wouldn't have hurt
But it came with that same old tune ar
hie jacet
We can easily enough endure Bonn
Blue Flag as memory; hut when it cons
to giving US 9 Bonnie Blue Flag now-tb
ia what hurts.
REPUBLICANS who have Wide Awake un
= forms and lamps are cordially invited to joi