Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-07-28

that rulneu Her, nVN opV PSA'pSN
her accumulated grandeur, and OF the
experience in France during the heyoiu-
ton, enc that as nation Suoh would %
our fate; but they did not tell US now u
took Ancient Rome three hundred years
10 die, and that il would consume more
time than that, TO witness the death rattle
in tho throat Of our country. Con scious
Of her power, America stands upon her
own footing, nor asks indulgence from any
nation, the doing of which will compro-
mise her dignity. Other nations know us
In pence, and they know US in war They
have seen how citizen soldering, would
Aock to her banner when the war cry was
raised, how the battle cry Of freedom
would ring from every hill top--and from
every valley, and how, when tho battle
was done, they would transform the i'm
plement Is Of war into implements Of hus-
bandrv and settle back into peaceful and
harmonious citizenship. When such pso-
ple are the s.rentgb Of country there
is no deed they dare not attempt, no task
thew will hesitate to perform for the right.
And such are the people around me-
now peace prevailing they are content to
enjoy it, but let war come, and they are
soidisrs-whle they sympathize with right,
and uphold it, and scorn the wrong, they
are surely becoming more excellent Judges
Of their actions. Education tells upon
our people, aud as IL marches with calm
and silent tread onward, each returning
year sees its standard higher and still
higher, shedding upon all alike more or
less of its beauty. No individual need re-
main in ignorance, even If he drift along,
following the bent Of his iuclinatioHs,-
The public provides for the education Of
each individual, and he is culpable TO
neglect IT, Education in its influence is
pure and elevatingj it may be like unto
an Eolian Harp OF the classic long ago,
placed amid The boughs Of some forest
oak, at first 1t fails TO respond to the
s sweepings of the gentle zephyr, then lift
ed from bough TO bOugh, higher and still
higher, until IL reaches point where the
winds breathe through II freely, then its
chords are awake to the inaaence OF the
breeze and music comes borne upon every
wind, at frat family then gradually
swelling in grand harmonies of sounds
we bend the ear to catch the faintest echo,
and when il becomes fainter and fainter
still, and is hushed at last, il awakens
chords in memory which thrill and tremble
with regret. So IL is with Education;
scatter il but sparsely among our people,
and no perceptible benefit acCrues, but let
the standard be elevated, and place il
vet higher, until each individual stands
at q certain height, and we shall soon
know its power-then too, as when we
caught The harmonies when the harp was
up, 40 will we then seek t-and it will
not lie hidden fiom us, but will stand Out
in bold relief ready 10 be grasped by
whoever will.
As we become more enlightened as to
| the science Of government, and better
versed in political economy, as new fields
of labor are constantly spreading out be-
fore US, as commerce and manufactures
carry wealth and greatness 10 the nation
where they belong, and being always room
fer more: IL need not dishearien us, that
we are now, as we are. Rather let us guard
with an earnest and liberal Jealousy, all
attacks foreign or domestic upon our
Country's honor, invite those from abroad
10 come and join us in America prom.
sing them however no more than we can
give: yst make them welcome thrice well
come to home Of freedo n. Let us be ever
ready to share our own country with those
who will make good citizens from others;
by good citizens | mean the law abiding
and Industrious; those who are by no
means the braggart and the boisterous.
Such are ever ready to lead us into diff
6culty, then desert us. Americans reeOg-
uize The right to vindicate at tho ballot
box their sentiments, whatever they are,
and il is this privilege which makes us
free. We recognize the possibility of mis-
taking those we send to legislate for u.s.
yet il is the proulest duty, as well as the
most generous civility to render support,
10 Just measures from whatever source
they come.
Whenever we see truth, though il is
we'll nigh hidden by the rubbish of bigot-
ry, and wherever in the galaxy Of opin-
ions. truth dares to lift its head, II should
claim the homage and admiration Of men,
and though it may at first fail to call
forth that fulness Of admiration II de-
serves, time win place it, at least in its
own proper sphere, and it will 60 on
gathering power and permanency in its
progress, until the proper height is reach
ed, then it will shine forth in undimned
glory, doingits work for the whole uni
verse and the earth may feel its shock
Just as n SNOWFALL, started from the hand,
while you stand upon some lofty mountain,
as II rolls down its sides, 1t gathers at each
additional turn, Volumn; until ut last II
sweeps into the valley below, an avalanch,
Us re .lstless In Its course as IL Is powerful To
behold-thus many n grand truth has been
accepted, and thus, many rule OF error has
| by systematic, yagtlry, uprooted Il grand edict
of truth, and supplantedt IL for the time; and
when IL RECEIVERS II is often, weakened by tho
shackels, error has imposed, Az every timo
in life we are met with examples illustrative
| nf nngitiOu. Error In common enemy.
meet II when or where we may; II saps the
strength of right and is like the loathsome
vampire thai fastens his huge fangs in his
victims flesh, and sucks his life out with his
blood 1t is the "ignis fatuis" of mankind
which lures the unwary and transporting
prosOlyte, to sure and terrible destruction
II comes too sudden as the fatal slrocco,
whose poisonous breath bightS those who
breathe II, wltha certainty ms powerful ns tho
strike Of Indias Cobra de Capsllo. TO meet
and thwart every such condition should be
wit us sacred duty. Not only does this
ruling principle OF ideas obtain IN national
affairs, but ii Is equally patent In all the pur-
suits Of life. The farmer profits by his eXpe-
rience In tilllng the soil, the mechanic sue
ceeds boSt who is up with the times. The
specuator obtains his wealth by noting the
purchases when gold is low. The profession
nj man, must also be u man Of the times II
he neglects his books, with the vain idea that
he Is too talented and that, events must first
be up with him before he can be appreciated,
he works Il fated ship, and Is In fact far out
upon q bOiStorpus ocean with nm unmllnage-
able ship, which tosses about and finally goes
down IN the vortex of ruin Notwithstanding
all that we have suffered I'M the past from the
buTthen and heat OF war, from hampored re-
sources, and drained treasury, the hcbetudo
we experience comes as much from the In
nuence OF the mind over the condition, ~
nom the actual facts. But there IL open to-
day forward glorious prospect Of peace, let
us then go forward In the enjoyment Of IT.
bringing whatever OF talent we may possess.
Yielding TO those In authority whatever Of
honor they deserve; hoping that they may
discharge the arCluous dulles incumbent upon
them, from the least unto the greatest, with
perfect sincerity. And we Will acc, Td them
the support OF consistency, 80 that when wo
have performed the last net Of citizenship,
under the beautiful influence Of the white