The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1870-07-16


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Ofthc great press, but the necessity
Can feel, that noble men should ever hold
The editorial helm, and guide the pow'r
Alright, that knowledge and religion may
Glide Ter the sea Of progress all unharmed,
BY storms Of sin and breakers of dispar.
Now the editorial brotherhood
We must appeal.
Our God, within your
Has placed power which you must exert
For evil, or for good. No class of men
Can WELD so much influence no, not cen
The pulpit. OH be careful how you use
Your powr. How many people never read
Aught but their newspapers and magazines.
To teach and to cnlighten such as these,
It is your task. Dol be II nobly done.
Around the fireside, what welcome guest,
The newspaper hath ever been The old
And young, both watch for II as for friend.
Oh bunish from its columns every thing
That is not elevating in It's tone.
Let all your wit be chastc your many thoughts
All pure. Danish all sickly literature,
Every demoralizing sentiment,
Asifitwere serpent coiled among
Your thoughts, for thoughts impure, Oft dc
more harm,
iusiiling poison in the youthful mind,
Than does the serpent, that ianictS It's wound
Into the body, poisoning the blood.
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Progress is q universal law
Bui the advancement Of all useful arts
ls by you governed 10 great etxcut.
Tis your encouragement that doth awake
The energies OF man, and thus reveals
The rich resources Of our bounteous land
Your sanctions aid oil public works Of art,
Aud many of the arts so useful, owe
To you, the place they occupy to-day
Oh how important us that you should now
Be wise, discreet, and firm. The county needa
Your best endavors 10 preserve the spark
OF patriotism that doth still remain,
To qutll The turbid waves Of civil strife,
Tune the dseorded hcart-strings Of the land,
Until they beat in harmony once more,
And shame away the petty iyrannies
That now exist, and WOO sweet Liberty
To dwell once more within our peaceful homes
Oh what political distress Is ours
Now worthy men, seem actuated more
By love Of money, than By love Of home
0fcountry or Of honor.
Woman, too,
Must have her hreside throne, where she 10
long
Hath regned queen, there angel like TO
guard
The peace, and keep the hearts Of men from
guile,
And join the tumutt that distracis the land.
Unite your efforts once again, and WOO,
Or warn her gently back untoh her own
God-givcn sphere Of usef lness and trust
Fashions and customs are within your ow,r,
And you control the literary taste
Asmuchas authors who write books yea more,
For by your criticism you control
Authors themselves
Society is what
You make IL, more or less, you have The pow r
To beautify, uplft and refine;
And while you lend your aid To useful things
OF earth, remember still you hold wand =
With which you touch the morals Of the world,
Ife'r mankind attains purity
In morals or religion, IL will be
Through your influence, by yonr aid.
Accept your higher calling, ever give
Your cheering words unto the pure and true,
And when proud Science shall have reached
her heights
Sublime, when Art hath gathered up The stores
OF earth, and bro6ghi oil things TO useful
light,
The great dgood Of ali the world, will point
To yon, and In one mighty voice proclaim
The Power ofthc Press.
BRANDON, May 2sth, 1870.
ADULL CLERK.
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