The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-13
The Age and Country In which
we live.

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As we look out on the busy world,
we see that joys and SORROWS come
and 60 very rapidly, but every ono
Of these moulds and decides the
character Of the era. The true his
tory Of our race and nation, is made
up Of It's biographies, and as We con-
suit these, we read with brcathless
interest and beautiful admiration Of
the noble band Of martyrs, the suc-
ceesion Of devout and holy mon, Re-
formers, Puritans, those stern heroes
Of the war, the multitude ofthe faith
ful, whose names still lingsr in onr
memories, and pass before our imag-
ination in long and brilliant process
Isions and while our hearts boat high
at tho view Of such deeds, we know
that We have for our past thesorions
tal favor flowing from that high foun-
tain, the PERCEPTION Of the oneness
aad invisibility Of God. From tho
Greeks we have received the very
spirit Of beauty flowing into oil forms
Of philosophy and art. encircled by =
glorious halo Of Platonism which has
been transmitted to us in their own
forms, and reproduced through the
classic strength and high cultivation
Of Rome, and the romantic minstrel
sy and the rich architecture Of tho
middle ages. Thus to-day We stand
. Congress Of ages, each with . glory
on its brow peculiar to itself, yet in
part reflects from the glory that went
before and as the SCARED hand CT
experience clasps these triumphs,
we discover that there was no tho't,
or word, Or act Of the past that had
not something 70 do with our condi-
tion Of today. Since the opening Of
the civil war, the eyes of all nations
have been resting on our giant Re
public. Now as then, our influence
Is being felt; when Sumperfell, earth's
ends felt the shock. Blood had not
been flowing six months whom the
mills in Lancashire shut down, and
the shops in Birmingham closed.
Ycar BY yeartAia, ons cnnntry. has
been ascending an elevation on
which no nation ever stood before,
The sheets are still warm from the
press, bearing the events Of the age
and the history OF the world which
we inhabit; ladened with the fact
that our principles are being asita.
ted, and our influence felt. Already
the mighty powors of the globe,
France, Prussia, England, Italy and
Spain are looking keenly and anxious
| ly into the coming future; they are
preparing for it on stupendouf
scale; they anticipate its demands;
measure its dangers, forecast its pos
sible combinations; estimate thciI
own resources, and are mastering al
their enorgics for the crisis that il
upon them. American matters ar'
being discussed in tho British Par
liament,an her liberties pondered il
the French Assembly, and while th'
| French soil is reeking in the lif
blood of brave and determined war
| riors, the name Of America warm
the Englishman's heart; the French
man blessss it with his soul, and long
for the liberty that the American
enjoy. Never before has tho peopl
Of any age or land, since God mad
the world, been entrusted with sue
liberties, which are great in thei
responsibilities, grand in their extern
and noble in their influence. An
while we see the acts Of other nation
would it not be we'll for us TO as
what is needed TO meet the demand
Of the age in this country Is
armed battallions? No, but politics
integrity. Ii it ships Of war? NJ
but an untrammelled press. Il
I massive bulwarks? No, but . ire
church and true pulpit. Isit trea
ures Of millions2 No, but : stab
) government, and : strong executiv
, Yes, and something more-enligh
ened, educated, manly, christian cha
J acter, and that boundiess opulence
intellectual and moral power, trea
ured up in the hearts Of our youn
children.
:; Mrs. Annie L. Heritier, widow
the late editor ofthe Courier dcs Sta
l Unis. has begun q suit in tho Superi'
Court, Now York, against Lee
Minnier, present editor of thatpape
for $4,000, for breach Of promise
marriage.