Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-12-26
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"O ooiu WIlIcr regrets The duty
and necessity for uncovering such
unwelcome but natural future. He
fears only that his views may be in
terpreted rather as programme for
the radicals than as a warning 10 the
church and conservative parties.
Some men constantly misinterpret
motives; others selfishly inclined or
beset with fears very naturally re-
gard writer as eowardly or as pre-
pairing opinions for the market. But
IN view OF disposing all such senti-
mentalities, he reminds his readers
that the intelligence and reasoning
OF the radicals is equal at least to the
hrst IN the church, and certainly SUI
perlor to that which has led preced-
ing monarchies and empires during
halt century. The radicals know
what they are about; aud they cam
not tail in resolving that at the next
conflict the very causes of conserva-
tism shall bite the dust.
And, as these times no secrets are
tolerated, and as successfully dark
plotting is an impossibility, there is
more to be gained than lost by point
ing ont the future course of human
events, We read the future from its
own reflections of light, less the acct
dents, for the human heart is no
longer the keeper of it's own secret
designs, Men cannot keep secret,
the state cannot, nor the church.
So it can but follow that at the next
war of opinions about government,
the fight is to be unmasked. Human
Rights as defined by the American
statesman, Lincoln, will take the
field openly by the friends of that
faith, against monarchy in all its
forms and with its denials Of Human
Rights, or for manly unity and equal.
ity.
In such conflict who, it may be
wisely asked, arc to be the soldiers of
the retrogressisls or party of the
ages that were? Cheat conservative
leaders would count for nothing
rather they would have the good
sense to stand aside; popular monn
archists count for nothing; the church
influence count for nothing. The
radical hosts would only be in danger
of their own power and intolerancy.
The people, however denied the
privilege of learning, have now adj.
vanced far in knowledge from that
meridian Of the middle ages when
only great leaders drew the hosts
America, not imperial or even papal
Rome, is their star of faith to the
West their faces are turned for the
right, and it is sheer folly to set up
that God and destiny are not with
them. The majesty of the age, the revo-
lutions begotten by the sciences and
discoveries of the period, above all
the dissemmitions of knowledge
among the people, are the faults if
there be faults, and these are at war
with the opinions and institutions of
the fathers.
France still occupies the heart of
Europe; she speaks the universal
language of court and university.
Paris her capitol, with her battered
and despair featured walls, still ranks
first in the arts and sciences, and is
the mistress of style and polite litera-
ture. The city has suffered incalcula-
bly, by the war and siege, and more
by the mob, but all this will heal
without paralyzing the energies or
exhausting the treasure. Paris has
the universal sympsthies, and the
patronage from the ends of earth will
remain faithful, with tribute unchang-
ing.
And can neighboring Europe, says
the writer, hope to stand aloof and
abide without change? Can the en-
feebled monarchies still hope on for
peace and unity when the heart and
soul gives forth new life and blood {?
Or can the members long remain
monarchic when the head is republic
an AS well argue the sun could
change his temperature and his light
take some other shade without any
effect upon terrestrial things
The day has departed when allan
ces are in order for suppressing radi-
cal opinion in France Napoleon
was the last success at suppression,
and himself the finally suppressed.
Withal, those who would suppress
are but little less troubled with rads
icalism than France, Germany no less
an exception than Spain and Austria.
The youths who make up armies
in Europe; are better adapted for
anything else than for suppressing
youthful republics; and the old men
as we'll as the. old institutions are
hating by the way side and must
take to the tombs unless they fall in
time under the new order OF things.
But, reaction is the idle dream of
some who would catch at straws.
The writer wishes he could share
such hope, and admits that the PEG
Pile are subject to that chronic, p0pu-
larized reaction, especially after some
heated triumph when their action
has been riotous and dcspoiling.-
But reaction is rule with its excep-
tions. Soldering off is chronic with
the inebriate, beng the reaction from
excess but the next drink always
exceeds the preceding one, and SO on
until the subject is doomed for no
SOLDERING. One might infer that the
radical inebriates of France have
now exhibited all the symptoms of
perpetual inebriaoy, their last excess
of potation being equal to full en-
DURANGO. But their death at the cup
is moro than provided for by well
filled ranks of those who drink mod
erately, soberly, but never to excess
from the same cup and sober men
are never the subjects of reaction.
1t must not be forgotten also that all
radical changes in the worlds his
tory began in enthusiasm, ran into
fanatical extremes, eliminated in
blood, and by reaction settled in tri-
umph. Even one glorious religion
so began, so ended in that radical