Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-02-09

child to parent, and theeobligation
are but little inferior or, less sa
4 cred. The prosperity and progress
: of the one, depends upon the pros
] perity and progress Of the other
! 1.-THE citizen. but a part, the gov,
ernnent but a whole. Perhaps
I the most wonderful achievements
5 men is clearly traoeable to The
/ mysterious and, potent influence
of this relation. National honor
and g.ory is heslhpnor land igiJl
ry,, of the subject and IN no,ip.
stance does the human heart
thrill with more lofty emotions, OF
more ardent exultations, than in
the contemplation of it's country's
daring q, magnaniinity sh3IiS State
and national pride swells) the bo.
som in the hour of triumph and
victory, and melts and subdles it,
-tin the hour of defeat.q9T Thesdeiti-
zen enjoys as a common heritage,
the laurelsof bis nation. and 40
less doesahe share the whitening
1blighting touch Of national catam-
lity: But these emotions are en-.
gendered and nonrished by the
fondlings of the government 10
I the governed. let usrealize that
in the federal head we have : a
parent, friend, and we are ever
ready to do tribute, and homage.
! But show us bad faith, broken
pledges, sectional favoritism, mon
1eyed aristocracies1 party aggran-
dizement, and family, andSkin-
dred prefermepts, s,,to kthe eXclu
sion Of merit, worth and heredita-
Try and national rights, and the
hear fof the citizen sickens, the
lightIof hope dick kers How in the
socket, the FIRE 81 patriotism
shoulders and treasors green eyes
stare at the handwriting on the
walk Terrible and deep IS the
cherishedvenseaIce and hatred of
an offended and outraged 4citizen.
ship. But frequently the most
sublime demands of duty are dis.
charged through a aSspirit Of sob
mission, and under the garb of
humility. And thus it is with
us to-day. The grandest spectacle
/. of human 1lgreatnsss { isJ today
written sin the meek and tame
submission Of the fSontherh peol.
pie. Like orphans in a Strange
land, we, sit around the ashes Of,
dear departed hopes, and mourn
but the empty stories and 'tradi-'
tions6t other years. T0drboasted.
trinmphSof liberty greatness,
was broken by the iron stroke of
.tyrannyand consumed blythe flame
J Off fanaticism more RELENTLESS
than the tofeh or arrow. g 8 g
Our waters ripple plaintive
murmnr, our winds sigh afsolemn
requiem, and our bow of promise;
is .draped in the marrow ,hanglpGss
Of woe. Nor does this glut the
hungry man of northern ayarice.
Butito lacerate. anew our bleeding
! wound, ito open afresh our stifed
grief, we are promised allin recon-
struction. Human forbearance
staggers against human patience
and roots it from its throne, s,szi
But it is under just such trying
circumstances that man displays
his noblest courage, and most sub;
lime traits of character. - It Q is
not prosperity but adversity--not
Joy but sorrow, not hope but dis
pair-not victory but defeat, that
ever calls loudest, for the reflex
of God through man. Then lift
your eyes to heaven and let us
forget our grief in IL the earnest
contemplation of the vainest du-
! ties of citizenship. Then first,si
is our duty to drink at. the foun.
tain of learning to school and
educate thetalent that God has en-,
] trusted to us. 9d'The educational
evidences Of, a country, is the mir
ror towhieh you read the political,
social, and moral, conduct 1ofl a
people. If youidask lsmea tell,
/, were they prosperous? T. tell, were
hey,happy!?aaiTia reply-telE, were
they educated?a telb were they en-
I lightened? and yQa' have the an
! swer. 10 The wealth. the influence
and the Importance of a country
can be estimated by its scholars
and the elevation or degradation
,tof every Kindred and every
tongue is. reckoned. in the bright
ness of their learning, or the
'tigloom Of their ignorance, Then
how broad, how high, and how
!, deep is the theme, The great
difficulty is not SO much in dis
criminating.or to what IIshall say
or to what + shall ydiscard. For
4 when the question of education is
'tinyolved, the great present, the
boundless future trembles with IN.
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