Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-09-17

the subject is mere slave aud has no part
in making or enecu.ing the laws, ignorance,
instead Of culture, would be essential, for
The less man Knows tespectiog tho rights
Of bis race the more conteuted he is when
deprived Of those rights. Bot 10 our own
fair land, a land which bears the starry BAN
ner as the emblem of it's liberty, power and
equality, known and recognized by every
despotiO government Of the old world, ma
ton where the poorest beggar, If he chooses
to cultivate the powers OF his mind, may
rise to positions Of honor and trust, that
nation, say, intelligence is The essential
object Here every man has an interest In
the community and exerts an important in.
lueuce over the minds of otbors. He is a
free man aud ought, therefore, to be an in
telligent man. He possesses the right Of
suffrage and in the exercise Of that right he is
often called upon to assist in the election Of
rulers and to deliberate and act respecting
the public welfare.
As our young men must ere long take
that chance, as they must gil the offices Of
influence and trust, and perform the innu.
merable duties in the course Of life, which can
only be we'll performed BY those 10 possession
Of an intelligent and we'll furnished mind, is
it not duty that young man owes to 30
ciety to prepare himself with these most es
sential qualifications Aud when the means
Of such qualifications are as abundant al
they are at the present day, when the field
Of science and invention is continually wild.
ening as it is to-day, can any one be so binC
to his sense Of duty, which he owes to society
and to the glorious country which he repre-
sents, that he will not improve those means
when they are held out alike to all?
DO we suppose that the last triumphs o
knowledge have been won that the real limi
Of her dominion has been reached ? Not so
; she has just commenced her onward march
her greatest triumphs are yet to come. Into
what new fields of conquest or of glor,
she may lead her followers no one can tell
but her voice calls to all to rally around he
standard and to aid in her achievements. Blu
one of her greatest demands is public spirit
It isthe duty Of every young man to com
forward with the determination to do all tn,
good he can; he should feel that he was no
created for himself alone, but to work 70
the good of others. a.u
The influence Of amau is not confined t
, himself nor to the scenes Of his immcdiat
action; Il extends to others and will reac
to succeeding ages, aud future generation
will feel the effects of the work Of the youn
men who must soon come upon the stage Q
active life. Their influence will not die, b.
, for long ages after they have passed ava
the world will feel the effects of their wor
and thousands Of their fellow men will
made better or worse for their having live,
The time Of action is short at best it wi
!, be but short time before the young me
who are soon 10 come into active life wi
stand with their heads whitened with Ii
SHOWS Of age and look back upon others,
their fathers now look back upon them.
a urge them on to deeds of honor and trus
= Society imposes upon the young men Of u
. present generation great work the worI
is fast being emancipated from the mise1
!. aud letters under which they have been groa
: ing for six thousand years, aud to those wi
: are now coming forward to action it extern
- the high privilege aud honor of bearing
!. part in the great work Of emancipatio
!, Then should not all cherish that noble pa
a riotism that will make them prefer the pu
lie interests 10 their own ? 1t is in this spil
- alone that the young men can prove the
selves worthiIy the descendants Of the p
: grims aud preserve those precious institutiO
;. and privileges which they inherited fri
q their labOrs and their prayers. L. b. T.