Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-03-21
OUR COUNTRY-FIRST.

No nation on the face OF the earth holds
out 40 many inducements for competition
ns ours; not only in material improvements
but also in personal accomplishments Of
every kind. Any man may aspire to he
Governor Of State or to be President of
the United States. Andrew jackson, a
poor Irish boy, could compete with John
Quincy Adams for any gift in the hands OF
the people. Had lie dared to enter into
competition with any one Of the royal line
for the crown Of Great Britain lie would
have been publicly condemned Ns a male.
fnctOr Had he gone to Asia or Africa or
South America lie would have shared the
same fate. There nre now no political or
social brands stamped on the forcheads of
the people who dwell within the ample
folds of our constitution and laws. The
people are peers among peers. No matter
what color Of skin or manner of dress
person may wear" II man is man for n
that, for a that" Such is tho genius of
our institutions that any man may start
unincumbered in the race and run the goul
as victor il he only. has sufficient brains
and muscle. Our fathers who fought for
freedom and won the victory and framed
n constitution securing the equality OF each
citizen before the law had all unstaggering
faith in the 'iiO-giving power of the spirit
OF liberty. Let every man be put on his
feet, feel free us the air and go in for i'm
provement. II the latest patent for plow
is not quite the thing, let some inventive
| genius scratch Lis pate for the missing idea,
till he can get up an agricult ltural imple-
ment that will turn furrow to perfection,
and he will win for himself the gratitude
OF every plow boy from Maine to Caliior-
MIA. If our habits OF eating and drinking
and our fashions Of dress are not the best
fitted to promote in the highest degree the
health of the present and future generations,
let rs go TO all the nations OF the earth and
select something better, or at least try to
get hold OF something that is decent aud
comfortable. Let no man or woman die
before the time, because it is the fashion.
If the ministers and doctors and lawyers
and churches and minister's sons and dea.
cons daughters are not all just MS they
should be, let somebody pitch in for i'm
provcmenL If there is any red tape in
England and Warsaw and 81. PetersLurgh
and China TO fetler and bind poor souls
there, we forewarn all Cars and Kings and
Emperors that if they import that sort OF
stuff to America the SONS and daughters OF
the Puritans will cut it to suit. The
American people under the influence of
liberty are getting tired OF shams of all
description, however pious they be. We
are beginning to bring all usnges to the old
Roman test of "cui bono," or the Saxon
term" what's the use" We cannot afford
to play Aunkey to crowned despots, or to
be the slaves of mountebanks who try TO
stuff our corporeal store houses with poi
sonous drugs for selfish considerations.
"We're band of freemen and we'll sound
it through the land" The newspapers
that come to our dwellings are not afraid
| "t"N.,t. Thay toll no yyhnt has
been done" what is being DONE" and, as
the good old deacon used to say whats
going TO be did" And we, the people
feel free to say "what we are going to do
about it," We care but little whether
school keeps or not or who is the school
master. lie may be Mongolian or a wan
dering Jew. But whoever he may be let
him take care what sort Of doctrine he
teaches, for we do not SO near the close OF
the nineteenth century propose to shut our
eyes and swallow down every social or po-
lilical or individual dose that any peda-
gogue or demngogue, Cog or Magog sees fit
to thrust down our lhroats. The American
people are determined to go ahead. Our
fathers did well. We respect their memory
and linger fondly around their graves.
But we wish to have it distinctly under
stood that ii the devil or any of his imps
in any shape or manner come on to any
part Of our territory we will drive the
whole herd Of them either into the Allan
tic or Pacific Ocean and il they are choked
in the waters, why let them he choked.
Nor.