The Newtown bee., 1880-01-14
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 The debate meetings here are still four ishing. New men at the business are taking part and fitting themselves to be speakers on all important subjects that may come up through life. We are help ed here by MT. 'Corbett Mr. Griffin, J. Phillip Egan and MT. Lavery, all good speakers, and ever welcome in our de- bates. The question Saturday evening, January 3d, was one not necessary or pleasant, having been settled by the war "a question we sincerely hope will never be forced upon this happy and glorious Union a right to secede..?" It was decided in the negative, two to one. David Wells, Walter A. Bradley and John Donlan, Judges. The debate was an earnest one, but the arguments were those used most ly by greater men in the debate on our which led to war. The question of the preceding Saturday evening was an excel lent one viz: Resolved, That A Repu'- ican form of government Is the best for all civilized nations." The question, af. ter an able and interesting discussion, was decided in the af1irmative-reversing the decision given before. Tbe question, Resolved, That Man has more influ- ence than woman," has been debated warmly, and decided in the negative; the affirmative did not use their strong points, but the negative, inspired by the hoo1 f,,l la1 fnh question by storm. The question, Does civilization increase human hap piness ?" was the subject last Saturday evening, January 10th, and was one of the best debates Of the season thus far, and was continued until next Saturday evening. MT. Charles Warner, MT. E. Botsford and MT. Blackman were Judges. Mir. l.. Warner and MT. c. H. Botsford leading aisputants. Mir. Lester Warner made his maiden speech, and was warm ly applauded. MT. Botsford made hio the week before, and now tliat the ice is bro- ker. we predict tkat they will never re- gret so ben neficial @ step in the right di- rection. MT. W. H. Shepard assisted in speaking for the first time here, and gave lengthy argument ill the negative. MT. Sherman, who has justly earned his title, the "Old War Horse," of the debates here was felicitously witty on the sava- ges. Iii answer to the negative that our boasted civilization is attended with d multitude of prisons, he replied that the prisons were for the savages, and that the Sandwich Islanders didn't need any, un- less it was to shut up and fatten their friends for better eating. MT. Corbett
 i'll tho negative, in his usual earnest maE- ner, refutet, point by point, the argu- ments of the affirmative, and proved by close reasoning and logical conclusions that contentment produced most happi- ness, and that civilization, with it's innu- merable wants, brought increasing strife and labor, cheating, lying, embezzlemeit
 robbery and murder ito keep up appear. ences." Mr. R. Warner maintained il
 the affirmative that Adam and Eve fel
 from civilization, and relapsed into bar
 barism, and that the rum given the Americaa Indians made them happy but no one claimed that the vices, diseas
 e and crime introduced to them by civ
 ili1ation increased their happiness. You correspondent modestly suggested tha
 tue most refined nations, like Rome Greece Germany and France were, an' are. the most warlike, and that the ques
 tion is, art against nature-superficia
 wants against actual necessaries-on' ssi.ilae, tho-full- eaA* of .iA a'' 4 VI senses" the other crying "give, give,
 and never satisfied DEBATER.