The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-03-08
EDUCATIONAL MATTER.
From the Columbian Eeho-l
Pc WEIR OF REASON
By CONGRESSMAN WARNER OF
TENNESSEE.


Mind must govern matter,
and reason control the world. |
Bv reason man has travelled
through the abstruse regions
Of the painless ocean and dis
covered this grand and glori-
Gus continent, planted the
white race upon its soil amid
the shrieks of the wild beasts,
and war-whoop of the savage
that echoed amid the tall cane,
waited by the gentle zephyrs,
from the fruits of which relig-
ion. civilization and freedom
have spread their pure gems to
the remotest corners of Ameri-
can soil. By it man has reach
ed forth his hand from earth
and grasped the vivid, forked
lightning from heaven that
lighted the pathway of the
dark, dense cloud, marching
with the blasts of muttering
thunders and boiling with it
millions of acres of land, and
attached 1t to overland and
submarine telegraphs and ca
bles to communicate intelli-
gence to the worlds remotest
bounds, almost in the twink
ling OF an eye. By it man has
welded the pen and filed the
world with bibles, law books,
medical works and all the sci
/ ences that now decorate the Ii
braries of the world and spread
the balm of Gilead upon pas
sion's raging breast, and calm
ed its narrowed bosom. By it
the ships OH oceans bosom
have been taught to ride the
upheaving waves amid the
sweeping sea-storms, and bios
som on the placid waters IN
the entire parts of the world
to feed the starving and clothe
the naked. By it the putting
steam engine, as it sends it
sends It's smoke in the air, has
visited the towns ann cities OF
the world and poured their
rich treasures into the bosom
of the thirsty lands that weep
for exchange, and crafty the
wants, necessities and desires
of the whole. By it this grand
and glorious Government was
born and breathed its first
breath, was rocked in its in.
FAINT cradle, has grown to It's
present manhood, now extend.
ding it's jurisdiction from sea
to gulf, north and south-from
ocean to ocean, east and west
and reared the mighty colos-
sus with its giant frame touch.
ing the vaulted skies, lacking
with its massive eyes into the
face of European crowned
heads, and rolling its thunder
voice into their ears till THEN
knees smote each other like
Belshazzar's upon the fall Of
Babylon. By it the wise sages
with their silvely locks, have
from the legal forums planted
the bottom sills Of great prin
ciples Of law that have beer
/ handed down for thousands o.
years to the rising generations
and that are now interviewer
with the very idiom we speak
and that underlie as the sub
stratum of all civilized govern
ments of the world. By i
the gentle hand of the GOODIES:
of peace has been extended
with its olive branch to cain
the raging waters of heatec
passion between two massive
armies, and the lonesome anC
deathly sound of the sword
the roar of the musketry anC
the muttering of the cannon
have changed their tune int
sweet, softening music, hk'
that of the angels who sans
upon the departure of Chris
from earth to heaven:
"Within the brains most secret cells
A certain lord chief justice dwells,
OF sovereign power, whom one and a
|, With common voice we reason call"
WOMAN.
w hen man was n1apatnH on.