, 1886-05-20

ity Or there must be Silence.
L would not have this, nor anything
like 1t, obtain among the members of a
Tree press. however partisan II might be
Let every journalist ''arise aud smite"
for himself, whenever he g.ts ready,
an III what yer direction he thinks he
can do tue Llost effective work. The
cause for which he strives may fail
foes may rejoice and friends may criti-
clse-but he can well afford to await
the sure vindication of time.
l hold IL 10 be ~stlf-eyid-t,t that the
errors and dangers which All active and
vigilant press Can best combat are, pre-
emlnentlv, those arislng-Dr Threaten
ing 10 arise-from the action of It's own
party. Or course, only the strictly par
tisau press can accomplish much. Nor,
II 1t comes the duty Of "A journalist To
warn or to protest against the design or
action of his political associates, does it
matter against how great odds he takes
Ills 1T md. lie is his own judge Of the
propriety of his course, and If i- believes
1t right should not hesitate to 60 forth
armed against the multitude. The few
are often right against the many. and
Truth demands homage though but
''C' "OiChiiIlNl anu tfIu III
the midst OF the votaIies of error.
Shall tue shrines of Bhal-though
built beneath every green tree-be hon
ortd 10 the neglect of the affairs of the
living God? When Israel went astray
III tie Old time, that patriarch was
night, aud he alone, who aid Let all
the people bow the knee, but as for me
and my house, We will serve the Lord"
60, brethren, let 1t be with us for the
sake of Truth. No matter what wood
eD gods be set up for our homage, let US
dehounce them AS idols; then if the
peopls Will To bow. and abdicate why.
we stall have doue our best. Golden
head and cheek of brass can not daze
the rye OF him whose glance takes in
the feet of Il lay.
The danger OF sci seeking in the
press Is apparent, generally speaking,
but needs no comment here. In other
countries the press has sometimes
fawned for thrift-has seemed, indeed.
to need and to seek some object upon
which to fawn-but my remarks are
only Intended to apply to the Mississippi
press, and this subject falls without
their scope.
In concluding this subject permit me
to cite, rs e%mbodying advice appropriate
for us all. words AS oil and trite as
shakespeare, but not less true than
trite:
e Just and fear not,
Let all tile ends thou ainiest at be thy country's.
lhy GOd'S, aud truths"
And
"Ihe friends thou hast and their adoption tried.
Grapple them 10 thy soul VII hooks OF steel
But do not dull thy palm with entertainment
VI each new latcned, unhedsed conTade. Be
ware
OF entrance to a quarrel, but being In
Scar I mat tn opposer may beware Of the
This above all to thine own self he true.
And II must hollow, as the uignt the day,
Thou ciiilSI not then be fdlse u any man
CONCERNING MISSISSIPPI.
While in that fair land 1 have lately
left, my If. has not been Que OF Danish
nIcnt with That HOPELESS yearning for
The past which haif consoles the exile.
yet have not forgotten my native state
nur ceased To feel "a pride III everything
concerning its welfare. THIS my pres
ence here attests, II 30 natural u Sent
ment may admit of proof.
the cradle of iutancy-the home of
boyish years the hopes and impulses
of early manhood-are all enshrlned III
memories which vibrate IN every heart,
and {. rbid the utter severance of auv
hf. Apurt from IDEAS of In.,l MAJ
ing il is diaicult tn ~re,liz. bnw ona
could Cease to remember his state. 1t
Is impossible, when all the associations
inspire "a sense of pride in honors gained
hruupb "A lonp CAREER and stil man
tanned.
such a pride [ feel in Mississin,i.
and auart tr,m the y.rnered gInri.s -,
her Years of fame. Ii Stands to-d.v
upon the tnresholn of "A prantrr fnturr
II. with Int "A tr,aing rnuo,tion nf her
f.rtIl. soil subdued by NIX or pl,w sic
has he'd and achieved so much
what must be her DESTINY when every
av.ul,. tn greatness and oIorv shall "a.
main without obstruct,ont Think of
The changes wrouyht s,nca tho a.nar,-
tion inst taking its Mace unon tba stage
of action first came into Inf.
Twenty wears 400 when this neoula
Law stricken beneath the weioht nf
calamity loo great In ba horna a doom
d-spair hing like. n nail mon the cam.
monwaaIth Tha oi,nm uaa.u'naru,d
inc and ,mnenetralIa Iaw mas d.ad
and J,lstics Psstra;nts
impo,ed by cu.tom ware moi baa,ed
bpcau.e there was no nnblic ssn,iu ent
Ia enforce them The restraints of
moraIitv we're moi felt Inv creatures In.
capable of the moral sense In the ran.
itnl anes chattered and loatbsoma ron
tiles crawled. II was n tims for 90
spair. if ever such emotion comes to
earnest hearts: aud the neo,le evan IN
their hest and bravest Welded to The
bitterness of the bour.
The willows were full of barns and
the air was rife with l,mentation for N
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