The Man Who Stands Upon His Own

Education Is A Better Safeguard Of Liberty Than A Standing Army.

The Man Who Stands Upon His Own Soil, Who Feels, By The Laws Of The Land In Which He Lives,-by The Laws Of Civilized Nations,-he Is The Rightful And Exclusive Owner Of The Land Which He Tills, Is, By The Constitution Of Our Nature, Under A Wholesome Influence, Not Easily Imbibed From Any Other Source.

It Was Appointed By Law In Athens, That The Obsequies Of The Citizens Who Fell In Battle Should Be Performed At The Public Expense, And In The Most Honorable Manner.

Literature Is The Voice Of The Age And The State; The Character, Energy, And Resources Of The Country Are Reflected And Imaged Forth In The Conceptions Of Its Great Minds; They Are Organs Of The Time; They Speak Not Their Own Language, They Scarce Think Their Own Thoughts; But Under An Impulse Like The Prophetic Enthusiasm Of Old, They Must Feel And Utter The Sentiments Which Society Inspires.

There Were Speeches Made In Congress In The Very Last Session Before The Outbreak Of The Rebellion, So Ferocious As To Show That Their Authors Were Under The Influence Of A Real Frenzy.