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VOLUME XV. CAMDEN, SOUTH-CAEOUNA TUESDAY MllRMM.. JAMAliV 17. I So 4 ADDRESS. DELIVERED IN THE HALL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, BEFORE THE SOUTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION, AT ITS ANNIVERSARY MEETING, IN COLUMBIA, DECEMBER 7,1853, BY THOMAS J. WARREN, ESQ. EDITOR OF THE C Axil DEN JOURNAL. [published by resoltion of the association*.] * Mr. President, and Gentlemen of the Press Association: The Tress has been called the vast engine of civilization. We cannot doubt the appropriateness of the remark when we contemplate the wonderful results which have followed in its train "as the promulgator r.f froeJom to man in the elorious strife of social organization, in the pursuits of life, liberty, and happiness." The Press, as the fulcrum and lever of the intellectual and moral world, has accomplished mueh for its elevation, and stands confessedly this day among the first and greatest means for the preservation of our "highest privileges on earth." Where would the world be at this time without the Press? Let us contrast the condition of those who now enjoy the exalted privileges and beuefits which the press affords, with others upon whom its genial light has never dawned, and we have a satisfactory answer to this enquiry. The present social and political condition of France, (in many respects a polite and refined nation,) will serve to give us some idea of what the world would be without the privileges of a free press. Austria is a glaring evidence cf what oppression dares to do where the press is fettered. There its freedom of utterance is kept at bay vi et armis. There an hundred thousand gleaming swords and bristling j bayonets tremble before its power. There the press is obliged to conform to the capricious notions of unreasonable tyrants, whose governments are precarious, and whose thrones are as unstable as the wind. Whenever the sword is the arbiter of the people's rights, liberty hangs tinnn ?? hrittlo fhrpjul ? when the oress is awed into silence bv the force | -r~" ? i ? t of arras, the tyrant holds his power by an uncertain tenure. The sword may conquer a peace, but the press must preserve or destroy it, for the . pen is mightier than the sword. Their relative influence is aptly illusB trated in a figure which represents the Cap of Liberty poised above the scales of justice; in one side of the balance is laid a ponderous sword, iu the other a simple pen, but the artist has made it appear thai the . W smaller instrument, the pen, outweighs the larger, the sword.* Is the E illustration not a good one? Does not our experience and that of the past bear testimony that the press is the glorious palladium of '?ur civil and religious liberties? "The strong arm and support of man in the defence and maintenance of his inherent rights, as a member of the.social compact; the vindicator of his claims to the exalted station of one stamped in the express image of God." It is emphatically "mans | charter of freedom, and holds the integrity of our highest privileges on ' earth: freedom of enquiry, freedom of utterance, and the vast liehests ! of civil communion with the kindred of every nation and the tongues of every speech." A curious instance we have seeu stated of the involuntary homage which the sword will sometimes pay to the pen, even iu eo mtries the most despotically ruled, is given in that of a Milanese Journal, whose editor had published in its columns some articles on the question of 1 capital punisbmeut. Articles breathing something of the mild and philosopical spirit of the great Milan Jurist, Beocaria. y The military commander, though he had an hundred thousand men for the results, if such questions were to be publicly discussed, and he j sent and informed the editor that if any more arguments were printed j in his journal against the punishment of death, that journal should be | at once suppressed. This is at least one admission of the fact that the pen is mightier than the sword. Where is the world now with the press ? The imagination is not called upon, nor is the mind taxed with difficulty in answering this enquiry. If wo contemplate the condition of the civilized world this day, where the lil>erty of the press is acknowledged, where freedom of thought and of speech is alike guaranteed to the rich and to the poor, where an enlightened and liberal public mind accords to the pen its triumph over the sword, where reason and justice have their perfect work, we have the complete and satisfactory answers to this question. Take, for illustration, England and America, the two greatest, proudest, and best governments upon earth, iu which the freedom of the press is now unquestionable. It is not enough that we ask what has the press done for man ? ? But we should rather ask, what has the press not d<?ne for the world ? It is stated of the illustrious Webster, whose friends by common consent have given the appellation of the Great Defender of the Constitution, that when he delivered the oration at Bunker Ilill, he pointed to the just completed monument and exclaimed, ''there stands the ora| tor^of the day !" Of the press, with its beneficent results, we too may say, there it stands demonstrating in glowing language that knowledge is power. \ That the press has aided, and is aiding vastly, in the distribution of , knowledge among the masses of the world can scarcely lie questioned. Christian enterprise, with the light of reason and religion, is forcing the powers of darkness to give back, and through the glimmerings of approaching day, we espy the dawning of a brighter and more glorious era upon the world.: The advancement of Christianity is preparing the way for the approach of the vast engine of cixilization, the press, and soon, "Where the golden gates of day Open en ibe palmy east," will this representation of truth and knowledge be found proclaiming with its myriad trumpet tongues, auxiliary to the faithful heralds of the Cross, u Glad tidings of great joy." And China, bound in chains of ' idolatrous error, arid shutout of the Dale of civilization bv walls of ada- i mailt, will be penetrated, her idols dethroned by the liible and the j | press. Upon her turrets, " Where the aspirant minaret j BH Gleams along the morning sky," j hH shall the banner of the Cross be raised, and the "living light of Heaven" j V illume the Celestial empire of the eastern world. ^ It is too late now, in the Progress of the world for one to tell ns that | i the press is not a mighty ergine of knowledge arid civilization. We ! | cannot doubt but that through its instrumentality thousands have been redeemed and saved to the world, whose minds have been developed and cultivated, and many of the purest and brightest gems which have adorned the glittering crown of earthly glory, have been discovered I among the rubbish of the earth, and through the agency of the press, W* have been elevated, refined and polished, and set like stars in the galaxy of fame to shine forever, "As mighty beacons lighting glory's way." Eminently so has been the case in our country, where the road to fame I and fortune lies open, free alike to all! Where " Worth makes the man, A And want of it tlio fellow." "Where it does not follow as a matter of course because a man has not wealth ancl illustrious ancestry to bolster him above the smiles and frowns of popular favor, that he may not ascend even unto tin very to acme of fame and enrol himself high among the proudest and best of t earth. Where the aristocracy of refined and cultivated mind is obliged to be acknowledged at last pre-eminently exalted above that of mere wealth and titled ancestry. In confirmation of this we may proudly refer to the biography of our country, to those who have made themselves immortal, and departing left behind thein " Footprint"- on the shores of time." In Franklin, the great pioneer of the press, we see what industry, a persevering will, and genius can accomplish. .1 P I - A-~. ...Itl. ?l.? onrti) r or me purpose or introducing a tew items wimracu wnu uic t?njr history of the press in our country, mentioned in the life of our illustrious patriot and eminent craftsman, we shall embrace the occasion to give an incident or two in the life of this very remarkable man. At this late day it appears almost a miracle that Franklin, an apprentice to a business not at all congenial to his taste or to the acquisition of knowledge, but, on the contrary, calculated in its very nature to familiarize the mind with the common drudgeries of life, and to dispel and destroy all the aspirations of youth, that he should so soon be metamorphosed from the trimmer of wicks and moulder of candles to that of the moulder of public opinion, a difference of position requiring a very decided difference of ability. Just at this point the history of the philosopher assumes a most interesting and instructive character, which serves to illustrate with force and sublimity the couplet of the poet: " The clouds may drop down titles and estates, Wealth may seek us, but wisdom must bo sought." You will recollect gentlemen, that Franklin's debut as a printer was not under the most flattering auspices ; there is scarcely one among us who has ever been called upon, either in the prosecution of his physical or mental labors, to endure what he was called upou in his early manhood to bear; but Franklin proved the truth of the proverb that bard labor overcomes all things. Unlike the most of youths, his early life was occupied in efforts after knowledge, " her ample page, rich with the spoils of time had been unrolled,"' and his eager mind and panting soul thirsted for a full draught from the Pierian spring. Not having the means to purchase pr -per books lie was necessarily dependent upon vol uniary contributions in the way of loaus, and consequents at so early a period in the history of typography he could have access to but few. What would Franklin have given for the exalted priviligos which we r.ow enjoy. Whilst the. teeming press is daily pouring forth its volumes by hundreds and thousands ? lie tells us how he managed to procure > ' 1- L~.l.. ... -.1. u ~.i. i.:? . ?i. LllCf VVHUIIIg Of SUCH <ia were UUICI wise unuuu ilia icaiu.| Aii acquaintance with tlie apprentices of booksellers enaflcd him sometime* to borrow a small volume, which he was careful to .return soon and clean. Often ho sat up in his chamber during the greater part of the night reading, when the book was borrowed in tbe evening and to be returned on the following morning lest its absence should be discovered. Is it any wonder that he should subsequently have arrived at such extraordinary distinction, and that the name of Benjamin Franklin, the poor, obscure printer, should stand today in undying characters upon the pages of immortality, carried upon the lightning's wing, and honored among all men wherever "liberty is cherished or virtue receives an approving sentence in the human heart ?" Franklin, as a printer, is introduced to our notice as an apprentice to his brother in the office of the u New England Courant," the fourth Jie>V>tttTT<Tr TuTTITaii^rrTmJf.VJ~ Ml ??n-y;u'{J? ed as a dangerous speculation, and the. elder Franklin was advised by his friends not to go into the undertaking, as it would scarcely succeed, there being already two or three papers in America, which were considered sufficient for the reading public. What, think you, gentlemen, would be their advice to some of us jioit. after the lapse of one hundred and thirty-two years, and in the increased and increasing number of our four hundred and twenty-two millions of publications annually /a the United States ? Franklin informs us. in his interesting autobiography, that his brother treated him rather unkindly, and that by a mere accidental revolution in the wheel of fortune lie was relieved from under his domination. The elder Franklin, it appears, in some articles of his paper gave offence to the representatives of the Crown, whereupon he was arrested and ordered before the Assembly in Boston, censured and imprisoned for a month by the speaker's warrant, because the name of the author of the offensive article was not discovered. By the imprisonment of his brother, Benjamin Franklin became the manager of the paper, during which time he says lie made bold to give their rulers some severe rubs in it; a faint prelude it was of what followed in after years from " Him whose genius gavo To tyrant's hopes an early gravo." James Franklin was discharged upon condition that he should no longer print the New England Courant. This, says Mr. Sparks, was probably the first transaction in the American Colonies relating to the freedom of the press, and it is not less remarkable for the assumption of power on the part of the Legislature, than for their disregard of the first principles, and established forms of law. I do not propose, gentlemen, to consume my time and weary your patience with an enumeration of the early difficulties and trials through which our illustrious typo was called to pass, but I ask your indulgence a little further, that I may introduce one or two circumstances which occurred in the life of this wonderful man, which is certainly one of the moit remarkable histories, all things considered, which the pen of the biographer has ever recorded. Wt.U i .,.,1 in fl.n norlv mil i)i/>n I inn nf flip Pi>ntl?vlVfinifl d;t7Pffp ?? illlM. C?l^lgru ?ii uiv vhi w. ^ ? } Mr. Franklin found occasion to remark with some degree of freedom, on the public conduct of one or two persons of high standing in Philadelphia. This course was disapproved of by some of his patrons, who sought an opportunity to convey to him their views of the subject, and what they represented to be the opinions of his friends. He listened patiently, and replied by requesting that they would favor him with their company at supper, and bring with them the other gentlemen who had expressed dissati>faclioii. The time arrived and the guests assembled, lie received them cordially and listened again to their friendly reproofs of his editorial conduct. At length supper was announced, but when the party seated themselves around the table, they were surprised to see nothing before them but two puddings made of coarse meal, called saw dust puddings in the common phrase, and a stone pitcher filled with water. He helped them all and then applied himself to his own plate, partaking freely of the repast and urging his friends to do the same. They taxed their politeness to the utmost, but in vain; tli ir appetites refused obedience to the will. Perceiving their difficulty, Franklin at last arose and said, u My friends, any man who can subsist upon saw dust pudding and water, as I can, needs no man's patronage." Franklin's independence as an editor, gentlemen, is worthy of imita tion ; lie was ever willing, where it whs proper, to praise, but never afraid to blame. A complete history of the press of our country would be interesting to many of us on the present occasion, and afford fruitful themes for thought and speculation, but as our limits are necessarily circumscribed, we can only glance at the wonderful results which have followed the rise and progress of the press. _ , ' . rt It is sufficient for our present purpose that we know since the art of printing was discovered the world has made many steps in the progress of science and civilization. Let us go back in our imagination fifty years, and wc shall be surprised with the state of things at that period contrasted with the present age. Half a century ago steamboats were unknown; whilst at this time it is estimated that not less than three thousand are afloat on American waters alone. In 1S00 there was not a Rail Road in the world, now there are nearly twenty-six thousand miles in operation and in course ot construction in the umtea states, ana aooui nineteen mousand in Europe. Fifty years ago it required some weeks to convey news from Washington to New Orleans, now not so many minutes as it then did weeks. The numerous lines of telegraph in full operation form a net work over the length and breadth of our land, to the extent of at least 24,000 miles of wire. Sixty-three years ago the first Cotton Fac tory in the United States was established in Rhode Island, now their number is almost countless, and throughout the land the busy whirl of the spindle and the ceaseless hum of the loom may be heard at almost evei y step. Fifty years ago, the most rapid printing press was worked by hand power?now, by the application of steam, with the speed of lightning, 20,000 papers are printed in a single hour. Even this estimate will fall far short ? { what the press, in a very short time, will be able to accomplish, and we may reasonably expect that the number will be nearly if not quite doubled. When Franklin commenced printing, three or four newspapers were r.onsiJerpd, by the knowing ones, enough for the demands of the reading public?now, three thousand is a moderate estimate of the whole number of newspapers and periodicals in the United States, with.an aggregate of about four hundred and twenty million copies printed annually, on an average of one publication for every 7000 free inhabitants in the States and Territories. * We are emphatically in the age of wonders, and have the evidence daily before our eyes that there is scarce a limit to human progress.? The time cannot be very distant, judging from the past, when the two mighty worlds of waters shall be brought into close proximity, when railroads and telegraphs will become as common as post-roads, when the science of making two blades of grass grow where none grew before, will have reached the highest possible point of perfection. W7e are lost in wonder and and amazement, even now, at the results "ttumon nrr,rrr/,c? wliifh Ii;ivp ernwned with the most comolete success experiments which, to faint and glimmering reason, seemed but the idle vaporings of fancy. The wisdom of the great poet is apparent in his proverb, that nothing is too difficult for mortals to do. The day for doubting the truth and existence of scientific facts has drawn to a close; there are certain stubborn things which we are com- . pellcd to believe, despite our own preconceived opinions ; and when we contemplate the extent and power of mind over matter, and of intelligence over ignorance, we do not wonder at the enthusiasm of the ancient phihisoper Archimedes when ho exclaimed, give me a fulcrum, and I will move the world. Of course, with all the wisdom of the great philosopher, this remark was a mere "metaphysical speculation," and a literal impossibility, but as a figurative expression, it serves to illustrate hop fnr the human concfDtion_may be carried . ? .. 11i^ii intellectual world : every revolution in modern times has been effected in some way or other by its controlling influence ; its power has been felt, for or against the enterprise, whether in social or political reform. In our zeal, we do not claim infallibility for the press, for whilst it has done incalculable good, we believe it has also done immense harm. When the Irecdom of the press is abused and perverted, and it is made an instrument for vile and selfish purposes, it at once becomes a curse, and loses its claims to respect and protection. When made the vehicle of harm, it becomes a scourge upon humanity, and one of such fearful magnitude, that it should bo in every case summarily arrested. The good which the press has done for tho world is so great that we lose sight of the evil in beholding the magnitude of its excellence. We may safely assume that the press of our country has done more than any other direct means to develope its resources, to regulate and render t-ffective our laws, to infuse life and vigorous action into the whole body politic, to aid and complete useful and worthy enterprises, in short, what has the press not done ? Turn where we mar, it stands as a beacon light amidst the angry waves of political strife and social reform.? In it we behold a sure defence against error and vice, and we look with confidence to the press to aid in every work which has in view the common good of our country. The people have learned now to look to the press, on every occasion when an opiuiou is necessary, in regard to all questions of public interest. The press is expected to take the lead on all occasions, and that press which does not lead, but is lead, fulfils ro part of its destiny, for the press, to be useful and effective, must be free. We glory in the proud satisfaction that the press of our country is free, but let its freedom not ho abused. The freedom we claim fbr the press is, that it shall speak for itself on all occasions, and not be controlled and restricted by party limitations, and subverted to party purposes alone, but a bold and fearless advocacy of what is right, without respect to the opinions of those who would destroy its free agency. If we deprive the press of its volition (we mean, of course, the conj ductors of the press,) we will most assuredly destroy its power, and ir narrowed down to certain limitations and stringent regulations, it would become very soon a mere machine, accomplishing little or no good for s?>cioty in general. The press must he free in the discharge of its legitimate functions.? , There is, to some extent, a qualified sense in which the freedom of the I press must be regarded. It ought not to be too free ; there is reason in all things, and when the press, in its conscious independence and freei * .1 i 1. ,e .i.?? ;t .i,??i.i 1,. | (join, oversteps me uuuuus ui icnaou imu juautt, tucu iu anuum ue regulated. There are laws for the proper regulation of society in all its parts, to punish offenders against its peace, as well as to protect its law-abiding and useful citizens ; lie who aids and gives his countenance and support to that which tends to corrupt and vitiate the public morals, should be restrained, and, if need be, punished. We mean, by the freedom of the press, a proper regulated freedom, which an enlightened and discriminating public is ever ready to sustain. To discharge its duty properly the press must be the exponent of correct public sentiment so far as it is possible, and the supporter of whatever is right, for its influence will always bo felt and acknowledged when the public good is its aim. The tone and character of a peoplo may be judged of correctly by the press which they sustain ; if it be the representative of truth and virtue, the people will be found truthful and virtuous. If it be the op posite cif these, then we may reasonably expect the opposite effect. There is an irresistible influence which belongs to tho press ; and as * 1 am indebted lor many of these statistics to tho admirablo report of the Seventh Census, an abstract of Hiich has been published by Prof. DeBcw, whoso appointment o the Census Bureau is a well merited tribute to talent and worth. I am also indebted for several interesting items, to Dr. Francis' Address, delivered before an association similar to ours, in January, 1862, in tho city of Now Y oik. tor influence over us, in the formation of our vjews and opinions, than we are np't^think^or4^^|wllif?g to admit. matters in tlie same light as.tti6 editor,<toes. whose paper "e there is an unseen agency, constantly at work upon.the ni|u<l >v!?ic not be detected at once, -and whichLtitne ilone can Uevelepe ?-.--..I 1 wiriu, MUriunv |?urauni^ j of this power, although scnrcetyiperoeptf^^o.oji^. owtt-tniiul,^ very obvious to others. ""' ^ Our feelings may not be suddenly aroused an J excrorsfit! S^tya the effect is not likely to corrte upon us'as a tofreiit, beajing our reason and our'passions?^uclt a wrajg as often inspired the orator speaks in thunder tones of power and eloquence; but the stifrc small voice of the press, is heard when the accents, of the speakeFhaVfcg#:^K9M| ceased, and the vibrations of the orator's voice upon.the delighted..ojjfay g^^KaE are heard far away in the dim and almost forgotten, distance. The press is felt when*passion subsides, and reason assumes- her ed sway. The voice of lite .press is heard where the orator is not It speaks to the cloister&Pmonk, exiled to hiiuself, and burkd^midl^HHHR the mystic lore of ages past. ' jPf jl It speaks to the student after fame, who cons the classic page by his 5gg lamp but.dimly burning. -;:^L ;-J| It steals, as a ray of light, into the lonelv cell of the condemned put, ana oius nnn suu to nope. Its whisperings are heard by her of maiden meditation fancy free, as ^ | love's sweetest music, who reads of her lover fat away, who on battle ijmt | fields may have glory won. - fc ?As a welcome vi.?i:or it is found by tKPureside of the humble pea-'^ sant, as well as in the decorated hall of the high-born and the great; .WfcjB It has been truly said that a newspaper may drop the same i-lea /' M into a thousand minds at (^e same time as many miles apart. The truth cannot be disguised or questioned, that tlie press has tremendous < |13 influence either for good "or evil; hence the necessity that the press should be confided to snfe hands?to those who have character and position to sustain, and who will properly respect themselves as well as ethers. Into our hands, gentlemen, as conductors of the press, no small responsibility has been committed. The press is the great palladium of our lilierties, and the defender of tlie people's- rights. We are its guardians. As faithful sentinels it is our duty to preserve* inviolable the sacred trust committed to our keeping. Tlie public gojcnfehould be our constant aim. Let none suppose it to be a small matter to be the conductor of a '4 press?there is more than a name in it;*4br we stand as the controlling .MS '.J engineers npon this mighty engiae^pf knowledge and power. Werhold .J .^1 in our hands the only lever which^fem.ever move the world. There are responsibilities and duties connected with.our vocation which do not always end when our connection may cease nfficially^fjUi jjm d the press, or we cease to have a physical existence among men-^WKn Sp ^ living for the future, our works arc to be seen'and commented upon'tepg after we shall have taken our iunrney with jia " That innumerable caravan, that moves . To that mysterious realm." ,jj8 The present aud the future are uf more interest to^ us than tbojig -Tfc ?TTOirm-.^0TCaWra^MiijIi^|^irTi^i ^ i Mill i*^TII Pn n i ^ __pf^tjiWy: "We cannot recall the past, it is gone! Let it go I ^ It is in no spirit of dictation, gentlemen that I indulge a few thoughts Vg J on the duties of those who conduct the press. I see around me those JH *N who are older and wiser, and from whom I would gladly receive instruction and advice; but as I am indebted more to your personal kindness "JPjljaj for the position which I now occupy than to any otherclaim wbi$.VI -1 could hope to have upon your favor, I will trespass a little longer upon your time and patience, hoping that no one will receive amiss that which T5 is offered in a spirit of kindness and fraternal regard. * - ^ The elevated position of the press in our State is a subject of sincere '.V* congratulation ; the manifest improvement in th^ spirit and manner of the papers and |>eriodicals issued here, is not the less gratifying to eve- ' ry philantliroj>ic heart, as it evidences that a new era has dawned upon , us; that we have a proper regard for our own repntii^m, as well as a decent respect for the opinions of those we represent."' ~ A thought here occurs which-. I cannot omit, and which may be ap- f&'-ifl propriately presented in this connection. It is this : Whilst we repu? diatc the idea of the-press conforming itself to every change and variety of public opinion, yet there is a proper respect always duo "to '* public opinion; and we hold that any man is to be avoided who of his indifference to tho opinions of others, and who shows in his ac. ,<9H tions, which speak more truthfully than words, his total disregard for even the common courtesies of life. Of course, gentlemen, public opin- Bfl ion is to be respected only so far as it is right. And in the observance of this, the exercise of a great deal of good judgment is necessary. No man ought to yield, on any and every occasion, his assent to everything \ I which public opinion may demand; it is sometimes unreasonable, and, as a good writer wys, seldom errs on the score of charity. The public ?jjSg opinion which wc ought to respect has been defined Ma liberal ami enlightened public opinion, whose approbation is the rcsnlt of mature wisdom, and whose just condemnation is tempered with generosity.** It is, gentlemen of tho Press Association, a matter of sincere gratifi- j|fl| cation that so many of us are allowed to convene this evening together .?$9^ in one bond of common union and brotherhood, in the celebration of our first Anniversory. It is gratifying that, during.the past year, nothing lias oceurcd to disturb seriously those social and friendly relation* . "j^k which were formed at our first convocation, but A free and courteous io terchange of opinion generally has characterized the conductors of tho press in our State. Whilst we have cause to regret the absence of manv of our lormer associates and contemporaries, who have retired from the contest with their well-earned laurels fresh upon them, w<v.hnri**J| \ much cause for congratulation in the fact that their places are nil filled J-ijj with new and vigorous recruits, who are destined to do good service in this noble cause. Let us, gentlemen, cultivate even a stronger feeling of union among ourselves, and observe in all our controversies with each other, a kind and manly bearing, never giving vent to the expression of vindictive or x ' unworthy sentiments, but carefully preserve our characters as gentle- % 4 J t lemon, which, if done, will ensure us at ail orablfl position among o]>?nei:ow ill en , mi associations ofli??^ill cost no more than rudeness, far better nM more profitable investment. Althnugh^HH^^^J^^IHfl recriminate it may seem just"?let us always remember, ger of arriving at hasty and unwarrantable conclusions?let as gentlemen " For every trifle scorn to take offence, Which always shows great pride, or little sense, Good nature and good sense should ever join: ~ To err is human, to forgive divine." I ought, perhaps, just here to find my conclusion, but I have n few thoughts still left me. The remark has been made by some one, that editors and proprietors of public journals are often zealous in good men* &>.i oures not necessarily connectort with their immediate vocation, it nc- . - J*""curs to mo that there is a great deal of truth in this remark, rihJ that / j 1 the world is often ignorant of what is clone for its benefit, through the | i agency of the |ress. There is much that is good which we do, ncee*. par ly incidental to our calling, which the veil of privacy covers from the public gaze. Popular education is a kindred subject with that which we have had under consideration, for unquestionably in proportion to the spread of intelligence among the masses will they become a reading people, and, j