He came from the soil; he
lives on the soil; and he must return to the soil. _De gustibus, non est
disputandum._ So much for man in his natural state, breathing his natural
air, surrounded by his natural horizon, and luxuriating in his natural
prerogatives. But this is a very limited view of the question. Man is
expansive, aggressive, acquisitive. _Vox populi, vox Dei._ Having
acquired, he wills to acquire. Acquisition suggests acquisition. Conquest
promotes conquest. And, speaking of conquests, the greatest of all
conquests is that which a man obtains over himself--provided always that
he does obtain it. This secured, he may consider himself up to anything.
_Arma virumque cano._ Owning the soil by right of possession; owning
himself by right of conquest; and, being about to establish a form of
government conformable to his own views of right and wrong; let him
protect the right, confound the wrong, and make his own selection of
subordinate officers. _Mus cucurrit plenum sed._"
This, by way of illustration. The Jay style sounds the best: the
dollar-a-page style pays the best. But the dollar-a-page system is a very
bad one for the well-being of our newspaper and periodical literature,
simply because the chief inducement is on the wrong side.
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