The Savage Inheritance and the Pressing Call for Progress
A late 19th century essay argues against routine political crises, urging the people as sovereigns to demand humane governance. It links progress to religion, reform, and critique of imperial brutality, while contrasting civilization with supposed savagery beneath surface refinement. It warns of social ills from industry to temperance and calls for moral renewal through steadfast principle.
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They Wanted Change on the Missouri River Levee
In old Missouri River days crowds rushed to view steamboats and quarrel with the crowd for whisky. A gray elder recalls the forties, saying they did not seek news but went to the levee to drink and watch boats land as the St. Joe licker stirred excitement.
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