Progress by Park Benjamin
Poem reflects on why men ponder past grandeur and decay. It contrasts old monuments with enduring progress. The speaker praises growth and the will to conquer wilderness as progress transforms deserts into blossoms.
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1852
Page
1
Poem reflects on why men ponder past grandeur and decay. It contrasts old monuments with enduring progress. The speaker praises growth and the will to conquer wilderness as progress transforms deserts into blossoms.
Governor William Bigler, the youngest to hold the office, pledges to honor the will of the people, uphold Republican principles, advance education, reduce debt, and develop Pennsylvania’s vast mineral resources and agricultural potential for public prosperity.
A speaker warns against excessive paper money on a small specie basis, urging broad individual liability for corporators. He emphasizes a sound currency as essential for labor, farming, manufacturing, and commerce, and cautions that overissuance boosts nominal values and risky speculation, harming the nation.
A defense of the Federal Constitution, urging loyalty to the Union, urging states to cooperate with Congress, and condemning any interference that weakens national unity. The speaker highlights Pennsylvania’s fidelity to constitutional measures on slavery and warns that disunion would jeopardize liberty and republican ideals. The piece ends with a lighter note about a dandy’s wardrobe theft and love letters.
An icy morning scene shows a man leaving a tavern falling on a doorstep and muttering about Bible quotes. A wounded Commissary of Police in Citizen's dress confesses to his mother that he aimed to incite Red Republicans for an attack and slaughter. An unkind word wounds the heart, defying hatred's edge.
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