The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1821-07-25
WORCESTER,
WEDNESDAY, July 25, 1921.
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wealth many powerful guards. The extern
sion of useful knowledge among our youth ia
encouraged in very laudable manner. There
IS but one sentiment prevailing among all
ranks on this subject. All agree that the
stability of our civil and religions institutions
essentially depends upon the incubation OF
sound principles on the minds of our youth.
Those laws which make provision for this
very desirable object are among the fruits Of
that wisdom which laid the foundation of SO
many excellent institutions. We can hardly
turn our eyes in any direction without discov-
ering the salutary effects of the wisdom of Qua.
ancestors. Education is not here, as in most
countries, confined to the opulent but is. for
all necessary purposes, equally enjoyed by
those IN the humblest walks of life. The man
OF wealth generally furnishes more than his
proportion towards the instruction Of the youth
around him; still he is never disposed to COM
plain on that account. Fe is sensible that his
expenditures in this way, have an indirect ten
dency to secure more firmly all his essential
rlghts-that ne is daily reapng the fruits of his
munlfcence in the enjoyment of more refined
and tranquil state of society, in beholding IN
dustry, enterprise, and all those virtues which
ennoble human nature, Aourishing in an emf
nent degree.
Massachusetts, can probably boast of as much
integrity and legal talents in her judicial de-
partments, as have ever fallen TO the lot of any
State or country. Those venerable men who
have left behind them such imperishable me-
MORALS OF their profound acquisitions, and
those who still compose our highest iuridical
tribunals, have ever exhibited the most con-
vncing evidence that their bosoms were stan
gers to Partially, prejudice, or any improper
bias. The political excitements and preiu
dices which have at times warped the judg-.
ment OF some OF our good men, have never
found their way to the seat of justice.
How different are the characters here ex-
hibted, from those who made mockerv of
justice in the Roman empire when at the
zenith of her greatness Gold was the most
weighty aud convincing argument with which
; they could be assailed.- They held not the
scale of justice, but that which determined the
weight of this metal, more precious to them
than all the justice in the world. What more
sure prognostick of the fate which awaited that
renowned mistress of. the world? This was
the country which could boast of orators and
statesmen, whose productions will be as last
ing as the records of time. 1t was the powey
f1l inf of
voice of the first orator in Greece, when il
ought to have been raised to warn his coun
| trymen against threatened dangers. How
| would those who preside in our courts of JUS
tice crimson with indignation at the mere sug-
gestion of a bride : The injured citizen, though
clothed in rags, may prefer his complaints
| with as much confidence of success, as the
man who has thousands at his command.
! Another powerful check against licentious-
ness may be found in our religious establish
| ments Their foundation was laid by tina
little band of pilgrims whose memory will b.
| cherished as long as piety and virtue shali'
command respect in this country. How would
their bosoms expandwith joy, could they now
see them cherished with that holy zeal which
| prompted them in all their laudable enter
prises 1t is to be apprehended, could they
now visit the scene of their weary pilgrimage,
they would weep over the errours and schisms
which have, in no small degree, marred the
! beauty of those establishments, which ought
to be the nurseries of peace, union and every
Christian virtue. Notwithstanding these blem-
lshes, they deserve the cordial support of ey-
| cry friend of humanity, good government and
correct morals. But how are they TO be sup
! ported? Not surely by GOODNESS and bitter
luminosity among those who minister at the
sacred altar-not by reproaching each other
with the propagation Of doctrines incompati-
BILE with divine revelation--not by exhaust
ing their ingenuity in labouring to elucdate
mysteries which probably viii never be clearly
developed till the light of eternity irradiates
| the soul.
The great Founder of Christianity nculcat-
ed peace and cordial affection among all his
followers. These heavenly attributes are the
brightest gems in the Christian character, and
the best evidence to the world of The sinceri-
| ty of those who cultivate them.
| The best of causes must suffer when those
who espouse and advocate it disagree in re-
! spect to the mode of supporting it. I" A house