The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-03-09

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Il.sfory Is the record of the eapcnsnre 81
n1anaind inthrir mus important concerns
If It b. ai.uo,t Impossible inr hhman 'rs'-
Ell, Ia estimate the Consequences ni i
faschuod - pii.aIc hir, II - equally m
pn.-ihIe Ia eftimalr ght consequence 81 i
G1sr ~ l,aiiisl representation al the events
fofioamcr Time. TIN conduct of the pte-
selit Is regulated Ia u Rr,tt measure by The
experience Of the past. Ia circumstances
which have !, Il lit way ~ the prosperity of
distinction 81 st#,lrs, nlll lad thrltznay 10
prosperity nr distinction IN al future ages.
lfthosc ~ high Authority. arr better inform
81 tltln pfhrr-, II Is from rug SOURCE thai
thrir Information must be drawn nmi 10
pullnfc IT, II therefore 10 poison the only
chaunel through which ~ can derive that
knoNledgr, winch, II IT can be obtained
lf,rr and unadalfctJtcd, cannot ltl III tint
Ia putty tin intellect, expand HE powers
and mprolr 1hr rondnfou al the human
race - reviewing tine history of the
pfpap.ss 81 mankind IN llin arts aud sctcn-
rrs, from The earliest -lgnable period, III"
,hirf part 81 thsir Cotuse seems 10 have
been through a@cheelir,s dc-eft, where u
ieR sranb spots uf trrdnfr have only ser
Nd tp lncrcd.c liz borrois OF surrounding
sle,idty, H. a ntord point of view, history
Is rrscutia4ly useful. as II points gnt the
ISSUE of srhemcs. AID exhibits a. u general
suit, the rcpfohdllnu consequent upon
we, and lhr happiness which naturally
toli"us virtue. IN his days uf mature, The
opI,re-sur MY hr appla1ded by the 'cnal,
nhlst lC tyfanalsrs over his fellow mpn,
aud tie anton destroyer of the human
racr may hc haiird rs hero by the mlsta-
knn crowd BHt " hen lll7 dust Is mingled
uitllibat Of The ,iciins Of his cruelty ard
ambition, history summons him 10 her III
bunal She srrnllnizrs his deeds with i'm
partial strieinrss, and passrh sentence upon
hlm according Ia his drseits. The prrln
dirrsand rIIors OF the time present Will
hereafter he done away aud corrected hy
history, which rrdtrsscs the wrongs Of the
injured aud treats with contempt The IL.
.su,cnrr al the undcseIting. Thus, by tie
record of.cfmcs, M less llan by the DIS
play ri iIlnstrons example, of ,irtue, doth
bt-tufy emulate good prnrillts, and en-
force npua n rejecting mud u belief IN
experimenting Providence. In y political
point Of vitv, I ~ general influence of his.
loricd kuoHl &c is Of the highest impor
lance it tends 10 prevent a recurrence, \
10 d,alinish the remaining influence of su-
perstliicn and persecution, and TIN long
tin ri ed n1t'rs with which those direct
enemies 81 human happin, IS are accompa
nird. For who can rad the memorials of
papal usurpuilous in The darl, as"s, AND oi
III, ir n.riaa choly cunscquences,w I'm
bhinf spi6t III tolerance IT, short, his
tory, nhlle il details the misaries and mis-
fortune, which have h,ialcu civilized man,
lnslructs HIM how lhcy may be hereafter
avoided. Such and ST. various are The uscs
Of history, they hold up Ia view mirror IN
which may hc seen rencrtnn o. the &C
lions ii former fines, whose influence ON
the present viii mai escape the attention OF
the Intelligent obscIh a. ot human affairs -
How important, thrn, i it To the present
artols on this lllllr Theatre, that they should
acl their part 81 as IL ctiuce Ia postcrlly
he purity of their motives. For history,
like an angcl " trumpet tongued,' will
sound 10 future ages, their Effects and con
.cVuences On the happiuess Of succeeding
carnations. SPINTENr.
Ooi Cred, Eh,uotB l3s1.