Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1826-07-14


lions now living, in thirty years to cemc.
Thirty years age, all Europe was m
volyed in the French revolutionary war,
the mosi atrecious and diabolical strife,
in which tbs lives oil mon were ever
thrown away, since the ago OF Nimrod,
by the most humane, intellectual, and
religious nations under the sun, 10 Gem
parisen with whom nearly all the rest OF
the people of the earth are cruel, igns-
rant, delalrous barbarians Such is the
consistency Of the human character. We
dare not prophecy that the crimes and
crueltics Of similar conflict, will not be
removed for thirty years to come.
Thirty years ago, the Slave Trade
was lawful, honorable, humane, and
christian occupation. 1t is now piracy,
and persons engaged in it are liable to
be changed by the neck until they arc
Dead" at the yard arm. Human laws
are ever varying,-Justice is eternal.
Slavery is now as lawful, honorable and
christian thing as the Slave Trade was
then; there are some signs OF the times
which afford a hope, tina, by natural
demise, legal execution, or actual sui
eide, our colonies will bo rid OF this
curse in thirty years to come.
Thirty years ago, Bonaparte was not
known, except as an artillery officer in
the French army. His campaigns in
Italy, Germany, Egypt, Syria, Poland,
and Russia.-hls chief Censulship, his
Imperial dignity, his abdication, his ex-
lie in Elba. his return to Paris, his over
throw at Waterloo. his Imprisonment al
St. Helena, and his death, have all been
and gene, and are as if they had never
been, except in their consequences,
which will not cease to be implicated
with the fate of nations till the worlds
end. There may DE boy at school this
day, or rather at home, during the Christ
mas vacation, who shall arrive al equal
eminence OF power, glory and dominica
over the deslinies OF man, through life
and beyond The grave in thirty years to
come.
Thirty years ago, the small pox wa
perpetual peslilence walking in dark
ness throughout the world, whereye.
ships and armies, merchants or travel
lers from Europe had visited. VAGINA
ton has chased this 6end from the ris.
ing Of the sun to the going down OF tbs
same, and from the shores oil Greenland
to Patagonia. There will scarcely be .
pocked marked face TO be seen thirty
years to come.
Thirty years ago, there was scarcely
poet iIvlng among US except Cowpe,
and Peter Pndar. There are now as
many authors OF volumes Of verse as
days in the year--we had almost SAID
hours. The works OF thirty of these
may perhaps be remembered for thirty
years to come.
Thirty years ago, there were neither
gas-lights, nor steam-Packets, nor sate-
ty lamps, nor lie boats, nor hundred
other useful mechanical and PHILOSOPHY
cal inventions. All these will most pro-
baby be improved beyond what can be
anticipated, in thirty years to come.
Thirty years ago, there were neither
Bible, nor Missionary, nor Tract, nor
School Societies, for the instruction and
conversion OF heather at home and abroad
in the only true religion, OF all that bear
that desecrated name under heaven.
There are now sbou. fifty parent insti,u-
tons OF this kind, whose progeny OF auxl.
lares at least reach thousand, and
whose income amounts to nearly halt a
million sterling. 1t is not unreasonable
to expect that these may be increased ten
fold, al the least computation, during
thirty years to come.
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