Southern telegraph., 1838-08-01

( ing were concealed from the mull.ld 49,
No moral machinery was at work to en-
tighten the soul, purify the heart, TO eIicit
| nd cal. INTO lively vigorous action the en-
ergies and faculties of the mind The Graf
| ~ priest, themuitorng monk drank deeply
If the vivityIng fountain, but denied even
sip to The depraved and perishing people
| Holding, by virtue of lineal descent, the
| KEYS of St. Peter, alias the keys of Heaven,
| they decreed who should and who should
not, pas in security, the Al Sirat of the
Mosems, slender ms hair, and sharp as
the Cimeter Of Damascus. Archlmedcs
boosted that, with proper facilities, he could
move the material universe. They without
any boust, bat in silence, moved the men
tai universe. With ignorance as their fol
crum, superstition as their lever, they effect
ed almost impossibiities. But the time was
fast approaching for this dsgraceiul thral-
dom to end. Man dsenthraIled, redeem
cd, was to step forth into the arena Of action
and assume his becoming attitude, How
appropriate the words Of the poet:
"Tyrants in vain ye trace the wizard ring;
| In vain We limit Minds unwearied spring:
| What can We lull the winged winds as!eep2
| Arrest the rolling word, or chain the deepl
No: the wild wave oontemns your sceptered
hand:
II rolled not backwhen Cnnute gave command?'
Luther arose. With IIercuean strength
be overcame every difficulty which opposed
his onward progress. With irresistible
| acuteness of reasoning and profundity of
thought, he exposed in colors glowing as
sunbeams, the prevalent errors and sophis-
tries. Adopting the motto, ''nuIa yostigia
rclrorsum," and aided by talented cowork-
crs in the good cause he SO widely dissent
mated his doctrines and inculcated belief
in his sentiments, that IN the commence
ment of the seventeenth century various
sects arose, dissenting from the established
religion. And since it was a faVorte max
! i'm among both politicians and ecclesiastics
that uniformity in religion iwas necessary
Cor the good OF society, and that consequent
ly twas the duty of every ruler b. preserve
It IN his daminlons, persecution was the III
evrtabe consequence. The amnesty of
the parties was most bitter: their abuse of
each other was most virulent They de-
seconded even to personal contumely, and
hence the origin of the lung contested terms
whig and tory. The forme, coming from
Scotch word signifylng acld milk, was gwen
by the satellites OF the court 10 the puritaus
for their rigorous integrity, and sour, I'M
bending opposition to Ilccntluusnts, Iqc
latter from a company If tnndlu "hl in
Tested ireland, was conferred H, fn, lr.-
tan> upon The courtiers. Bu mis- n'iiHa
OF affirS could no. be- Hstu.. fire Gi-soU
ers eXiled themselves iro4 aHf.v.
land-boldiy entrusted themselves 10 ao
wild WINS and waves II .ne A,bD.ic-.
MpG-d on the coast of PNmlath aHd here
sought o. worship "Wilh ~ oua q, moles or
make afraid" The view now oncns foil
and clear. |, IL therefore needless tu fob
low them in this henr-rendmg eYPauman.
The damp earth was their couch the rau0
py Of heaven their covering. The gu'ms
forest was heir ABIDE; the wide-spreadug
tree their place OF worship. Famine, breath
iug miidew through its shrVelled lips, and
The fiery sirocco Of disease were occasional
ly their portion. The yell Of the savage
rang in fearful echoes through their wales;
the reoklng tomahawk and bloody scalping
knife were active in their destruction. No
age nor sex was spared The buoyant
youth. the tender female, the revered mo-
ther, the praltling lnf,ni, the manly father,
the dccrepit sire, were all and equally ex
posed to The ptiiess barbarlty of the Indian.
But who can destroy the elasticity of mind?
They persovered-increased in numbers
and power--became nation-attraciod
the notice of the mother country-were
taxed without representatlon-resisted--de-
vised and promulgaten a system OF policy
weG victorious, and became a free and
hbpy people. Here we see, step by step,
-tie origin oi'our government. As to its ma
ture, let the Declaration of independence
speak. awe hold these truths to be self
evident, las axioms requiring no demonstra-
tion) that all men are created free and
equal, endowed with certain EHdlienG5le
rights; and that among these rights are lite,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" Her
rulers are her agents, not her masters.
They are elevated to station, perform their
official duties, and then descend--in turn to
be ruled. No naughty aristocracy monopo-
lie oGices-nO needy adyenureF, as the
prOtsge of some powerful family, can attain
that emincnco. where he might reap rich
harvest to supply his necessities. Honor,
not emolsmeat, is the incentive Of commend
able ambition. The satire Of the poet is
therefore inapplicable:
"What makes all doctrines plain and clear!
About two hundred pounds a-year:
And that, which was proved true before
Proved false againl Two hundred more"
The superior advantages which our form
of policy possesses over monarchIcal msli-
buttons are numetous. First, power is more
generally, more extensively dIffused; and
thereby any concentration Of it is prevent
ed. The superiority of this condition Of
things is conformable to all analogy, and
fully tested by experiment. In accordance
with fl,e former. we find the great energies