Southern telegraph., 1838-08-01

both fear and respect. Indeed, the MAJ
whose mind is yet in em5ryo--who hai
never trayersed the fair paths of science
and plunged deeply into the arcana naigfg
looks with awe, with reverence upon hin
who, eXcelling Promehens, his brought
both fire and wisdom from above. Such an
one, like Icarus, scars alod upon unlirinq
plnlons: but unlike that lnckless aspirant,
his voyage is prosperous--he returns laden
with knowledge,
"Quod
Aeque pauperibus prodest, locupletibus aeque
Aeque nesectum pueris senibusqus nocebit."
If il be objected, that although subjects
whose minds are most free from the mists Of
ignorance, will be the most peaceful and
faithful, state of h4lfknowledge is perni-
cious to society, let the position be granted;
and still further, that the results are, in
general, developed in party animositIas.
faction, and even rebellion. Yet the mid
die paint must be passed. The responsible
lily devoIylng upon rulers in such case is
immense. They should attend to the most
minute rcums,anceS--sh0ud leave no
spot IN tho political horizon unexamned
In their private, as we'll as public conduct,
mnch clrcumspection mast be observed.
The court set an eXample-the peop!e imi-
tate II. Charles Second was n bad king,
and Iicentons profigate--hi, subjects
were his connterparts. Lewis Fourteenth
torsook the field for his closet. his debauch-
cries for devotion: his courtiers were apes
they received the sacrament twice a-day.
"Ihey cause more injury BY their ezample
than by their crime, for many are the imi-
tators of princes" Again. to be perma
nent, the constituent parts of any govern
ment must be closely united, like Juno's
swans--one and inseparabIo. Therefore,
all measures productive of jealousy and dis
trust must be avoided, and any attempt to
oppose law as promptly punished. When
Niessleun the mob violently seize the YES
sci OF state and assume the helm, farewell
to llberty--come despotism and anarchy.
Such body, like the destructive simeon
of the desert, or the still more deadly Upas,
attract but to delude- embrace but 10 de-
stroy. Look to France, previously TO the
reign of Napoleon. The light of religion
was extinguished, and the vague glimmer-
lngs OF reason substituted in its place. The
blood of her noblest sons and daughters fed
the rocking guiIlotine--others were confin-
ed in dreary prisons. The sanctuaries were
proianed--thes abbath abolished. and "dcnth
is an eternal Sleep" was inscribed as the
belief of the nation, Whence this anarchy ?
From the ascendancy of the mob above ie-
gal authority. True, the demoralizing tracts
and sentiments of VoItaire and Others were
instrumental in producing this chaos; but
they were not the immediate cause. From
this fact may he deduced the danger of a
praciIce common in the present dav--of
disseminating principles of abolition. Men
who write philanthropy on their broc, but
cherish seB-mterest in their heart, would
rudeiy aSsai the fabric of the constitution.
and demOn-Iike, cxult in marring its SYM
mctry. Are they demented? Their pro-
ceedmgs are too methodical for such a
charitable hypothesis. Do they not know
that the consummation of their designs
would totally subvert the interests and insti-
tntlons of the south--that there would be a
cessation of activity and industry--ihat the
tall, rank grass would sigh in mournful ca
dence, where now the smiling cotton-ield
and luxuriant plantation enchant the OBJ
server? Admitting, however, merely for
the sake OF argument, that such condition
OF things would not accrue; yet, if the eman-
cpated slaves be retained within our boun-
daries, where is the guarantee that thew
may not cause civil warf They have been
held in bondage, and are now liberated.
30 soon as they cease to fear, hey wiH be-
GIN to hate. This truth is susceptible of
demonstration from considering the neces-
sary consequence of the cooperation of two
affections of the mind: desire for superiori.
ty, and love of reyenge--as also, in some
degree, that peculiar tendency of the mem
DRY to depict by-gone events OF pleasant
nature in colors too bright--those of dsa-
greeabIe kind in colors too sombre. For
superiority we entertain an ardent wish.
an uneUtngulshable eagerness--for inferi-
ority an equally ardent aversion. an equally
mdying repugnance. Consequently, what
ever favOrs the former, is hailed with de-
light; whatever tends to the latter, is reject
ed or attempted to be rejected with disgust.
This holds good, whatever be the nature a
the opposing or assisting causes. We long
for the potent spear of Iihurel, to remove
every obstacle, to surmount every difficulty.
As an ancient author well remarks, there is
something inherent in the soul, which caus-
es II to overlap the narrow limits of the
earth and soar untrammeled in the immsns-
ity OF space. Like Byron's Manfred, we
love to sit upon the mountain top--to hold
converse with the stars-to hear the thun-
der mutter, to see the lightning CLEAN, be-
meath us-to gaze upon the gorgeous piano.
rama OF creation, to trace its relations, to
admire its symmetry and proportion. AS a
familiar instance of the dislike entertained
against any person or thing opposing the
desire for superiority, take the mutual ieal-
ousy and hatred between political aspirants