Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-04-21
RELIGION.

What ~ II i--hNcuce Us origin - hete ~
lmplau,cd ia the heart OF every man. whatever his
character, on lutcllecl, or education, certain con.
ycton Of The existence Of a Deiy, a bc,!si in ~
turr existenee, and Of moral accountability. In
every age of the world--among every race Of
people has this convection been betrayed The
Chnllrnn shepherd Oh his mpuntain-tops, bowed
before the bright orb Of the risen Sun aad poured
forth hS orl,on 10 his material IMAGE Of an I'M
material Gud, The indian Of ouF own wider
ness hcalbens to the voice cl the Great Spin,
"noyng u9on he fptcst-'ops,n and acknowledges
h- presence IN the thuadetlna OF the cataract,
aud the Tvs which spans It's surge. And Il is a re.
nathalie fact thai here has gtyeFyet been dis
covered q race If bcuga, however degraded and
barhious hru condition. who have not been
found possessed 1T some idea Of Supreme Inte
hsencc. Most nations too have 10 this belief nd.
ded the subsequent principle, naturally resulting,
lhal TO this hemai. due reverence and worship and
various -unuuubered have been tho modes Sc
ected for their expression. The ancient Egytan
piled up those masses Of gloomy architecture,
which brayed the lapse Of centuries; and within
their wall, deposited The Iemaics Of departed
friends protected by tho presence OF the creatures
he worshpped. The objects Of material exist,
cnce, aud those which had a being only in the
excited imaglna,ion but deemed the arbiers Of
destiny aud the true objects Of alteration were
na,nbctless with all The nations Of tic East Nil.
ton TELLS us Of
Isis Isirs, Orus aud their train"
And thus was it with the polished nations or
classic antiquity. There was a god in The light
ung's fash, md 10 the hoagse thunder peaIs as it
hcamed along the sky--in the rolling riycr--ihe
gushing tounm,u- tie hilltop and ~ '"Dun-
ian Torrent IN the crystal 'ew.dtops spafN'lh2
| ~ go, u,.-J -. - ,eauet quvcrirg in the
| breeze. The elements had their dcilies and the
varying seasons and every object with which
uas associated The deslinIcs OF man, while to
| each we're appropriated rites and ceremonies Pc
cuiiar to the blessings bestowed, the evils to be
avened, OF the powers aud attributes Of the oh
lec adorcd Ii sc look abroad upon our world
n the present day, NC shall perceive this same
deep feeling sting within tho breast Of man,
prompting HIM 70 acts OF reverence as varied IN
form and as nutaioug N character, as the cir.
cumstnccs under Which uane has placed bu
Among the e,ah hundred millions Of beings upon
otr earth, how few d! them worship at Tie same
shrine aud recognise Tbs same divinity
The inquiry then wilh which we commenced
AGAIN rccurs with Startling interest What Is Rel.
gion2 Is TIA creation Of the head OF principle of
dc heart! l. ddcrclture Of form and ccrcmony
-or are those, however exhibited, but the dmpc.
~ thrown By lncy around an emotion, flowing
1u from Natures fountain. Is II religion to bend
DE knee before matHa alter fashioned hy tic
hand OF man; or man in lowllncss 70 bow the
spint before the altar planted IN every breast
What isrciglon! II we admit the principles of
modern philosophy, We are 10 believe t,lat IN the
natural character Of every man is implanted pre-
disposition 10 worship and adq,alion The OBJ
jett Of reverence 70 pointed out b, the mode Of
t'c or the variety OF circumstances in which be
chanccs 70 be Ilrawn. Thus We observe, that the
religion OF nation, partakes ever somewhat Of
the Ordinary customs, which pmYal; Religion
then II would seem, Is an enanailon from ttp es-
sence Of Deity implanted in every breast; aud
when is impulses are obeycd, agreeable 10 those
restrictions prescribed By the Revealed VIII Of
the same Defy; then the legitimate cud Of the
implanted puncple Is attained Thus much lor
speculation ST. l.. Bulletin,
"A good retorh--L,yae Stephens aas vending
bis way, "a .hD', ttue ago, though some narrow
passa.es when ~ one he met pnly modest grl
"pray, ny dear" SAID he, what Do you call
this passaee!'
"BaIIaam's passage" replied the gil.
I" Nh, lhen," continued the parpy,M sm Ike
BaIaam stopped by anansel."
"And |, rejoined he gir, as she pushed past him,
IAN hike Inc angel stopped by an ass"
SrEciE CoMlsG.-iie learn that tho eyDorta.
:ion Of the precious metals from ihe porl Of Lon
don tor the week ending The lolh Of February
consisted, according to the Official returns, Of
500 ounces Of gold and GU ounces of silver
CON, which was all shipped for New York.
The Belgian prelates have declared that free
masoa3 are unworthy Of being admitted to the So.
creueni, and must be denled absoiution.
The Governor OF Marylau1 has ordered an e.
lection to be hcld IN the Baltimore District on the
10th IndanI. TO fill the vacancy in the Congress
,imal Delegation Of that State, occasioned by the
death OF the Hon. Isaac M'Kim.
ABOLITION OF IMrRisoNMENT roR DEBT IN
ONO. There is scarcely doubt but the bar.
baian relic Of imprisonIng the person for debt
will he expunged in short time from every
state code in the Union. The popular branch
oil the Ohio legislature have just pussed to
thud reading, by heavy vote Of So 10 6, the
bill iur this purpose.
A bill passed the Legislature Of Louisiana,
raising the salaries Of tho members to s. per day,