Lincoln telegraph., 1839-12-19
MISCELLAkE kE0US.
PROFESSION OF FAITH.

The following are the concluding re-
marks of Gov. Barbour, on taking the
chair as President of the Harrisburg Wing
Convention:
In looking at the prospects before us,
though candor requires us to admit that We
see clouds as well as sunshine, yet com
pari<on Of both presents no cause for des-
pnndrncy. We can redeem tie country
Hang out your hanner-let II be Inscribed
with your principles. One term for the
Presidency down The horrible pro-
scrip'ion FOR opinions sake, which makes
slaves Of the thousands in office, and Of
The ten thousands aspiring TO office, who
hope by their greater abasement 10 expel
the incumbents 10 make slaves Of US all
Distribute equally the .avals of the public
domain among the old as well as the new
States. Dismiss the horde of useless off
GERS. Bring to condign punishment the
public swindler. Arrest the shameless
waste of the peoples money, but too much
Of which, it is charged, has been perverted
IN the wages Of iniquty. With these prin-
ciples. and with candidate uniting wis
dom and xperlence-presenting a long
list Of illusIiious services to his country,
with lberalily of spirit; and a compre-
hensiveness of mind that will lift him far
above the condition of miserable tool of
party, and who will become the President
of the whole American people. A citizen
presenting these Notwithstanding on the
broad platform of your princi ipes-surely
cannot fail Of success, if we are true our
selves.
Let lis profit by the examples of our op-
ponents in vigilance and zeal. Defeat,
with them, instead Of despondency, be-
comes fresh stimulus to renewed exer-
tions. Shall the friends of the constitution
and Of liberty be less jealous and active
than those whom we fear will impair both?
Fortunately. now we have not to contend
against military renown, that ignis fa,uns
of mankind On the contrary. our rival
has perfnrned no act which addresses itself
to the affection or pride of his Country
Those who know him best tell US that he
has devoted his whole Life to an exaggera-
ted ego,ism in mnistering 10 which he has
been INSCRIPTIONS as to the means. In
such conhic, we are forbid to despair a
like by the genius Of the con .,tution, and
the last hope of human liberty.
Let every man remember that no matter
how small his influence, still he is an Amer
ican citizen, and his country calls him TO
action, whether he belongs to the tribe
with ten talents, or the tribe with only half
talent. 1t is in the political as in the ma
tural world-the whole is composed Of
atoms. Public sentiment is made up of
individual opinion, and the great ocean IT.
self would dry up if it were not for the
drops hich compose it.
Le, us then, from this temple, send up
silent appeal to Heaven under the most
solemn sanctions ofnur religion, that moth
ing unworthy shall influence oar delibera-
,Ions, and pray to the Almighty, who has
so often stretched out His protecting arm
for our dpliverauce, still 10 have us in His
holy keeping, and so direct our country,
and especially to preserve our tree ins,i-
intions. 80 iha, in all roming time, SO long
$ we shall be spared. we may reflect with
pride thai we were Numbers Of this great
National Convention.