The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-01-21
MORAL IL RELIGIOUS.
WHAT OF THE NIGHT?

The present severe pressure in the moneyed
relations of this country, demands serious reflec-
ton on the part of Christians 1t has not come
down upon US without a cause; nor should be
felt, without compelling us to serious considera-
tons. The invisible agency of God has been,
and is, remark ably concerned in this chastise'
ment,
l. We had deserved it by avarice and in
justice in dealing with the poor Indian driving
him from his lands, and violating our solemn
treaties. The Florida War, with all its loss of
life, its nterminable troubles, and its enormous
expense the natural consequence of our
fraud--the natural response of avenging
Providence-and one of the agents in helping
on the pressure.
g. We had deserved it by our ensayemcnt of
the Africans-noy, by our oppression Of colored
Americans. In the capital of our nation, we
suffer them to be sold Xix the brules that perish.
In the district of Columbia, we continue the sys-
tenn Of oppression. We permit the internal
sIave-trade to he carried on. In the laws of the
land, the southern states uphold and sanction its
daring outrages on humanity, and its direful OPP
pressions.
These are our crimes. See how avenging
Providence has responded See how the mer.
chants of the North have suffered from Southern
failures. See how the mechanics Of the North
have come in for their share. See how the
North groans and rembes amidst the rising tide
Of distress. The chariots Of Mammon, unwhee-
ed, like those of Pharaoh drag heavily in the red
waters. The riots of dsordery populace,
breaking out in defense of slavery; the blood of
oh Cd Ia re
pies devoted to freedom-have all received their
repIy-in The spirit of murder stalking abroad
in the rentling of legislative hodies-n the torch
of the abomnable incendiary-and, must we
add in the breath Of the pestilence. In all these
ways, we have heard the sounding march of The
cherubm-the voice of divine agency, and aw--
full re:rbuton. A II these matters have tended
to shakesconfdence in men, and in instu.
fons-sSme of them directly to destroy property
How TO LOVED. One evening, Maria's
father related in her presence, an anecdote of q
little daughter of DIR Doddridge, which pleased
Maria extremely. When this child, about six
years old, was asked, what made every body
love her? she replied, Il don't know, indeed
papa, unless it is because love every body.'-
The beautiful simplicity Of this reply struck Ma
ria forcibly. IF this is all that is necessary ir
order to be loved thought Maria will make
every body love me- He farther mentioned {
remark of John Newton, that he considered the
world to be divided into two great masses, one
OF happiness, and the other Of misery; and it wa:
his daily business to take as much as possible
from the heap of misery, and add it to that o
happiness. Now, thought Maria, Il will begir
tomorrow to try to make every body happy
Instead of thinking all the time about myself,
will ask, every minute, what can do for som,
body else. Papa has often told me that this il
the best way of being happy myself, and an
determined to try.-Pa stor's Daughter.