Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-12-12

IANEsLASEs BoAsT.-lt used % BE- The has, NJ
Iamrrsne, mat he governed men Of il,ir ,r-at an,
gIE Bribery, Amusement Dtvis,un, and S'5sneoz.
Zach Is a powerful instrument m wicked bsa4s b-,r
he seems TO have placed money f-st which. whist n
hath an Inherent efficiency, constitutes the p,,r-
spring 10 using the other three Money IN the bap5s
0l the political power Is kew thai suits every -
"a wedge, which in the mora! world EQUALS a, r,,r-
er the lever and its lulcrum, SO much desired bv
Archriedes IN The physical. Like calorc, II IS the
most subtle add premesting OF al known princ,Des
lusing the adamani OF virtue, and congeallng WHEN
distracted, Ike pOsttiUe Geld the most infsmmshle
OF the wees. Like know ledge, money conlers now
rr, and Ike ignorance II seems To create actual i'm
becilty. Iamerape. therefore, showed ms philDs-
ophy 40 placing bribery at the head of those corrupt.
ing acts whlchryrranny demands. Amusement. with
lis lraIn OF subtle aruhces, comes next; and how
readily man surrenders his mos: valuable but NOT
truly valued) rights; when charmed from the con-
temptation OF dangers by which they are besei lhro
pleasures, actual Or anticipated, all history shows,
from the games, and saturnalia and carnvals of the
oid world, 10 our more humble, but no less lusidious
and dangerous barbecues and festivals, The seeds
OF dlssenSlon are easily s0wn, and envy, jealousy
with the Ike passions, are TOO natural 10 man. not
TO render division most potent instrument of des-
pots IN degrading aed yranzing over their subjects.
II To these we add suspense, based on lavish proms-
es ana me excitement oil cufiOSlteS and OF hone no
marvel IS II II a nation falls gradual, but no less
certain, victim to the articles OF our modern Tuner
lanes Thoughts Of .anthony Grumbler.
True SToRY.--ln town some fifty miles
from Boston, the members of religious society
were IN the practice Of holding conference meet
lngs IN the church, at which they made kind Of
audible confession, technically called rscountinp
ones experience" A very pious member OF the
church, Mr.. D, was in the habit of inviting
MS nelghbor -, who was nota member 10 at
tend the meetings, at one of which Mr. b GOT
~ and stated to the congregation that he was a
great snner-that he snned daily, and with his
eyes open-ttat he wllully and knowingly snned-
that goodness dwelt not in him-that he was abso-
luely and totally deprawd-that nothing but the
boundIess mercy and infinite goodness OF God could
save him from eternal damnatiOn. After this con-
lesion. of Mr.. D, MIR. l., who had by ac
cldent been placed on the tank ious seat" was call
ed upon TO recount his experience" He arose and
with most imperurable gravity, stated that he had
very little to say for himself but the brethren wonld
rene mber that he had lived for TWENTY-FIVE wears
the neghbor of Mr.. D.; that he knew him we'll
more Intimately 50 Than any other man. and il gave
MN great pleasure, because he could do it with tn
IRE sincerely, 10 confirm the truth of brother d.
had confessed of himself. When Mr.. l. sat
down, under the vsable aud audabe smile or the
whole congregation, the parson not excepted, Mr..
D. went up TO him and said "you are rascal
and liar, and III lick you when YOU gel out of
churoh."-BOston Post