Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-09-29
THE PRINCIPLE OF MINE AND
THINE.

This is my country, that is my home; this
my farm; these, my cattle; that ship,tha plough
this towing piece, these garments arc mine.
his IS my purse, II by good luck in such times
as these, there be any thing in il. There is
the wife have loved, protected and cherished
She is mine. These are my apartments
where dwell with them. That hearth, which
call my own, with its cheerful fires, has
warmed us in the winter; and we have walked
together IN our gardens and fields in sumner,
and been happy Our many dear untold atlcc-
tons are garneied in our home, sweet home. a"
Our fathers fought and died for their country,
their hearhs, their wives, their children. They
did battle with ,yran,s TO defend and bequealh
TO their offspring their own and our rights
They were willing TO die, if all was safe for
their sons and daughters. twas the principle
OF mine and time which redeemed our country
from bondage, and established our ndepen-
dencc. 1t is the security fthesc rights which
makes our country dear, society valuable, our
homes sweet, our friends loved, and life a
blessing.
Christianity is my religion. and it is a pre-
cious property. II was the religion of my IA
thcr, and Of my fathers father. 1t is the re-
ligion of my country, and thank God, | look
with firm and undated confidence on my
country's pledge, that my rights and hopes
therein shall never be violated II has been
the religion Of many nations for eighteen cen
turies. Millions have lived and walked by lis
lights, and died in its glorious hopes. Some,
many, indeed ga great cloud OF Witnesses"
have glorilied their names as martyrs TO its
principles, when 1.-The strong arm of physical
force" like that invoked by the Boston Quar-
terly Review, has been brought to bear against
them and their "alters." 1t is property too
dear to be resigned for any earthly good, or to
avoid any earthly pains.
That is my fathers grave; that my mothers;
that my child's Shall | be told there IS no
property IN death, in the grave, in eternity
Shall the hand OF monster, OF fiend, in the
shape of humanity ,deiace and mar in my sight,
the marble have erected there, pluck with
rude violence the flowers | have planted, or
his feet proiane with brutal tread the grass
nur,ered by the light and fanEed by tie breez-
es Of heaven, each spear of which speaks of
hallowcd affections, long cherished in a sweet
remembrance Shall he even tell me, that the
fruits OF my fathers tolls shall not be thus APP
propflaied, because they are no longer his or
mine, since he is gomez
The above is an extract from the Sequel TO
the Crisis of the Country just published, by
Junius. The second Tract from the same
author is devoted to a succinct review Of the
startling and revolving proposals of the Bos-
ton Quarterly Review of July, for great po-
liical revolution, in the abolition ofthc rights
Of property and the rites of religion, Such
proposals, certainly, would hardly be deemed
worthy olnotice, but for the fact, that they are
shown 10 be identified with a scheme which
cannot be separated from the Administration
of our General Government, in its present
hands. The great demand and wide circula-
iio1 Of the first of these Tracts will naturally
make way for the second. We commend it
TO serious consideration, rs disclosing facts,
and discussing topics Of vital and momentous
interest to every American citizen and to every
christian.
The Sequel is natural companion of the
Crisis, and win be sold to all Wing Commit
tees and Associations by the quantity at %
per cent discount on $40 per thousand, by
Egberi Benson, IO2, Broad street, New York.
N. Y american.