Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-07-27

60 many, even OF The ministers OF religion into
~ sycophanis and hunters after places and pensions
II has ground whole nations poverty under the load
Of taxation it has leyelled spacious cities with the
dust turned fruitful fields into a wilderness spread |
misery whole empires drenchod the earth with I
human gore and waded through fields Of blood, in /
order to saate its ungovcmabe desires. What has /
led 10 most Of the which have desoaed the earth
In every age but the Unsuitable cravings Of this rest
less passion II the cursed love of gold that ex-
cited the Spanlards 10 ravage the territories of Mexi
co and Peru TO violate every principle OF justice and
humanity TO massacre, aud TO perpetrato the most
horid cruees on their unofendng inhabitants Its
the same principle blended with the lust of power
which still actuaes the infatuated rulers Of that un
happy nation, in their vain attempts to overthrow the
independence Of their former colonies. The same
principle commenced. and still carries that abom
Unable traffic, the Stare tradc-a traffic which has en-
tailed misery millions of the sons OF Africa which
has excited wars, aud euds, and massacres, among
her numerous tribes which has for ever separated
from each other brothers and sisters parents and chill
dren; which has sutlocaled thousands of human be-
ngs in the cells Of floating dungeon, and plunged ten
thousands into watery grave "a traffic which is a
disgrace 10 the human species which has transform
ed civilized men into Internal hends which has tramp
led on every principle OF justice which has defaced
the image OF God in man, and exlnguished every spark
Of humanity from the minds Of the erocous bandi,t
which avarlce has employed for accomplishing her ne
fatous designs.
AB16iti0n or inordinate desire of power superb
ory, and distinctions is another modification Of this
malignant principle. This passion is manifested in
greater less degree, by of all ranks and charac
ters, and in every situation in life 1t is displayed in
the school-roon by the boy who is always eager to
stand foremost in his class in the bali-rOom bv the
lady who proud of her beauty and of her splendid
attire; in the corporatOnhdH, by the citizen who
with an air OF conscious dignity, and is and
| aiming at pompous harangues; on the bench, by the
naughty and overbearng Judge in the church, by
those rulers who, like Dotrephes, love to have the
eminepce;' in the pulpit, by the preacher whose
main object is TO excite the admiration and applause of
surrounding audience, in the Streets by the pompous
airs of the proud dame the coxcomb, and the dashng
squire in the Uildge by him who has better house,
and longer purse, than his neighbours in the hamlet,
by the peasant who lift the heavies, stone or fight
and wreste with the greatest strength or agility and
in the c,y, by the nobleman who endeavors rival all
his compoers in the magni6cence of his mansion, and
the splendor of his eqUipage among the learned by
their eager desire to spread their through the
world, and TO extend their fame succeeding genera
tons; and among all classes who assume airs of i'm
portance, OF the antiquity OF their families
their wealth. their exploits of herosm and their pairi-
monial possessions.
But il is chiefly the great theatre of the world
that ambition has displayed its most dreadful energies
and its most overwhelming devastations In order to
gain possession OF throne, it has thrown whole ma
tons into state of ccnvuloion and alarm The road
to political power and pre- emnence has been prepar
ed by the overthroY of truth and justice, 10y omentng
ieuds and contentious, by bribery, murder. and
sinalions by sanguinary battles, by the plumber Of
whole provinces, the desolaon OF cities and villages
and by the sghs the gtoans, and lamentations of un
numbered widows and orphans. In order to raise
silly mortal to despotic power on the throne of Spain
how many human victims have been sacrificed at tn,
altar of ambition how many families have been rem
asundeI and plunged into Temediabe ruin, and how
many iIlustrous patriots have been immured in dun
geons, and have expired under the axe OF the execu
TONER At the presen, moment, the fertile wales o
Mexico, the mountains and plains of South America
the forests of the Burmese and the shores of Turkey
aud of Greece every where covered with the rava
ges of this fell destroyer whose path is always mark
= ed with desoalion aud boodshed, 70 recount all th
evils which ambition has produced over this vas
globe would he to write history OF the struggles an
contests of nations, and OF the sorrows and suffering
Of mankind. So Unsuitable is this uugoyerna6e pas
sion that the whole earth appears field too small 10
. lis malignant operations. Alexander the Great, ate
having conquered the greatest pant OF the known world
wept because he had not another world 10 conquer
b Were there no physical mpedimenls 10 obstruci tn
this de,esiable passion, It would rayage, no
p only the globe which dwell, but the whole O
p the planetary worlds; it would range from system L
f system, carrying ruin and devastation 10 is train al
Tie material universe was involved ia misery and des
: ulauon aud il would attempt 20 subyeH The iounda
D lions even Of the throne OF the Eternal.
Such are some Of The dismal and destructive effect
Of coreioune,s when prosecuting the paths Of ayauc
Z and ambition and when consider, that u Is Uni
II iormy accompanied in lis progress, with pnde, envy
II discouieuimen and restless 8esuesIi is easy 10 per
II ceye that were le6 reign without control owe
T. lhe human mind, il would desoaie every regin
e OF the cauh, and produce all the destructive effect
T, which, 5s have already shown, would lo~ liom
universal violation Of The other ptercpi Of Gods ia"
y GA the oihes hand, CoHfeatusHf--iAe duty imple
- n this oommsnd--w9 uld draw along With % q cuuu
o. Ices train of blessings, AMI would restore tran4ul
o. aud rcp1ae Do our distracted world 70 be couteue
ID under tae al'umenis OF the providence Of God s oa
.- tie drs, and fundamental dutes Of every rail0n'
h creature By col,euinen, and resignation % Zoe d
,- yua disposal, We recognize God as ue Supreme eo'
Do cr1or of he universe directed ty lahahe VISION