Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-10-28
ANERlCANUS.

The Coos The Egyptians were the tfsl people
who took the OK out Of the common hero, ana mace
rod Of hun They thea had choice places Tor the Nv
ing animal to movc in, and at death preserved nus nae
They made pictures and drawings oil nun, ana IN heir
public assemblies and on great moments, he was
brought forth and installed the guardian genus OF
the occasion. Flags and banners were raised on hs''
and waved back and forth with his im'ge engraved
thereon ana emblaz pned with words from which Tie
Latin poet derived his itea which is thus expressed
~, Loc sgao rinces. Trunphal odes ana songs were
madr BY the poets and sung 10 this deity on public &C.
casons ard the people were taught to regard hm as
possessing mysterious influence that would lead them
10 & glorious success.
The Greeks and Romans had more refinement IN
their ideas of the god vino led them to victory They
believed that he was mortal WHO had been raised TO
the skies nd endowed with superior attributes and had
the charge of all human battles They considered him
rs stern blood thirsty and cruel. lhey calico hiH
Mars or tie God of War. And whenever his favor
was desired they sung songs and poured out hbatons
20 h.m They erected special places over Which ne
presiGed and adorned them with all such trappngs as
they ,houghi peculiar 10 him. And when about 10 en-
gaze in any conflict, they shouted "Ie duce, "ln hoc
s,gno, &c and scng songs
The civilized Indians OF Mexico and Central America,
selected spvera! Of The larger quadfnPeds aud MADE
reds of them And find their pfo!es drawn on
the decavcd walls of their temples
The old Jews always had itching fancy 10 take W
the calf aud make god o. h;n But generally, instead
Of taking the live animal, they would form some image
If ham from, gold And they would set II uperrn when
the s,endor Of the Dsy OF Heaven was SHINING VITA
full blaze on their tents.
Ia various parts Of The world, the people make goo
Of fire. or of the and MOON oil aigators or other
animals and ipvnke hei: influence IN their enterprises
But it remained for the Wings oil tins Christian ndli'
10 bring the .acconn first from s native WOODS and set
him up in the public places, and make god OF him
They adopted hin the presiding genus OF Their great
OCCASION They brought him 10 all their public gather
lnrs They erected log cabins as temples 10 HIM,
where especially lie might he found, and when these
were wanting they introduced him before the affairs oil
Heaven and proidned them with the roiiuling beast
In their professions, they carried banners embldzoneu
with his image, and with words like these IN CARING
letters "Ia hoe Sigao rnces, or "Ihatsame old coon
They set hun on high all their public meetings, and
as he pazed about he was hailed with shouts. Their
soeakers after they had forth and been welcomed
by the audience, would turn TO tie coon, and IN eHec
make obeisance cxcaimng, ate duee, and the shouts
of the multitude would rend the air with cldpplng ana
s,amp,nr and the god would risk himself and rattle
hs cham md the multitude would shout longer and
louder. Then they would sing odes and songs, winch
had been composed by their Poets ana mace snccd 10
him, Then pour bations Of hard cider 10 hun, and
the rioous of heir joy noxicate themselves
Thus they deiied him the presiding genius OF Their
political campaign and he was as kind and H''hiui
DEITY TO them as the TO the Egyptians Mars 10 the
Greeks or the quadrupeds TO the Indians
But the parallel, degrading itrs, does not stop
here Where the Egyptians, with all their great
ness and glory Where are the proud nations oil Cen
,rol America Where are the veteran warriors OF
Greece, the fire .worshppers of Northern India, or
the deyotees to the sun and moon, or the coon wor
shippers of America They committed themselves
to The guidance of low and deestable principles, and
they sharing ore fate. In Egypt, we hnd 'omos'
and sepulchrcs and mummies. In Greece, we SEE
heaps upon heaps and read only tales of their former
spen dor and the remnant Of the tworshirpers ot
Judea, is scattered as s,raggers every land The
worshlppers Of the econ, shot up with plen'tude
of power that had been unequalled IN this naton-yet
all their might We have seen turned into weakness
They pnssessed as they thought, wise and prudent men,
vet their counses have been filled with confusion and
brought to nought. All their pride and success has
been turned to folly. They were becoming ,annl and
reproach with their opponents In their d'smay they
rounh out ",ha, same old coon aud when they trust,
ed that he should deliver them he could not them
In this day of their adversely, their god has proved him.
self to be tricklsh ~ J. Ertaing Post