Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-07-09

'6us Spaniard from Madrid and Cadiz, who
would be the proudest being in the world,
if John Bull were out of it, who is also
here from London and Liverpool, the mod
ern Tyre and Sdon Of the commercial
world, "whose merchants are kings, and
whose tiadesmen are princes" And here
too, is the poor Jew, still an exile, doomed
to visit all lands, and by all lands be scorn-
ed, until his weary feet shall have tracked
the last spot of the Gentle world. And
here likewise is the "universal Yankee"
who, like moss is, found in all lands, and in
all lands able to subsis;, trading upon his
rats as other men do upon their capital,
without any fear of bankruptcy or sus-
pension, as such contingency never &C.
ours to Jonathan's brains.
1t is a goodIy aud glorious sight indeed,
to see the flags Of all civilized nations of
the world, moving and blending together,
and the ships that bear them, lying side by
side in the most perfect amity. What
lovely spectacle! and what an instructive
lesson do these children of mammon teach
the religious world! Here, is this great
temple Of mammon, do his worshippers
meet-and meet in the most perfect harmo-
ny and peace; confle In each others faith
and honesty, and dwell together like broth
ers, aud part mutually and reciprocaly well
pleased with each other; their affection
mutually strengthened by every interview,
although they are the antipodes in politics,
language, laws, manners, customs, yes and
even religions; and with an ocean between
them, they will trust one another with the
half or the whole of their wealth. But
what painful contrast does the religious
world present to this! when religious fac
tionists meet, 1t Is TO quarrel and fight, and
part with worse opinion OF each other than
before. The humiating truth must be told,
that the children Of the world-the friends
Of mammOn, are both wiser and better than
the protested friends Of Christ; it is in vain
to deny it.-A.as! alas! how corrupt and
perverted the church has become-both
Catholics and Protestants and neither of
them or both of them as they now are,
ever can evangaize and redeem the world;
for they must both first become evangalzed
and redeemed themselves; for to a very
great extent, they have both lost their light
and healing SAVIOR; and strange TO tell, the
world is now preserving the church from
becoming worse than she now Is. If reli-
gion is worth anything at all, it is 10 make
tue BOOu OottCi, anu the DSlleI OtSCj anu "
make men love one another still more, and
increase and extend general confidence,
concord, faith, peace and good will. But
what is now called religion, does just the
reverse Of all this, and the men of the
world love each other more than the children
Of the church do, and sure am, if there
were no stronger ties TO bind the various
families Of man together, than those mod
ern religious ties, our world would be in a
sad predicOment; but fortunately for us all,
our physical necessities and wants are so
pressing and imperative, as TO subdue and
ineutra.lze our religious bigotry and asperity,
and compel US to assist and beiriend one
.another, and make US treat each other like
gentlemen in spite Of our religious rancor
and hatred. Oh shame, where is thy blush!
Oh conscience, where are thy scorpions,
and thy stings!