The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-03-01
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The politicians of the old world have ever
been predicting the overthrow Of our free
Institutions from the fury Of popular COM
motions, and in the wild and reckless spirit
which prevades the country, We may wen
fear the fulifllmen, of their proPhecIes'-
The elements of strife and d'scord arc last
wrapping up Into black and raging tenn
pest, threatening TO sweep our liberties, The
constitution, the laws, and the Union Itself
into one common grave. The old land
marks Of rar.x Fixed upon the great and
conrrehens.ve principles Of National policy
ore broken down, 20 make room for schemes
of visionary philanthropy, ond theories in
morals I'd religion. pursued with bigo'ed
zeal and a bitterness of spirit ca!cuia,ed only
to cnsirange men fom each other, and IA
tally in,erruut The pursuit of those practical
benefits which can Oe attained only BY Uni
ted AID untireing efforts for the common
welfare.
The great public theatre Of The Nation
was rever SO completely oyerstocked with
Missionaries each denounc;ng what has hith.
eric been held sacred by the wisdom of age
and practical experience, and eagerly labor
ing 10 establish their theories by constant
and unrern,ing agitations Of The public
mind. Most of them absorbed with furi.
Gus zeal, have converted themselves into
sort Of monomani1cs incapable Of sober
and enlightened comprehension of things,
and controlled by a single idea the object Of
which they would accomplish, though the
laws we're irampled in the dust, the veil of
tie constitution were rent in twain, the u
Mon were broken into fragments, and three
four,hs of The people doomed 10 linger out
q wretched existence in penury and want.
Hence The restless spirit Of INSTRUMENTATION,
ard The scenes of resistance to lawful au-
thoriiy SO humiliating 20 every friend Of
freedom, winch have prevailed every s'ction
ofour country. Hence the eternal clamor
Of abSIraolionists for STATE rights ia one
soc'or of cur country equaed only BY the
furious ns .;G;ions about slavery II another.
Hence ii3 ,iainicss vagaries of nou resis.
;'r's who scout I'll civil institutions, deny
I'll" right o: furnishing offender, and resign
co2.muLi,y 10 The dominion Of rogurs snd
de<'gnir. us9rpcrs. Hence the audaciou;
attempts to rrGs.ra'c al church organiza-
hon, and bring ihe ministers of Tie sacred
alter into d.sierue. Hence systematic
form os rebellion devised by the Mormon
prophet, and intended eventually 10 bring
40 n;iuie "o,!l under su5jeciion 10 he lat
Ter dcy sa.ts. Hence Tie angry end umbi,.
lons spirit which has suddenly possessed the
"eaiIer sex, 10 lay aside ali the conyen,ion-l
: ms ofsocieiy. and uspile 10 rights icfrin.
e'rg he rerugativcs founded upon line ma
Iu'e Ct iLlrgs, cGd which Heaven itself has
cc-!cnsd UPON man.
S"iti; IL - litBc i'ih. soUcr ECheSilhS
T.Yr'e stodld be awake 10 tho dangers
which tcsct us from these various !orms Of
'aGical.sm in politics. ard startling theories
Ia morais aud agion which are daily null
ing u7on u. Many things good in
Den>eives. and especially opposite" TO that
R:~a'est OF ali denominations, The peculiar in
siiiution of lie south i:;ch VIC abhor above
all Osh"r scourses Of ou- county may be pur'
sued il such a wav as 10 defeat the Object
which ii would accomplish. In This respect
however, sc n,ay be .:::stakcn. but in line
'pFi; OF philanthropy al patriotism lei US
s'i., aid ponGs'r, r.iieo.-