Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1844-03-28
PROVlDENTlAL DlSPENSATlONS
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We learn by the National Intellig encer and other
papers, that the purpose Of our political opponent,
has been avowed, not only TO spare exertions,
but TO hesitate at no means which likely to ex.
cite and influence the minds of the people in their
favor. Among the means projected, is a series Of
Tracts, published at Washington Che author and
getter up Of which 10 the notorious Amos Kendall
whose motto is" A lie well stuck to Is as good as
the truth" for distribuiion by members Of Con-
gress. and all others who may wish to defle pol
lutte their hands with the villainous mpounds
Of falsehood, hypocricy, and mslign'y that ever
cursed any cause or disgesced any country. We
have made some extracts from one of these viruen
emissions, not having room for the whole, in order
that our readers msy have some conception of the
guominious means rssored to by the leaders of the
Loco Foco party to secure tho election of Martin
Van Buren,. If any good, honest, well-disposed
Democra, can set down and read the entire Tract,
No. 4, under the caption Of " Providential Dis
pensations," without dsshing it from him in dis.
gust and shame. think he must be void Of
reason-void Of decency--void of humanity-void
Of generosity. And let US here say, shame to the
man who, although protesting to take no part in
politics, because of his cloth. will stand up in the
sacred desk and preach the concentrating doctrine
will say that the Almighty has frowned upon the
People Of the United States for their crime and i'm
morality at the last Presidential campaign who
wllssy that all kinds of intrigue and midnight plot
ting were resorted in order the election
of one of the Candidates TO tho Presidency land
" no will ipsinuate that Divine Providence has see
ft to cut of the in power, and blast the hopes
and expectations of the People who so elevated
them, because Of their being illegally elected, or
their unf,ness for the station.
To whom, or what Party, ask we, does this in
apPlyf Who were the victors Of the
late campaign, and who were the victims of Divine
Every man, woman, and child Of
common reason throughout the length and breadth
Of the land can answer. But WHO is it that can
say thu, he or she believes the Wings have been the
subject. Of the Dispensation Of Divine Providence
Or who can say that one party did, and the other
did not, use oil manner of intrigue and midnight
plotting to secure the election Of their Candidate
II is rather delicate matter, we think, to make
such charge.
We ask the reader. especial attention to the
following extracts from Tract, No. 4:
1t is sometimes impossible for The most
lnfdel mind to resist the impression that
there is II mysterious connexion between
mind and matter, between the moral cha
ac,er and conduct of man and the maleri
al creation around him, which causes
them to act and react upon each other,
producing concord and peace or dlscord
and war. In other words, when the mind
oc man runs riot, and immortality and
crime oversprcads the earth, Nature
himself seems to imbibe the demoraliza.
ton, and in storms and earthquakes, por.
tents and wonders, overleaps the laws
which regulates her operations, and par,
takes of the disorders which afflIct the
moral world. |, was mans foil, as VIZ
are taught in the Scriptures, which
broueh, pain and death, d so'der and
confusion, into tho natural world; the
death OF our Savior by the hands OF wick
ed men was attended by darkness and
earthquakes; and may not the Christian
and the Philosopher, even Of our day,
Without the imputa,ion Of superstition,
believe that. through some invisible and
inscrutable connex,on between the mora
conduct Of man and the creation around
him, his gross and general departure from
truth, honesty, aud order throws Nature
himself into confusion, and produces appa
r, nj distress in all her members.
But, as relates to the object we have in
view, II is quite immstersl whether thus
notorious coincidence between the disor.
ders of the moral and physical world
springs from a general law which makes
it impossible that one portion of our Ma.
ker's kingdom can be convusrd without
disturbing the other, or lie yef rred TO a
special Providence. II natural convuI
sions and extraordinary por;en,s, regular
~ or usually, follow departure from the
principles OF morality by masses Of man
kind, Il is immatefial whether they spring
from the Law of God or the VIZ Of God
whether they be The result Of an unchange
able rule or Of special dispensa,on. T.
the offender man il Is all the same. 1t il
enough Cor HIM TO know that he canno
violate the moral law without OccasionnI
pain, and sufft ring, and tonvulsions, no
10 himself only, but 10 his fsmly, his tel
low men, and the world around him.
Who can look back 10 The falsehood
The fraud, the in;emperance, the debouch
cries. the shows, the mummeries. and The
general decentralization in the Wing cam
PaIgn Of 1910, and then turn his eyes Il
The events which followed, without men
tally exclsiming, ii 10 Gods law, il j
GODS will. it is Gods justice! If tn,
judgments upon the Egypluns for the op
preston # the IsIaeltes were more terri
bic than those which have overtoken our