Democratic banner., 1845-02-01

which humanity IS obnoxious, may ue
embraced under twoheads, essential
IIy distinct IN character. VIZ: the phy:
steal and unavoidsbIe; the voluntary
and avoidlhie.
PHYSICAL and unavoidable evils.
though less umerous Ia uauie. are.
evidently more terrific IN character
and probably more fatal III extent and
operation. ,
For under that head. IS recognised
pestileace, famiue, earthquakes. vol.
canoes, thunder storm , Iieshets, get
III omige. genus"
The voluntary, or av"idabte'c ca:
Ilamilies (ihough as before remarked1
less terrific in character and fatal IN
extent, are perhaps as productive OF
as much human mlsery, For at tlie
lhcad of the catalogue IS exhibited III
Istrone ~ieilei, national and personal
strife. which 10 It's ierocinus and san.
cunarv career %engenders tie worst
EMISSIONS of. our nature, and which IN
wild and active operation. entail desc.
iuaiion, would be an act OF supefero-
CATION.
TIE evils or the calami,ies," L.
vh,ch humanity is obnoxious, may he
embraced under Two heads. essential
is distinct 10 character, VIZ: tie phI-
: si.al and uHat utddUle, The voluntary
aud ayoIdabie.
To prcsen, a catalogue ol such c
v,:,. Would not only ht unnecessary
TO lie rationa. ard rejecting mad,
hut would s>,i u.l, chapter 10 all
alton. trath und wI~elchcdLeSs.
Ine amount oi misery ana o. pre-
nr.turc death arising from ,re all
,on exercise q vo,Dutaty cviI Is IN
~ca!c4i tic aaa astonishing, and IS he
cognised Is every :alloG-! and re-
fleeing mad.
Such cviamities mr::: lie divided Ia
to mordl g"i,ticdi ara reigtous.
.A.olal calamues may be dthned
/ surr.a as nations aud individuals. Vol
unfairly aud unnecessarily I'i!Ict up
nn themselves and tie community
War tor instance. IS a great natTna'
calamity; druukennss.-a great Pm
yatc cy,l.
Political calamities may he TENED
such a. SpiIns from the organization
of bad Governments, and the nal
administration Of good enes, and by
The learned are readily comPreheu
dec.
The .u,ocracy of Russia ior IL
slnLce. j., a gree, '.sHira. evil 'h'-
alien aud the sed.uon laws were =
great poIillcai calamity.
As the author IN another chapter
has eApa,larrd freely on the topIc 81
Religious evi, he VII here barely oil
serve, that Lg tim. II /, regarded II
Of great magnitude; and considered,
Us universally the result OF Vicious
dispositions On the ne side, or the
want Of correct literary, phI.oSoF.!-
ca. aud historical Attenuation on the
other.
Sometimes ca'GmIllcs are so analo-
gous IN character end orcEatIon-ihe
casnlst biaSr.i iee!s u, some loss |"
decide under what head they should
be arranged.
The revolutionary Pt"Jeci tor ~
stance, entertained by the eastern
fanatics. of aboli>hing slavery III the
Southern and Western sections ct
Our cou,ederacy, may lie regarded us
either a moral, political or religious
evil.
Before the author ventures TO pro-
coed more immediately into an iuves-
legation Of The subject before him, lie
begs leave 10 enquire of the literary
reader land 10 such only he. makes
the appeal,)ii he has ever INDUCED "A
passion for Music and Poetry? Has
iHs brain ever been intoxicated by
tie waters 81 the ..pierIan Sprlng!' {
Has lie in Sulitude. remote from the
ayIrIce, the I~.achjnatinns and chlca- ,
nery OF n ~mercoLarv aud wicked ,
inhibited tie poetic illusions Of !
= Cowpcr and a Burns;a Thompson
and u Goldsmith; n Dryden and a t
= Gray aad u Byron and (
;unparet his own s~cnsibi'ilics with @
as marked the:chartCrs Of these h
ierrrted shades Of genius. taste. SEN O
and affection? aud what then -
"2s the r~sspnnsc? Simply and uue
;u~ivocailr tHJs:-rtat wreichcdneSs u
= d. necessarily the concomi. ent al P
dc lately organized brain, connect
d with luxufiant imagination, as y
lat L person is horn with a rtifel
I'd anoier with o bksck skin. 10
Let Us here dwell for a moment on t.,
~ It Az