Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-02-06

DESCITORY REFLECTIONS, No 3.
TO see things as they are. and to call
things by their RICH, Names appear to be
the very first principles or pure Philosophy
The writer Of this article has bee reading,
studying and observing in his wav. for the
best part Of ialf century, and has Jus,
discovered that he is far behind the spirit oi
the times. The a.c OF study is de pa r,ei
pulse Of the moment. We have become an
experimental nation, priiing ourselves
more in new organizations AMI laws,
than pcrpeiuaiing those already established
Children have lutte pride in following the
footsteps OF parents they prefer Ia strike Oh,
somc new pN,h discovered by themselves
The politician also. as we'll a, the mrrsist a.
christian, pay lIulo attention ~ old Standards
or their venerable fathers. bat rarheS RELY on
their own private Judgment Men have
thrown of the lhtaidom uf human intmS and
ceremonies, and have brr"mc bid. and
in some ine,slre extravlg,nt thinkers
and actors IN The dram, Of human tie one
party arc def ndinC the other a,,ac king an
liqniy : that a propr ssive state has com
mrnced that is designing more elorlons pc.
Rod Than cvcrbef o,e known, &E' lcy are l"rking
fur a new lcaven and ntw earth, lLaI shall
usher IN the micnm, day.
II would seem that there is scarcely one
nan in thousand, who keeps apruden,tnldIlc
course in religion or politics, or rarely in any
thing else either social or moral We eNis,
IN constant fever Of excitement, those li,-
ing on one side Of the extreme .denounce witt,
severity all who my dwell on the opposite,
merely because different men m az entertain
different views, and do not worship by tie
same creed they call them knaves fools and
inlidels, forgetting hat lie law Of GOOD man.
ners as well as the law of Chrisi. enjnins
that we extend to COR nei2hbor the same
courtesy which we could wish them to er-
tend TO U.s. But there are thousands who
gather thoughts and opinionsl from their
friends as they do their garments from tie
meaning and good men who appear to take
deep interest in the cause Of religion. and
are loud in their proies.ion,and very jealous
in their WORSHIP, and are at the same lime
exceedingly CensOrious, exc elusive and dor.
NAUTICAL with their fellow christians, who
may conScenciously differ 10 some minor
object. as mere matter Of Judgment, such
men do not look At things as they -
Die association nfproie-std christians, deep
" engaged in the ameinrAton of human spt-
fering. The great and all absorbing topic
OF these associations i, the abolition Of sla.
the poor trJddcn down Afdcan' ofihe sourh.
The olye,l otihnse sotlelles may be huda.
DE, AMI Mold be prAiseA oftiy II conducleG
10 accordance viiha cht.ilin spirIt Bn
'ielus lock atliilnes as they are, and shall
wenot discaSer N those enf,nlenl s,~,,
sues organzed:sy slem HAT il giving en-.
opnraaement 10 tie revolving wick,d,e.. "a
violating the moral a. well a, the tniI laws
oil The lanl loT The ac nTup i,hmrni OF their
p'oUs purposes. Are there nut authorized
agents who receive a .ewl'd from Iho-e 90.
ti~iies for stealing siave-. the hsml p,oo
ery Of their s"u'iern bfert-ni AMI are
'ae'e not thousands u those pour African.
taken linus frl0nnu,ly frnm conqen,sl ~.
matt irom' iheir home, from their warm
cumfora5l- rsb'ns. stored wirh the nees..,.
res snd conTenlencis' 'fIifo burned .w,,