The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-02-18
Existence.

> preston made on earth by horseshoe was ii
' cause, through the art OF printing, Of revolt
tionizing the world Fulton, from witnessir
the lid OF pot raised by the Vapor arising fror
boiling water, was induced to give the first in
petus to that mighty agent which shall yet rul
the Nations Wih a rod Of iron. STEAM, o
railroads ''is destined to bring the ends Of tn
earth tOgetheF,o and to prove to man that Their
is a CREATOR. That, that Creator Sin tn
principle of life" is not only in man but is t.
be found in each gram of sand to the mighties
world that wheels through the universe. From
the child in the mothers womb to the freshly
laid egg That egg or that child, either one
contain all the elements out of which world
like the one we live on might be made. Mar
when having given him by his Creator dominion
over every living thing, not content with the
joyasQf Paradise that unfolded TO his gaze and
appetite all its beauties to FIJI to repletlon his
desires, must needs transcend the commands Of
his Creator, and then resort to usurpation to
enable him to pass his life in sothtul inactivity
he took that life that was not his own to give,
and which he had no power TO replace. And
from the God-like being the Creator made him.
his retrogade march can be traced ION the fall
to the present day. As he has passed through
all the stages OF barbarism, we find that towards
the close OF the reign Of each hell, or supremacy
OF each animal, science endeaVoring to tighten
up for his guide the dark vista of future. But
ere that light has had time to oiffuse over the
whole world its glad beams, the avenger is sgain
III arms, and the sword is used to thrust again
into dark barbarism all human advance.
Shall such be the fate of our Republic? Shall
the future exhibit on our continent, the ruins OF
a race that like Central America, of Egypt, OF
Greece, of Persia, shall exhibit to the gaze ofthe
enquirer, but the mere evidence that 'shere once
existed people prosperous and happy :" The
Creator has laid before you the open pages of
the Book of Nature. The untutored savage of
North America will with horror avoid the snake
and let it pass him unframed, and if another
does that murder which he himself refrains from
his finger is admonshinsly pointed
to Heaven. as he says:-"God seeth-He is an
cry. Thou hast offended him" Even that be- |
ng knows It's wrong to kill But oh, frail hu-
nan nature thy passions urge their possessor |
o make food of other animals that have also the |
Hood of the life OF the LIVING GOD coursinc
through their veins! Already do we note the
precursor of our country's downfall. 1t is seen
n the exertions made to erect statues--it was
Exhibited in the vain-gory recently assumed in
be Halls OF our Congressional called for the
ispIay around those walls of the flags that we
rested from those whom it should have been
ar delight to have styled BROTHERS. This
pom ''blood for blood' has followed us from the
rst offence. Shall we not Oh this spot, attempt
ne exPiatiOn that God himself has declared
iall be received as an atOnement. Our earth
the Garden of Eden--the flaming swords spo-
en- Of in Scripture, are-TILL THE EARTH!
ILL THE EARTH! "Thele is not SPOT
have created, but have also formed for it as
roper jewellers, the animals that on it exist.n
Man, with all the aid that science has lent
i'm is yet unable to define the subtle materials
Inch constitute the "principle of life." Igno-
mt, he has went on unsering animals TO make
lem proper food for bis craving appetite, and at
e same time does not reflect that by pursuing
ICh course, he, in a few generations, deprives
s own offspring OF the power to generate! Such
the fact-sustained by experience-demon.
rated by tTuth-and proved BY nature. How
any generations can you trace in direct line J
e titled usurpers of our world? The treat d
'eos oil whom have swept over and made desc o
te and barren Nations that had attained the n
she't degree OF refinement and knowledge. To Il
e abuse by them of the laws of Nature is tbai, "
wnIai to be ascribed. In oontending one with 1
other Tor power, it has been arraying Coo Z
a'nst hlmself-fOr he is Creator of all thing, CT
our eager desire for immortality we have for. ba
that to be immortal, we should have titled W
earth-by doing so in former age the dis. es
.er Of the food would have been avoide d--our til
De would have rolled 10 the wost-and other ul
'id' been produced by the earth. The grad IN
expansion of every thing with the globe ia
Old have brought about an eternal spring and re
would have ere this time have been in n 70 &C.
OF LOVE-where sire uOuld not burn. and gu
ter would not qusnch." The earth might vet Ell
saved II man would but cultivate il, and eon- lie
N to the laws OF GOD, Of the universe. of ma.
3. Foremost in an injunotions stand the pc
rds'-" THOU SHALT NOT KILL-lovs an
nelshbor as thyself" "Love God-Iove is
SELF" the Book Of Revelations i, attsp. pre-
~ read you can see a direct reference 70 err
inkAn and printing, to steam ana the rail. wit
as or "ihe rod Of iron," which are pow helm, vii