Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1846-03-11
Solemn Truths.

"Lo, this have found, that God hath
made man upright; but they have sought
Out many inventions. ."--Ecc. VIZ 30.
tits not with any design Of fassuming
prerogative peculiar to the pulpit. that
this article Is headed with the above
extract from holy writ; neither is it the
intention to depreciate the divine
volume by its association with the sub.
ject of lhis article. 1t has been selected
because it is. a striking truth with the
highest sanction.
Our text contains two grand PROPOSE
tions, TO which we propose devoting a
few lines; they are: H..
lst. God made man honest
Cd Man is now dishonest,
The first position is as unassailabIe
as the character of The Creator. The
end and aim OF mans existence we
know not; the motive of his creation is
to US mystery; but this much we
know, that he was made an upright be-
ing. For season he remained so, and
all around was happiness,--unmixed
love and purest felicity his inheritance.
But through some agency "a change
Came Ger the spirit OF his dreams" and
we 6nd US on the threshold Of our
I'd PRoPos1TloN.--Man is now dis
honest. ,.a 20. .
The application Of this is as general
as that Of The other. Some may be
honest, but they arc "mighty few," as
many an editor before our day could
sxperimentaIly testify. In the conse.
Quences of this general dishonesty were
''many Inventions" instigated by mans
desire TO avoid that righteous sentence,
"In the sweat Of thy face shalt thou eat
bread" The peculiarities and i'm.
mepse number Of these inventions are
beyond conception. With some Of
them we are all familiar. Bankers,
lawyers and--are generally the best
versed in these sciences. On the ker>
mel OF the nut they lattcn like swine,
and throw the husk 10 him who gather
Cd 1t.
Let u, specify. Most men love
money, which love, says holy writ, sis
the root Of all evil" Money followed
a. Q necessary consequence Of the fall
Of man. Gold and silver were admit
cd, by common consent, to bear GER
tain value. These metals were aptly
ftted, by their peculiar and universal
qualities, fvr this new use. 1t was in
this money that Abraham gave Ephron
four hundred shekels for the field o
Maehpelah; in this money Solomon paid
laborers on the Temple, and in ,hi.
money were all debts paid. and con
tracts fulfilled. till the most. dishones
and corrupt Of men sought out another
new invention" 1t was the presen
foul and accursed banking system
There are but few who understand this
"mystery Of iniquity." Would tha
every man in the broad land coule
witness the dissection ofbut one single
specimen Of this blood-sucker breed.
This "invention'' has its foundation ir
the worst characteristics Of human ma
ture. Laziness is its father, and Fraud
slent Deception its mother; and the off
spring is perfect specimen of its an
cestral characteristics. By it few
men--too lazy to work, too naughty tt
bsg--can, by special enactments ant
general consent, steal from labor it
dues; can rob the country of its wealth
can assume the reins ofgovernment, ant
wage war with the Peoples Rights; Cal
set up monied Aristocracy who's
roots must be moistened by the swea
Of prover.y.-whose mansions must b
reared by, the hands Of slaves, an
whose daily walks must be attended b.
sumptuous equipage,-and who's
bodies must be decorated with curiou
and gorgeous workmanship Of othe
climes,-apurple and fine linen" form
their daily dress. Like tho vulture'
they fatten best in general distress;' 'lik
surkey-buzzards Trey smell the carcas
afar on, aad whet thair bills or'the prey
In conclusion, we exhort you, on
and ell, to beware Of this foe in disguise
Awake to sense ofyour true conditio
aad inalienable rights,--arouse fror
slumber and prepare for fierce conflit
with this unhaMowed monster; watc
and oct, for with destruction he wi
cems upon you as a "thiefin the night.
Nc time is now TO be lost. Watch an
be ready. 1 '1...s i5 n ..535i. !.
~Awake, arise, or be forever fallen
Gsorgsto,cn STANDARD.
,aAnother Fearful Accident "