Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1846-04-04

!: There is no country in the world, tina
s should cling with such fearless devotion
. to the principles of the religion OF the Bi
Q BILE, as The United States Every prouc
} and endearing monument recorded among
The trophies Of its history is perfumed
f with its sacred influence. Our fathers
plan ted il deep in the Declaration of our
independence. They relied on The God OF
sreaI with a faith worthy the splendid
political doctrines they asserted They
Appealed TO his miraculous arm to sustain
them in the conflict of fearful odds, in
which they were arrayed. Not a worthy
of the august Continental Congresses
far as we are inIormed--b had an abb.
ding faith in, and veneraton for the God
of Heaven. That FAITH spanned the
Heavens as a cloud, to lead them by day,
and CLEANED as pillar Of fire, to direct
them by night. When the old heroes
had achieved their independence, by a
firm adherence to its principles, thew
botlomed their great supersructure OIL
our constitutional government upon the
precepts OF The Bible. Their battles were
fought, And their counseIs were de iberia.
ted 10, With firm reliance upon the i'm.
mutable justice and special providence of
its eternal author--There is not a son,i.
ment of patriotism, that an American
can appeal to, but it is hinged upon SEN
liment OF religion. And 1t will not do
20 taunt religion as unreal because Of its
UNCONVENTIONAL differences. When those
great old fathers of liberty, had we'll nigh
separated in the convention that framed a
the constltution-when old Ben Franklin
moved that they adjourn and hold So (
emn last, and then come together and
see if they could not agree, like brethren C
IS they were, upon a constitutional gov [
'fnmenl, an old Tory had as we'll have r
neered at them Tor want OF patriotism, S
IS for scofiers nova days to sheer at the ii
aIth oil christians because there are de. n
om'natlonal differences among them {
WI any politician argue that there are
o real patriots in the United States, be. ri
ause there are party differences among P
er citizens. While they differ about Sc
etdtIs aud as TO what will best coaduce TO fl
ne honor and grandeur of that country
re they not aH-save the mere trick. "
ers Tor office--sincereIy devoted TO that ar
'nor and the advancement Of that gran W
'ur? Who can doubt it? And would il SIX
It be GORGEOUS folly TO Insist that there Of
As no such thing as patriotism, because
oteSSed patriots differed in tn .ir opin.
is as to what was good policy and what ms
IS bad. So we think it is alike eyre. the
Jus folly even TO insiauate that the re. wa
ion of the Bible is thing of NOTHING. 81.
cause lis proiessed diclpIes--its de- Nc
mlnat ions, differ as to the best means tiol
Its advancement among men. The low
lsIl'utlon IS the polar star of all patriots
The Bible Of all christians. And we wal
ID that no polite and civilized govern.
mt can exist whose constitution is M, Dor
II upon the moral preceptS Of the Bible. Pal
ON the days OF Bertha, wife of Ethel
t, king OF the Saxons, aud to whose nav
uence our ancestors, STEPPED in the beio
st disgusting barbarism, owe their SIEVE
version, it has been especially true F
TO the Saxon and Anglo Saxon er a
es. No man Of OUR BLOOD, from that thou
10 this, whose memory is cherished F,
ing the wise and good and great, but belo
given his cheerful and hearty tes,i. Miss
~ 10 the faith taught in the Bible ers,
ed, the Washington of Euroo,. and lars
the Alfred of America, were FL
ess ardent in their devotion to lis and
clP'es than they were to the honor eight
interests of their country. Then Fo
we not honor it and venerate lis Dor v
eptss Why, if it were aiaoa d. Altar
stfated unreal, and fable Of the TIL
there are enough of gIori, Char
'ecoIlectlons clustering around It. in for I
eathless faith of our fathers, TO make we're
y American cling to il as the dearest -
) the proudest trophy of the virtues
oSe whose memory he can never We
10 Venerate aud love until he shall recei,
~ e nc, I'"'Ior 10 every honorable sen day fr
'toI the human mind. A FAITH IN INST.
ION. we concude) IS AN ESSENTIAL from
AcTERIsTIc OF EVERY TRUE AMERICAN in to
tress.
WIN or ,771 NO. Consul