Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1846-02-19
An ELoaUEsT EXTRACT.


Il were better. far better, that the aihe-
ist apd the blssphemef. and be who since
the last setting sun has died IS paracide
or sunk bis soul in sacnlege should chal-
lenge equal political powerwi,h the wisest
and The best, than The great lesson which
Heaven for six thousand years has been
teaching the world. should be lost upon il
The lesson. ihatihe intellectual aud mo-
raj naturesof man, Is the one thing pre-
cious in the sight Of God, and therefore,
that unless this nature is enlightened and
refined and pufiiedt neither opulence,
nor power. nSf Is,r1ipg, nor genius nor
domestic sane'|If. uof holiness Of God s
altar can be sac. ublil the i'm mcrtal and
god-like cspaciiiesscfevery human being
tina, comes into the sworld are deemed
more worthy, are witcbed more ,endefly
than any other thing mo dynasty Of me a,
no form of Government. shall stand or
can stand upoc the lace OF the earth. aud
force or fraud that would seek TO uphold
them shall be but as letters Of FAX 10 bind
the fame. ~
Let those who are jeoparded or lost by
fraud or misgovernuent;;|flet those who
quake with appre hension$ for the fate of
all they hold dear; let those who behold
and lament The desecration OF all thai is
holy Vet rulers whose counsels are per.
picked, whose plans are bsffed, whose
laws are violated or evaded let them all
know that whatever Of i'll they fear OF feel,
are but the just re,ribptions Of righteous
Heaven for neglected ehiiihnod. -. Re-
member then The chiid whose voice frst
lisps 10. day, before that voice shall whis
per treason, or thunder sedition al the
head Of an armed band. Remember the
child whose hand first lifts lis tiny bauble,
before that hand shall scatter f.e-brands,
OF arrows Of death. Remember those
sporting groups of youth. 10 whose bal.
.cyon bosoms there sleeps an ocean as ye,
scarcely rufied by the passions. which
soon shall heave il With atemFesl strength.
Remember that whatever station iE life
they may Gil. these mortals-these inn.
MORALS. are our care. Then should We
devote. expend, consecrale ourselves TO
the holy work Of their improvement
Let US pour out light and truth as God
pours out rain and sunshine. Let US not
seek knowledge a lhenxuTy fthe few.
but dispense il Z Tie bread OF life. Let
Us learn how th6 'trorsni may be instruct
ed, The Iinnoce| pre- |,fved, the vicious re-
claimed. Lei D. CID down the Aslrono.
mer from the |. u ne Gsologist from bis
sublerranean explorations. summon. il
need be. the mighiiest intellects from the
council chamber Of the nation. Enter
clustered halls where the scholiast muses.
over bis superfuous annotalions. dissolve
conelsve and synod, where subtle pollen.
les are vainly discussing their barren. dog
as. Collect whatever talent or erudi-
ton. or eloquence, OF authority this broad
land can supply, aud 60 forth and teach
this people. For 10 The name of the liv.
ing God il must be proclaimed. that licen
iiousness must be the liberty. and vio-
lence and chicanery the law, and super
stiiion aud craft the religion and self
instructed indulgence OF every sensual
and unhalIowed passion. the only happi.
mess Of that people who neglect the edu
cation OF their cbildren.-Hon. Horace
Mann.
OH MEN.-When we see hale hear.
" old man, who has josiled through the
rough part Of this world without having
worn away the fine edge Of bis feelings,
and blunted bis sensibility .tonatural and
moral beauty. | compare him tothe ever.
green Of the forest, whose colofs. instead
Of fading al the approach Of winter. seem
10 assume an additional lastre when con
trusted with the surrounding desolation.
Times LosT FOREVER. Lost wealth
may be restored by industry; the wreck
Of health regained BY temperance; for.
gotten knowledge regsiued by study =
lienaled friendship soothe1 into forgeiful,
ness; ever forfeited reputation won BY
penilence aud virtue. But who ever q
gain looked upon bis vanished hours re-.
called bis sighted wears, stamped them
With wisdom Or elfaced from Heaven
record The fearful blot Of wasted time?
Human happiness has no perfect secu-
lriiy bot freedom freedom none but yir
Iae virtue none bot Knowledge and nei
!iheF freedom, nor virtue. nor knoulede,
hes any viso. 'nor,sl hope except il
the principI Christian faith. and
il The ssnc. Christian religion.
Quashee Cd ~ work On naiu
lralhisiory vfole oNs Man Is ID,
6rst animal 10 The ere zoo; be springs uI
like sparzou-grass. hops about ike
EboPpsfgFa,,. nd DIS a. s,n5 = ! pei
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