Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1847-07-22

dnu historians tell us about The glorious
game OF war when Kingdoms are at stake
to me there is something far more sublime
in the uprising of people to carry out this
proper form of government. The latter is
the mighty conflict of opposing opinions, a
conflict Of minds; the former has for its
impulse mere brutal force, the lowest argu-
ment to which men can resort.
The next principle to which ! shall ad-
vert is the entire disunion of Church and
State. To him who turns the leaves of his
tory nothing is more fearfully apparent than
the vast amount of misery caused by the
vain attempts to unite these two principles.
For religion is child of the heart, an in
splralion of the soul, into which God has
breathed after silent converse with Him,
and none can interpose in such a commu-
-nion. Taught by many facts, too numerous
TO mention here, and by their own bitter
experience, the founders Of our Constitu-
ton knew the utter impossibility of legisla-
ting upon this point. Tha their decision
was right is shown in the fact, that though
men in all other respects have different de-
grees of excellence, in their capacity for re-
ligious enjoyment there is no distinction.
All grades of rank, wealth, or wisdom are
equalized when men appear as true wor-
shippers; and the heart of the poor child of
ignorance may be lit with as pure and health
full a flame as his upon whose brow flashes
the fire of immortal genius. This clearly
proves that our Creator intended religion
should be as the air we BREATHE, direct ema-
nation from Himself, and our forefa,hers did
wisely in declining all interference with it.
The freedom of the press comes next in
order, which though not confined to this
country, is here now SO fully exercised
though it be true the newspaper press of
Europe number many of high order of
talent, they are for the most part confined
to large cities, and in many countries are not
allowed the discussion Of political maxims
Here we see this principle penetrating every
ha1nle.>--.------' uny importance has its
local journal in the disseminating of intelli-
gence among the electors of every section;
in the informing the representatives of the
interests and wants Of each part OF the coun-
ny,' ---.!.~. -. -~y~a-~usviifug anu re-
porting all the acts of government, we see
evlnced the mighty influence of these eigh-
teen hundred mouth pieces of the people.
But it has been objected that the present
license of the press is destroying the social
feeling of Americans, by exciting great po-
Utica rancor through the intelligence of
grossPersonalties. This is an evil indeed,
but one, think, much exaggerated If these
personalities have the effect to make all
candidates for office more guarded, in private
as wdl as public life, more careful to avoid
everyoccaslon of rebuke, then their odium
is somewhat lessened. At all events give
me tie American press as it is, rather than
the mere echoes Of court authority, so often
met With in Europe-papers filled with ar
gumetsto bolsterup the old maxims ofregal
perogtlve against the attacks of advancing
truthFifting of candidates. If such an evil
is insperable from free press, would
preten rather than that blind-eyed system of
such country, which is so dazzled in its
administration of an aristocratic few, that it
cannosee the people or mind their peculiar
wantand necessities.
Sue then are the four great healthful |
ldeasVhlch enter into the composition of
our gvernment-ideas strong enough, one
wouldhlnk to render the duration of any
polilll system unquestioned. But all hu-
man slltutions are liable to depreciate. Our
own not exempt from the common lot of
humaly.
Lels examine some of these omens of
Ill mort which are brought forward by
thoseho fear for the future destinies of the
coun7. They tell us that our extended
territy will ere long resemble an over
burded machine, when it will fall through
by llown weight. But the force which ;
bndsur Federal Union is far different ,
from lat which secures the variou parts
of complicated machinery. We have {
our TN and county organization, and State {
govement, indeed working ''wheel within {
whee' but dependent upon no main wheel s
tor tIr action-rather joining together r
UNANIMOUSLY to make the general motion +
firm d secure. Our uniting principle is {
far me like that ipvincible force of mutual r
attraon, which causes systems on systems |
OF Wds above us to preserve each its in i
depernt motion while revolving in unison i
abouter common centre. Nor do | be- Il
lIevee difference of interest arising from q
our ended territory an alarming evil t
AT altents am in hopes it is daily de- il
creasl Every railroad which the enter d
prise the Americans leads them to con-
structrms an union bond, uniting the dis O
tant p'ons to each other. Every steamer e
} wnicfEs upon our waters forms another Il
INK II g chain of unity. We have CAL u
led u chemistry to annihilate snace T
end I'll and bring us more closely ,o- :;
getherd she has afforded us the electo- b
telegraph as a medium of CONVEX .
sation ween our cities. But we have q
more Terful bond of union in the TACT of Y
/ 'he EN- ton of our young from the more al
thicklytled, to the newer portions of the h