Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-11-04

before thy face. Yes The Prophecy has been full
filed, and continues be fulfilled, from age to age
Ia all people, 10 every nation, aud TO every maB-
Mercy and Truth Heralds of the Eternal radiant
with his gory-ihis guilty world directing Its anxl-
Gus look hcavenward saw your downward flight
Mercy breathing love, Truth vouching the message
which ye brought from the Throne high. peace
earth, good will towards men," BE wise now,
therefore, Dye kings be instructed We Judges OF the
EARTH" Serve the Lord with and fear, rejOice with
trembling. Kiss the Son lest he he angry and ye
perish from the way"
The Rulers OF nations must, in their administration
Of affairs, have a regard TO mercy, then But in the
grim visage of war there Is sign of mercy, either
n friend or foe. Both wihcr and melt away in hIs
fiery breath. Both I'm red burial blent," form
the Offering to his shrine Both cut short the term Of
their probation at his merccss command.
But the time for mercy is before war. War is the
judgment. True indeed. Yes: so il is.
Them all that can fairly be demanded in any case,
is that the claims Of mercy be exhausted, before
appeal to arms be made This demand the people
have right make, and they will make 1t, and
they make ii now, not in the heat and Jealousy OF
party feeling but in the spirit Of freemcD, and yet
with patriotic sympathy in favcr of their own gov
ernment-cOo, calm, serious and earnest. The peo-
pie ask, and they have right TO be informed. whether
much care has been taken to avoid rupture with
weak distracted sister republic taken TO avoid
one, In the Of powerful monarchy. Even hereiis
but reasonable to make allowance favor of
Government on one account, which may be set firth
more briefly in figure than otherwise.
Young gentlemen, tl,e Lion is more tractabe than
the Cur; and knows better how 10 deal with him.
The wifit annoys you in many ways, darling out at
you from his cUvert,-running after you and biting
your heels and, then, should he be mad, the conse
qnence would be terrible to think Of But The lion,
the British lion any rate, was known to have
the--hydrophoba. Lord Ashburton brought him over
lately TO Washington and the royal brute behaved
himself remarkably well,-very differently, indeed,
from his manner when rampant whereabouts, some
thirty years before. On this occasion he gentle
lamb; lay along the carpet of the White
House; and even the ladies sported with his name
and patted his huge sides with their pretty palms.
Once indeed, when ''6fty-fu forty :" was shouted
in the Capitol, and there was something said about
annexing Canada in another war, he raised himself
little, opened his mouth wide enougi to show the
''chasm' Odonton," and stretched out paw some
thought he growled But his keeper being asked
what it meant, said it only coincidence, or, at
worst, he was but yawning There no officially
with him at all, and he went quickly home-to lick
opium. But the wfit-or,-worse, pack OF wifi
fts-onc can hardly say how they should be treated
what to do with them. Ordinarily 1t Is not worth
while to mind them but then if one is forced 10 1t,
the best way is to do the work efectuay, break up
the kennel and hang the last cur.
Young gentlemen You will leave this seat of
learning shortly-wth best wishes and prayers
for your welfare. You cannot command what is
commonly understood by success in life. But, with
the help of God, you live virtuOusly, which is
better. Go, then, to the employments ia life which
you may choose; be diligent in them; and, in all
your conduct, be governed by pure sentiments of pie
ty, blended with sound morals and adorned with
courteous manners Let your care be to know and
do your duty in all lis extent sund leave it TO Divine
Providence 10 dispose of your interests. In this brief
sentence have summed up my parting counsel you,
my dear young friends. Tie latter part of ii IS SO
finely forth in short from "Luther's Ia
bic Talk that shall quote it in conclusion One
evening he saw bird sitting on tree. "Thls little
Bird said he, ''has taken his evening meal, arc mere
he will sleep in safety He troubles himself not he
cares not for the morrow; just as David, speaks Of
the who dwelt under the shadow of the Almighty,
he sits conteniedly upon his twig, and lets God care
for him." Adieu.