Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-06-15
Moral ana legal sun.ion.

There wsys in which God governs msu. The
one sgestnmsn, Of motives presented 10 the mind Ia
The way OF moral suasion. the other government of law
and force esernslly applied The one leads the other
drives where leading will not do. The shows him the
right way and eness him 70 walk in IL, aud he will not
the other resrsins and controls.
The nature OF hese kinds Of government Is beau
uiuly exhibited In the hirty-sceond Psalm. There God
makes proposition OF these two kinds Of government
the wicked, and lets them choose by which they will DO
governed 81 will instruct thee and teach thee the way
which thou shalt go will guide thee with mino eye. Be
ye not the horse, the mule, which have under
standng whose mouth Dc acid tptA biz aud bride,
lest they thee Here he proposes fret to
instruct and teach, and thus to lead them the way they
should 20, by motives addressed 10 the understanding
Here be proposes have his upon them tendcry 10
guide and encourage. II they yield instruction and su
Ter themselves be led well and good; but they no
understanding, and prove stubborn like the ase
horse then he must restrain. direct and control by putting
the bit ard bride into his mouth The restraints of the
law must curb that which gentler means could not When
the wrath OF man becomes troublesome and will not be
stayed by motives, God will do he does TO old
Ocean when he lays his hand upon his and says thus
far shal thou 60, but farther. "The wrath OF man
shall praise him. the remainder Of wrath will he restrain
In the same manner as God has ways govern men,
50 men have two ways To govern each other The by
motives the other by law, applied by superior power
The one which proposes motives to the understanding 10
the FIRST TO which We say fret TO them
who deal in strong drink to the i~juy Of society," will in
sruct thee and teach thee tho which thou shalt no.
We treat them having understanding. We tea
son with them. We try to convince them by argument
that they are engaged in unjust and sinful busin.
patriotic feelings-we appeal their religious feelings.
We Try to show them how they violating faith between
man and man, between man aud his county, between man
and God We ring into their the law OF the land
the law OF God "wo unto him that giveth his nc iphbor
drink We echo into their consceuees the cries of or
Phans which than orphans. and OF widows tina,
are more than widows We show them fruits of their
business, homes which homeshusbands which are
not huseauds-vows recorded in heaven, tranped upon
and standardization once warm, for ended-hopes
which lived as bright dewdrop the bridal Law w,her
ed-hearus broken! And what more We tell of signs
that end not and OF that always fall but can wiring
no mercy from the s,eeled heart of the dr,m-seer And
what more Shall speak of Suicide. Murder :! Mad
ness All the fruits Of his business Nay is enough
II these appeals TO the Understandings, feelings and con-
sciences OF men will not avail give il up? II mr.
gumenls like these will persuade If facts like these will
not convince, truths like these will not instruct and
teach men in the they should 60, give IL up
Must we look quietly on while few men are
dealing damnauon and death around them Must the
great mass OF society be thrown in defsncecSsy among
lew who have no conscicnces, feelings whose
Is 10 sell the peace OF families, the widows house ard
inc orphans bread yea even the souls Of fo dollars
and cents l-Rep. Henry HarbaEgh on the Leens, Ou,,
tioR. 49,