Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-07-20
From the Washington Union.

e.E From the Washington Union.
"a. HUMILIATION.
liking Solomon. Mrs. Williams, was an hon.
est man. but he had too many pesky eunices
about him.''-Squire Jacobs on I'd Kings.
aMr. Crockett. what will you try for your des-
sert Z" s ~
Some more bacon and greens, man,"
"And there came out of the smoke locusts up
Oh the EARTH and unto them was gwen power as
the scorpions of the earth have power, and it was
commanded them that they should not hurt the
grass of the earth, neither any green thing"
Revelations, Chapter TX.
We love humility. 1t disarms US like a
smile of affection on the lips of vengeance. 1t
comes like evening sunshine upon the face of
the earth through the rent and drabbIed petit
coats of rude and noisy thunder-shower.-
We do not believe we can have too much OF
it, even if California full of it should turn
up in some western Ell Dorado or Utopia.
But while we love the Simon pure article,
there is counterfeit which is worse than
spurious Lees pilIs-a humility which casts
a shadow upon the spirit and rohs it of its re-
| freshing dew: such as the Quaker had, and
which caused DR.. Franklin to say, ''Friend,
| believe thou art proud of thy humility
| The aristocratic leaders of party, especially
of the while-horse party of our country, pre-
tend TO great humility at the present day; and
then they are so honest-so just to all other
nations-so anxious TO avoid war and to stand
we'll with all foreign relations in time Of
peace, that they are ready TO break individual
contracts, withdraw the light of their coun-
tenances from sympathizng friends, and aid
the tyrants of Europe in fastening on the fet-
tiers OF nations by word, act, and deed And
when this interference with liberty, at the
request of tyranny, is accomplished, they
justify it by quoting the First Washington's
sayings, when our nation was a creeping in
FAINT, protected by few brave men in the
heart of mighty country.
Now the First Washington never had blood
hounds 10 fight for him-neyer went into the
everglades over his boots after wild Indians
and swamp ratllesnakes-never ate " sax "a
! fax and &c chick-a dee dee" soup for break
fast-and never got anybody else TO cuss his
! life-guards when he had a religious feeling
upon him. Had Washington lived TO see
what an all-sufficlent great country this is,
stretching from breakfast TO early candlelight,
with a people so prolific that they beat the
Potomac shad in spawning time. We think he
would have revised his Farewell Address,
of hard knocks in times of refreshing revolu-
tons But humility becomes us now, after
the commencement Of the heroic age. The
Presbytery of the District of Columbia, at a
late session in this city, decided to have gen.
eral fast, 10 pray for The frozen state of Zion
| and, in the course of the debate, allusion was
made 10 the sitting on Sunday morning Of the
| Congress of the United States as one of the
special causes of the unnatural GOODNESS. We
think that the difference between the Allison
letter and the manner i'll which the Executive
has carried out the pledges therein contained,
has had a little to DO in this matter. and the
general want of candor on the part of the lea
ders of the great whig party has been ample
for all the rest. Let the churchmen, then,
fast and pray for the degeneracy Of our whig
Jonadabs and Solomons, and with sackcloth
and ashes, and plenty of sui phur, work of
the moral corruption that covers them like
the leaves of autumn.
We were under the impression that new
organ was about to be created in our city.
called 8: The Rel ubIic;" but we have read
the paper, and while we acknowledge its mer-
Its, we are bold to say II is so near the old
Battery in sentiment, that one could hardly
tell "fother from which, especially the
'' Battery This failure, after so much groan-
ing, is cause for humiliation on the part Of
the whig party; and as pretty much all tine
officers OF the church are wings, We presume
the prayer of penitence will be pretty loud
and full
The new city postmaster, we understand
entered upon the duties of his office on Sun
day morning. and carried with him Thy way
of parenthesis) a chief clerk after his own
heart. This dissertation of the Sabbath is al
so subject for repentance and prayer, and
our pIous Postmaster General should Wrestle
a little with BeeZebub on account OF. the
strange sacrilege of his deputy. Look where
we will, we see such terrible spectacles ofde
pravity that we begin to expect new Crom
we'll and a civil war.
wing minister of The Presbyterian Church
who went, on yesterday, 10 remind a high OF
icer of this government of the violation of {
. pledge made to him in relation to the retaining
in Office of a clerk that belonged to his church
came out of one of the departments with hi:
hands raised in holy horror, exclaiming, SO o
Lord special judgment will speedily de
scend upon this violator of solemn obliga
TONS We recommend the Presbytery TO in
clude this case of special wickedness in thei
Titan and while they are about it, they
might take in the whole cabinet; for, IS Mrs
, Partington justly remarks, sc SurpIusage neve
FltldteS, anu Clear wafer Will never ulTtY wen
scraped Sheep
Lorenzo Dow on one occasion prayed 1ha
l the power of the devil might be curtailed.
sable wench, who sat on the ground in stat
of great excitability, exclaimed, "Dats right
! good Lord, cut him tail off close and smooth.
When the prayer of humiliation shall ascen
= from the hills and valleys of our broad land
), we shall be ready 10 say with the wench, anne
: for close shave, and sit down as cool and a
calm as summers morning. The late d.
!, Griffin, of Williamstown. used 10 declare fror
= the sacred desk, that hell was paved wit
= good intentions Since the commencement c
s the present green dynasty there has been
. larger quantity of paUing performed in tn
!. lower regions than has heen done for man
e years previous. These men who violate a
e their pledges are just fit for hot-footed paviol
y in the place where good intentions are stuc
'' in the yellow mud of perditon and we thin
the church should remember these crying sir
in the day of their remembrance and fasting
The removal Of sundry clerks from the Pc
Office Department, after the very 5ne speec
k made 10 them by the Postmaster General upo
v his entering upon the duties of his ofic
l. which, as the lawyers say, was merely MIS-
he subject 10 revision upon further reflection
I'd and the appointment of individuals who wi
p require years of close application TO fit the
j. for their duties. are matters which the eountI
Ill fool he ;pta in oob tho for