The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1849-08-11
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Something Strange.

ne last Is over ana lne pcOple
may now reasonably expect the peslilence
to cease its ravages. A whole nation whose
dominions extend from Atlantic to Pacific,
from Lake to Guf-he terror of whose
arms is feared by the most poweriul--a ma
ton that acknowledges no superior, and
yields to no earthly strength whose inau-
once for good has been felt almost from the
rising to the setting Of the sun, and whose
example is being initiated far and wide
such a nation, assembled in groups, has
been seen "Clothed in sackcloth and ashes -
It's citizens have deeply felt their siniulness
and unworthiness before their Heavenly
Father With the Publican of old, they
have smitten their breasts aud with one u
nited voice they have said, 20 Lord have
mercy on us sinners" They have pray
30! Almighty Sovereign of the universe,
who called the mountains into existence,
who commanded and they stood fast, in
thee and in thee only do we put our trust.
Spare, O! spare us from the pesilence
that staIketh abroad at midnight and that
wasteth at MONDAY"
No doubt their prayers have assembled as
sweet incense before the Lord, and why
NAV we not look for them TO be answered.
Nay, is it not our duty firmly to believe
they will be! "WhGreyer two or three
are gathered together in my name" says
Christ, "there will | be to grant their re-
quests" But here were not only two or
three, but whole nation, millions of hu.
man beings prostrated in the dust of hu-
mility earnestly begging the same blessing.
But is it not little strange that all This
should be done just to get rid Of the Chol-
era, and that too, at a time when there is a
far worse disease among US. Why it is
only a few months since the first case Of
cholera occurred in the United States but
the disease to which refer, has for cenu.
ries cursed our nation and the world. The
former only deprives its victims Of a few
years of toll and trouble in the world but
the latter ruins their reputation, strips them
Of their wealth, beggars their wives and
children and after laying their bodies in
an ignominious grave, sends their souls to
everlasting punishment. The victims Of the
one amount only TO a few hundred, but
those Of the other, have, for the last twenty
years, been thirty thousand annually.
But no fast is instituted for the purpose
of soliciting divine intcrpcsjtion against
such curse. No day is recommended
by the President "as day of fasting, hu-
initiation and prayer" No business on
the Public Works is stopped. No nation
is clothedin sackcIoIh, ,andno national pray
Cr is offered up in behalf of the poor drunk-
ard. But On the contrary, when some
philanlbropic sprriIs endeavored to devise
means by which they might rescue hlm
from his deplorabIe condition, the great
mass of the people with one voice proclaim
ed against them. "Masonary," "polilical
hobby" are names by which they We're
wont to stgmatizo their prasworhy de-
signs. Among their most strenuous oppo-
sers too, were found some of "SIoN's WAT
cu.MrN," say these things, Mr. Editor,
appear strange to
A son OF TEMPERANCE.
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From the Savannah Georgion, Extra, July 3s.l