The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-09-01

in favor Of the bloodiest actor in that trap
edy Of wiokednsss and crime.
Slavery q wrong, acknowledged to b,
50, almost without dissent, and yet seekin,
its extension! Never, since the commence
ment OF our national existence, were eve
mere politicians guilty Of greater incon
slstency-a greater, wickedness. A fas
surely was never moro appropriate for ar
resting the judgments of Heaven. A fas
followed by works, where principle and
right arc not invoked. will be a national
mockery, Of which those who are the actors
must bear fearful responsibility. Can il
be that The politician ever utters the inquiry,
els or IL there not a Godi" Alas many
are enabled in reality to answer it, BY
the solemn, stern, unrelenting visitation OF
death. no gl :
The popular side is the side Of numbers.
Look at the population of the world-at
the numbers enrolled under the banner of
virtue, OF right, Of humanity Of civiliza.
ton, and then at the host guilty OF crime,
OF wrong, OF oppression, Of perpetuating
barbarsm-at Chrisiendom, with its con.
slant progress, its approximation to better
state, happier existence-and then at
heathendom, with lis idols of wood and
stone, its strifss, its men in bondage, its win.
dlctive wars-which is the popular side?--
Alas! painful to answer-the side of wrong.
Politician, it is your side-the side Of
wrong wrong with its miseries, and its bit.
Ter woes, and bitter punishmenis. Fit and
appropriate would il be, if you bowed
down to your idols of wood and stone
Many Of you do. To your party idols
worship is rendered more inexcusable than
that OF the heather, in his ignorance, breath.
ing his payer to an Undertaking. statue, in.
yokIng the protection Of his god.
Honor, then, to the glorious few, daring
who, all for the right, will ever the Right
maintain. Ii is ever a few who make the
first advance beyond the olden, established,
boundaries OF error. Their numbers soon
increase, and they become a mighty, an
organized host. Their garments glitter
with gems more brilliant than gems Of sill.
yer or gold-the radiant gems Of truth.
Glory, then, and honor to those who falter
not, who enrol their names ever to remain
on Virtues side. who gloriously strive to
make Of earth heaven below, preparatory
TO an existence in heaven above.
In the right, there is a moral power which
bars, nor chains, nor dungeons, nor party
barriers. can Withstand. Ia adversely,
strength is gathered for the decisive issue,
for withstanding the temptations, the blan-
dishments Of the houor of triumph. Truth
is omnipotent, 1t is decreed by the AL |
mighty that it shall prevail.
The political revolutions, the constant
and accelerating progress of truth, of them
selves alone, declare that in our own land
the time is not far distant, when the banner
Of Freedom will wave over Our national
capitol. But greater far will be the moral |
triumph when wars shall cease among the |
nations OF the earth-when Peace shall
prevsil-she Arbiter divine. The source
Of slavery will then be removed.
Never, since the world began, has truth |
spread with greater fapidity than at the pre- |
sent time. 1t travels our deserts and con- |
tinents, it visits the islands OF the sea, it ia
waited abroad upon every breeze, the cleo.
trio communication aids il on. Certain
will be the triumph of Freedoms certain.
and greater, will be the triumph Of Peace.
X. Y. Z.
Neto Hampshire, July Is. 1S49.