The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-07-03


ed-pnre, beautiful, serene perfect amid-
he wrecks and ruins Of tilts Centuries,
sta7hs In 'iay aa emblem al that heaven /,
which Il polnis. Snttni0g all the oloon
aud glory al The past i-uHtouched by .eitbe
The golden or the daelt ages, It's psescrvarlot
Is an evidence of It's divine origin. and nto
( ciafms It 10 be none ether than the Book n
ted. II has survived The naiInnai apnstacy
and dtspets;on OF the jew Ns--the disaatfno.
gioom oi the middle ages, and the subtle en-.
cfoachments of modetn i0fieltv. It has
Heated tfum2ha"ly over tho refined aud pe r.
securing phliGsupties Of eyefy age, and the
Yniupineas iiolatftes OF The Easieru world.
IL has opposed systems and creeds which
we're uursed 10 Tie lapo aniqa,ty and pow.
etolly entrenehed 10 the prriud,ces Of men,
and however long the 'sitngsle, It's victory
has been final and complete.
: antiquity, however. IS not Us anly de
ii0aoishins excellence. Il surpas.es an hu.
man productions in ru'iy elegance, and
maJ simplicity. Nhere is tuculcaled
more sublime murali,, The writings Of
Socrates and Plato present 80 parallel To the
splendid ethics which the Bible teaches
hrse will san find poetry more loGy. OFT.
slnal, and riehf Homer and Virgil, Snak.
spcafe aud Milton, tie batds of the ancient
and fhe moGefn world, have catailed unan
tbelr pusterity legacies Of beauleees though,
--hat what are the,t highest fights compar.
ed With the heavenly Aspirations ei inspired
n,eu ! hat are they compared with tie
g.os'n imagery Of Isaiah, the earnest IA
thos ct Jeremiah, or the voice II melod,
from she "sweet singer Of Israel"
The Bible cause cii,ms yout sappoit. Il
blses It's claims not upoa the Intrinsic excel.
leuce or beauties OF the Sctipiufcs alone,
tnt ci,pfy upon the fact that rhfs volume i,
the ofly Chart Of life, he only book % which
We have ce tain testament ia an eternal 10.
heruhace. Ard whai is man, 10 oil his
onmp and puda. dlsfobcd Of Immortality -
Clay dust aud ashes cartupiou's heir -
the painted hera hat struts bis moment on
se Stage aud then gone tofeyef--aad gone
H1' '1 dtuk ui fbe lisin1 streams that water
lAe satdeus pt God geue not t. live sp5ia
ia rurer, happier state bat gone TO o'lyi.
"a aad flfg iluiges> stdckea like some
heauteeas siAr lruni lis place IA heaven aud
stapt 10 endless ~ hi. The assurance Gf
life 20 cone gives man hls true dtgnity 10
the scale Of beng Terminate hts ex stence
a. the grave. ant he IS a, hest but a eilied
eofm. But bidge for hin the L4ihean
e-ssise he cgllalu aud let the IieI ui
eternity blazs upon his fealurcs ard hts is q
sprHdid destiny, you make angels bis bro'h
rem. AMI be becomes thu fIcad and compau-
TON e the Most High.
Bot | would dltect your attention to the
Ufirnee of the Bible cause mon our nation.
AZ character aud destiny Religion does n1l
destroy our patriotism -ltd does uat forbid our
taklng an hnussl puje rs American cHl2ens
IN lie political greaius S ot our native land.
| look hsck with interest upon America when
the red man toBmcd untulofed through her
fofcst-, free and pnirammelIed a. tho eagle
az the deer. look back with interest upon
saeftca when lie fe.t Of lhe pilgrims FIRST
touched the e. n shores Of New England.
aud their ploueh shares entered her slria
soil. | con'emp ate With latefesl me days nt
,br colouyes, aud their nabe struggle Cor IN.
dependence. And tbs day view with ad
mlrail0n aud wonder the vast cunfederacy
ii States, whose shores are washed bv two
F. I
ct hound regions uf the North, to the cline
vhetc Gercely beams the torrds burning sun.
" ho can hook with Indffstence upon this
ma aEnlhceut panorama, as uutNHlied IN It's
moral grandeur, as IT is incomparaby beau.
tifulIn is natural scenery Who 10 this
assembly can look Uiihou, proud emotlurs
upon TITS mighty country which he calls BIS
uAul Her statesmen illus,rlous, her navy
gallant. her army Iusinclble, her institutions
popular, her government mild, her climate
suited 10 every produci, her empire vast and
growing, her commerce reachiog every cline
--,shfre vii you lied another Ametcal-
AID vet Il this we're all, bright though the
picture seem. We might SUI tara mountully
away. Other republics have preceded ours
, have nlurIshed tor season and then return
ed to oblivion. History informs Us they
were, and on the bexl leaf tells Us they ar
not. And America might one day reach {
eliminating polGt, and her sun ingl0uousl,
. 90 down Where then is the guarantee tha
the country you love, and the institutions
: you cherish, will survive tie century nov
{ passing away Is II found IN your natona
: ! naiewth all is wisdom and integrity evel
/ though for It's emneuce IN these respects !
deserves to be sly led an assembly OF kings
i l. it found in your armies, baptized III IL
1 aud blood, aud covered with the lautels ot
/ hundred yictotiesl l., i, found in your navy
y gallant aud lnvinclble, with lis vessels Of wa
+ hlatlng tfiumphantiy on every sea Is
, iound III your institutions Of learning, YOU
/ Improvements in art, your wide spread cou
$ mcrcc, or your national enterprise an, skill
i Alasl If these were the only pledges Of OF
i national petpetuity, the only safeguards {
o our countr,'s veal, we would soon be place
!. beside the ancient republics in the vast scpu
$ chre Of departed empires. Bu, look upc
'e my country IN anolhef aspect 'eea'