The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-04-16

capacious mind! Tie mighty champion ll
many fields of intellectual strife stood po"erless
here. The great destroyer respected not the
badges of his high distinction, but seized hiph as
another trophy of all conGEeins Death.
The duty of the preacher would be but par
tialv performed, if withheld another lesson
which this occasion cuinelr;ly suggests. One
of the most appropriate duties which this be-
reavement is calculated to impress upon the
minds OF the people Of this State, is, TO place
their trust less on man and more on GO1. Such
was the honor and veneration il which our de-
parted Senator was held-so proud were we Of
his genius and his exalted wuI;h- -that we
were ia danger of forgetting on: dependence
upou God, in our reliance Oil the wisdom aud
patriotism OF man. Cease f'om man. w""se
breath i, in his nostriis. is the command oInod
and put not yoar trust in princes, nor IN the
son OF man, in whom there is no irlP. And
vet, though constantly admoni-hct Oh The irallfv
of such suppc now Prone are veto rely upon
the creature 10 tie neglect Of the C.edtor.-
When one Of Our fellows whum God has nigh
ly endowed, and laised UP il his r.o'idcncc tor
some g:eat occasion, appears among uS, and Is
the instrument Of Our d>livc:aace-lhen his
councils are wise ald safe and his ii.maess and
courage cmincntly qualify Linn for our dccnce,
and under lis leadership we have been success
ful, how natural it is to us 10 reroSc on HIM IN
season of peril, and TO Conclude That al Is well
under his vigilant supervision. J. such vewsLe
only restrained within their r"oPor limit, and
an humble trust in God be cuitivated-li We
think not OF men more highly iIan we ought TO
think, but regard them a. tuc instruments q Il
experimenting power; if we ta'nsIer not our
faith from lis object, God then is it but an act
services have benefited Or saved the common
wealth. But whenever we go beyond the pro-
per bound, and place that confidence i'll man
which should he put in God alone, We lay the
foundation for future disappointment for it is
written-"Cursed be the man tlat trusted IN
in MIN, ard maketh flesh Ills arm, and whose
heart departeih from the Lord"
In the present embarrassed and threatening
position of our public affairs. there is DANCE,
nv b :ren. lest we have been looking TOO
much to an arm OF flesh 10 save us, and too Ii
tie to our God. While the storm has been IA
ging We have perphaps, been sleeping quietly,
because we h:d confidence in taa skill Of those
to whom The national Interests were entrusted.
The removal from among US such aman, at such
time, should awaken US all 10 the necessity of
calling upon God, and making him onr tust.
Our true security lies in his protection and
blessing; and our inwa"d peace, amid the tu-
multi which may rage around, will be proper
toned to our faith in him. 1t may be well for
us to coaSidcr how far such may b. the purpose
ofGod in our present affliction. If the trium-
phant genius ofman could devise the way of
our dciiverauce from the evils which now i'm.
pend, our natural proneness to rely on man
might only be increased. But if we feel that
those in whom we trusted are taken away, shall
it not lead us TO supplicate more earnestly the
aid of God, and to give the glory of dcliverance
to him who alone can effect it!
Nor let us be forgetInl of the experience of
the past How many emergencies have arisen
in the history of our country, and in the his
tory of all nations, when the tnid and trcmb-
ling heart has looked around for an earthly de-
liverer, and mourned that those on whom il was
accustomed to rely had been taken a.
way! And vet, with every such exigencv has
God interposcd, and either in his providence
turned aside the i'll, or raised up such men rs
were suited to the times. Such rencmbrances
should encourage US to-day. When the dcvo-
Ieu Dalld Oi Apostles il'tu Dec'i Tcilo'eu lIohl
the early church, God raised up" the noble ar
my of the martyrs" When sepulchral gloom
again ensllrouded her, he gave Il great Reionner.
Turn, then, your eyes to him who kindled that
light whose extinction YOU now deplorc, and
learn to trust his goodness, as well as to fear
his power.
1t is a mercful ordination of Heaven, that
even our heaviest Affections may be sanctiIicd,
and the very events which we bcwail as adver-
sites may be converted into blessings. Though
this be now beyond our comprehension, let oar
faith joyfuly receivcit. 1--WE have heard with
our ears, our fathers have told us, what work
God did in their days, in the time of DID, Let
our reliance be on him. The God OF our FL
thcrs is oar God, ard he will still be our guide.
Oh! fin this time of our national distress and
darkness, it a!lp!,asc him 10 cansc t'nc light Of
his countcnancc 10 be lifted mp upon us, the low
ering clouds shall become luminous with his
presence,
"Ands dso,row, ;ouclrlhy Him. gro" bright,
With mare than raHin:cs ray,
As darkness shows worlds of light
We never saw by day.
Nav we not already discern t,e fist CLEAN of
this blessed light in the sNbduing ana soltcuing
influence whr! the death of our distinguished