The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-21


iusn Of Sam. ria, that the hour was come when
God was TO be worshippcd neither on Sa,naria 5
monntaia nor ut Jsruaaiem, --hut in spirit and
in truth---which dsnationslissd and individual
ICED religion.
The dispensations Of Providence have been to
disperse, rather then to unite mankind and usually
as punishment for sin. Cain was made flu
gitive and . vagabond The attempt to build
the tower of Babel was to prevent being scat
tered, and was defeated by confusion of tongues,
and men were divided BY language and dispersed.
Abshsm was commanded to get out of his
country. and from his kindred and fathers house,
which he did, and afterwards. although Lot was
his nephew, Abraham separated from him rather
than have quarrels among their herdsmen. And
when Lot was involved in the secession Of the
Kings from Chederlaomer, and was taken cap
tive, Abraham pursued after the victor, and re.
stored both Lot and the other rebels to their
Independents. The promise to Abraham was, that
he was to BE- the father Of many nations, not
ono e
A large part Of the old testament is devoted
to All account Of the direct Interpolation of Pro-
violence in breaking to pieces the great empires,
the Egyptian, the Syrian, and the Babylonian,
when they became so vast as TO be proud. ng-
gressive, and oppressive. In the eighteen GEN.
turtles and half that have elapsed since the ad-
vent Of christianity, no universal political COM
munity has appeared like the great empires Of
antiquity. Germany, France, and Spain have
each threatened it. but happily without success,
for IL either had succeeded, the civilization Of
Europe would have been arrested. Great Britain
and Russia may each now be stronger than any
governments Of old, but neither il powerful
enough to subdue it's neighhors as they did.
If England had been conquered by the Spanish
Armada, the Protestant religion would have
been in danger Of overthrow, and all North
America might have been like what South
America ia. If the union of the British empire
had been preserved, the United States might
now be like Canada and British Guiana. M
The greatest achievements in science, in nrt, in
genius, IN discovery, in all the elements of hu-
man progress, have been made in small States,
and individual power has accomplished thou
sand times as much as national power. IN
doubtedly great and worldwide confederacy
is sublime spectacle, but it must, ms it expands,
be governed by wisdom as expanding, -and 4
morality advancing to the standard of those at
tributes that govern the world. Are the intel
lect and the virtue Of this country advancing
with its extens ION? Are not both retrogradng !
If soft it be true, that MS our boundaries en-
large, the capacity of our rulers contracts; If in
stead of becoming more liberal, we are more
bigoted if instead Of being more just we are
less So the catastrophe of disunion draws near.
When Massachusetts undertakes to govern
Mississippi, and Connecticut California il it not
obvious that n degree of human capacity and Of
human morality is demanded to execute such
stupendous trusts, scarcely less than divine!
When, therefore, we are compelled to see and
to know, that with each successive election a
lower order of intelligence takes possession OF
the Presidency and Of the Capitol, who can
doubt what it is to come!
Clergymen are now insisting on Union. But
there was, and is yet, topic rather more appro-
pirate for their calling 1t is justice. When the
late Compromise measures were pendng--when
it was seen that the harmony and affection Of
the people were threatened with that monstrous
scheme to sacrifice the rights of one great sec
ton to the cupidity of another, for the sake Of
party and of President-making, why did not the
pulpit then cry aloud and spare not Why
does it not nowl When that scheme Of mi
guilty was sanctioned by Government, why did
not those clergymen who understand that all
temporal blessings depend on the virtue of a
peope--why did they not instead Of celebrat-
ing thanksgiving, insist on humiliation, fasting,
and prayer, because great wickedness had been
done in Israel Why did they not lament that
the people were estranged, and weep bitterly that
more than one Of the tribes might soon be
found wanting
II all Isrnel bcmoaned the loss of the tribe Of
Benjamin which had perpetrated great outrage,
and refused to atone for it, how much more
should VIC lament the threatened loss of South
Carolina, and of other States who have suffered,
and not perpetrated wrong?
Let those who now from the Pulpit insist
with 80 much JUNCTION on the blessings Of Union,
beware lest they make themselves responsible
for its destruction, by taking sides with the
wrong-doer. Let them beware, lest they for
felt their reputation for spiritual knowledge, by
installing, and denouncing as the real authors
of disunion, those who have been driven to it
rather than renounce their rights, instead of
those who after perpetrating great wrong,
can make no defence, more respectable than
to bewa the very consequences of their own
conduct and impute them to those they have
wroDged
The Florida Election Of Senator,
We have aeveral days ago advised our readers
that Mr.. MALLORY, the senator elect, was tho
rough-going supporter Of the course of Mr..