The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-03-20

nail driven IN sin, and every bale and box
brough, forth in iniquity, were to eronn and
sigh, how many articles around US would re.
main silent? How men would shrek and
cry out, "art thou como 10 torment us before
the ,ime?'' lfctery article Of trnde in any
store, that was there through wrong, were
to fly through the air to the place ofrigh,fnl
ownership, what flight Of bales and boxes
andsngsr casks should we zee. This Lords
Prayer would be . very unsafe prayer TO
J pray. il il were answered. But Is not the
: wrong as much here MS il were thus demon.
, siraied befnre their eyes?
) The lawyer is yer, pure in private life.
Go to him at home and ask him 10 lie or
cheat for yon, and he will scorn Won with
flaming anger. Bu, 90 to his office. and
ask him 80 10 substantially these very
things, in the way Of business, in your case.
and he will do il. Houses have parlor
. door, kitchen door, and cellnr door, and
50 have men. Bring some article 10 Tho
| parlor door which is coniraband there. md
men say, "Wha,! bring such things here?''
(1'he sin is not in bringing the thing. bu,
in bringing il TO the ,crong door) Pass il
} along to the kitchen, and il refused there.
, roll It into the cellar. Nothing comes a.
miss there. 1t is great art to know the
!, philosophy Of getting entrance and select.
ing entrance at the different doors Of a
, mans heart.
!, The Christinn is the man who cnrries his
convictions Of right into AtL his cordur,.
who has one conscience, and bnt one. for
every kind Of business, and every hour d
life, who will not do III n caucus what he
would not do at home. His stops are all
: voiced together, so that all portions OF his
nature blend into one sublime and mapnif.
cen, harmony. Such life hath The world
for its cathedral, and the ages will listen
| IN it.
! The attempt 10 introduce The religious
!, element as The roo, Of things, is the nucleus
Of all the conflicts around us. We are irv-
: ing 10 answer the question, shnl the gres,
conscience rule all pats Of onr character?
Surgery upon the body polite sets the
whole land a-howl, and no ether has yet
been discovered potent enough to make the
. patient insensibIe to the process. Every
, body admires the Aeckered clouds as they
sail through the sky sun.gIt; but when
, they rain. then come curses; SO do men
greet Trutl, endeavoring to become con.
crete.
One word here on the great question Of
the times. There can be no difference Of
: opinion that individual welfare is bound up
In the general weifare--and that the gen
eral welfare is founded on obedience 10 the
inws--and,h that obedience t"the laws stands
on the individual conscience. These ee-
n,ents cannot bo Trough, into conflict, aud
! law put above conscience, without endan-
gering the whole snrerstrucsnre. Those
who were Graded in New England. with
het halnwed memories. WIN hive locked
nai upon the miserable Republics Of South
Amcricn-like ourselves in laws md lnsti.
! tn,ions--arc not the men ~ sneer and scoff
| NJ conscience as the foundation Of law -
For eve;t one is bound IN obey the law be-
} cause it is founded upon The true, the jns,
and the right.
(Ilere the lecturer was interrupted by
cries Of shear" shear" !" "good," &c. &c.
} aud hv such a storm of applause that he
, I, ok his seat as if to conclude his lecture.
After loud calls to 90 on he arose and con
iinued as fulows:)
Let me say that there can be no such
thing as good moral character unless g"td
elements nre recognzel. Such as SINGER
; ity. truth, frankness, (Which is the direc,
Iu,erance Of trnth) Words are ap, 10 be-
come fetters. Thinking gets adr,I'era,ed
! if we do not pour on, free words. Wha'ev-
er LAYS m embargo on the free thought is
wrong. We came to truth bv intuition.
When measured bv tape and yard stick she
!. becnaes mercantile. Never fear TO ute,
a noble scn'imen, when Gnd gives "ne.
: The loec of right aud Justice il an"ihcr
! element 10 be recognized and cultivated.
b. this, wisdom and power arc eq,alizcd.
Tho civil liberty Of a country is Ia be meas.
ured not hv the condition Of the richest,
J bu, hv that Of the poores. OF its citizens.
The .rectncle nf other nees hns heen n"t'"
J of men defending their own rights. But
the spectacle nt ours is subIime--ot men
! taking care Of those who are too weak 10
help themselves. (Greas spp!ause.) Chris,
tiani,y must be bankrnptcd, Of liberty mast
, become universal. Neither yon nor be-
, Iieve ihs, the banner will he torn from the
hand of God!
But there is q practical question--C'n
these elements be maintained in practical
life? Can one succeed If he incorporate
them into himself. and surrender up him
se!fto them? Yes, ifhe have bnt patience
and knows show 10 suffer aud he strong"
Real growth is slow growth. Every man
may grow steadily. nobIv. il he will bn,
know that that place is his school. When
the rain descends aud the floods heat, stand
and take it; il is your discipline. God
sends pains, md vcxntions. aud conflicts n
von, MS he sends his north wind 10 brace
vonr bodies with manly vieor. Every ma"
nov ,hed = Inst r. IN mis- collinv Do NOT