Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-03-06

saw Minister Of State, sitting in lis
clpset; and round about him. rising from The
country which he governed, upto the Eter-
nal Heavens, was low howl ofIgnorancc.
1t was a wild, mexpscablc muttcr, coniu-
sed, but full of threatening, and itmadc all
hearers hearts to quake within them. But
few heard. In the single city where the
Minister of State was seaped, | saw Thirty
Thousand children, hunted, Aoggcd, impii-
soned, but none taught--who might have
been nurtured by the wolf Or bear, SO lii-
tie Of humanity had they, within them, or
without-all joining i'll this dolciul cry
And even among them, as among all ranks
and grades of mortals, in all parts Of the
globe, the Spirit went; and everby then ~
sands in their brut.sh State, ,witilall de gifts
of God perverted in thcis breasts, or tram
pied out, they died.
The Minister of State, whose heart was
pierced by even the little he could hear Of
these.tcrrible voices, day and night, rising
to Heaven, wen, among the Priests and
Teachers Of all denominations md family
said:
"Harkenreth thlsdreadful cry! What shall
we do to stay it!'
One body ofrespondcnls answered, "tcach
this!"
Another said, "Teach that"
Another said, "Tcach neither this, nor
that, BIZ, t'other.''
Another quarreie,l with allthrce: TWEEN
ty others quarrclled with four, and quar-
relied no less bitterly with ihemsclves.-
The voices not stayed by this, cried out day
and night and tillamong allmankind, went
the Spirit WHO never rested from lis labor;
and STILL in british sort. they died.
Thena whisper murmured TO the Minis
ter of State:
Correct this for thysclf Behold. 81
lcncc these voices or ,irtnously lose thy
power il the attempt 10 do il. Thou cnnst
not SOW grain Of good seed il yain. Chou
knowcst It wcll BE bold and do thy
duty"
The Munster shrugged his shoulders,
and replied--"lt isa great wrong-b9t il
miHlast my nme.' And 50 he put il from
him.
Then ,thc whisper went among the
Priests and Teachers, sayingto each, "lil
thy soul thou knowest il il a truth, Oman,
that there are good things to be taught, and
stay this cry. i"
To which, each answered IN Ike man
ner, at is great wrong--but II sWias,
mytime." And so he put it from him.
Igaw apoisoncd airir which Life dropped
| saw Disease, arrayt'd IN ali its store Of
hidcous aspects and appalling shapes,
triumphant in every alley, by--way, court
back street and poor abode, il every place
where human beings congegpted-in I'll,
proudcst and most boastful places, most oi
| all. tsawihnumcrabIc hosts, iorc-dooinod
to darkness, dirt, pestilence, obsccniiy mis-.
cry and early death. | saw, wheiesoevel
| looked cunning preparations made for dc.
facing the Creators Image, from the mo
mcnt Of IFS appearance here on earth and
stamping over il the imagc Of the Devil
/ saw, from those recking and pernicioui
stcws, the avcnging consequences Of sucl
Sin issuing forth, and penetrating to tho
highest places. / saw, the rich struck
down in their strength, their dbillng elff
dren weakened and withercds the marriage
able sons and daughters pcr1sh'in theii
prime. Isaw ihatnot miserable wrcfcl
brcathcd out his poisoned life in the deep
est cellar Of the most neglected town, but
from the surrounding atmosphere, some
particles Of his infection were borne away
charged with the heavy rctribu,ion on gen
enral guilt.
There were nanv attentive alarmed per
sons looking on, who saw these things too
They were well clothed and had purses
in their pockets; they were educated, ful
of kindness, and loved mercy. they sait
TO one another, This is horrible, and shal
not bc.'' and their was a stir among them L
set il right But opposed 10 these, came
multitude Of noisy fools and greedy knave
! whose harvest was inguch horrors: and the,
with impotence and turnioll, and slth sour
rilous jests at misery and death, repe.let
, the better lookers-on, who seon fell back
and stood aloof.
Then the whispers went among thes
better lookers-on, saying, "oyer the bodit
: Of those fellows TO the rcmedvp
But each Of them moodi.y shrugged hi
shoulders, and replied, III il great wron
s but IL cdi last my time
r / saw great library oflawsa and law pre
S ccedings, so complicated, costly and unil
!. telig;ble. tkat,alihough numbers Of lawyer
/ united ina prbiic fiction that these WEI
5 wonderfully just and equal, there VI
!. scarcely an honest man among them, b
! who said to his friend. privately consulfin
|, him, 4Bcttcr put up with fraud cr oh
injury than grope for redress through q
s manifold blind luru'ugs ard strarge shr|
!. ccs Of this svstrin. ss s =;