New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-01-25

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Bot would 20 further and affirm that by giving the
Bbr the child and the poor, prevent an evil which
Is ale = Infinitely more than TO one Nothing 20
much exalts mans character Just APPRECIATION OF
bis Intelligent and immortal nature aud no book fully
and forcby teaches this great esson as does the Bible
When learns that be IS highly appreciated by the
hilet that the best put forth great efforts 10 ad
bless him he himself to meet
exTsctisu aud some he at coneeyes o
h-ef and of his position too important to be reed
With and his life at becomes scene Of noble activi.
tics Now oil this reasoning holds emnentJ true Of the
bearings of the Bible upon the mind aud the lite Of man
lie lea pn the Bible the grandeur Of his origin and
BIZ desny-hat God his Father that Tod has loved
him that he has forth bis Son upon mighty embas
sy u redceInpg inercythst the Divine Redaener
down aud bled 70 via his loveded 10 open to him the
gates pardenlnd from the dead o unfold him
ts portals Of immortality These lessons ezslt and dig
nifty human But merely 10 give material without
combining with IL mental and moral ai1 IS 10 fasen for
and irryocay upon the poor The habit Of helpless
and dependence It is matter Of history that the
poor rates Sf England have increased 70 fsarfu extent
The pauforism that great but overtaxe nation But
! enough upon this point
We proceed t. say .ir that thu general circulation OF
the Bible ,ug population Is Of the grand
coHs Of country and Of our ,isaes know not If
should be extravsgan in saying 1t is the greatest and
most imperative Of all necessities Unjust be parioned
for repeating the thousandth time or it is great fact
in the character of goyernmen That ours is gov
Of public opinionthat all its constitutions and
aws the legalizei embodiment Of public opinion
aud upon public opinion alone they dependent for
their perretuy nd their power In the estimation then
Of every enlightened ond patriotic citizen how vital must
b. question of maintaining sound and elevated pub
lie seutmen No book sir in ali the vast libraries OF the
cyiiEei world well accomplish this great work as
can the Bible,
our population is a mixed multitude from many lands
ia9 is
ing upon mighter army than Napoleon mustered to
the SHOWS Ct the North, They coming from sunny
sTau and frozen Nyrway-from Poland the East and
Bttlin on the West These people have different Ian
gaes different educslions an varied prejud cesthey
have been accustomed various forms Of religious and
political government How sir this Heterogeneous
be united? On what common ground can they be
united What will prove universal solvent, and melt
them into homogeneous mas. We reply, the Bible
str and nothing but the Bible The people all from
Chri stan landsthey all bseye the Bible is the Book OF
God the rule Of right. The Bible unes u aii-and
Is hr only Of the farreachiug circle Christian
men and Christian nations hold all manner Of tlecog
ecciesiastica and political opinions. Like the rays of
light they found looking every point Of the
pass but ike these rays of Light they acknowiedgr COM
mon centre and common souIce-that source Is God
that centre is the bic. Let send the Bible through
out til. aud among all the people and alkal
trliz-s the chemical incompatbiy II oil aud water so
the iUc shah sufdae tie national political and social
inc0mpatbiy Of tho many tribes and ten that have
come to dwell in midst and bind gether frmer
than band Of iron. in bond " political union,
tie R;o Grande to the st Lawrence and from to
ocean But, Mr. President TO present this idea in a
4 somewhat different light
In the despotisnns Europe law has long been
cated in the mind with oppression and wrong
for thousand euormitis have been perperated in th
II uuc-hployed Of law Is It not probable sir ha
v when the oppressed millions Of Europe shores
+5,,f - lf,al.
It's pgauliees against Law viii they not eok with som
Of dstrust upon Government that claims be Govern
nent just indeed what the despotisms that hay
wronegd aud oppressed them claimed to be And
Is, there not danger that, they associate law wit
nl- oppression and injustice they will take the other exrem
en- and associate liberty with centiousuess What, sir
he h give them whoes and elevated ideas Of Govern
,er t Of selfimposed avs What Is oeach respect fc
lid rse rates ANA oo,jisnae T. lawful authority We i
x ply the Bibe-the wholesome lessons Of the Bible IN
lie Bible will regulate the individual and the famlyan
H. what nation What +, glorious republic but a
g srsgatdn Of individuals and families Whatever theL
II sir indyidvasbc families are, the republic must b
le will be-
Some of our wisest and most patriotic have ooke
almost with painful apprehension upon the mighty It'd
r that upon shores from the overcrovded nation
Ok Europehy have feared that have not enough
re the true leaven to leaven mighty ump-that ou
at nationality would be swaowed up and the Institution
d built upon the bones and with the blood of
fathers would be swept away and the noblest example
lost the world forever But sir let
never despair of the republic We have sir in the lar
ggagr Of eloquent writer a" great American mill
he grind the nations and Americanss them Do 20
nd an sir what is this great mill of which speak, ca
he not enter into details sir but the Bible is the nethe
ep millstone-hc common school is the upper milestone,
les nd our broad the hopper bet the nations com
th siryes let them from every land to our mill an
We viii grind powder their bgotres and prejudces
in thousand years and make them neT and American
me lied people
ty Let me say you gentlemen who represent in tn
splendid hall the numerousthe setsacrifcngthe er
ersetc Fire Companies OF Neworleansyou who fly to th
rescue life aud propertyyou s to whom we all al
50 deeply indebtedthat witnessed for the first time
tie fourth of March last with infinite pride and pleasur
your and splendid array noticed you ha
many valuable beautiful and powerful engines, many
which doubt rendered aid in the hour Of dang
tiy and dismay But gentlemen you will allow to
the after awarding the FIRE engine the meed OF praise 1t
weH deserves that know OF another engnecall il ii
his engine if you peasesn engine to eAnguish fire that
Ter s1rpasses all other engines notwithstanding all the
ust umphs Of modern art, mean srS tue Bible Sooet
on The urruly tongues empers of have set
cal the course Of Nature and the soest iee
tu- foe to man They have given birth thousand bloc,
and cruel have renched the earth with hum
ind gorewars Of ambition that have wrenched right and
nnon the and have given them to the stro
Of have built thrones upon pyramids OF reeki
of skulls aud poured tide of lire thousand LAM
rea But srs be thanked have mighty engine pla
hes iue upon this moral confagration In London aud
but Sewyork the great companies and in many ott
now places they lending generous hand say
With them work and the mighty and farstreamng j
are flying over broad and tall mountain tops
NAL pouring their ame-subdung food India Africa,
ma Australia and the thousand isles that dot the de-
ery wish help in this glorious work until the flames
light eytiuguhpd-untl the nations learn more. a
rails and blossom the rose and the par'
ness ed ground becomes pools ot living water
and pp, ;rs the work is not vet done the cry Of FIJI
d 10 Gre booming up over the broad ocean from
oW lhousenj lands Shall not fly to the rescue aud 70
from the built engine. in thousand far-stres
Ing lets living lods of the water If life! You kn
MN full from sad experience that there comes crisis
haF tine history Of very burning building when uns al,
and rendered win be too late to holp and you must ret
Mr. in Despair Of doing good So there is crisis III the
met tory of every human soul WHOM is beyond helpa
nave we must give it up become the victim of puquen
Pro able Gre
but Lot not the cry Of and fear that comes up wall
aid upon the wings Of the wiud from mauy hsbtat9n
We so cruelty darkness fIl mhse l upou ears
aid let humanity and all the noble impulses Of cur nat