The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-12-22

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thor Of the article writes ini'he spirit Of a
practical Philosopher. Ho sees clearly the
wants Of the Times, and the duties Of ,he
citizen growing ouiof,hem. We besPeak
an attentive perusal Of the article.
| The Times and our Duties.
HThere is q community in mankind's
destiny" said distinguished statesman
and philosopher ofihc present century.
There is unity among great principles 0!
Truth. In physics, as in morals, by an IN
hereni law, like seeks lis like. In pol'lics,
as in religion and natural science, kindred
forces should net together, and forbid the
laciious hand 10 separate what God hath
joined together. As friends OF the Maine
Law and Freedom, and all efforts TO Amer.
icanize our institutions and restore them TO
tina, basis of health and vigor which they
received from their founders, we should
never forge, the fundamental ideas which
give birth and force TO all our humane and
patriotic labors. We must not ignore !he
philosophy Of History nor The unity Of Truth.
Relorners sometimes expend hall their
force aud opportunity by disresarding and
beating back one truth while they claim
special friendship for another. We do not
mean by this that disciples Of improvement,
mus, grasp and avow advocacy Ter all truth,
or be rcpudia,ed as men OF one idea. We
do not mean that i, is the law that the birth
aud growth OF revolutions are simullane.
Gus and alike. In -.his regard we must
watch the curren, Of events, and learn their
force and their meaning. There Is Divin.
i,y ,ha. shapes our ends. VIVA. Providence
clearly indicates To- be the Law Of move
lnenls and the lines of present duty and
labor, we should undevialingly regard
rhe only allowable POLICY FOR tile patriot
and The statesman is 70 so forth will the
torch OF Truth in his hand and make the
facts within his grasp tell the most on the
moral, social, aud political improvement Of
his country.
One must be stubborn or aiheis,ical, 10
deny iha, passing events and the condition
Of pa:lies among the American people indi.
cate tha, the opportunity is Immediately be.
fore us 10 push forward several great moral
and political truths 10 victory and power
For good or for evil new era is dawning
on American history. The two great po-
li,ical parties iha, began 10 show their aduIn.
braiions in 1924, and became well organ
lied, with seniei ranks, by 1928, the strong.
hearted and iron willed chief Of one was
Andrew Jackson, and the inspiration and
ceniralizing force OF the other were the
soaring genius and majestic intellect OF Hen
~ Clay, no longer exist in reality. They
are broken into fragments, 10 be reunited
no more. The principles, which were
their interior life and gave them cohesion
and force, have passed out OF Them - have
ceased 10 be issues before the coun,ry-and
by them the people will no longer be held
together. In vain do The camp.followers
Of former times, standing now in the places
of The old acknowledgements, vociierate the
old shibbole,hs and watch.words, when
they mean. only the Jewish cry-rotd elothss
old clothes" In vain do schemers and ex-
pecianis Of plumber, at Washington or a,
Baltimore, construct new platforms Of the
old imbers and pin them down with oak
ecu, out South" The people see the fal.
acy Of putting new wine into old bottles
Their firm utterance is-,et the dead bury
the dead. They are prepared for new com.
bEalions and affiniiies. The issues, Bank,
Sub treasury and Tariff are superseded by
Temperance, Freedom, and Professionalism.
Never before. were the American people so
alive to the evils of the Liquor traffic, the
aaquressions OF, Slavery and the dangers o.!
Romanism. Is there not the indication OF
Providence in This! How happens 1t ,ha,
these issues assume such massive proper.
tons a, this opportune hour! Now, indeed,
is The accepted time, If we will but i'm
prove it. Though the finger Of Providence
always indicates the opportunity when
strong blows may be successfully struck
for the Right. OH rs il depends whether The
opportunity shall be improved or lost.
Our present duties as christians and CHI.
gems cannot be mistaken by those whose
minds are open 10 truth and the force and
meaning Of controlling facts. The Liquor
traffic is pressing as crushing and blasting
scourge on all the true interests of Ameri.
can civilization. Life, Religion, Education,
Agriculture, Commerce, Manufactures,
Art, Science, everything conducive TO the
strength and well.being Of The Republic,
are suffering by its terrible ravages. its
des,rucliveness 10 life and the amour, OF
crime and pauperism which il causes, would
seem perfectly astounding were we not SO
familiar with them that we, in n measure,
are reconciled 10 them or overlook them.
Alter years of iireless efforts the friends Of
Temperance have won The approving al
ieniion of the legislator and the statesman.
Once party ties and interests entirely ex.
cluded The subjec, from the political plat.
form and The legislative hall.
Those obsiruclioos exist no more. The
overshadowing and persistent aggression of
Slavery are now being well acknowledged
and understood throughout the Free States.
The evils OF Romanism are closely iden-
tiled with those Of In,emperance and Slav.
cry. The base and destructive uses TO
which Slavery and the Rum power convert
the Catholic and degraded portion Of our
foreign population, have SO aroused large
numbers Of the American people, lha, an
American movement has risen rapidly, Of
large proportions and force. The Liquor
traffic, Slavery, and The political elements
of Romanism are the triple and united
evils that operate with snch blasting effect
on individual and social life and our ins,i.
iulions, as 10 alarm The christian freeman
and patriot. What shall meet the force oil
those evils SO strongly combined! Temper.
ance, Freedom, and Protestanlism. These
are the holy three which will prove resislless
against their opposiles, il their united force
is not broken by the imprudence, or fac
'lous designs, Of their professed friends.ZI
AS they arc products Of the same moral
soil, oulsrowths of The same spiritual germ,
they cannot be separated without doing
Than viopn IN /, m, ,,,oo T. . m ~ THAR aren 9th