Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1855-05-19

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will applaud this profound purpose they
who conspire to destroy that Protestant civ.
ilization, orwhp abet, or sell themselves 10
those who do, nibsl abide the political over.
throw which so justly aud permanently a.
waits them. Tbs country cheri,hes its glo.
rious Nationality and, believing itio be en-.
dangered, III has isensup in lis majesty, 10
assert, TO yindisle, and 10 develope still
more powerfully that Nationality, without
which the count! itself has no destiny,no
mission on the scs OF The earth. They
who are sollcst to every exalted instinct, as
tobe insensible tothegrandeur Of suchhopes
as God has sci ,bslCre us, may also despise
all the efforts byNwhich those hopes are 10
be realized Nevertheless, the country will
guard and assert.fs Nationality, in spite Of
its recreant childran, as wellas open foes.-
This Is one version Of ihisgrand movement;
one point Of view itom which its rise, lis
progress, and its ains are distinctly mani
iesls Let,he county execute suchtaswork
in such a spirit, and she viii be launched a.
new upon her high cafeer. 9 az i 55a3,i
i, NAV be Of lass importance 10 etefm In
nv What means !, HI III. sreat sn,ri, has hsen a !.
ra,,sed and Scnnssn,.rSled. IYais this l. moi,
difficult.S i Manifsslls whateyer. those means
were, they must have worked long aud work.
ed deeply, WASH nolhing that III all parts
mon the most opnosile preles,s the d ;sso.
luton Of The lIJnian was constantly threat.
ened ! Was II nothIr, that poliiical cor
ruption. ptown e;SsSlIc in the land had
shocked allhonest mn Was Il nothing.
Thai a stream m foye;e, nat,ners and ifelons
flowed ceaselessly INTO the bosom Of the Re-
public q Was il nothng, that millions of
foreign Papists and iohrgn Infidels. inunda-
ting The country like / flood Of locusts. d.
rected against the Eibsty, the Religion, and
the Nationality, of The Feople2 Was limo,
thing, that political parties openly bought
and sold the support q these fearful powers,
contracting always for such payments in re-
turn as were the most humilia,ing and the
mostfatal2 Wasn't nohing, that the voice
Of patriots, the power d the press. the i'm.
portnnilies ofsthe pulpit were directed, each
in its own sphere, and ic years together, a.
gainst this ffightiul AMI enormous wicked.
ness? WasitInothing, What men coul d'nei.
ther vote. nor speak, nd preach, nor pray,
without being liable toisult and violence,
uulsss they would do all in such a manner
as suited the tastes Of lorsmmobs, compo.l
sed Of foreign Inidels all Papis,si YEA
verify they were deep causes, anil they
worked long, which wIar,lll the American
people to that earnest Id fefvitl, and yeti
calm and settled en,htIasms which iper:
ivades lhenation, 5iy6 Z ssSisss q IT,,
M donb, Rel;gioni, Il Y, e,ement in This
vida. snresd excitement, mn Ills no, ibe
only sIamsnt MI wilh Il man fhe chief
one Eitber If ,he oihsr elements nv Il.
self or Ibis one by ITSELF bIshl 10 have been
sufficient In have saved nj country from
,bs ner;l iwh;rb INV 1sm,i,Is ,bei nSwe, N.
M M ,bree IN avert 4 Bssrss Il III 4 an els.
man, at allt stbsy oyer Wbm Ions DELAYED,
rsiribnioa il iimpendinpg steam az L 'ibe hare,
msniion II X, as Ia dsm,,i;nes All n an
1,hey saw aCbrist5 a5prossh them Ills a
neTsecptionS for icohsciense sake IN. their
view. that wa hesitate 10 MI nder onr Conn.
iryi our Liberty. and our 'lsiiSion 10 the
guidance Of Corrupt men. btl1ed with for
eigaers; and what makes ii persecution is,
that, these foreigners happe Ia be Papists
andtIpfiielsI II they had tppened 10 be
Chinese, on ahommedspsit nation would
have reyulted much sooner. And yet with
out,reason. For we and Oh fathers have
an upset tied accopat .,si,t i least
three centuries and a half lop AT first. il
was the Emperor and The p AZ who trod US
into the dust. Then it was Hugs and Bish-
ops, who burned some at stake, and
droyeythe restout Of Europsl ION all lands
into this wilderness. Now his MODS and
demagog,Ies, who have follow us into our
place Of refuge-nay, our lad place Of ref
use-and they renew here Is combat Of
centuries, ia a form at once me- degrading
and deleslible, and more Ilkd TO be fatal
10 us than in either of lis lfdips forms.
Shall we be driven into The II ifcl Shall
we succom5? Or shall we I'M uponbour
relentless pursuers2 They hee followed
the liontohts lastden, and,hey i've brought.
him to bay. Did they experlhim 10 die
like a stag il. bisiair ss.S
The revolt al INA conntty iws.wholly nm.
e,nse,ed bv those Who s,lpposel Ithey had
alreals seentedliiis final snbibstion: and
Ike every a,het great retribntln h takes
those 4 fslIs IN by sunrise. sIl;noi.there.
FIRE n, he Wondeied al. ihai III ( exeeraie
with necnlar 1hn,ror s,he fsbetS means of
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