Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-01-04

The following il extracted from the Thanks
giving Sermon Of = Philadelphia divine. WI
have seen nothing from the pulpit 90 pointed
and forcible, fo- long time:
ssGovernments have moral character 81
patent and ~ paraded as the device on their
banner folds. The elder Rome was an I'm.
scrupulous robber. The elder Greece was ar
exquisite voluptuary. Russia to-day is 3
sturdy and selfish churl. France is an ambi-
tious and unprincipled man Of fashion. Spain
is wasted and wrinkled and scoYned courte.
san, in the decay and decrepitude Of her dis.
solute living. England is o cross breed be-
tween the Pharisee and the prize-fghter.-
And america Is q we'll trained yet most pas
sionate youth, Of whom it is altogether a
problem whether the manhood be fine Chris
tian gentleman or an unprincipled ruf6an
IS
"While the great end of all legislation in
regard of public vices should be-the proven
ton of crime and the reformation of the Grim
inal, and so should be always characterized
by great moderation and mercy--neverthe-
less, such legislation should be powerful and
prompt; at once impartial in its application
and unyieldins in its enactments. 1t should
be impartial in its application. And here,
coming of our criminal code. 1t bears une-
qually upon the castles of society. Its type
is too truthfally q spiders web, strong as
hempen cord around the wing Of poor fly I;
but weak AS gossamer to the golden plumes
mercy the shivering besgar who makes theft
smiles graciously on the fraudulent bankrupt
bn cf
palace of marble and crowd it with the mag
niGcence of an oriental monarch. 1t is all
iron to the poor drayman who happens to
Jostle your carriage and mar wheel or a
panel; but only poppy and rose leaf to a IL
tied commander who, in mad race upon the
water, runs his bark into shpwreck-the
ruthless murderer of your beloved ones. 1t
has fetter and dungeon for the poor coincr
who utters spurious shilling; but only otto
man and cologne for the swindling officials
of banking house, flooding whole land
with utterances as worthless. Verify, the
criminal jurisprudence of our times has the
Pharisee's moral conscience; straining out
with shuddecng recoil the poor gnat Of ini-
putty, yet swallowing without shrug or con-
tortion, hump and oil, the whole monstrous
"Our eagle does guard jealousy and well
our cipl rights. Let mani care not how
unanown-I care not how insignifcant-fro
the banks of the Connecticut or the ridges Of
the Allcghanies-let him &C. abroad 10 the
ends Of the earth with merchandise for com
merce, and with the stars and stripes waving
over him-wO be unto the prince or potentate
who dares to lay ruthless hands on one cord
of his tent, or one ware of his traffic! Touch
hut his pilgrim staff, or his sandel shoon, or
his scrip, or his garment, and then beware
The eagle! the eagle! How he swoops and
screams! But now let this same man 60
abroad as q religious being. pitching his tent
as a sanctuary for tho living God, and op n
ing therein his blessed Bible as bre I'd from
heaven; and then let oppression roc, his
dwelling into dust, and burn his heavenly
treasure into ashes, and alas for the eagle
now! 1t will swoop you as gently ms sany
sucking dove,' and scream You as softly sas
it were any nightingale fuoa
s'And say, shame, shame, on the eagle!
thus to care for the mcanest right, and neg
lect the noblest--thus to guard the small
fraction of a man, but forget his whole man.
hood. To sit rs an omnipotent protector on
a BARRIERS pole BY the Rhine--and be scared
from heaven pointing splre Of Gods tenn
pie in tally. To flash is eyes In wrathful fire
when men dare to shiver my wine fask-and
doze like an owl in the sun when they tear
away my bible. Shame! shame! on the ca
gle!
s'Our government has been great in its it,
tie things. Like little Zaccheus, climbing
into tail sycamore tree, to show himself tie
chief OF the tax gatherers, it has been u wor-
thy spublican,' sitting amid the farthing box.
es at the receipt of custom. All praise unto
our great craftsmanship We have made
magnificent battle for ccdfsh on the Banks
and guano in South America. We have
clustered for the Black Warriors cotton in
Cuba, and Numbered with great guns for ma
tIonal honor at Greytown. We have beard
cd all Europe on the grand question of diplo-
matte costume, and maintained, in the face
OF I'll creation our inalienable rights to wear
either broadcloth, or velvet, or homespun, as
we will, everywhere and always.
"GlorlOus things are spoken of US! We
are accomplishing feats of statesmanship,
such as Washington never dreamed of. The |
'strlpes'-at least the stripes are belted broad |
On our banners, be it as it may with che
stars Cesar, at least, ought to be satisfied.
We have titled all the meanest herbs OF the
earth IN tribute to his treasury. The eagle
las gathered straws for his eyrie, if he have
lot scared to the sun. The Eagle! nay,
aenceforth paint me an Oul as the Llazon on
,ur banners. A bird that can see every rep
lie In the midnight, but not even Mont Blanc
'r N'a1aTa in the blaze Of the sun. Alas.
las iez our greater things. sWo, wo unto
L, Tor We 1.-THE mint, and rue and al man.
Ter OF herbs, and pass over judgment and the
owe of God.' -@'
"We Christian people! Ours, a reli-
,ous government! We, keep Gods COM
We, ehaye no other gods be-
ore himP We, mako no craven imagasp
We, Stake not the name of the Lord in vain =