Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-07-03

adopted by the king and his parasites,
with low Papisticsl design OF gaining
an Unfair bias on tho credulous weak
ness Of our minds. i;urope--and no.
England--is the parent.county of Amer.
lea. This new world hath been the
asylum for the persecutcd lovers Of civil
and religious liberty from every part Of
EVrope. Hither have they fed, not
from the tender embraces OF the mother,
but from the cruelty Of tho monster (;
and it is SO far true Of England, thai
the same tyranny which drove the first
emisrant' from home pursues their de-.
scendsnls still.) n y y
] challenge the warmest advocate for
reconciliation to show single advantage
that this continent can reap by being
connected with Great Britain. | repeat
the challenge, not single advantage is
derived. Our corn will fetch its price
in any market in Europe. and our i'm.
ported goods must be paid for, buy them
where we will.
But the injuries and disadvantages we
sustain by that connexion are without
number, and our duty to mankind at
large, as we'll as to ourselves, instructs
us 10 renounce the alliance F.; because
any submission to, or dependence on,
Great Britain, tends directly to involve
this continent in European wars and
quarreIs. As Europe is our market for
trade, we ought 10 form no political
connexions with any part OF it. IT'S
the true interest Of America to steer
clear OF European contentious, which
she never can do while, by her depend.
ence on Britain, she is made the make.
weight in the scale Of British politics.
Europe is too thickIy planted with
Kingdoms to be long at peace; and
whenever war breaks out between
England and any foreign power, the
trade oil America goes 10 ruin, because
Of her connexion with Britain. The
next war may not turn out like the
last, and should it not, the advoc cates
for reconciliation now will be wishing
for separation then, because neutrality
in that case would be safer convoy than
a man .of.war. Everything that is right
or reasonable pleads for seperation.-
The blood OF the slan-the weeping
voice Of nature--cries, IT'S TINE TO
PART. Even the distance at which the
Almighty hath placed England from
America, is strong and natural proof
that the authority Of the one over the
other was never the design Of Heaven.--
The time. likewise, at which the cont.
nent was discovered, adls weight to the
argument, and the manner in which i,
was peopled increases the force OF it,
The Reformation was preceded by the
discovery Of America as If the Almi ghiy
graciously meant to open a sanctuary to
the prosecuted in future years. when
home should afford neither friendship OF
safety.
The authority Of Great Britain over
this continent is form of government,
which, sooner or later, must have an end
And a serious mind can draw No true
pleasure by looking forwarl, under the
painful and positive conviction that
what he calls "the present constitution
is merely temporary. As parents. we
can have no Joy, knowing that this
government, is moi sufficiently lasting to
insure anything which we may bequea,l1
to posterity: and by PLAIN method o.
argument, as we are running the mex
generation into debt, we ought to do the
work of it, otherwise we use them mean
ly and painfully. In order to discover
the line Of our duty rightly, we should
take our children in our hand, and Fl,
our station in a few years further int
life 4; that eminence will present pros
pect which few present fears and pre-
Iudices conceal from our sight.
Though would carefully avoil Civ
ing unnecessary offence, yet am irclin
ed to believe, that all those who espous
the doctrine Of reconciliation may b
included within the following descrip
lions interested men. who are not to b
trusted /; weak men, who can not sec
prejudiced men, who will no! see an
a certain set Of moderate men. who thin
, better Of the Europen world than it dt
serves and this last class, by an il
Judged deliberation, will he the sam
! cause OF moro calamities TO this cont
|, nent than all the other three. ~
i 1t is repugant to reason, and the un
versal order Of things, 10 all exsmpl
. from former ages, to suppose, that tn
continent can longer remain subject
q any externsl'power. The most sangull
. in Britain do not think so. The utmo
stretch Of human wisdom cannot, at tt
time, compass a plan short Of separ
:. tion, which can promise the con!ine
:, even a years security. Rtconciliatl'
=. is now a fallscious dream. Nature ha
y, deserted the connection, and art cam
Il Il supply her place. For, as Milton vii
~ ~ ly expressed, "never can true reconci
~ =, ment grow, where wounds Of Dead
a. .. hate have pierced so deep"
=. Every. quiet method for peace hi
re- been Intellectual. Our prayers have be
ID rejected with disdain ; snd only tend
~ 10 convince US, that nothing Aattsrs VI
!, ity, or confirms obstinacy in kings M
- than repeated petitioning ng-nothing h
contributed more than this very meas
q. to make the kings Of Europe absolu
m witness Denmark, Sweden. Whsrefe
n, ,t. since nothing but blows will do. for Ga
~ sake, let US come to final separsti
m =. and not leave the next generation to