Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-03-16


often necessary resort under the ynI.cyed
= and powerful dcspotism, which lie in wait
for the appearance Of new truth. More,
pcrhars. than any other cause, has this one
J lei 10 the formation OF hidden agencies for
thcd,rtucc and nurture ofchcrishci doctrine,
and hopes. II Is well said by COnlucius,
that when light cano into tho world, u
thousand spirits Of darkncs stand ready "a
soi1C upon her, aud strauglc her in her birth
Every new truth, especially If It be- imror'
tant truth, which monice- old establishments
or rrhukc, ancient manners aud opinions,
has to fight il, way inch by inch to general
acceptance. Consuming frcs ofpors'cution
are liullri rouudil-lcgions ofstircndiari'
hang over it with their worls-porular ma-
lightly watches il with JEALOUS care ormi-
trol priests and crowned king lc; loose their
ubiquitous police Of SPIES and spcarmcn To
dog il, track, aud arrest, qr thwart, or crush
ont it, life. II was for this rcas,n that the
early Christians guarded - soal,lsly the adj
missions 10 the small number Of their di,ci.
plcs-,hat they celebrated iheir worship in
caves and catacomh-, and stole furtiycly
rrOm land to land, like ou,cas;, hunted by
dog, W guilty wr,:chcs flying from the
prcscuc, OF lhcir'fllows. Aud it j. for this
reason, that the aspirin. mind- of Europ',
who would ols, from the back, Of the pco.
pie the heavy weight or wrong, which cen.
turic. Of royal aud pri,'lly opr's.ion have
hcapcl upon them, mu.t maclrinaic ins-rrt
must move ia the shadow ot the woods, or
under the pale light of,,ar., must bury their
papers in ,oml-, and send their diIa,chy,
through the air--and gather Hlhcrcut. by
c1uspirlcy-or undermine or clulr, and fer
ret. aud rircumv,nt "Echp must not lah-
bic Of their whereabouts, nor theli.h.ost
football n,ny thsn ,1 sudden death Ar.
gus. with DO, hundred eyes, hover, around
them. Will, Briar1usvi,h his mudryI hand,
Is eager TO seize them A' the dread ms-
chiuyry - c,,,rnmeut, an the -ll.h in
.tinrt. u power, ar, their cucmios IA
what a story ofhairhral,h escape. and ad.
vruturcs-of heroic daring. and subtle ~.
rariy-ofimrrs,in'a commandments
barrier, and GORDON, finally Gshie,cl-in.
.uprrahlc obstacle. o,crcomc-s0r,ts1 f,al-
met, vruu. from their Utmost achNr,-r-.
riona., submitted 90 a krncr espionage and
made 90 witness uuwi,iurly Vihcts whose
discovery became 10, despair. Whatastnry
or such thing, could Hu-sutl, aud Mtuiui
toll, ifplliry permitted them touu,1al their
lips, and declare the s1liciiudc and shifts by
which the spark of rcruhlian freedom has
l,ru kep, alive and carried over Earnpe
Take the young child and - into Egypt"
/, a command aipr,'itoall who bear with
them a pr,riou. d"p',i; VI truth
"Thc lls, cau., 70 b. mentioned or the
prevailing disposition &, hy into s'cr.t ore
carnations, is ono that ha, no, horn .ufF-
-iru,ly dwell, upon by tho,r who have thought
40 ,,.;,,.o ,,,h. ,.b,., NJ, moan IN.
ol,i,u. inability orc.i,tip- society to mcs,
,h. v,r,. NJ ,is human s,ul The actu.l
relations OF men IN crh other, are almost
universally fltas a burden, II not a cur.,.
The struggles they cnrrudcr. tho long and
rainfal nrf,r, against poverty and di,,a,,
N, uc,rnss.. the hls,hooi. the competition
the cut.,hrnt conditions Of success. tho
sm,llps,. of the rcromreusa when you do
uc,,yl. the exaggerated importaucr given
q, th, mere phy,iral lie. and tho low c.,i-