The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-08-09
The Moral Tone Of Society.

The Moral Tone u Society.
The daily labor of every good man
in the community, should DO given.
to prevent As far as in him lies. by in
auence and example. any and every
downward tendency of the morals Of
tho community in which he lives
And if his life be once enlisted in the
good work instead Of its being labor
It is pleasure not to bo computed in
figures Because all our pleasure is
inward, and does not depend on out
ward circumstance +; therefore the ap-
prevail of ones own conscience for ev-
cry act, is the only real reward the
mind can receive, and appropriate to
its own quiet and comfort. Here We
are met with the argument that our
notions of right and wrong depend on
education, and the example set before
VA. True. What is right in the Can.
nabal Islands, is not here, and yet
there is no difference of opinion as to
what is right for whatever is in har.
pony with the laws Of nature is right,
and We know these laws as we ad-
vance towards the light Of reason, by
education and refinement.
The theory of original sin. is an al
legory; man is getting ready to disa.
buse his reason on this and kindred
subjects, and remove this serious and
blasphemous charge, which he has
voluntarily made against his Creator.
Religion, to which we attribute all
the blessings Of civil government. in
stead of being the source from whence
they have eminatcd, has been at all
periods Of the world 8 history the great
drawback-the foe to reason which
has been struggling with it. since the
very nativity Of man and his appear
anoe on this beautiful flower-garden of
creation. We speak Of all religion
here and include them in the same
category. because the system having
the least common sense for its basis
has Aourished longest. Here We as
sumo that the true religion Of Jesus
Christ was only taught during his life,
that We have only received glimpses
Of its pure light through the Reforma-
tion-that we are relapsing into dark
ness and skepticism again; the result
of false system Of theocracy. What
is it that holds such systems ? "Faith."
And what is faith =? Why. the belief,
that what one set of men SAYS the
immaculate truth-the word of the
Most High! What absurdity!! Man
starts out on the voyage Of life. with a
pure heart and bright visions, lead
him onward and upward /; in useful
hess. When he arrives at the age of
manhood, he finds, alas! that all is
trickery and deceit, and he signs for
the days Of happy childhood. En-
rors everywhere meet him, in church
Is we'll as state and it is not to be
wondered at, that he settles into uni
versal skepticism. With the educated
and intelligent Of society, does the re-
sponsibility Of all the evils complied of
lie with. Upon their shoulders rest
important trusts. Society receives its
tone from them; and when We look
about US and see their teaching "by
example," we tremble for the conse-
quences. 1t would seem that men
are elevated and respected, not for
their virtues, but for their vices.
Could the walls of certain back
rooms IN this city tell all they know, Of
card playing and liquor drinking, at
midnight, how many Of our citizens
are there, who should be shining lights,
in the example Of their lives; who
would be ashamed to hold up their
heads and plead not guilty to the
charge. The wives Of married men,
who are in this respect, out Of the
path of rectitude, have a full share of
the burden Of these sins to answer for.