The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-05-08


assisted by n. j. TsosAs }. 7. DasT, Wa H. rno1As =
ynsss,c NJ, l.. wssaAs, A. L. cnuDs, and Dr. "n ir"iS
Receipts OF e'rher win be soad.
THE CRADLE OF LIBERTY" IN DANGER or BE
COMING ITS GRAVE
The city OF Boston long borne the distinguished and
honorable of the Cradle Of Liberty and although ihat
blessing acquired by the combined efforts OF the whole
people and the honor Of its attainment cannot be justly
claimed by any single State community su y cannot
be questioned that Boston stands prominent among the
earliest asserters the freedom and independence OF the
colonies there that the power and the vengeance
Of the mother country first forcby brought to bear
against the rights Of the people il was there the nrs
blood was offered up the shrine OF liberty ana y was
there the oppressor received his first lesson Of the vgo
and spirit with which that shrine would be defended JUS
tice therefore demands that she should always stand if
not prenen at least in the highest rank Of those who
occupied the Of the revolution aud this distinction
has never been questioned or denied except when urged
the exclusion Of all other claimants.
But what is the condition Of the Cradle Of Liberty now
who its nurses and what spirits watch over the sium-
bers Of the lusy infant? Are they spirits Of light or
spirits Of darkness Are they there for its safety or Its de-
strucuon and they not paving the way for its be-
coming precocous monster whose Wild excuses II not
speedily arrested will here alas everywhere else convert
the genius Of liberty whose true mission one and
happiness into second enemy Of man, more malignant
and mischevous than he Of the coven foot and forked tail
On side of the cradle sits anatcism crashing its
teeth and foaming at the mouth the other side hy
pocrs cong like the serpent within its secret folds and
splitting invisible in the face Of the sleeping infant
Thronging around the hallowed sanctuary and maintain
ing both by precep and example, stand anarchy lawless
ness sedon n6deity, and blasphemy poisoning his
corruptng his heart and debasng his BY inculc
ting principles which equally incompatible with all
lgious, moral social and political obligations, and If
brought into practical operation will place mankind under
restraint but that of their passions their interests and
their own maynard nngovernable lust miscalled con-
science
Every days experience presents fantastic gambol Of
the at the Cradle Of Liberty, which, were It
not for its mscbievous tendency, would be utterly rdcu
lous Totally unacquainted with entirely regardless
not only of the saluary restraints and circumscribed
powers of egsaton and equally ignorant Of the nature
of well the springs that govern human action
shortsighed inexperienced, and presumpuous knowing
nothing OF the soil they have undertaken to cultivate they
dash with the plough lash the team into foam tear up
the ground uproong everything in the way PROSTATE the
fences every iandmark and when they have done
all this and the long paroxysm is followed by debility and
exhaustion they will look back dsmay the ruins they
have behind without the power to remedy the
qucnces Of their rash Incorporate folly.
Il would require space than spare jus;
to enunerate various overt by which the incG
gruous patchwork quilt Of has demonstrated its
principles and ~ purposes II Is sufficient to say land
appeal to these for the truth Of our asseron) that
they directly and inevitably tend the complete overthrow
of the entire fabric Of government We shall content
ourselves for the present with referring the last exploit
of the wehul in charge Of the Cradle of Lib
erty.
The knownothng legislature Of Massachusetts, of which
some forty fifty members ministers of the Gospel
whose attention has Of course been specially directed TO
the study of the theory and practice Of the law has by
majority of more than two to one passed act making
ures the sole judges Of the law well the facts in
all cases called jury trials will be that this
law revoulionizes the whole Judiciary system There will
longer be any for judges to preside in courts
they will have nothing to do in directing INSTRUCT
ing the jury what is what is not law Hencefort
in The enlightened State Of Massachusetts least the law
instead Of being ~ rule Of action of indscrimna uni
versal application while in operation will be without any
Interpreters, and without any enforce its authority
There will be arbters but jury, whose members
not be called from the legal profession, and who
queny must pe governed IN great measure by their
feelings interests rrcudiccs passions the mary be
They viii thus be without ruddcr compass pilot
and the good people, "the solid Of Boston" in fact
be without law, nasmuch they will have rule Of
ton but the decisions of jury for the part
quainted with the laws and without any but the
learned counsel to enghten Them who all know are per-
fecty impartial these occasions Excellent most
lghtene eformers they will certainly bring the
millennium before the world end, unless the
prophecy of good Father Miller should forcsta them
II is becoming every day evident that this desper
ate faction which at and the time exhibits all the
wild energies Of fnaticism and all the cool calculating
treachery Of cunning Hypocrisy, will not be restrained
either by the dictates Of sense the obligations Of
honesty the sober suggestions Of experience
by any legal constitutional obstacles In its head-long
Whatever stands in Its way viii be ovcrcaped
crushed under the boois OF this spectre Of Death
the Pale 1t be the Bible federal and State
constitution the Judiciary system the judges by whom it
administered The great know-nothing reform is be
radical ndiscriminae universal 1t strikes the very
roots Of religious, moral social and political system
In the language of Mr. Arson Burnganc lately elected to
Congress by the abolition .usonists Massa
chuset,s We have antislsvery constitution an
anti-slavcry Bible and anti-slavsry God'in other
words constitution which gives full swing to the vagares
Of anaticsn Bible which sanctions all its extravsgant