The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-01-31
Modern Chiyalry.

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hopERS CHYALRY.-Let us hear no more
of the degeneracy Of the times-no more
signing for the virtues of the past. The
times are not degenerate; the virtues of the
people have not, as many hypochOndriacs
imagine, become extinct. No; the same
spirit that animated our ancestors in the days
of the Crusales, still glows in eur bosoms.
There are noble meO, great men, patriotic
men in the present age, as well as in the
past: AMI no sooner DO the times call for
greatness AMI patriotism, than from their
silent resting places, where they have been
slumbeling for years, they rise before us.
animatiug the spirits and strengthing the
arms of those, whom we never before sus
Pec.ed of having any dealings with them.
The revolution did not make great men;
it only brought that greatness forth, which
already existed. The amount of the pa
triotjsm of a people, in any age, is always
about the SANE: although it is sometimes
very ~unequally distributed among the PEG.
ple-soms possessing none, others overflow.
ing with it. 81 it is with US at the present
time; 1t is among US, but the great body Of
the people are entirely destitute of it. 1t
exists only among an unknown fes. really to
be brought into action, whenever the coun-
tryis in peril. The country is now. in peril,
but she will be saved; for this spirit has
come forth. And as a part of the country
Harrison County will be,-mast be saved.
How often, when we least expect it, is
danger lurking near We we're living, as
we supposed, in peaceful security, when 10!
the discovery is made that the Pope is about
to subvert our liberties, and establish his
throne, inqaisiiion. bullhorns and all, right
in our midst--in Cadiz. 0 spirit of patriot
ism, arouse, or We are undone forever -
Now comes "the tug Of war" How shall
it be conducted? Shall we have IAN open
field and a fair fight" or shah we resort tc
stratasem? Il is true, history would seem
to say "an open field" for when Luther,
Knox and lvin fought the old fellow, they
stormed his castle, by boldly marching RICH
up to his batteries. Que fellow, who has
been "militia captain" in his time, and very
fond OF military parade, argues strongly
for the same couIse. Give me an open
field" says he, "let us array ourselves ii
gallant order; run high our Dinners, and
with
THE spirit stirring drum the eur. 2ier.in { fife,
Tho royal banner; and all qtqlity
Pride, pJmp, AMI circumstances Of Clio rio Is war;
We will take the field, and my word for it,
we'll shake The fellow, anil his eonfcIerAtcs,
out of theirboots in the twinkIing Of an eye
But one Of the unkn2Ws, u listle more
crafty, and not quite 50 enthusiastic, in re.
ply says: Circumstances alter cases. Ia
Lutber's day the Pope WIS wsah and his 90
ponents strong; bns now the Pope is strong
and his opponents weak. Besides truth was
with them. The Bible was with7 them
They fought, too, in An enlightened 2
with all the advantages of free. speech, y
free press, and frvc-schooIa. B 1t how is it
NTH us3 We live in the clark ares"
without the advantages OF free speech, a
free press and free schools. THEY had also,
the advantage of numbers; bat now, our
enemies are eight to one against us. Truth
cannot now, openly combat error with any
hope Of success. Sub being the case, we
are compelled, therefore, to resort to secre
cy and stratagem."
This argument, being unanswerable, de.
cided the case. AZ ,,rlin sly, a part of the
patriotic anknoecT fen, meet s!saltnily il
the suburbs Of Csliz, to arrange a plan fol
the campaign. Evening after evening, a
fey brave spirits may be seen, slipping qpi,
city out of town to organize the patriotic
''ankno!0a' Of the cIuntrv. The otraniza-
ton is now complete. The lovers of theil
county and the defcnIere and champions o.
the 'true faith, are now unitel and ready
TO strike the unseen blow that is to save
Harrison County.
But let us gItnce at the enemy the
POpc's alherents. He. too, is almost invis.
ible. There is policy in war, as we'll a, in
other affairs. The foe, we'll knowing this
to be true, and this other maxim, "united
we stand. divided we fall" has collected in
Cadiz-the seat of war. Only ONE adhe :
rent Of the Pope, indeed. can DO seen, but
that one is in himself a host in the eyes OF
the unknown" He appears indeed to be
a p~eaceable citizen like ether good folks
But says one of the unknown, ''who knows
how many others are lurking under ground
beneath us, or lowering invisible in the air,
above u.s." Let US not be deceived by an.
pearances. appearances are deceitful."
Even il this one should be all, should not
no, armed, as. no doubt he will be, with
"the raw head and bloody bones Of Po-
perry" arouse all our patriotism and call
forth all the chlyalry Of the land, to the res.
cue?''
This one, SO far as can DO seen, is the
head and front of the foe. Those having
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