True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-01-04

moral world up to the present moment, fur
nishes ample proofs with which to cOnfute
this dogma. 1t is unnecessary to present
any at the present time.
The spirit of Conservatism is inharmo-
nious with the works of nature. Progress
sive improvement is one of her fundamen-
tai laws. 1t had its paternity in the great
Law Maker. The clements Of which our
earth is composed were formed by His Al
mighty hand, and obediont to this law be-
came Sted for the habitation of man. Its
course is nat yet stayed. Numbcrless have
been the revolutions from the Inferior to
the superior, since that time when the Di-
vine Creator said, "it was very coed. -
Onward, and yet onward is its course
Like a huge boulder, it is rushing down
the steep declivitics of Time, gathering
force and velocity at every bound. Thus
it will continue, until it "and all that are
therein shall be burned up"
The esprit of Conservatism is subversivc
to the best interests of republican form
of government. What but resistance t.
the spirit of progress, caused the separa
ton of the Colonies from their unnatura
and unreasonable mother? Did not th'
oppressive hosts of aristocracy and prouc
prelacg cndeavor to crush the mass in thoi
efforts to elevate themselves in the scale o
being, to enjoy their prerogative, "life, lib
erty and the pursuit of happiness, ,"-"t
quench the spark of freedom struck int
existence at Lexington and Bunker'S Hill
and prevent its kindling into fame tina
might sweep tyranny and oppression fror
= off the face of the earth, and hurl king
and their thrones over the battlements {
the Peoples strcngth?'
Freedom grew out of tyranny, and ha
budded and blossomcd and brought forth
rich harvest of fruit. We have now go7
ernment built on the spirit of progrcssial
and by that spirit only can it be maintain
ed. Let us as a nation refuse to avail on
selves Of the new truths that hail in sigh
as we goodly vessel sail down the strcal
= of Time, our cargo human rights, humo
i elevation, and human happiness, and "
: shall shipwrcck on the shoals Of despotis
and ignorance, and eventually sink in
: utter annihilation.
: But in proportion as We receive and VIC
: come them, as they appear ''rollng the tu
It bid waters of error and sophistry into the
Il own living ocean, thereby occomplishir
II the purposes of the Great Infinite, and Il
il folding the secrets and mysteries of II
IS government" just in that proportion sh'
$ we rise in wealth, influence and real pow(
Ie Is it not then the duty of every wi
r, man, of every American citizen, of eve
If Christian, to weigh and examine CAREFUL
l. thoroughly, disrassionatcly and impartial
Le every truth presented to their consi1e,
ton?
Does not a constant prejudice AGAR
ching new, and blind devotion
sfaS 0id, betray Z great lack Of pr
llc5i knowledge, paucity of ideas, and
'S trinity Of understanding?
III But the great, manifest destiny of O
50 nation must be wrought out. TWILL ]
c. Truth is mighty and will prevail in eve
IL department of science, in politics, in Il
u ology. Tn vain will be the efforts Of eve
Conservative to keep things fixed. III
or may delay the progress of the car of Trr
ks but in vain are their efforts to stayits cour
tie As well might they attempt to dam up
to waters of the Mississippi with straw
H. Their resistance is like that of the adam
tine granite to the internal elements, viii
m when they have need for expansion, sht
pit the great globe with convulsive throcs,
"a with an earthquake effort, heavo the p
TO- derous load from its back. G. W. B
ct STEUBENvILLE, Dec. 25, 1854.