The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-11-04
Religion cs Revolutionary Men.



hitherto the French people have been the
Is it because the idea Of God. which arises
from all the evidences Of Mature. and from
the depths of reflection. being The rrofo,u-
dest and weieh'es' idea Of which human
intelligence is capable, and the Ftene
mind ha.ne the most rapid. but the most
superficial The lighteet. and most reflective
Of all European races this mind has not
the force and severity necessary ~ carry
far and long the greatest conception Of the
human understanding
IL il hecauseronr Governments have al
ways IA ken upon themselves to- think for ne.
10 believe for us. and to pray for us Is
it because we are aud nave been military
people. q snlaier-,t ion, led by kings, he
roes, ambitious men from battle field to
battle field making cenuuasts, and never
Keeping fheW-rtvaging dazzling. charm
ing and corrnpiing Europe. and bringing
home her manners, rices. bravery. lightneee
and i'npie'v Of the camp 10 The iirnalp Of
the people
| I know not. but certain il is. that The
nation has ~ Immense progress to make
in serious thought if she wishes 10 remain
free II we look at the eharacte,s. com
pared as regards religious sentiment. Of the
nations of Europe. America even hsia. the
advantage is not for rs. The great men
Of other countries live and die looking
at the spectator or at most. At pcsfnriv.
| 9ren the history OF America. the history
! ofF,ance read the great lives, the great
desths the great ,nartyrdnms the great
| words as the ruling thought reveals itself
in the last words Of the dying-anl com
pare
Washington aud franklin fought, suffer
ell, and assembled and descended IN their
political life. always in the name ct God,
Tor whom they acted and The lEpratcr nf
America died, confling 10 God the liberty
Of the people and his own soul
Sidney, the veunq martyr If patriotism,
guilty OF nothing but lrnpatience, and who
Esied to eSria'e his couni,Y's dream Of j.
herty. said IN his alor. 4 | rejoice that
die innocent toward the kin, G. but victim
resigned tn the King on high, 10 whom all
my life is due
The republicans Of Cromwel's day
sought The way Of God. even in the blood
Of battles Their politics were their faith
their rein a prayer-their dea'h psalm
One hears sees. feels, that Ca was in all
the movements OF these great people.
But cross the sea, traverse La Mancha
come to our times, nren our annals, and
listen to the last words of the great politi-
cal actors Of the drama Of our liberty One
would think that God was elipse'l from the
soul. that his name was unknown in the
language. History viii have the air of an
al ,n,e .hr,, H. l. u.
these annihilatinns. rather than deaths, nf
celebrated men in the greatest year Of
France The vis4ims only have God q
the ttihunes and victors have none =
Look at Miraheau on the bed of Oath Z
& Crown tne with flowers said Re, in
toxicafe me with perfumes llst me die
at the sound of delicious ml..Sr - Not
wo'd of God, or of his ss-i Sensual
last voIuptrouSness in l;- agony
Contemplate Ma laoss Roland, the strong
hearted woman ciffe revolution on the
cart that conveyed her to death. She looked
contemptuo,ts't on the bespoited people
who killed their prophets and sybils Not
q glancefpward heaven Only one word
for ~ earth she WIS quitting" Oh
Llbr,tyw
: Approach the dungeon doors of the
Girondins Their last night is banquet,
the only hymn. the NarseiIlase !
Follow Camille Destnorinas to his exc
cution A cool and indecent pleasantly at
the trial and a long imprecation on the
road to the guillotine. were the two last
thoughts of this dying man on his way to
the last tribunal.
Hear nanton on the platform of the scat
fold, at the distance OF line from God
and eternity. have had good time Of
it let me GO to sleep" Then to the OK
You will show my head to
The people. it is worth the trouble ~
His faith anpihiation bis last sigh, vani-
ty. Behold fhe Frenchmanof this latter
age,
What must one think of the religious
sentiment otca free people, whose great
hg',res seen = march in procession to an
and to whom the terrible min
eath-itself recalls neither the
theatenings or promises of God
The republic Of these men without God
has quickly been stranded. The liberty
won with so much hesaism and so much
genius. has not found in France conscience
10 shelter it, God 10 avenge it, a people to {
iefend " against that atheism which has
been called glory. Al ended in soldier
md some apostate republicans, travestied
INTO courtiers. An athelstic republicanlsm
,annot be heroic. When You terrlfy it, it
bends, when YOU would bny it, it sells
Itself Who would take any heed the
people ungratetul and God non-exstent !
SO finish atheist revolutions
1y-Threo thousand hands, are en- !
oloyed constantly in Belgium making
gloves. From one establishment last {
rear Il Is said Tint four hundred thn11 {