The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-11-28
Religion Of Revolutionary Men.
BY LAM ARTINE.

that hitherto the French people have been
the least religious Of all the nations Of
Europe. 1t is because the idea Of God
which arises from all the evidences OF
Nature, and from the depths OF reflection
being the protoundest and weigh,ie 81
idea OF which human intelligence is cara
ble-and the French mind being the mo 81
rapid, but the most superficial, the light
est, and most reflective Of all European
races-this mind has no, the force and
severity necessary TO carry far and long
the greatest conception of the human un-
Outstanding!
~ Is II because our governments have al
ways taken upon themselves to think for
US, to believe Tor us, and to pray for Us!
Is 1t because we are and have been mil
ltary people. a collaboration led by kings,
heroes, ambitious men from battlefield 10
battlefield, making conquesls, and new
er keeping them. ravaging dazzling,
charming. md corrupting Europe and
bringing home the manners, vices, bra.
very llghtness, and impiety OF the camn
10 the fireslde Of the people!
KNOW not, but certain il IS, that the
nation has an immense progress to make
IN s. rlous thought If sic wishes 10 re-
m ain Tree. III we look al the characters.
compared as regards religious sentiment,
OF the great nations OF Es,rope, America.
even Asa, the advantage is not for a..
The great men OF other countries live
and die looking at the Spectator, or a,
most, at pcsterIty.
Open The history Of America, the his
tory OF France, read tue great lives, the
great deaths, the great martyrdoms tie
great words at the hour when the railing
thought o! LIE reveals itself In the las,
words oil the dying aud compare.
Washington and Franklin fought. suf.
terei and assembled and descended in
Their political life, always III the name Of
God, Tor whom they acted. and the hba.
gator OF America died, conGding to God
the liberty OF the people and his own
soul.
Sidney, the young martyr Of a patriot
asm, guilty ol nothing but inpatience and
who died TO explate bis country's dream
OF liberty. SAID 10 his lallor-I reIoice
That die innocent toward tie king, but
vIctin. resigned to the hlng Oh High. to
whom all ny life IS due
The republicans oil Cromwell only
soughl the way o, God, even Ia the L5ood
Ut battles. Their policies were their lal.l
their reign a Prayer--thelr death
psalm. One hear sees. feels, that l,gd
was IN all the movements Of these great
people.
bat cross tue sea, traverse La Maach.
come to our times, open our annals, ami
listen 10 The last words Of toe great polt-
leai actors oil the drama Of our Liberty.
One would think that LoI was eelIpscI
from the soul, that his name was Unknown
iii tile language. History wi. have tie
hlr Of an atheist, wher she recoaqts 10
postefIty these nominations, rntAer tlan
deaths, 81 celebrated msn n the greatest
year Of France. The victims only have
a God the tribunes and yictors have
none.
Look at hIrabeau 9u the bed ol death.
'tro"n me wta flowers SAID he. Iuto. J.
cate me with perfumes. Let Tie DIE d
the sound d delicious music pot a word
OF God oil q soul Sensual PHILOSOPHER,
he Desired ouly supreme semsuailstn.
las NoIufta5usAeas II his agony
Contemplate MaIam Roland. the
strong hearted woman OF the revolution.
on the cart tIat conveyed her 10 deaf 49,
She looked conteroptuoasIY OF The besot-
ted people vino Killed taeir prophets asa
sybtls. Not glance toward heaven.