Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-11-11

Ral9e0seoo 81 VOo oooso.
The following sstiels fsoa The Louis-
Vile (Old SchooD PsssbytsviaS pepper,
rsieoss 90 wildly The prisciplss ~ have
advocated during the present canvass,
that ws are induced, notw,shstaoding
the pressure Of other matter. to iossrt it
entire:
The Chrissisu Who does Tor bic eosu.
try al that the Bible requires hin to do,
viii be the very highest styis Of pstrios.
Tile religion requires h,n TO love eli
nsn, even including bic snsaiss, and to
10 good to eli men ~ BE- bee opporsuo.-
ty.-Hs 10 commanded to love his oouo-
try, but be 10 nos permitted TO hate 9th.
Or countries, aud TO esss them DOVE shss
ne may build bis owo up. Hs should
love his whole country, and not simpl,
tho particular portion Of il 10 which b
resides.
The patriotism Of the Bible 10 wholly
opposed TO secliooslism o. the feel,De
Shi,a seek to sgsrsodiss ono particular
section Of the country Vt the expense Of
the otasr. 1t was remarked VI os,ivns
that their interests never clash With each
other, though there may ss unss appesr
20 BE- conflict. The came semsri msy
DO made touching The interests Of differ
ent eectioos Of one great country like
ours. There may, ss times, seem to Be-
coo6iot between the inssrests OF the
North, and the South. snd the East and
he Wess, but il 10 really not 90. II one
member Of the body polite suffers, ell
no members OF the body will sooner or
stcr feel the effects of il. That inter-
st Of any section which 10 promoted BY
the injury OF another section, 10 only .
temporary one. The prosperity promo.
ted % such way will eventually be seen
TO be not lasting property. just % 90
man can be PEI msnently pro.pered By
The ruin Of bis neixhbors. lie may ap-
pear. for . season, to prosper. but 10 the
eni their injury will be reflected back
upon himself.
It 10 impossible, therefore, in the very
nature Of the case, II at Christian pssri
,tism can DO . ctional. Il seeks 10 pro-
mote the interests Of the whole country.
because BY 20 doing j, best promotes The
" eliare Of every part Of il. IL seeks no
advantage for Its section as tho expense
u others. Macon ind D,xou's L,ns 10
not the boundary Of it's affecs,ons. lit
in the toser, Of Q mao, South
II that line, IL makes him rejoice in the
prosperity OF those Of his fsilow. citisens
whose lots are csst North Of it, % much
~ does the prosperity Of his own sec.
ton. II il 10 found 10 . Northern DO.
.om, it ]. equally a. expansive. 1t en-
braces the South ~ " ell - the North 10
The II m, Of its love. The Christian pat
riot ought to ask himsslf the question
''how would | regard the measure or
policy which now advocate were | 10 |
The place of my fellow citizen 70 anoth. |
,r section. What influence will my ia
'or'te measures or meo have upon the
whole country. and not simply upon the
part OF it in which reside ?" lie should
,xLspd his mind, and take enlsr ed
'iews Of the subject. There 10 no,hn5 /
narrow or contracted about Christi .ni'y.
rhoee professors OF it who have con.
rscted views or feelings have tn, IN
'pite OF their religion, and not in ,.ue
If it. If the enlarged patriotism iueai. /
,ated 10 the Bible, could only become
hor oughly predominant ooce more in h.
leart Of Christian men at the north and
Il the south, if they could be brought to
az aside ell reference to their psrsicu.
ar sections, and would ell look Of the
greatest good of the whole country, the
irifs which is now raging with such Vi
'lence would soon cease. u the North
would do TO the South, and the South
10 TO the North just what they would
sch have the other TO do to them, were
heir circuDs ances reversed, ali conteu-
loD woolJ soon cease, and peace aud
srmonv would coon prevail again. This
precisely tho kind Of patriotism which
DO Bible inculcstes. Without this no
ountry AZ large a. ours 10 can hold TO
ether and prosper. With it, it may
ouri.h and grow stronger to The end OF
me.