Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-09
asReaR pAFrlsF saRRss.
ON pReraNe swEAgflEa.
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EXT.
And swear not by thy own weak nsrnei :
5-4 For thou art but slave
OF sorrow, sin and shame, salI =
- Of glory and the grave.
= The boasted body is but clay, T =
Born OF the dust you tread;
- Ana soon swift approaching day
EEs = Shall lay theswith the dead.
My HEARERs-nrofane swearing is
practised to great extent, not only in THIS
community, bnt all over the world. There
is no doubt ID my mind but we could gel,
along without half so much of it; and am
not certain that society would suffer very
materially were we to dispense with the
prac'ice altogether. Pushing bandinage
aside, and to come out as blunt as beetle,
/ assert, my friends, that a habit Of swear
ing. in defiance of that holy injunction
which says. Swear not at ALL is worse
than that of chewing tobacco or drinking
rum; as no divine prohibition is placed up
on the two latter, neither are they recon-
mended by the Almighty nor by men Of
sense and soberness A man will never
get fit by feasting upon my admiration
whose veraeity is so weak as requires 70
be fortified with innumerable oaths. fhe
wishes TO put forth g declaration in a strong
and effective manner. there are surely le-
climate words enough in the, lexicon Of
knowledge sufficiently expressive for his
purpose without having recourse TO such
as contaminate the atmosphere ofdecency,
and stink worse in the nostrils Of heaven
than dead horse on the top of Mount Ar
rarat. Some deluded. simple minded sons
of sin may think it fashionable TO swear;
but il is more respectable TO be seen with
a dirty shirt on ones back and a clean
reputation beneath it, than with an oath
stained character wrapped up in broad
cloth.
My friends and fellow companions in
| iniquity!-there are moe sins already
saddled upon us than I'VE can safely carry
into eternity without taking upon our
shoulders that heaviest of all sins, profane
swearing. In our pilgrimages through
life. let us go as lightly laden as possible,
| lest, when we get to be old and dtcrepid
our loads become too weighty to be borne
and the recollection of former follies and
vices sit as solid upon our consciences as
raw turnips on dyspeptic's stomach.-
Take not my name in vain,' said he IN
whose hands are held The reins of our des-
t nies, and in whose grasp we, puny pg-
mics, are of no more account than pitt
ful mouse in the paws of a Numidian lion
How dare man then laugh his Maker TO
| scorn, and insult him with mockery! /
don't know-and yet there are thousands
who have the pluck and presumption to try
IL on. Finding lifts pretty well, sup
pose-inasmuch as they are not immedi-
alely swept from the surface OF The globe
} by a blast of Omuipotent ire--ther grow
bolder and bolder in their wickedness, till
!. they become callous to divine fear or favor
and finally go swearing out OF. the world
ike a regiment Of troopers! What sad
picture Of human temerity! Swear not, O
man OF vanity. by the holy heaven: for i,
is the throne Of the King Of kings; and of
, ten, OF an autumn sunset, are disclosed ii
all their splendor, the crimson, the scarlet
the purple, and the gold that surround it
while the Star of Evening. the brightes
diamond In the Crown of crowns, adds gio
ry unspeakable-showing how dull anc
sombre is the magnificence that surrounds
r the thrones of earth's emperors 10 The gor
geousness that glows in the toundless hall.
: Of heaven. Swear not hy earth, for it be
| longs to God il is TIE footstooI of his pow
er. He gave it birth Ia the beginning
and he can dissolve it wita a BREATH
When thou swearest. old Ocean rolls out ;
loud rebuLe, Swear not!' the little birds @
the air say Sing praises TO heaven ra,he
than swear; and the teas,s of the field sa'
r it is better to be dumb than open ihei
: mouths in profanity. So mote it be.
PROVISIONS FOR 1856.