Demoine courier., 1856-09-18

green gem Of an isle, o luxuriant than
the Samaritan vineyard! Because lie
bad not the power 10 take il. There 10
no other answer which can be given.-
And why are not the ~u,.erances Of divine
wrath against the King of Israel in full
force sgains, Buchanan! In his heart,
he entered info possession Of Cuba, even
al the co.t Of sprinkling the blood of it's
owners upon its fertile soil. Astruly as
if the blood had been spilled, does il. cry
in the ears Of Him who makes The in
%,ention TO do wickediy equivalen. 10 the
ac.! No sub.erfuge of political policy
can get around the enactments OF Heav.
ems chancery; no apology Of necessity
will set aside Gods impartial justice;
no special pleading will be allowed.-
As truly as if the intended blow had been
struck, does The voice of the prophet, Ut
tering the judgmen. Of Jehovah in the
ears Of the ungodly King, now say 10
James Buchanan--.Behold | will bring
evil upon thee, and will take away thy
Pos,erity!" ass
Bitter is the sentence II is painful
to read il: but II is demanded. We speak
not against the individual; bu, against the
politician. The private character of Mr..
Buchanan is not a%rraigned, but his po-
litical morals instead. He has been
brought forward as a man suitable to rule
The nation. and We exhibit him side by
side with a ruler which God rejected.
Eternal ~jus,ice is as sigilan. to-day. as
it was when the ruler of Israel wres,ed
from tie weak and unoffending man The
beautiful inheritance. Where is the as.
surancs that Divine Justice will not now
strike as fearful a blow as then, upon the
nation that v~iola,er immu,able laws!-
James Buchanan. the political Ahab,
would have the United State offer the
IN oney for she vineyard, and If refused,
would have them destroy Naboth and
enter upon the inheritance.
How fearfally falls the judicial sen
lance upon the ear-.Him thai die,h of
Ahab in The city The dogs shall eat; and
him tina; die.h in the held shall The fowls
eat; for there was none like unto Ahab,
which did sell himself to work wicked.
ness in the sigh. of the Lord"
Shall The United States elevate 10 the
executive chair of the nation, q ruler
who politically sets at defiance the d.
vine law! Justice, and truth, and equity
are the foundations of the Eternal throne
and the architects of earthly thrones must
build upon the same foundation, il they
would have their work remain. Yet
James Buchanan, with the ,hunders Of
Sinai reyerbera,ing ,hrough all time, and
rolling in awful tones the majesty Of i'm.
mutable law-wiih the fearful fate of the
wicked ruler Of Israel before him-wi,h
records upon the tombs of buried ma
tons who were overlhrown for their
wickedness, ever in sight, would have
this people violate the code Of divine
Justice!
And more Than This. The manifesto
put forth by Mr.. Buchanan is a ISOLATION
tof that code of law which civili7a.ioa
has made for the peace anc welfare Of
society. The wretch who lakes what
belongs not to him, merely because he
desires il, is incarcera,ed in the peni.
tertiary. and justly. Where different,
we ask, would be the seizure of Cuba,
as con,empla,ee by Eir. Buchanan! In
no respect 10 the Ossend Manifesto die
feient from s,he ~intentioa Of The higl-
wayman. Might makes right, therefore
the cause is just; This is the only argu
mens. 7s1 4da .ego5 oga gga n
Such are the ppli.icul morals Of one
who aspires 10 the highest executive of
fee in the gih Of the people. We could
say more, but we forbear. II is soul.
s,ckening TO contemplate the fac. Ina,
such morality should be 90 unblMshingly
put forth. How pales the star Of west.
ern empire in such q light! How fade
Il M- ri - - sFrA- HA. EEA# -&GLnHAH
the patriot 6res Of other days?
Patriotism. fidelity TO virtue. to relig-
ion and 10 God. forbid hat snch q code
Of laws should be adopted by this PEG.
pie. Unparalleled has been our rapid
growth; 5ut swift will be our decay, il in
this age we step forth, the mighsiest ma
lion on earth, 10 wrest from our weak
and unofiending neiehbor the inheritance
which he chooses not to sell.
All along The path Of time are crumb.
ling ruins. Nations once mighty and
powerful. are Numbering in the dust
Like the AssyriaE monarch, they beheld
the Babylon oil their building, and for
goi thai above them was tho hand tha,
guides the stars, and the eye thai be