Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1857-10-15
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A LETTER FROM ECCENTRICITY, TO
SIMPLICITY.
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The Jewish State, by the popularity and
force of its principles, laid the foundation
and prepared the instruments for the revo-
luton and regeneration of human society.
It was mighty effort, an effort of daring and
sublime resolve in the Jewish Lawgiver, to
turn back the tide of universal error and to
restore man to that condition to which he
rightfully belonged by the institution of his
Creator. IF we find often an insuperable
difficulty in reforming man or few men,
what must have been the difficulty OF. effect
ing reformation of whole human race
Next to Christ on Calvary, the position of
the Jewish Lawgiver, at the foot of Mount
Sinai, conceiving and maturing the over
throw Of existing systems, and the reforma-
tion of the world, is the most sublime and
impressive Of which history speaks. In the
wilderness this truly great man prepared the
means for not only the worlds revolution,
but for all the stable and progressive civili-
zation of the nations Of the earth and this
suggests one thing which it would be well
f67 you t6 bear n rl,.tl .-v =;
that the three greatest men the world has
produced were Moses the Jew, Alfred the
Englishman, and Washington the American.
The next State to which your attention
should be directed, as standing out in i'm
portance, for the progressive revolution she
has aided in efecting, is England. Her
history is a long one and you cannot expect
to master the whole of it; and you must
therefore gather up its principles and most
important facts. For this purpose, after
carefully reading it over, you must studyits
most important reigns; and learn first the
real structure of the government, so that
you may know why that State has possessed
such stability, and been capable of achiev-
ing such mighty results in the worlds pro-
gress. While it has hewed its way round
the world with the sword, it has scattered
learning and science and the civilization Of
christianity along its pathway.
The reign to which you should most par
ticularly direct your attention, and should
first Intimately study, is that Of Alfred
Here you find signally exemplifed the force
and effects of Jewish principle. This reign
constitutes the stand point from which you
are to survey, examine and learn the history,
of this truly great and master State for it
was during this re ign, by this great manarch,
that were planted and matured those inhe-
rent principles Of freedom which not only
saved the British people from degrading
despotism, but have been slowly and pro-
gressiyely working everywhere revolution
in the elements and in the face Of human
society. Like Solomon, this monarch pos
sessed an inherently wise constitution of
mind; and, unlike him, he possessed an in
oopctI+uf1oy, af hoorE tn,
establishing and defining the British gov
ernment, he, in imitation Of Jewish exam
pie, cultivated and enforced the federal
principle; and hence, the English people,.
from the force of individual position and
culture, have ever been prepared to lay
down their lives in defence of their indivi-
dual rights
cannot but attribute to the force of the
federal principle, as planted, fixed and ma
tured by Alfred, the invincible disposition
of the British people, at all times to resist
the usurpations of both the civil and eccle-
siastical governments and in the history Of
this State there is presented, for the first
time in the progress Of the human race, for
your consideration and reflection, the most
important struggle and revolution partial
y achieved the separation Of the civil
and ecclesiastical governments. [ know of
mo other State which furnishes an example
Of this kind and you cannot too intimately
and closely study this subject. The union
: of the purse and the sword in the same per-
son has always been considered the perfec-
tion Of despotism: and [ will say the union
OF church and State is still more disastrous
in its effects of perfecting despotism, and
thereby arresting the moral and intellectual
progress of the human race. The study of
this subject, in the progress of this State. is