The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-08-19
LAMaRTINE ON THE RELIGION OF REVo.
IUTIONAKT MEN.

IUTI0NARI MEN.
know sigh when think Of it-that
hitherto the French people have been the
least religious Of all the nations Of Europe.
Il il because the idea OF God--whieh arises
from all the evidences Of nature, and from
the depth Of reiection-being the profound
est and wei.htiest idea Of which human in
telligence Is capable, and the French mind
being the most rapid, but the most superb
cial, the lightest, the most unrefectiye of all
European races. tiss mind mas not the force
and severity necessary TO carry far and long
the greatest conception Of the human under
standing:
Is It because our governments have always
taken upon themselves to think for Us, 70
believe for Us, and pray for Us: Is 1t be.
cause we are and have been a military pe0-
pie, a soldier nation, led BY kings, heroes
ambitious men, from battlefield 10 battle
field, making eoaqnests aud never keeping
them, rasaging, dazzling, charming and cor.
ruptiag Europe and bringing nome the
manners, vices, bravery, lightness and i'm.
piety Of the camp to the freside Of the PEG.
pie:
know not, but certain il is that the ma.
ton has an immense progress to make in Sc
rious thought If she wishes to Be free. !
We look al the characters. compared as re
yards religious sentiments, Of the great IA
tions oil Europe, America, even Asia, the ad
vantage is not for Us. The great men of ou
country lie and die, forgetting completed,
the only idea for which It Is worth living anS
dying; they I've and die looking * tile spec
tsfnr AZ ~ n4n.f II pnsferity
Open the history III America, the histOr,
81 England, and tie history III France real
tie great lives, tie great deaths, The grea
inariyrdUms, the great words ii the hou
When tie ruling thought 81 life reveals iisel
In tie II; words u tie dying-and com
pare.
Washington and Franklin fought, spoke
suffered, always ID tie naue 81 Gud, ~
WHOM thes acted All lie l.iberator ii Anne
rica died cunfiding II JOd tie liberty u Iii
people aud his oan soul.
Sidney. the Young martyr Of patriotism
guilty Of nothing but impotence, aud VIII
died % expiase Is eoanir,'s dream of llber
IN, said 70 his iall8F: 9 | rejoice TIA; ] di
innocent towards tie kiag. but q victim re
sigued to De king gu lliga, 70 BON al lii
d due
The republicans Of Cromwell only .oBgb
tie VA d UBd ssen 10 tie field 81 battle
Their politics wete theiE faith, their reign
PRAYER, their death palm. 0ae hears, see,
feels that God uas ID al The movements {
these great people.
10. eros Tie ga, trafer.e Ia Naneba
come to our tInes, open our annals, aud is
Ten to The last words Of the great p0litiea
actors u the drains u our liberty. On
would think thaf Gvd Wa eciipsed from III
.Bai, that his nafue q unknown ID the Ian
guage. History vii aase the ar Of az atle
Ist when sae recount. @ rgsterlty these aii
limitations, rather lhsa death, 81 celebrate
men ii Tie greatest year Ct fiante Th
v,etims oaiy hase God; tie tribune 40
Hctefs hase none.
LOOK ii Iuabeau On the bed q death
Grown NJ H.l lowers said be, lhtox
iratp nc VII pet9a0es. let ne die q Il
sound Of delicious music Not 3 word !
Cd u u liz soal. sth.aal philosopher, D
d,sired pHIY supreme asIaiisnl, last W
lBpiuodsHes. ii III. agpns.
Contemplate Iad4m Roland, the strong
hearted woman n tie Revolution, IN III
cart that conveyed aef n death. shp l00A
VI runiemptaO8sIy I'll TIL people WHO k.iIe
tier prophets Aid stbll.. Mi glance d
wards heaven OILS Die y I'll II The cart
We ~ quitting" q Liberty
Approach i4s dungeon dur Ct tic GirOn
diHs. Tier issi night i banquet; LIZ On
N HMM. the NarseIlaise
fsllga Camille Desmoulins 10 III exetu
lou ! ,Usi an-GLiettni pleasantly 1t ii