The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1858-10-26

the right 10 discuss and criticize, may he
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btss is no where aek6owIsdoSM sstan.
ees We have hads ipdop Hero iRoivsdual
Staess talked sofrd63sfad6e and disunscn, aa
In the case of South Carolina notification
bnt the executive power, vested 10 stein and
prudent hands, Of itself alone, was euf
fcient to nip in tho very bud of the rising
spirit Of discontent.
Z The execution of any law has always
been effected, however obnoxious it Nigh,
be to a portion of the people; hence, we
have seen fugitive slave removed from the
city OF Boston, by officers of the law, al.
though the act was Justly abhorrent TO eve
ry instinct Of her liberty loving citizens
Their trust was in the power Of reason and
truth, and not in tho resistance TO Lawful!
authority.
The strength Of our system, too, hai
been proved by foreign war. England,
not content with the seven years war which
resulted in our independence, seemed am
bilious to provoke g. second quarrel, which
she affected to her hearts content in 1912.
Our policy Of keeping no standing army
in time Of peace was fully vindicated by
the brave conduct Of our volunteers. Our
'gallant little navy" was made formida-
bic by the addition Of a host Of privateers,
and the mistress Of the ocean found more
than her equal in many hard fought
battle. In our late battle with Mexico, our
volunteer soldiers although in a tropical
climate. which ravished upon their cousti.
tutions, never lost single field or met
with any check. But on, right on, to the
Halls Of the Montezumss they opened their
way, no matter how great the force against
them. Our system makes IN strong, be-.
cause it gives us intelligence and morality.
Our government while it disconnects Church
and State, at tho same time does more
for pure Christianity than any government
on the globe. Truth has but to be disscm.
mated in order TO prevail over error. In
this land of ours, there is tolcration of any
and all creeds which do not conflict with a
free government. The effect has been that
all denominations which have adopted the
most simple and devotional forms Of organ
ization and worship, havo most commend.
ded themselves TO the habits and spirits Of
the people, and q corrcspondingly large
number have embraced their tenets. To
me the church.spire--the house dedicated
to the worship of Almighty God-as it rises
in solemn grandeur high above the glisten-
ming roofs Of the metropolis, or opens its sa.
cred portals beneath the cooling shade Of
some far off grove, gives an earnest of
strength and Of perfection in the workings
OF our institutions, which no forification Of
war, with its tristling arms and preparations
for defence, can ever afford. And how
these temples Of worship deck the land
As the solemn stiffness Of the Christian
Sabbath reigns throughout, and nought
but the sweet hymn Of nature or the sol.
emn chime Of the Sabbath bell falls upon
the ear, see then, free and virtuous peo.
pSs sSp sshGeEaaa Ss Goa Of yhaq haeq fRas Rw walls ts %
faithful pastor speaks words Of encourage
ment to age and decrepitude, and curIs with
timely admonition the impetuosity of youth,
and the gaiuful grasp of rlper years. There
the young and tender are gathered in the
Sabbath School, and tho seeds Of early pi-
ETY. strewed upon the mind and heart. They
should all be here,-for if those who arc to
c. me after us and gil our places have not
the governing and saving principles Of
Christianity thrown about them and deep
ly rooted within them, upon what will our
country rely for support in its time of ne.
cessity.
But | will no longer gencralizo upon the
advantage which trial Of three quarters
Of century clearly demonstrates, belong
to our form Of government. ] might men
tion the great economy which is insured;
how so enormous pensions and hereditary
salaries burden tho people with debt; and
how our foreign policy has freed us from
and collision. bu. 1r
bear to trespass Upon your time.
From all these facts am led 10 the con
clusion that this Republican form Of Gov.
ernme;t Of ours has proved a triumphant
success and 50 long as we cherish it, rs
honest and liberty. loving men, it will con.
time to shower down its rich rewards up.
on us and our posterity. I cannot shut
my eyes to dangers which Turk in our path
way, duu WulSu may ESiNe'b Oui hsh|u-
tions. have only laborcd to demonstrate
that now, upon the recurrence ofthe Eigh-
ty Third Anniversary Of our National Free
dom from foreign control, the proud col
umns ofour Republic stand erect and strong;
that tho system of government desired and
put in operation by our fathers, has been
to US, in tho abundance of its blessings,
what no other system has been to any peo
pie. The destruction, then, Of this glori
GUS fabric, would be sin toward humani
ty,. the creates. of crimes toward Us who
are sheltered by it. The only distracting
question which has ever cast q shadow o.
cross the land, is that connected with Afri-
can slavery under our Free government
AS the number Of human beings held in
abject bondage has gone on increasing un-
til to-day; they surpass, by million, the
whole population Of the country in l776;
as it has developed spirit in tho South
which sometimes look down with contempt
upon all who labor and breathes moro Of the
disposition of a feudal lord; than is com.
patible with free Institutions; rs it demands
new guarantees Of protection and exten'
sion, good, and true, and patriotic men
have uembled for our country, for the
Union they love, for the institutions they
are ready to defend with their lives.