Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-06-11
Radicals and Conservatives.

Men in their natural tempsraments widcl.
differ Some are .anguine. Others dospond
ing -cme are courageous, others timid
One class Of men walk, another runs, on
man requires holding hack. another need
squirting on We End communities divide,
into two general classes-raiicals and con
scryatiycs. Each thinks himself in IN,
right, and the other IN error. The grra
question i no, whether either is cHhrsll
right, but which class approIimates nearel
to il. Ofthe two CLASSES. the most fault i
generally found with the radicals. 4 radi
cal man /. generally denomina,ed rash
imprudsni man ono who does not properly
trace cause. 60 their legitimate effects, and
doe. not wisely look 10 practical results
GA the t,hr- hand, conservative men ary
severely cen,ured for their adherence t,
what b. dcn,minatei a .nnd.siill or do
nothing policy. Bot It appear TO Us that
the great point Of difference In the tvu
class. consists mainly in their opposite
r,'icis. Cor q, fnal settlement of ga '-,ions
E.iicaii.m t.k,. i,s stand upon what il Be-,
nominate. tho platform Of truth, and there
itsii.k. Q, the last. C,r..rrt,i,m .,rik,-
81 frr thr right. and when a cri.,. comes .
dl,I.--d O. clmp5omi,. a serirmcnt
P,rHar. itrpy % truth D., aid that one
cl,.s o., alway, to- fast and che other to1
slow Tfi. NAV hc 'ru. when We speak "a
rrusr,l terms We ar, f,r from endorsing
slI that b. done ~ what are termed radical
men Vet there are CERTAIN elements In
r,Iic.lism that we a'ways admired Nearly.
ifnot quite all the great r.f,rm' that have
ever taken place in the world. ~erc started
by radicals. ana in their carly stage. have
been carried f,rwari by their ini'm.,ab.c
energy. Luther and Calvin, Wesley and
whitfsld. were in their day al severely
denounced TO- their zeal. courage and rer.
.s,crrncs in carrying forward the gr,a;
work % CHRISTIAN reform in which they were
engaged.
TIE men Who kIpllci up the fires Of toe
Revolution we're radicals :, IL Away. ha.
h,gu in al a., crya, reforms that have ever
h,s.-ei the world whether political. rrli.
gl'us, ~ strictly moral. radical men have
started them ami stood out A. an advanced
guard all the way along. until the couies,
h,s h-yn d-rii.d Matchmaking 10.
f,lIt., th.rr i- "a moral grandeur ah1u, raj.
i-,'i.m tat mu-t Command respect. even
Ir,m 90. ,urmic.. Trar c,uras, I.applaui.
81 thr world over. AMI 10 the world ros,r..c.
any hrt,- men they are found in the rank.
OF ui.clli,n.
Anon: The conservative men are found
s'ue h''i men. brave men Vet in ihi, elias.
arr cr-,, many c,varl.. a" Too lost. 100
fl'', : AWAY. their cry. TIN, holding
back on their par, 6. no, - much of well
settled opinions. as d, i otfclr anl coward.
Ice. These men AWAY, SO a 4" lion In the
way" arr alwly. borrowing trouble. and
many e them are even afraid " their own
shadow. The world one. but !i,,ls to ,hi,
class % men. Whether upon religious.
.n7rai, or political 80, cts. they are Away,
hss'u; behind, dong nothing themselves,
and hiuIsrius cysry body else from workin:,
over whom they have any influence.
90 the two classes. one fights The battle.
and the other looks on until after victory,
and then rushe, into the camp 20 carry away
tie sPoils one drass along tie gigantic car
OF civilization and moral reform. while the
other ,ri.s the wheel. at every step; one
stand. out in the OPEN field and meets tie
enemy face u face, the other ,kulk. ia am
bush and only .1o~. it. cowarlly head when
the battle is ended