The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-12-22

man world, repOslng ln the arms OF
peace under the conservative sceptre Of
Caesar Augustus. The gates of the
temple Of Janus, which had not been
closed for many centuries, had been
closed, in token Of the repose Of the
Roman world IL was at this time that
Christ made his appearance on the earth
to teach those principles, which must
awaken the slecpers from their fancied
security and peace. New elements Of
truth and righteousness must be infused
into the ears Of tue body politio-the
/ 6rst effect Of which would be to arouse
] those who we're spiritually dead. The
sword of truth must be welded against
error and crime, wherever they might be
found. This would Of course dcvelope
the passions Of men which would work
| their usual results, until their hearts
should be subdued and brought under
the influence of the principles Of the
Gospel Of Peace
John Brown has perishcd, Seward and
Greeley, too, will pass away, but will not
the principles Of truth and righteous
ness remain eternal, to disturb tyrants
and oppressors in their dreams of fan
cied security Patrick Henry was en-
gagged in the 'irrepressiblo conflict
when he uttered tho sentiment, "give
me liberty or give me death" Thomas
jefferson, when he penned the Decara-
ton of Independence bodied forth in
terms Of burning truth the "irrcprcssi-
bic conhict'-Washingtou was inspired
by the same principles. All these pat
riots and statesmen were "agitators
and lCiincsscs for the truth. What, then
are the great remedies only rene
Idies for the evils aud the errors Of hu-
man government and society Is it not
to teach and preach the truth--to do
Iiustly-love mercy and lgaB HunJH?-
Is it not a strange perversion Of terms
to hear those assailed as "agitators, %
disturbers Of the peace, as meters to
"murdcr aud rapine," who maintain the
authority Of divine revelation, and only
assert the very principles, to the support
Of which our fathers pledged "their
lives, their fortunes, and their sacred
honors?" What is that "higher law for
the annunciation of which Mr.. Seward
has been so much yilifed by shallow-p pa
ted orators and servile scribblers for the
prcss2 1t is thus defined by Mr. Sew
: ard himself "There are constitutions
and statutes-codes mercantile and codes
civil but when we are lcgislating for
Statcs-espccially when we are found
ing States, all these laws must be brought
to Che standard of the laws of God, and
must be tried by that standard, and
must stand or fall by it. This is the
law of the Creator the law of humanity.
justice and cquity,-the law of nature
and of nations" Who that recognizes
the authority Of a moral governor Of
the universe, will deny the universal
obligation Of such a law?
Shall the engines Of social and reli-
gious progress be all reversed, because,
now and then, a John Brown, whether
goaded by private wrongs, or misled by
perverted views of duty, runs off the
track and ends prematurely his earthly
careor2 Shall Seward say that there is no
necessary antagonism between freedom
and slavery?--that under the reign of
human slavery the lion and the lamb
may lay down together aud paradsiacal
happiness be reacquired? Henry Clay
shall answer in the words of his glow
ing oration:--"They must blow out the
moral lights around us, and extinguish
that greatest torch of all, which Ameri-
ca presents to a benighted world, point
ing the way to their rights, their libor-
ties, and their happiness. And wher
they have achieved all these purposes,
their work will still be incomplete. -
They must penetrate the human soul
and eradicate the light Of reason, and
the love Of liberty Then, and not till
then, when universal darkness shall pre-
vail, can you perpetuate slavery and re-
, press all sympathies, and all humane and
benevolent efforts among free men in
behalf Of the unhappy portion Of our
race who are doomed to bondage" Here
is the "irrepressible conflict" limned by
the hand of o master Who are the
real innoVators, -"agitntors? are they
, not those who advocate principles at
war with the Bible,-with the princi
, pies of the fathers Of the Republic
with the civilization and progress of
the age2
We conclude our article by an extract
from that old Whig journal, the Ma,
, tional Intellgencer. "The Democratic
party originated this sectional agitation
and sedulously fosters it as a part Of it,
, stock in trade We have felt it our i'm
. Iporative duty to resist the sectional ag
q gressions of this party upon the peac,
! and dignity of our common country
q which has been wantonly thrown int
! periodical turmoil and confusion by
, such measures as the repeal Of the Mis-
I souri, Compromise, aud the Leconptor
4 policy Of the present Administration
= which when consummated provoked
a their natural resentments."
II. W. Walter, the late Wing candi
a date for Governor of Mississippi, in an
% address, said: Let tho South cease t,
Iogitate questions Of dangerous an,
u doubtful import. Let it cease to presen
= issues that will minister to the strength
C Of Aboitionists. Lot it turn its attention
/, to interests at home, e,-and peace an,
IT union and prosperity will be the result.
% What a rebuke to prO-slavery dema
gogues who waste so much ink In revil
It ing Seward Greeley & Co. The foolisI
h raid Of John Brown upon Virginia wa
It but the natural rebound of the Kansa
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