American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-06-02

Sou1e one m the last NO. OF tne Onlo
ESgls. writing over the signature of'fk.
y" has fallen into the common error. that
-.Immorali.y and Crime are largely on the
increase"
With this proposition We do not ngrse.
No unbiased msnd. al all aequsinted with
the past and present condition Ofmah. will
dispute Tor moment. the proposition that
hamsnity has aivincsd. morality increas-
Cd. cums diminishsd and man become
better and wiser 10 every successive age Of
the world. 1.-THE author will turn back
with us. afsw pages of tbs wOsld's -hisse.
Ty., We will epdearo- 10 convince him Of
his error. WiII'We go back to the dsys
oisM5sss for On sbssace Of crime and pres-4
ence Of morality? Moses himself greatly
as Hs.wss favorei and beloved Of Provi.
denee, With all bis morality. was guilty Of
the highest ctime known to the law; and
tie IsFeliies, clothed, fed and preserved BY
the OmnipOteDt. we're rebeIlio1s and idol
I. a b -| .. .
A.rous. The great s.riDgsuey and severi
" ofthelAWs Of ,Ia, day, "bloOd fOrblOod
eyelor eye. tooth for .oOlh," argue the
prevalence Of crime. and show how ter
ribM he punishment required to kesp-ilih
subjggAsion and prolectths Isrnlites from
its tayages. The modification oflhat law
by our Savior. shows that iis necessity had
ceased 10 be; that the wiekedness snd I'm
morality that then existed. calling for its
institution and execution, had 10 part at
least passed sway. Will we use the "swest
singer" David, for comparison, high a
bOva his lellowmen as he stood in moral
g? Why David took Uruiab's lie to sat
isfy his owo ldst--l crime for which men
Of this day and generation deseryedly hang
BY the neck. viii we take Solomon, ar
rayei IN wisdom And glory? Why Solo.
mon with all bis wis lom. was the father
of polygsmy--,hc crime for which VIC so
justly esnsure Brigham Young Nor had
he,suticient morsl courage to keep him
out Of lhe bTothel OF TO prevent bis falling
into idolstFy. Will we take the world 10
the days Of Christ? win we oomp-re the
Jews ofthst day with christian man Of
this? Why. you Eould mol have the aa.
dncity, You know the jews were igno.
rant. sdpsrstitious and deprayed, You
know that crime and bloodshed were an
bun1red times more frequent than q the
present. You know that the JewsDo on.
Dy rejacled the offers Of salvation, but put
the Saviour Of mankind, the embodiment
Of morality. whom we worship and whose
teachings We labor to obey, to death. Will
youaP aPproaoh nearer our day and genera
ton? Willyou take Rome with her C@
sars. her Neros. her Catlines, her thousand
others deeper dyed 10 blood? Certainly
not Then where win you go9 &
We know il to be a common remark
that immortality and crime are on the IN.
crease and that you have but fallen intc
the. common error. In this you are7inex,
cusable; We believe lbat God ordaIus ali
things well and makes all thirgs subserve
his nurno.a. w. do no, believe He has
en,isIy is;l.d IN ll;s Oreat efIerts to res,or,
man from, his ALLEN sta,e We do moi ba,
l;sve tba, III 4 death and suffsr;nOs of Chris,
were unattended with bene fetal results =
We dop,t believe His areat moral lessons
have been en,irely disreearded. We do
not believe the seed be sowcd has brought
forth no good fruits
We know i is , common ,hiuo 10 wish
for "old timss 4" ",Liuvs that have rome !,
"ohiljhood.. hours y De-. hut where /. the
man who would exehuuge the moral. 40 I.
cial. religions / t.Ileetual. civil or p,Iti.
cal co,d;l;on of. tLe Wo,ll 10 dav with sny
othar ns,;od that has gous before. Thi,
common saving 1. easily accounted ror.-
W. a,a All "a satisfy ourselves with loo
...u,lsa Oh ,srSa,ion Of ,bs mast, ses
NON. mn, sr.at svsnt. and cootamnI.,a non,
but c,sat dssd. great men and grsa,
ds.ds rising on, a. tho d,yhusss and NOR.