Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-08-25

tue mth WHO Sfaseu the oeep iihes oi tne feFo-
& luton upon the tablet Of The 18th century. and
bade the clock of enternty pause until they
i had notched the century with the impcrishable
i lines Of mighty desiination-they were the
i men. Around their brows the honors cluster
that belong to him who hcws an age into ashape
l Of moral bezufy, and fashions hugs fragment
of time after the great models of eternity. To
i express the moral grandeur of these illustrious
i men Phidias, and Praxitiles and a Thorrald-
j sen might earSe-a Raphael. David and a
West nnghf paint. Butfhey only fashion block
and breathe bcanty into Tablenux; but the men
Of the American revolution we're the creators oi
an agc-thcy rolled back the dial Of the dark
! years, and wound up destiny to better course
On TIE battlefield were the Prescotis, the Put
j mans, the Montgomeries-thos illustrious vet
erans-who fought for liberty, God and their
native land. Iu the councils of infant America
there was o shining constellation of brilliant
\ worthies-there was Franklin, who chained the
i lghtnings Of heaven jefferson, the prophet
and the guide of the revolution-Patrick Hen
1 nv, the Demosihenes Of the New World, whose
4 eloqucnec could even charm the serpents Of des-
poiism--Jehn Adams, the colossus in debate
Reed, 80 rich in principle that the wealth tf q
kingdom could not buy him. But there was
anoiher-the peerless Washington-whose fame
like the highest stars shall shine forever and
ever.
II we come to more modern date our Repub-
lie claims equality with European nations in the
empire of letters, sciences, and all the arts q
civilized life. In the field of lexicography the
! fame Of Worcester and Webster more than NJ
vals that of johnson and Walker. As writers
our Prescott, Irving, Holmes and Cooper will
| compare with Addison, Scott and Bulwcr. In
poetry cur Emerson's and Longfellow s viii
more than equal many Of the best poeisof Eng
land.
In the sciences we have a Silliman. Hare,
a Mitchell. a Morse and Field, eufitled to no
4 ordinary level in the niche of fame. In the
sublime field of oratefy our Websiers and
| Clays rival the exalted powers of Burke, Graf
tan and Sheridan. If it is, brethren, no vain
| and arrogant boast which assigns TO Columbia
| the first rank amidst States and empires-a
rank which she must vindieate aud honor, not
by monopoliziBg selfshness, but by open
handed benefeeRce, endeavoring always to roll
away the thunder Of despotism, and 10 elevate
other nations 10 an exaltation like her Owl.
We have thus enumerated what appear to be
| the most prominent elements in our nation 8
| greatness: and We now proceed to observe
That our valuable advantages place US under
momentous obligations to the God by whom
they were bestowed. In the first instance, there
is an obligation TO gr0situde. God, as the d,fhor
| of the communications, has. in youchsafng
them. displayed goodness, which. on account
of lis munifcencc, demands tribute of un-
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Donor and gr;sre,,s ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Of What
~ has haen nleaseJ 70 render for o,,r enrich.
mepf His t,,rch;no ;nr;ta,;on MIGHT RIGHTLY
he aJdressea tn o.,rse,rcs. sHear q Heaven.
and gire ear, o deathl for the Lord hath spoken.
| have nourisled and brought up children and
they have rebelled against mel" Past ages have
manifested their gull; many of the consequences
| of which may not obscurely be traced in the
| condition of ourselves their posferity; and now,
allowing for the diffusion of piety and morality
| in our midst; that guilt is fearfully diffused
amongst ell circles of our community. It is
seen IN the infidelity which discards revelation
as hlsehood, and which dismisscs immortality
as the base,ess fabric of dream. 1t is seen in
the fragrant vices and crimes which pollute and
disgrace our towns and cities. and penetrating
to the remo'est corners OF our land, the sabbath-
breaking, the profanity theiewdness, the drunk
enness' tne irands' tie erueities, the dueiiing
and ihe odlous system OF slavery how ourn-