Daily gazette and comet., 1860-12-04


nfill pinen the, 4 u time ,esissiafs ne rpiss
n ne fBjpb but ,hst show us No ealculs-
tirn. beyond vptv loose statements OF
| " hat they hastily condemn SafelS. IN
de, the tninn THE Common uaalib has
tpaphed the highest pitch uf prosperity.
that could ever have been looked fnt IN
the ,unst sanpnine o. rqrtaiinhs pf any unn.
aud is even now moving onward nnte 70
pi1iy than ever she 10 eth pHlrp 80 so
pruspetuuslv and 81 securely. ihst When
sha lpuks abroad through the wide void.
~ any direction. she pan imagine -" es
change of condition with any pert of ~
which u would not lee folly IN her ~ ao-
eept.
White ii is difficult g. conceive If aey
rnsslbia pnrd w. hp derived ffem Rupture
nf the Union. that could not be better et-
iainad under il " 80 aat rniieily :" tho
extent that would he necessary even -
dissolve ~ there is une innstiuphle g""I
that would certainly 10 lrst. within ils
range. territories sufficient fpt empires. ere
90 united that wat bet wnnn ihen is ban
ishni The sun. 90 we tevrlvs before him.
probably shines un ~ space 80 vest. where
Internal peace is sn seeute. The pruspafi
~ rf every part is intimately eonneoied
with that If the whole aud " is iut the
interest. as we trust " is tho inclination uf
fare 81 all.
H. would hp wise frt us ~ epnsile, " hat
vac the fate of ancient Common wnalths
They oil passed into the shade ~ despu'-
ism and disappeared 10 batbar"us defb
ness Such maY yet be or own fate.
tunI forbid IT'D We have daspptism ip
puatd against. " wa are In danger whHn
tho nnitief holds himself ton high '" ha
male the blind instrument of taraoity aud
Injustice. e. still more should We ba in dan
ger ffuin the ianisaty The armed sutton
atom. inssnsihla tu every motive hut tho
lirnruse ~ power thst directs 10
fha man Who lunhs nnly 10 his person
pl comfort. and the convenience rf those
| whom he may call his own. without a
heat fdf his neiphbpt. is condemned IN
all,i he civilized societies. hs selfish. And be
| who cannot ratty his desiie for the pHblc
| welfare beyond the limit of his avn state.
10 such Union as this, mey we'll be 20
gafdeI as wanting IN patriotism And
nuat We stop here ls ont national trout
iaf 10 ba the boundary pf put gnnd will 10
msnt " we have made any advance be-
You'd the sentiment uf devotion that
rtriupls the Indian 10 Worship the Diviu-
ity 81 the sun. We know that the nati"ns
uf tho earth owe their existence ~ one
Ctoatut. Who hahnlds them with patatnal
!
rials tho Injustice that may ba inflicted on
any of them, For wise PURPOSES. doubt
less. lie he's go framed us. that each Of ne
moves through life with the same Freedom
- almost the same tpnh lassnsss. as " we
were tn ha hptp forever while. by the
spnn ntanaous artiun pf hiiaf etisianpa. We
ara insofhing, with exact precision. our
own true chataetpts On the record ~ iiinp.
10 he hereafter sdduesd IN Judgment of
nntsslves. hy its mere reference To- an In
inutahle STANDARD pf tight. which has been
given ne. ahi which alone will hs decisive
in the casa If each. however we may dis
satnh uut motives 90 each pthati
| Among the evils that we mRy thus 70
cord against ourselves let ~ not lao ono
that We have wanted the courage tp pro
test against injustice aud violence. because
va faa,ed ~ be thought deficient IN the
spirit 10 take hasty vengeance on put fol
low orHaiutesI -, thst we have been novel
tn applaud what We disapptpva 10y the
ulautnf Of those who look no deeper than
90 the temporary success Of party.
| An Indian. who had seer enough or our
people w. learn thaif ways, when listening
nnoa 10 an explanation from Que or then
Of our relipiuua faith. quietly remarked.
"ypur belief is better then ours hut "ut
practice ia better than yours" Truly. If
|
lnny standard of our belief. IL would ba
moro manly 90 disavow the profession Of
IL aud declare ourselves to bs innIela. -
Aud. indeed. this declaration has been al
ready made IN our own midst. What 7
has II come tu this Shall We, who are
| II wing IN the lattar part uf tho ninatarnth
century. aud inhabting one of tho nr"st
civilized portions Of tho globe shall we
sit idle. aud by our silence nrsniesoe in the
hlnrphemous hRrangue that ptouonnceA
Inspiration a"Hgtrfm cf1eaH' aud "aHeg0-
~ - Mafciful God what arc wa coming
tn' shall the adversary nf souls lao still
purmitled to prevent tho growth in grace,
lay instilliug into tender minds his cold
aud unbsieving oavils 7 Awake ye who
serva tho living uod, aud smite tho sof-
pout orc he stinR yon TO tho death, aud
drag you 10 his own internal home, whore
oil is darkness aud woe forever l!ut 60
totutn. H. Ia only on high ground that
We can stand safely "a we nfu. A low
standard II action viii certainly bn fatal
To u.s. II there iR truth in history. We
must ba, ~ Diaiei republic, if ws would re-
main long na n republic of any kind. II
the price Of favor aud influence bs tho
nnrrihco of ptnciplaH, then let favor, IN
nutnoo, and all places Of honor and profit
go to tho wind. Lot IN preserve aud trans
nit tho advantages Of tho principles wa
havo received. On those principles, tho
space Of only threo livos has been sufficient
To raise ua rom n handful in u Wilderness
to powerful people. hut TO fall is more
cnHy than TO raiso, and somotimes m
speedy. without thopo principles, ws shall
depccnd, m Others have done. ignominonA-
~ to oblivion. Tho baildibgs and mobg-
ments that we roar, will tottsr. Di.joint-
oil stones will fall in massive ruins, aA In
Greece and elsewhere In tho East. And
should enough remain even TO preserve
our history, IL would be only ~ modorn
Italy represents tho grandeur Of the Eo-
man Empire.
But tho principles, moro durable than
atono, II wo transmit them In purity, will
preserve tho marble and the granite In
their architectural order, aud our republic