Gazette and sentinel., 1860-04-14
HYPOCRISY.

If there is a principle on earth that
meets and merits the depreciation of an
honest nan, it is that Of hypocrisy-whe-
Their in politics or religion, or in the So
cial and business affairs of life ; 1t Is
one of those hateful attributes of hui
man nature (Which among the good,
serve to form the intellectual of that mas
terpicce Of workmanship, man, the OK
hibition Of which, at all times and under
any circumstances, is contemplate ana
mean, and revolving to every idea OF
true maulincSs, TO the principles OF truth
and correct action, and to the ordinary
promptings Of a proper selt-rcspcct. \
volume might be written to portray the
deformity and evil workings of this VI
cious tendency of our nature, instead OF
this p~ara.saph, SO rapid and widespread
has been It's growth, on a parallel with
the growth and spread Of civilization
and the love and means Of amassing
wealth.
That Hypocrisy is part and parcel
of that great and Cody elemental su-
pcrstructure called Humanity, there can
be no doubt like other unwelcome at
tributes of our nature, which to a more
or less degree, come unbidden as II
breath. and which remain, in a passive
or active state according to our cduca-
ton and teachings, and to the extent o.
influence Of our good or countcracting
principles while remain the throb6ings
Of our pulse, Hypocrisy occupies It's pc
culiar part and direction, from tie mo-
mcHt that our actions begin - assume
a meaning and a name, and the over
wcening graspin"S Of sci. commence
to hr a real, tangible identity among the
earliest ac;s, loves and longiugs OF our
childhood. Did W. not inherit with our
blood or imbibc with our milk, the vices
that characterize Il nature, the world
would have continued "A m~ilicnicum from
the days Of Abraham--thdt apple, in
fact, which was the source Of 50 mpch
bitter fruit, such as hypocriay, &c,
would never have been cat-nor would
Jesus Christ have persisted 10 redeem a
sinful wurld-but ever, from the m0-
ment that Noah's ark rested on Mount
Ararat (if indeed there would ever have
been a necessity for an ark 10 the last
dav Of earth, there would have been but
one smiling paradise for Gods children
on this planet, where truth and virtue
would have reigned, and peace and
good will forever prevail. But sin be-
ing thrust upon us through the c%uriosi-
~ and weakness of Adams better half.
our Maker had to forego the immortal
anu sublime idea OF creating upon this
planet q people the fac simile Of himself
in mind and form ; but failing through
the episode in the Garden of Eden, he
did for nan (and woman tuO) the next
best thing he could, which was to give
him the power Of reason, and the ahili-
ty to discriminate between good and
evil. The man therefore, who has not
virtue enough, nor strength OF mind
sufficient, to keep out of sight Of ordi-
nary judges Of human nature, the most
common if not the most deleterious of
our vices, Hy~pocrisy--but on the contra
ny introduces it into every walk, action
or pursuit of his life--is meaner and
uglier than the Shiny, crawling reptile,
which, with its deceptive beauty and
alluring Kisses, seduced Eve from her
duty, and transmitted sin in all its defor-
mites to the generations of men. Hy-
pocrisy, thy name is Serpent. Thou
needest the brand of public scorn and
public hate. We see thee often, perched
high in the loftiness Of thine own con-
ceit thou art well known in this locale !;
aye, where is the locality in which thou
art not known? We see thee upon
the street-dashing by in thy splendor
-puffed up in thy pride and thy igno-
rance. But thou art marked Aye,
with the brand that never fades ; guess
it. Dost thou wish to hear from us
! amain Worl ncnnnnLnto .hna H.