The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-01-12
From the Western Chri.tian Aeyocate
He has not an enemy in the World =

Why? Has truth opposerse Are
there no errors in the world to be correc ted
Or has he compromised with The enemy
Has he sacrificed principles to the oppos-
ers Of heaven born right. that he may avoid
making an enemy? Is he SO ignominious
that there can be no theory advanced in his
presence in which he does not readily acqui-
esce for fear of becoming unpopular. If ev-
cry body loves him, it must be at the sacri-
fee OF truth on his part. Win not he who
iearlesSly pursues the path of truth and JUS
tice have enemies? and if so-which it
most certainly is--should any one be with
out enemies?
Ii a man be man. if he confer any bene-
mt on mankind. either in the moral. political
or social world, his motives will be impugn-
ed and his character will be DETAINED by men
who seek TO turn the curtain of popular ia
vor from those who have nobly--in the face
OF most determined pposition--fought for
and sustained the principles of truth and
justice. and in so doing have erected for
themselves monuments. as enduring time
itself; whiio those who opposed them in the
nope OF obtaining momentary tame from
the bauble crowd have sunk to nothingness
and the mists and clouds of their own evan
eScent fame have become their winding
sheet.
In looking back over the worlds history,
now these moral heroes stand out Ia bold re-
lief, like Storm beaten rock that boldly rears
Its head above the waste of waters, and
which has for ages bid difance to the storms
and waves of the world of waters. Those
moral heroes whose name casts bright lus-
tire upon the pages Of sacred and profane his
tory; Noah the man of righteousness against
the world; Moses in the midst Of his nutin-
Gus people; Elijah on Mt. Carmel in the
midst Of the prophets Of Baal and the idola.
.rous multitudes of Israel; Daniel the wise
statesman in the corrupt court OF Babylon
,eproving the naughty monarch surrounded
oy his courtiers; Paul, after being stoned
Walking in the same city from whence he
lad been cast out; Luther at Worms; Wes.
ey amid the mobs of England: Wiberforce
n the British Parliament, and MANY more
these men whose names written in let
ers of FURNISHED gold upon fame's brightest
ablets, were no fawnlng sycophants for
public favor. but they cherished principles
st76arrd. Yet they clung iearlessfy to them and
trumphed
The desire of popularity is spreading very
.apidly over our land, and with It's breath
laily destroying hundreds and thousands Of
our most prominent young men. How
many young men just entering upon the du-
les of lite. with fair prospects OF becoming
useful and influential members of society,
have been smitten by this contaglon--t-eir cir
moral characters ruined, their influence up.
on society lost. and they reduced from men
to mere cringing slaves Of public opinion;
for he who can say without a blush, Il care
not what Others may think Of me- Is al
ready lost in virtue. Popularity, when
r ghtly gained and properly used, Is pow
erful agent in doing good; but this, to be
valuable, must not be gained bv se!i-abase-
ment, nor the sacrifice of principle. Let the
consequences be what they may, always do
right, and what popularity you thus "ln'
use for high and noble purposes kemem-
ber. then. that he who does ri ht may be re-
spected, but not loved by all.