Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1860-05-05

Iao'bnyx NJ f. honn"-Lr'i,S ahJ G'm-
N,m,hot I'h~rrhc:
wcr, ha,ftIc power 'ha; G!. the world with terror,
Were half a." "rA'h BE- ed on camps and rpuTt-,
Own t" rd,'In the Human nind from error,
There were need Uf arscIla!s aud forts.
lLo"HEHo".
The xnicc Xhich summons LIS IL tic contcm-
Patton Of the day, is the earnest and yet calm
and tranquil voice o(hene,u!cnre and peace
The turbulence OF WIT, the surprises ri
passion the cchoS Of wild and agitating con-
ilicts, have nothing in common with the kind
and placid spirit which now awaits the HON
age Of our philosophy and gratitude.
Like the magic seasons, which affect in
silence the mighty changes Of nature, unfold
ing in mute ma!nifircnrc the emerald leaf and
gorgeous blossom. transforming the invisible
moisture of night into the sparkling dew-drops
of morning, the hcccy clouds of noon, or into
that priSmatic hand of wonder that writes In
hucs of ininitable beauties, the promises of
t;od upon the rainbow, like the rcparative
currents Of vitality that maintain the ciIlorcS-
ccnce Of human health, aud repair the injuries
Of disease, like the industrial forces that
have reared in silent progress those towering
and colossal maS'adonS of vegetation, which
proclaim the antiquity Of Calavcras and Mari
po>a, 50 move those golden chariot wheels Of
hcncvolcncc, whose pinionS are fabricated hy
the pure oil Of hrart.wGrincd. God-imbued,
ETcavcn.in>pirc1 Kindness.
As calmly aS the spring of placcrvillc arrays
itself in the delicate aud glorious costumes OF
vcrdnc aud flowers, whilst the overlooking.
bleak Sicrras are reelected in the icy robes oi
unbroken winter 50 calmly, 50 quietly should
We approach the contemplation Of the peace.
! fdt and n0iSrtrSS ovrrtdtrs ofall organizations
for the exercise Of Charity and the promotion
Of Relief.
So NAV we turn our minds To the consider
alton of the sacred claims and hallnwcl rcla
tonS of odd Fellow ship, whose ForiY-FiS
Rirthday is now being celebrated amidst the
congratulations and praises OF its lrnl and
'lincal membership,
Usually when called upon to write or speak
upor the subject If our order, We have writ.
ten ,. spoken from the institution, To society,
from the center to the circumference from the
Sanctum sanctorum of its principles to the
vcstibulc of its admission thus travelling, ora
torially, from within to the exterior, instead
of thinking and speaking from the outside t.
the inside, from the periphery TO the center.
! It IL quite natural to speak from the frat"r-
I nlIN 10 SOClelE. IL - 80 .hIlVH>lN 'IltI
to speak directly from th' absolute records OF
fraternity and bcncvncicr to the lovely and
glorious fruits resulting thcrctrom.
I Let US, upon the present occasion, pursue n
different plan; let us adopt the eN"tclic pro-
cess Of travelling by reflection from the out
side to the inside, from man and society, t.
Odd Fellowship and Fraternity, from the ne.
ceSSitieS Of governments, to the Sagaco'lS and
! benevolent iultillmentS tLlnu=h the agency ol
individuals in the bonds Of brotherhood. We
will declare but simple tru>m, ii we say that
| the primitive condition of mankind was one
3 in which government and laws were not only
Of most limited development, but most imPcr'
! fcctly understood
The whole supcrstructurc Of government
which has ever resulted from man instructive
fancy for social organization, is but an claho
rate work fart, the design Of which has been tc
provide combination of cncouraCcmcntS and
restraints that should in the least degree iu'
tcrfrrc with those natural rights, privilege,
and projections with which ali men are by Ira
turr endowed.
The social feature of the human race. takcr
in connection with the mental peculiarly tina
demands association. forced mankind into tho>t
Srcsarious and friendly rompani"n>hipS from
which government aud laws have sprung NJ
aS necessities, whilst art and ingenuity hav,
combined to imbur them with the highcS
adaptahilitv to the wants and reserved right'
Of individuals.
, The highest aims of government Away.
have been and must ever he, the multiplication
Of the sources of rational enjOymcntS and al
absolutely equitable protection.
No man will have the tcmcrity to deny these
as the chief and leading objects sought tnl
in the formation Of governments and the clab
Oraton of laws. No man who ever thinks a
all. who ever reasons upon the simplest prop
oSition, will deny the statement. And willis
we admit, that it requires the mighticSt men
tai capacity for the construction Of good gov
crnmentS and equitable laws, it is quite a.
true and more manifest that the humhlcSt "a
pacity is sufficiently strong to understand thciI
necessity and the objects to be accomplished
This proposition, which we doubt not is we,
understood, should he horne in mind whcr
ever reference is made to the progress of au
thority, by which the perfection of govern
ments and laws is necessarily tested, or, cspe
Cally when from the overthrOws Of govern
ments and the revolutions of history, we lool
to the people for an explanation Of the Sacri
| lICCS ulu uiSiStClS tIdt NlO0No "
melancholy upon the readers heart.
Whilst we admit that n law-giver shonlt
be endowed with the most eminent capacity
that he should have mind strongly developed
and well fortified with useful information, yc
we repeat, that the fullest mental organization
which are held as morally responsible, are no
only capable Of very clear understanding o
the necessities of government and laws, bu
they are also capable of quick appreciation
Ofthe justice and equity of laws by which the!
are governed
Where is the man or woman who does no
know the necessity that suggests the manu-
racture of suitable vessels for conveying waite
to the mouth? Or where is a person VIII,
docs not understand the fitness Of such vessel
when presented by the hands Of art? Tn
want is simple and the response Of art is per
coct Tho ann md tho tumhlrr nru not Onlv