The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-01-16

pell of death, may in all human proba-
bility be traced to some of the follow
ing things. That our social system is
perfect no one will assent. That there
are social evils none will deny. If we
enumerate some of them, we will find
none but what should make US mourn
and clothe ourselves in sackcloth and
sit in ashes. There is profane swear
ing, and by reason of this the land
mourneth. There is lying and much
Of it; and enough of political lying
to sink the ship of state, and cause her
to founder on rock-whilst CONNER
cial lying lifts its hydra-head in almost
every corner OF the land these being
enough to freeze the yitals of nation
and stop the pulsations of her heart.
| There is intemperance worse than a
Simeon, sweeping athwart the land,
and this regulated by law, whilst men
who are in authority, spread ont holy
hands in prayer before God, from the
Presidents. of the United States to
the Governors of the States; and we
do not remember of having seen a
word from q President on this subject.
when this angel of darkness is Staying
more than thirty thousand of our
toantrymen every year We have
had Governors who have been elevated
by the suffrage of the religious eTe-
ment, who have been as mum on this
national evil as though they had been
born mutes When the wicked are In
authority the nation mourns There
is pride-this is found in Church and
State. How many churches are vaunt-
ing themselves in their influence and
numbers; others Boosting of their SUI
periority and respectabiEity This is
a vanity of vanities in the sight Of
God. Might not the Lord say unto
the churches as he did TO his ancient
church, Your new moons, and your
appointed feasts my soul hateth. and
are trouble unto me. And when We
spread your hands ! viii hide mine
eyes from you, Yea, when We make
many prayers / will not hear, Your
hands are full of blood"
The pride of the nation is conspie-
ueus, and may be seen 10 its extraya-
gance of dress, and its costly palaces,
and. its immense OUTLAWS on public
buildings. 1t is also seen in our boast
ing. We are proud of our success as
nation and call on the world to
look upon our beautiful institutions,
that outyie every thing under the sun,
that has been or can be. We cry to
the down trodden of all nations to be-
hold our glorious liberty, and freedom
for the oppressed Of all nations save
one. We boast of nnbounded wealth,
Of our placers of gold, and of our COM
merce. We are proud of the proves
of our arms, and of orr victories on
the land and on the sea. We are
proud of our great country that God
has in his providence given us
There is also our sins of corruption
political corruptions as dark as
Erebus, whose polluted waters are be-
ing sent through every channel of the
nation. There are also orr sias Of
corruption in the Government, as well
as the extrayagances Of the Govern
ment. There is also the evil of per-
petual slavery, which is contrary to re-
vealed and natural la,c, This is ike
a gangrene, that is leaving its corrup-
ton all along on the nerves, and It's
sues, and arteries of the whole body
polite.
These are some of our social sins,
which is the worst, who can say !?
Any single one of these is bad enough
and if let alone. may bring ruin, and
help to scatter nation forever. Gods
laws, both natural and revealed, are
unchangable, and cannot be broken
without serious consequences
IL. HolO may ace arert the c0ldni-
ties, and destruction due to national
andqstatys
The prophet Jonah was sent to the
City of Nineveh, an exceeding great
city, in which were more than six
score thousand persons that could not
distinguish between their right and
left hand. And he began to enter in
to the city days journey. and cried
and said, Yet forty days and Nine
veh shsI be oyerthrown." The King
needed 5he voice of his servant, and
made prprlaGation for fast and humil-
iatiou that God might turn away from
his anger
L. In order TO avert the threatened
calamity, he the Kiag and people BE-
lseUed aoaat God soos pleased to speak
bg has seru0,at Wbet hope is there
for q nation, if they are faithless in
what God hath said by the mouth o.
his servants the prophets and apostles
/ in relation to sin ? A nation as vel
! as an individual must have faith h