The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-04-25
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! Mi PRESIDENT AND fEinow CsTl
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We may properly discuss Tire na.ur,
"f virtuc.,br contrasting n Min VICE;
and satisfactorily test any l.:lit J., I'll.
result.
Virtue is. a;hcaven born principle. an
comes tOeRr,h wilh';ll the hcnrtolrnc.
fIt.ih' brniyn'au'l.or.' +, iSnn angel ol
love. which lsoks wi,h an,c,e If good
will and compassion over all this htri
tage of. s*.n. desiring to chrri.h every
good and remedy every evil. II would
wing itself away to every abode of DIES
Gsn,iunai woes, a.,d l,rnifier aid to,.,he
distressed anl comfort to the .icsponl.
ing. 1t has h*im f"r every wound
ami a cordial for every sear Nay, it
would mike every lrnl = paradise, ard
l.fll Ill souls with delight. S.Sb' fat frnn
this divuna lrjnds,a,r,irincipld be.
ring S.trrmv1rcmy to the happiness Of
the race j: is bencvn~1lcc ~n,ln.lic;l; an |
hassumutimcs been defined II 'nivcrsal
bcnevolcnce to being II woull never
bring hurt to single individual or
blast one RATIONAL JOY. "Wellini:,}.&f,.
might the. sncitnts make virtue 4 God.
.{c<s,'nh,l consecratc to her a temple !;
FIR ttul = she is the most pror:i,us Of
al',hsip'pscs','ina.dciies; and her wor-
ship was'bbIl, less, corrupr,g,shj, less
irrn,inlal. .AlAhAimn,,-M was r'i,t"t5
this ;b>,ra ~ pfi,,rilie. .j,st for the up
;"sitr'rcasot' that prompted it to the
principl. Of -vil--o or the yrca; evil one.
In the former case it was ,lcvo,i.m Ia
that which is productive to whm is in.
f.llahly y,n~@--tshM MShilsi.irniot ,lt.t,ct
hat viu.ue has i universal airl 'rlnlur
ing popularity. For, tllongl. men may
mistake sometimes as I" lis identity.
there, H. almost y a.mMiv~rlsl. h,lnthtiul, iut
issirtar.c-er. :.
Som. il is fru". quarrel with viru'c,
because "t i's rcbukes; while in their
very erntefncc ai.d '.jlN' srment they
honor it.
The evil genius was worslippcd far
~ opposite ftas il. ,l,uci,i. e hated :,nd
,lrsa.lt,;. 1t was by this means tia,
l~, s,M:.'*.to. .apptase .his crucl wrath:
,.hs.valv II nin t!.tii;sa ~, u xisf<,s ;s.,it+#g
,'agnu nations to,'.;hs same. acts, VI
to ,ii-aain him If some inf ,,ihlt settled
venom with which he delights 10 .;>i,
Inc human race. Or, if VIC drop the
'er>onl!ication--vi the aud Wee, ~
..rin. i..!rs, are fitted. tl,c one to sui,scr,c
he wsllBcing and ,hc other lhc injnr,
."f society. \
!Eht t,hr,ne,> is rrinclrleiof Iarm"ny
and ca operation. Il i.tcsnt.cnial with
shc qo,'sntns,slipi',t.nH, sound nn.l sym !,
ph'hssp sTs<pc~ss,' mid :sh4 t'r4s,sptsi,y
.uf.kll. j
''fts Tendency being towards universal
good, it l;nks~ With and .,.coHe~gcs sAll
we'll adjusted enterprises, having the
same intent. Zee is disosganixing and
r-pnlsivc. Volcanh-llkr, it moves the
foundations Of society with slrea,lt'al con
,v,l~ioas. ,,Or,'if it ever admits 'o.t
state ot rest, its effect il to currode and
stagnate, / III Through r~.ttcn,.ess, ,ahe vrry
bai..ls.sof '&he' social ou,nractlxk.lnnl.l;
.aht,' shelt tom eltac' uor,Mpo,mlss,s ,siIere
ascot tl~ pestiterons mi .laria, 'rrscAl-
ii>s death around.
AAs.vituc clscYlshcs moral, health, 40
il is conducive to 2Hy,icul strcngth,ahsl
unexccp'io,ial i'rd,rrity. For it is the
very first principle Of i,",'mtry; and IN
,lnstry is almost .ynonyn..v.e~ with pros
'prrity. HHnerspy yreat may be the nat
ural facilities of wealth., there can bc,a
4grn,aatdul,.rnM he;,7,h ts,la 'ai,d; pros
vsrrtsacenisstia,. ttf IL w!1.i6,iriAd,,sny.
Virtue alone ensures steady handed in.
dnstry in any community.
Its production Of soh,i.ty and mutual
| rnrh viii ~ All immense saving # imr
50 If IN consumed IN rest5rts of i.lleness
an.tln'tlM>4srt.xcnmT Il interests, that
springs nl'i,i hannts of dissipation.
Virtue chcri<hes, also, sense of re-
n~nsibn';y. It recognises ti.s>w',,irns
Of so,iety to be. sisssebf ssssn,,I..oll,g,
l"ios.
The. rightspbf. c0rarnsinitics,mre rim
fst,maaslsea sdch.iirlghtN,,or 'sabsc,Mient
70 therM
That il not virtue which seeks to
ldraw t. itself cvery good, not earipa