Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-10-11

f better there than not at all. There
Stern satisfaction to lover Of law an
{ obedience, to know that under militar
and martial laws, sentence against an ev
work is executed speedily, that criminal
do not 90 unwhipt of justice because Q
the want Of TRIVIAL technicalities, tha
there are no u&R&es to be deceived b.
cunning sophistries or to be paralyzed b
sudden scrupes of conscience, no rose
water philanthropists to aympathize wit
the guilty, and throw obstacles in th
way Of justice, no tender hearted govern
ors to pardon the convicted criminal, bu
the proceedings are summary, and exc
cution follows judgment as surely as tb,
thunder follows lightning. 1t is a use
ful lesson which the army will learn
that the soldier may be shot instantly, by
the lieutenant when he disobeys, that the
lieutenant is under the same liability t
the captain, the captain to the major, the
major to the colonel, and so on, rank OF
rank. The lesson Of obedience so learn
ed will be likely to abide, and if the spirit
of obedience which prevails in well
disciplined army could be transferred
through the entire people, the war would
be worth all it will cost.
o. The love of money. God him
self has declared this to be the root of
all evil 1t needs short argument to
show that this is the root Of our present
great evil At the South it has led to
the continuance and extension Of slavery,
and to the present deplorable effort to
perpetUate it. Had not slaveholding been
rendered immensely profitable by the in
venlion Of the cotton gin, there can be
no doubt that it would have long since
been abandoned. But the love Of mon
ey has kept this sin alive, vigorous, and
growing. Nor has it had a less banelul
influence at The North We have been
absorbed in money getting TO the neglect
of almost everything else, especially to
the neglect of political duties by those
who really have the most vital interest in
the prosperity Of the country.
Admirable as is our plan o. govern
ment, precious above all earthly price as
are the blessings guaranteed TO us by the
Constitution, we can have no good gov
ernment unless it be committed to the
hands Of competent, honest, faithful, in
telligent, patriotic men. Eternal vigil
ance is the price Of liberty. The article
cannot be had without paying the price.
Just here is where the love of money
has almost wrought our ruin. 1t has
persuaded us that the price is too high.
1t has occasioned an inattention to the
choice of rulers on the part Of those who
ought to give the most attention to it
The business of nominating candidates
for office has been allowed TO fall into the
hands of a few, while the great body Of
he people have been busy one with his
arm, another with his merchandise
Thus it has come to pass that we have
,hosen so many rulers, either contempti
lie for their weakness, or abominable for
heir wickedness, through whose imbeciI- /
ty and profligacy we have been brought
nto these desperate straits.
But | must leave this train of thought
nly half developed, and hasten to notice +
more fragrant evil into which the love
f money has led US. 1t has caused Us
o deafen our ears, and harden our hearts,
nd close our hands against the calls of
christian benevolencc. If anything OF
he purposes Of God concerning this
ountry is to be learned from the circum-
tances attending its origin, its growth,
IS whole history from the beginning un-
Il now, il is tEis.-that He has predesti-
ated the people Of the United States to
e his chief agents in evangelizing the
'orld. Our geographical position, easy
f access and Of egress, our unequalled
atura resources, our social, political,
nd educational institutions, our migrate
Y and colonizing character,-all furnish
lch means and facilities for sending the
Ospel to the uttermOst parts OF the earth
are possessed by no other nation un-
er heaven. God has not bestowed up
4 US these great advantages without /
nposing on Us correSpondingly great a
Jligations.
But we have been insensible of the 5
,nor, unmindtul OF the duty. We have Il
nsted in luxury and extravaganza, or f
'arded in sordid parsimony, the means T
hich God has put in our hands to do 5
is work. We have given stingily when a
e ought to have given bountifully. We a
I'VE permitted the societies which are a
r agents in doing the work, to be con-
antly Strengthened for means, while we
ere abundantly able to answer and ev- iC
IN o,t;cinsts oil their calls If we y