, 1862-08-26
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lie love OF country is one oI the purest
end roblest Of affections. In all The mast
SID amcng every peo21e, to be willing to
make ally effort, and suffer all for your
country, has been deemed high and sa-
cH duty. No more worthy proof can 3
:lar give Of the devotion and nobility of
us soul, than that he has lived and died
1o1 Ills country. In the earlier ages. and
anlons people who gave many proofs of
thc 1udeness and flerceness Of q society
ha1clT rsised ahoye the level Of barba1ism
OF 8 Standardization, the exhibition of
. deep and pure devotion to their
scui't',*. las elevated to a pinnacle Of glory
the nsmes Of men, who without this sacred
feeling had been found all unworthy of the
praise and admiration of the world. It's
not easy TO say in what feelings the ire
presslble and rurc impulse of patriotism
lakes lts SOURCE: lt5.;:er can we ASCERTAIN
IN what form Of soclA life, or under vbot
political organization, it may be found
strongest and noblest. There have been
patriots Who have given all their labors and
thought TO their country though they were
working and s'rugs ling for social forms and
political principles, which seem to us evi,
and pernicious. Men have worn out their
strength, and offered at last their lives to
MAINTAIN tyrannies, defend wrongs. and
perpctunte power thought by us most
mischieroas, and detestable; but if we find
that all their tolls and sacrifices were cley,-
ted and hallowel by true devotion to their
country, We give them the need of orr
praise and admiration.
Indeed We find in all the mast but few
governments, that IL the light Of the pres-
ent, do not appear to have been the source
and cause CT great and wide spread wrong
and Injustice to the people. There has
hardly existed 8 nation in all. the past it
would be 40 easy thing to name one in ex-
istcnce today, in which the people, accord
ing to our accepted principles, would NOT
be justified in rising and overthrowine the
government as OPPRESSIVE and injurious
Yet beneath the dark shadows of all these
meua1chics and despotisms, We find spring
ing up and growing in perennial yisnr and
beauty this undying love Of country Even
whtrc all the institutions, aud laws. and
administration, have their foundations in
injustice and oppression. and the lives ofthe
people are made one long catalogue of
wrongs aud outrsges, even there this I'M
mortal instinct SURVIVES. The poor man,
to whom Ills country has been nothing but
the place Of his priyations and hardsnips;
who has never felt its power save in exa,-
tions, priyations and grievances; and who
has perhaps been driven into exile in search
Of the peace and welfare denied hin at
lome-tlis outcast aad victim clinss
through it all to his country; finds no.
~l4efe else land like LIS native land: and
for her would gladly sacrifice all else.
If,this love Of country is found in such
stre5gth and purify among the people 10
whom their country has beaa copious
and o7e1dowing source Of injury and
wrong; and that has, perhaps, with mani
fold expressions and grievances, as with q
whip Of scorpions, driven them into exile;
wlat should be the strength Of four devotion
to our country; and what can measure the
depth Of the love We should all bear to
1er?
Our country is the grandest on earth.
Her institutions are the best and
freest- The fabric of government which
foif f41v n - IL.