The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-11-28
One of the Miracles of the Age.

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Theologians teach us that with the
close of the Apostolic age, the days of
miracles passed from earth forever, and
that no more, in the long period of time
to intervene until the conhagration Of the
world, and the establishment OF new
Kingdom and a new Earth, unmarried by
sin, would the people witness the per-
formance Of another miracle. This dogma
of the schools may be true notwith-
standing, there have been men, in all
ages, who have laid claim to the power of
performing supernatural works,and which
the pen of the chronicler Of the then pass
ing events has not failed to inscrbe upon
the historic page, and which have been
handed down from generation to genera
ton, until we who live in this day can read
for ourselves, and form our own opinions
as to there being anything of the miracu-
lous and supernatural about them. Again,
a miracle, SO certain divines teach us,
implies suspension Of the laws of nature.
Whether this be true or false, it is no
part Of our object at present to discuss );
but, in passing, we would merely say
that, in our opinion and according to our
mode of thought, we hold the belief that
miracles do not necessarily presuppose,
in order to their performance, any inter
ruption of, or interference with, the es-
tablished laws of nature. But from the
standpoint that occupy, we are dis
posed to judge of striking and singular
events or works, by the amount of mys-
terry in which they are shrouded, and, if
unable by human ken to unravel the web
that has been woven around them, and
thus bring them within the range of our
reason, SO as to comprehend them, we are
disposed to classify them with the mirac-
ulous and the supernatural, little dream
ing that even in our passing down the
stream of time, our state and condition
are oftentimes marked by what might be
said to be the miraculous, if not the SUI
pernatural. Even now occupying a mid
die point in this the 10th century, when
events the most startling are crowding
fast upon the heels of each other, and the
whole earth seems to be convulsed with
outbursts of popular feeling in favor of
free institutions, that develop themselves
in the more permanent form of revolu-
tions, that amidst them all Young Amer
lea stood proudly erect until within the
past few years, the stormcloud that was
gathering over her political horizon, for
the last decade Of years, has suddenly
shut out for time the sun of liberty,
and has burst over our land in all its ter.
rife fury, involving us in civil war.
But even now, while events have been
developing themselves, and the Ship of
State is struggling in the storm, and all
eyes are eagerly watching, with palpitat-
ing hearts, her vigorous efforts in COM
batting with the angry tempest, and
Hopes bright radiant star is almost dim,
America is one Of the miracles Of the age.
Ignorant of its own genius and mission,
and disloyal to many of its fundamental
principles of justice, equality and free
dom, yet it is working out amid fire and
blood the problem of progress, and whilst
delivering itself from death. is striking
the chains from the hands of millions.
The irreversible law of destiny is pic
turing its effects upon the American fir
mament. Standing upon the shore of a
bloody ocean, trembling in the whirlwind
Of fierce rebellion, shedding tears in the
cold stream of political treachery, drop
ping its power in the bucket of a strun'
gers we'll, surrendering itself to thu
wretched delusion that rebellion could bt
conquered without disturbing slavery
cherishing the weakness of compromise
and concession-yet, with all this, anC
in the midst of 1t all, America is destined
to outrids the tempest, to enlarge Free
dom's area, and impress her name ant
spirit on the hearts and on the records o
all future nations.