Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-04-16
The sectional FanatIcaI Party.

10 the Edifor Of the Boston Courier:
IL has been ugual in this country, and es-
pecially in this northern part OF il, to affect
resemblance TO the people Of Israel on the
side OF dignity and prerogatiyo But the re-
semblsnce is now more striking on the other
side ,--as when one Of the Prophets thus tes
tilted, in Gods name "My people are des-
troyed for lack OF knowledge Because thou
hast forgotten the law of thy Goa will also.
| forget thy children. AS they were increased,
40 they sinned against me therefore, will
change their glory into shame"
The people OF Israel had then reached their
highest stage Of civilization. Their lack Of
knowledge. therefore, was not general, but
specific II consisted, ~ the prophet ex
planned, in forgetfulness Of the law Of their
God--the organic law--by which they had
been constituted n separate and distinct, and
specially elevated, by Divine order, above
all others Their great increase and glory
we're a si4n OF their culture after the order OF
those times II wss their culture and world
| Is glory that occasioned their apoStacy. In
their oouceit Of higher wisdom, they con
temned that Divine wisdom, which had found
ed aud ruled hem, not MS they vainly imagin-
ed, for social and political pre-eminence, bu;
the higher ends which they overlooked oil
mosal government Consequently, their glory
vas tufheu iuuo I - go
CommVh"eenn "Ns "a c,.oi,,,
dauon was iaio ioF 5''ose uoniesHe "nu
wars, esPuVi''es Auu :; 49, 10 AZ
which issued, ~ ns"sVn, ia '"'
trancnlsemeht anu ue'V'ot'' li. - ~
according 10 prophecy, took possession oi the
'eIss y, ,Ll,. ,ar +, all ;nportsp, nartieu
Faralel mus lH., ~ 90 - r. io,hps,;o ~.
tars, has been tne n'sVo.! " III tn' h -,
tons Our own e"un'' W." .s p.o,isn,,a
cepuon 10 'ne SehelaI .l, "s~ % ~, l.
Cause ana euec' n"'o ''La. -, -
a sta'eu re'S''on w -. - ~ GA 10 ons srd
roa' Inc gov, eoNe'''', H. aasa.,,as ,ha r,oot 90,
umiorni 10 tne emu, ~ ~ tonba,io na,ions
rious inquiry "ne.N'' w, =; -, =,
WIN not reach .ho'' 80 st,a.,,,,a ra.h;oL
least, througn tne 'n'n'le a. Ia,.aa ,c
they are u"w n'nAe .ie., ,ho .araorl;n, ot tho
heaven, Pronouhceu Nv wv puPs a;f,,aH.r,o of
earth 'or the 9sse'''on tr,,eS ,roao,,,a
Inora' So'er',nieh' N,'N LA "a r,,s, no
ton oil the 1lsueeleu IL. ,bA ~
supposed 10 AnoT " oess q, n'" ,o,;or wisdom
lhrs oil eAr'n AH' r., s,roo;ri,ata
ana SET up n's Tha,o - ~ voice in
Senerh' o1ersuiI .hsa h.s haen rona in the
his word, ano tnere mas peeu hono ~ ~ ~
| q ~.
social dnd Po"f'cde equu'i'y VI AT, 'ne
but the contrary IS eVery"hese suHnusu ~ =,
tones that no feVerehu S"" snou I:,s' s:se.",
hever can misunuer"Shu, i-'1,y u'no,'u, y,
= utterance ,s nerey hu"a" ~ oo.o W W.
. vain imagnhtons' anu IN ~ "a ', ~ ~ ~
seen whether the nuniAu "H. III ~ " n;
! more authoritative ana ehec'uH' 'n"N 'ne A'
vine.
Hence The iears oi 80 many " Tt our ms. ms
consderate ana pauiolic mou' lhey nave
seen, with the increase VI tue peopie' s'o"
! ing irreyerence ior the DiVihe sutnorly' aii'
instead OF the lessons OIL tne ocrlP'ure, . JUS
7 tory, and experience, sra'u''ous suos'''u
: ton OF merely speculative cohcei'S IN par
ticular--they have seen, on tne part OF tn'
= Plgenerality, an increasing lorgesi1ineSs Vi .nei
j organic law--the ordnance Vi uou lHr 'nel
guidance IN the social s'u'e lse'luii'eeS
~ thee principles OF government on "n'on ,; M ~
n providence founded them ana a pract'ca
n disesteem Of the blessings OF ciV'l ana rehg
ious liberty, which due observance OF thos
J. principles eoIid not have ia'Ieu 70 Petpetuate
II They have seen, beyond the striie oi genera
n parties often unreasonaoly out hot dangerous
y y excited, part oil these States united nh
d der a common bond and covenant, setl,nl
v themselves, at Length, against anotne
and weaker pnrt, with bitter reproaches, th
u disruption Of social and ecclasiastlcai ue'
ir hostile legislation, injurious onsets' an
:: threats OF worse Impending crisis. The
Is have seen this geographical party organized
u as expressed ny huaus CnosSe 70 h" aSse olr pU'
. try" for an 'lrrepFessbe conflict with tn
u domestic, social and civil institutions OF tn
~ weaker section, resolved to eurtailit, overtl
-. Or imperceptbly, Of privileges and rights I
which it was constitntionally and In goo
faith entitled, and refusing reasonable tern