North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-08-12

men have been created with all imagl nable
| Inequality, under slavery, under despotism
under aristocracy. under limited monarchy
under every imaginable form of political
strife and political oppression. In no respect
whatever, that 1 can discover, has the AL
mighty sent our race into the world with
these imaginary rights, and this fancifu
equality. In his sight the whole world i:
sinful, rebellious, and lying under the just
condemnation Of his violated laws. Our
original rights, whatever they might have
been, are all forfeited and gone. And since
the fall, mankind have no rights to claim at
the hand of the Creator. Our whole depend.
ence is on bis mercy and compassion. And
he dispenses these according to his soyer.
eign will and pleasure, on no system of equal.
ity that any human eye can discover, and
yet, as every Christian must believe, on the
eternal principles of perfect beneyolence, in
union with impartial justice and boundes.
knowledge, and wisdom that can not err.
Where, then, ask, did the authors of the
Declaration of Independence ind their war
rant for such statement? 1t was proba.
bly, judiclous enough to call their propo ST
tions self evident truths" because it seems
manifest that no man can prove them. To
estimate Alright the vast diversity among the
races of mankind, We may begin with our
own, The highly privileged Anglo-Saxon.
which now stands a. the head. although our
ancestors were heathen barbarians only two
thousand years ago; From this We may 20
down the descending scale through the
Turks. the Chinese; the Tartars, the Japa-
nese, the Egyptians, the Hindoos, the Indi-
an tribes, the Laplanders, the Ahyssinians,
the Africans, and hoy is it possible to imag-
inc tnat God has made them all equai -
of the forest are equal-that all the noun
tains, and seas, and rivers are equal-that
all the beasts Of the fields are equal-that all
the birds of the air are equal. The facts
rather establish the vcry contrary. The
Deity seems to take pleasure in exhibiting a
marvellous wealth of power through the rich
variety of all his works, so that no two indi-
viduals of any species can be found in all re-
Spects alike. And hence we behold grand
system of order and GRADATIoN, from the
thrones, dominions, principalities and pow
ers in heavenly places, rank below rank, TO
man. And then VIC see the same system
throughout our earth displayed In the v4rie-
~ OF races, some higher, some lower in the
sca'e-'n the variety of governments, from
pure despotism to pure democracy-in the
variety of privilege and power among the
subjects of each government, some being
born to commanding authority and influence,
while others are destined to submit and
obey. Again, we behold the system contin-
ued in the animal creation, from the lordly
lion down to the tinid mole, from the eagle
to the humming bird, from the monsters OF
the deep to the sea-star in its shell. The
same plan meets US in the insect tribes
Some swift and powerful, others slow and
weak, some marshaled into regular govern
mcnt-monarchy in the beehive, aristocracy
in the ant-hill, while others, like the flies,
have no government at ALL And in perfect
harmony with this divine arrangement, the
inanlrnate creation presents US with the
same vast variety. The canopy of heaven is
studded with orbs of light, all differing in
magnitude, all differing in radience, and all
yielding to the sovereign splendor of the sun
The earth is clothed with the most profuse
diversity Of vegetation, from the lofty palm
down to the humble moss. The mineral
kingdom shines with gold, silver, iron, cop
per, aud precious stones, in all conceivable
forms and colors. From the mammoth cave
down to the minutest crystal-from noun
tains of granite down to the sand upon the
shore, all is varied, multiform, unequal, yet
each element has its specific use and beauty,
and the grand aggregate unites in the sub
lime hymn of praise to the wisdom, the good
ness, and the stupendous resources of that
inefable Power which produced the whole.
This brief and most inadequate sketch OF
the order of creation may serve at least to
show that the manifest inequality in the
condition of mankind is no exception to the
rule, but is sustained by all analogy. 1t is
the will of God that it should be SO, and no hu
man sagacity or effort can prevent it. And the
same principle exists in our political relations.
We may talk as we please of our equality in
political rights and privileges, but in point OF
fact, there is no such thing. Amongst the
other civilized nations it is not even pretend
ed. None of the great galaxy of European
governments can hav better title to it than
England, yet who would be so absurd as to
claim political equality in land of monarchy
of hereditary mobiles, of time-honored aristoc-
racy? The best approach to political equall
ty is confessedly here, and here only. Yet
even here, amidst the glories of our universal
suffrage, where is it to be found 2 Political
equality. if it means any thing, must mean
that every man enjoys the same right to pol
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