New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1865-05-19


| Sabbath school. hv the preacher and the
teacher aud by the iron rule and stern, snb-
iectjyc purposes Of the law,
They arc usuol Y accounted Fortunate, who
by their extraordinary intelligence, merit and
enjoy the most irresponsible stations in the va
riou$ dcpa~m>nss Of life. But particularly
against them. bribery and corruption, those
harpics Of high position bring their dcadlicst
attacks; and woe to HIM who yielding to the
tcmptcr falls from his high estate.
Ancient h story records the life Of one
whose equal in oratory the world has sought
in vain; for his excellence in this soul-stirring
art, all suscc2d ding gHa crationS have awarded
him the palm OF uneQuallei greatness: vet
DGmosthcncs was not imE0culat>: with all
his eloquent patriotism he was not proof
against corruption. His words Of wisdom
sw0yed tie minds Of the most august Of the
AtGc0jans, and war>l2d off for awhile the
threatened destruction ufhis native city, and
yet. Though we honor tina: eloquent rnrhuS-
asm in defence Of his country; we eann0.
Forget that the lustcr Of his great name is
dimmad by treason and corruption; that cup
Of ed conquered his great heart an stommc|
that tide Of denunciatlon which marked HIM
the intellectual giant Of his lime.
one, who, II lis youth volunteered his tai
ents and his arm in the cause ofiberty. who
fought hravely tor his country. and sacri-
feed for her. his youth. his independence
and Z splendid fortune vet fell the victim
Of brjbq~y. bought by British gold, aaI It.
tempted TO drag down as companion to his
intpmv. the very cause for which he had
lab0rei and sacrificed so much. The name
Of that man is inscribed upon the darkest
page of American History, aud every gener-
alton reared upon the land he would have
BETRAYED will learn It's first lesson Ct patri-
ots:l in the memorable fate Of Arnold the
traitor. ! on may rear an editice. of itself
rs firm as adamant, you may raise it higher
that the Hottest towers Of antiquity. and
adorn it with 4 splendor heretofore uaequall-
ed, but if .he foundation be not firm and
SteadtaSt. it Will fail and great and terrible
will be the fall There lave been thousands
OF instances cfthe most exalted tai ents. de-
graded to the ylIcSt purposes. l.andma rks
they are on the cliffs Of fame to warn the
unwary and 2neItlOuS, that there is q gulf
dark and untath0mable below. There was
one the friend and attendant of Washing
ton, q man whose talents excited the I'd mira
ton Of all who knew him. as a statesman he
had few equals, as Il soldier he was skillful.
and as an orator, the smile of Cicero. an
ornament to his country aud an ardent de-
fender OF her rights, yet in an evil hour his
principles forsooG him his prophetic fore
sight deserted Inn, and accepting his DEATH
warrant from one he had offended in de-
bate, he met his antagonist, AMI fell the
victim Of f2ncied honor, in the prime of lie
and full OF hope and promise. There was
also another, the rival Of Hami ltOn aman
whose talents >hone pre- eminent: as a states
man and L inancicr he had no equals His
country hon Drel him and bestowed upon him
the second Office in her gift. Yet with al
these h3nors Lc3nei upon him, III. star Of
his glory fell. tne voices Of thousands ac-
cused him ut crIIne, winch, in an excited
moment ne had deemed but the vim tication
OF his homer. Even then, his gigantic mind
contemplated q recovery OF fame and power;
he was charged with ingrAtitude to his coun-
try and branded a Il .elOn. The downfall
OF Hamlit0n was as a meteor from on high,
which dazzles even as it falls, and upon whose
descent the eyes Of N lions gaze in wonder
and astouis ment The ambition Of Aaron
Burr was his password to ruin; the Sysyphian
stone which he had rolled and rolled till it
reached to such 4 highth, that in its recoil
it crushed him to atoms The mOarnfu,
fate OF these men and OF thou5 ,nl5 of
others whose names are daily strawn like
wrecks upon the shores Of time, clearly
prove, how frail and perishablc is all glory
that is not anchored firm by truth.
virtue and huma nifty. It was after Cardinal
shoals OF honor" that he said to Thomas
Cromwell,
pc JUS; and fear not;
ct al r:St n m at he ny try.
Thy tic Is aud Truths then If thou falrst Cromwell
'JaoU iliis'ta blessed martyr"
The exercise Of knowledge How power
funv to Us IS individuals and as members Of
: ,ciety G,es this subject speak. of itself, ST.
lentlv. butJy he stirring scenes of this event
fal period in which our lives are cast, and by
the examples OF the great and good of all
ages eloqucntly and LOUD. We can assist IN
teaching the countries Of EaroFe to forget
their long cherished reproach that superior
lty OF intellect is nO3 congen;al to a repup.,-
can form Of government. We have the
strongest incentives to action; a wide field for
display. In this connection the history of
oar IoretatherS may wei give rise to cmoti ons
CT gratitude for they lef: us not induceln cnts
only but examples also, and wide field foy
action. Let us remember chat the civil an:
religious liberty for which they fought and
blcd: the lofty examples Of their energy and
suffering, the admirable system Of liberty
subservlent to law, andlaw restraining and
defining liberty, were by them solentnIy be-
queathed to lis! Let Us remember that this
patrmony beautiful and rendered brighter
by the master spirit of the last half century,
and now rc-baptised in blood. is still ours to
I've for and to cherish. Let us remerabe y
that the history Of the past, bearing to us
the experience Of its eyentful scenes, rich in
its lessons of wisdom laden with toll. the
watching and the progress Of the world.
points still onward to future, that should
be not less ia glory or in worth. That there
must be some chief actor on this stage
that if storms shou 4 threaten, IS now q a S,