Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-01-30
oud, gsnsraeen- Therefore i is 10. apt

ond, generaGbn. Therefore ls q not apt
) to eugeuder serious disturbance.
The ihirteen colonies, which have es
tablished the tone aud Institutions of The
country, wera OF more uniform mental
charaetsTisties aud caste Than some are
prepared 10 admit New York, it is
true, vas settled By the Holland
< Dutch. bet their nativity constituted
the sole difference They bore
close resemblance 10 the others in all
essentials. Our Ynginian brothers
claim distinctive derivation, so mneh
so that sfiliatiou is impossible, aud sx-
istencs under the same general author.
tiles unendurable Descended from the
I cavaliers, they cannot assert assirnila-
ton with the roundhssds The truth is,
as history bears Us out, their only con-
nsction With the old nobilities aud eaYa-
liers is imaginary. 1t does confer upon
large proportion Of them the distinc.
ton Of descent from the car1Iiers Of
the road. Those ancestors. Of which
with surprising impndsnee, they boast
were in every sense Of the term lowly
born. Bat. though thsir entrance into
life was OF the lowest, the exit was fre-
qdently of the highest, order. They
we're highly hung. The persistent utter
anee Of distinguished ancestry bY the irst
families have given the notion general
credit It is falsehood. 1t Is doubt
full IL there are dozen families Of even
ordinary respectable parentage. Such
is the true foundation for the high tone,
as regards their colonial ancestors. They
resemble the "noble cavaliers in taking
She lions share Of everything bat work,
in suPercilions air towards better men
than themselves The noble order
acquired their qualities from the habit
Of command over ssrfs noted for ser
Witty; their modern imitators from un-
limited control over lhe negro from IN
faacy, and the constant lndul leencs o.
PeeFile passion bound 10 obtaIn nndsr
sueh conditions Like shs black on
horseback, they felt big with somsshing /
under them, and incliasd 20 ride rough |
shod over everything In the way. A
nice school for children, and well suited /
to make men merely 6sry children. We |
repeat, the early colonial settlement had
= remarkabie'mental and moral uni
lormity. They gave the characteristic /
Impress to our manner and constitution,
and exertsd an influence which Il IS
lreasonable to hope will endure forever.
Religion, while ia one sense the safe
guard Of society, in another is the frnit-
lul source Of commissions, inanrreetions
and revolutions But from this we have
little need Of apprehension Diversity
Of religious faith among men Is natural, I
aud our law conforms to nature. One
form Of belief alone presents anything
anomalous, leading 10 ineompatibility
with our Law. II Is that which claims
direct divine hneal descent, and con
'inaal inspiration in is exponents Of
iaith and practice. This extraordinary
assumption implies infallibiIiy, while
nfalbbility implies the right Of com
'ulsioni and when the civil powers agree
With them, they compel conformity,
which is totally inconsistent with cur
'dfHrGi ta1c of diversity Nevertheless,
here is little danger Of troubles from
heir authoritative dictations. All We
~e have got 10 do is TO keep our legis-
ative enaetments free from noticing or
he knowledge Of seotarianisn, and the
products Of taxation from distribution
The natural law Of mental freedom,
he influence of our laws and institu-
ions, will induce a gradual aequiesence
Vith oar system, and ultimately, per.
laps, destroy the seish Of change.
We intended trying 10 prove the con-
srvatiye influence Of an extended do
ninion when beyond natural bounda.
les. but nust now defer It.