The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-01-04

tRs darkest reee-- Of sou,e seues.ere vale II the
sSsr-Figilast gycxf o5prss-on pursue him there,
lingering death, pancs tat longest rack and latest
silt'' -stt - .xrse frcr, home, ne rnu~s
seek II other Lands : retuEs from tie grave:
No rfte nsr ch5Erra uors shall be beholi,
Nor friend = sacred houe."
Hsw often have sc hailed "a these happy shores.
Russ-a bro tier rom the Tar Boryssheres, ar from
thsbanks of-Gua h quiver, De Iberian exile, and
beard Hem ia Stranger accents the sad story a
their wrongs. From t4vse We hear that Masonry,
smPha,icay peaceful and uuotfsndins is prescribed
by the half-ctrilzea Autccrat Of all the Russias."
There Jealous yrsas exerts bis uHeeasiag persecu-
ton, with every means hch ingenuity, shArpened by
ralice, .astBts ara = tn cruelty liuaited only b.
as.-siEe p9ass- - 4sala 20, t4e proud land Of
chlcalrys the misguided policy hauuts every
step # tie orer. TIE stupid Ferdinand whose re-
=I koHors serveoEls degrade toe fame OF the once
powerful Cartiliau bousel dooms oar temples the
flares, aud fer intoxicating charity toward all
KIND toe CaElsuan Mason Gies upon tbs rack Fell
tvrans insatlate monster gorge thy raveEing appe
tie viii the harmless Iasons poed Well hast :hon
wagsd discriminating war upon the bSeehrea Of him
whose AHrIed the first fatal bolt e throne ef
tyraUts l. the spirit and example CT our wash
jagt. taat rolled their reribuve fires Of revolution
Through thy a1rightei domnions. BIT rhy carnival
shalt BE brief The Architect Of wUrds has cTrcum-
serbed the two Americas and said "here shah there
he liberty aaa pace" SIX fair Republics, wrested
aSrn thy rut less dominion, aunoance that retrbu-
tire +s1ice S nigh t-c The handwriting. 5 seen upon
thy walls tie s,niss ef ,fesezs.ion Ssps her wing
over thy palaces 81 Pride, srra crFeess herttrcy.
Before take leave Of you, ~ tres9lren, let me
again remind you of thc Felt of gratitude yea
owe to the Al7,st~ e5sposrr Of human events for
chat yen hare brea permitted to ;asz the Journey
life in tins land and tins &c ef zl-s world While the
eFJ5d II 6espt throws IS dan troubled mid
night tboe quarters 81 chs world, here repose
under the tranquil bowers Of peace he the III lIed
beams OF improved scerse rational liberty aHI pure
religion throw their eheerful radiance around. May
Justly exc!ainn ~,ith Israel Of Oh, The Lord
iash tfuugIt 5 fsrsa OF Egypt, with mighty
dsad, and n,ststyetched arm; ne hath brought Us
this place ssd hath given this lnHd - But,
Il we believe Masonic instruction, shall not
indulse the gloomy conviction that happy destiny
shall a.v'srs remain exclusive Masonry teaches
tha is capable of endless improvement ia Anowi
cdts and all the that adorn and elorify human
tence. That progression Is evidently quckcain1
its pace throughout the world, with eac. revolving
year. The signs of the times cannot by nisulder-
stood. The onward tread OF science and civil liberty
net, viii not oe stayed it is the progress Of man
to that designed anG dtcreed by Heaven: it
tie march of mind-yEhat power shall withstand it
It may pause for awhile, the midst Of violent
SHOCK, lut viii resume its progress Will ti strong
and steadier step till ignorance and subsection let
% their hold upon every slave aud the scePer fall
PGweress from the Eras the last yrant uPon earth
Then shall hat period arrive So long expected ard
ardeu ty prayed for Il shall then no longer he ncces-
sarv 10 the existence of governments to eaa@crae the
ses5ss and vices of kings but human happiness
SKA fa 2rfo and
Igntencd reason insure cheerful ac,luiesccnce in
cssarv municipal rule Then shall the Indian
lore the the northern savage longer
shall seek his deity in the genius Of darkness ami
storm the ETudao shah forget to bow before Jucrer
ua0t, and tie Abyssinian shall pour out las
lih.tou 60 the genius Of tue Nile but tie euI ghenc3
.ievotioas If n world shall ascend the true Sol.
Thea shall tie leap stour to the temple Of human
happiness 'be brought forth with shouting and
praise
in this great censuH natiop, human MEATS must
be employed ours, aeEeere, Is not tie part 81 inac-
ton ana sloth be INDUCED IA follcd
hands. AMI quiet sleep. However humble the effort,
sti!l tia; effort be made duy reqire- IT, and her
iBjuuetous will not be disobeyed with impnatv. If
but stone be prepared by each it viii contribute
the building, aad assured. he i,bprer sRal
esr tjs r1rard. Let then Gra 81 Tx aiaab in
haul. aud see that We ,ia9 b~orc God and
while with the mystic ro'ri in the uthcG. spread
everywhere the csm.pt e35roheriy iere. Then, when
shall III b. 5rrf3 by DEATH and fYid in the Grand
lodge Of eternity; When tie pa-s-tcosr{ shall lie
demanded for the last time, may approach with
some humble confidence and say Tin the language Of
the pious sacrifices Of the fIus, have brought
away the halowed things out of mine house and have
given them the Levite and the stranger, unto the
tte1css and tie 'ssdo,r, according all the command
mcnts which thou hast commanded me / have not
trausgresseI thy commandments neither have I fer
gotten them