The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-24
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Every great revolution, political, socinl or
moral, is accompanied by iconoclasm. Before
the new idol can be securely cnthroncd, the old
one must DO torn down and trnmplcd under
foot. II was ever thus No man can serve
two masters, is one Of the rucst Of all axioms.
In dnys past, when we read of the extrava-
ganccs Of the ReforIners Of tho lGtb century,
and the greater follics Of their more ignorant
followers; AMI Of the frcnzied efforts made by
the French Jncobins for the total obilernAon
of tho pnst with all its hallowed mcmorics,-
norancc and the result Of ngcs Of political op-
preston and religious superstition Tint, In
our dny, such proceedings could not rccur, we
felt perfectly assured. ARcuiMEpEs' globo
would not now be uasd fora camp-kettlc Pic
lures and statues would not now fall the prey.
Of Ignorance and petty malice; hostile cavalry
woud not again deseoratc the sanctuary, and
convert stately domes into news. Alas that
we should have lived 10 DO thus untlcceiye,l.
We speak mob now OF war, and its coucon,itant
barbaritics. Wo are disposed 10 make allow
Z &C for the infrnitics Of human nature, under
the influence Of undue excitement but il is
otherwise with the moral ilnngc-brcakcrs Pan
ToS is ambitious of the'titlc of the great, ICON
oclast of New England. Wo have hdvcrtcd be-
fore TO his aspersions Of The characters of our
grentcst American statesmen. That our rcntlcrs
may SEQ that Mr.. PARTON is. not an eccentric
professional lampoonor, but wields q represen :
tntive pen, we give the following extract from
tho "iNa,saehu,ett, 1sdeher.'' Speaking Of Mr.
pa xruo lot IN, l,o 4,
NOrth american Rerie'g this organ of. the intel
ligonoe of Massachusetts; t.7As Teacher" says:
eve have long thought IL great misfortune
to tho youth of New England that sucl man
[WEBsTEE] should be held up before thcm for
imitation. Not u man of any grcat or original
ideas, not eminently pure in private character,
in pecuniary matters IL spondthrift and pom
sioncr, in his public carcur false TO his own
convictions, falsd to duty, 10 liberty, and to
justice, the disappointed victim ofa deep and
vulgar alnbition,-it will be dark day for
Massachusetts, when sho cannot find men better
aud greater than lie. And we hope tho tiIRo
will como when the rising moral, sense of the
communitu lrill ra,,-- ..--"..J >.'...i. vr
-. - epresvr'e him, from our State House
grounds, and substitute some figure us a COM
panien for Horace MANN which will better
represent tho principles of our good old c ON
monwealth."
Think of it ! This is not satire, gentle read
or as you may perhaps bc disposed to, consider
It, but sober, fanatical cnrnest. Tho '.ugly
lump Of irol@-now representing the ..divinc,'
tho GLORIOUS Dan" rs tho Bay State wis
wont to speak with pride of her distinguished
sohITll soon give place for lump Of brass,
giving the counterfeit presrntraelt of tho
(neither GLORIOUS" nor s'divine") w1Lsos.
Hero worship certainly has its. objeotions, BIZ,
as long 'as men will have heroes, We respect
fully submit that tho eloquent Webster is bet.
ter adapted to gil tho part than tho mute inglo:
rious WILSON There is progress backward,
an.lit seems a us, The Radicals aro! 4lrivin
furiously in TINT direction.