Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-03-28

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instruments Of investigation il
courts Of justice ? And let us in
dulge with caution the suppositiol
that morality can be maintainet
without religion. Whatever ma,
be conceded to the influence Of re
fined education in minds of peculia
structure, reason and experienc,
both forbid us to expect that nation
al morality can prevail in exclusion
OF religious principle. 1t is sub
stantially true, that virtue or moral
| ity is necessary spring of popular
government The rule, indeed, ex-
tends with more or less force tc
every species Of free government
Who that is sincere friend to it.
can look with indifference upon at
tempts to shake the foundation ot
the whole fabric ?''
Religion, then, is the very foun.
dation Of Republican Institutions
As great regulator in every insti
tuition Of a free government, there
must be inwrought throughout the
entire frame work of its organic
structure, a deep and settled con.
viction, and cheerful acknowledge
ment of Divine superintendance a
devout reverence for the immutable
ponderous, tremendous truths ol
Revelation; and a frequent and Sc.
lious reference to the results, as re-
lating to futurity.
Tn the lack Of the pervading es-
sence Of this element, may the fall
of nations and the dssolation OF
mighty empires be legitimately trac-
ed To their unbelief in the power
Of religious truth, may we ascribe
much of the recklessness and insta-
bility of both ancient and modern
governments. This is a startling
assertion, but more true than start
ling. And can you cast your eyes
over this fair Republic without sec
ing its verification? The awful
prospect now before us was brought
about by not needing the precepts
of Revelation, or the words of
Washington; but permitting infdel-
ity and immortality to predominant
in high places. For instance, read
the history of our National Congress
for years. Political demagogueism
and fanaticism have run riot, and
we have seen our whole country
floating in a molten sea of iniquity
and infdelity, and convulsed with
all the horrors of a civil war. We
have seen the chances of the Presi-
deney-the highest position in the
world-eubmitted to a lottery; and
everything staked upon the cast Of
political die.
We have seen great state in the
confederation, controlled by the in
tiuence of gamblers and "wayward
sistersw We have heard certain
political organizations demand "the
abrogation Of all Sabbath laws
"of public prayers in Congress-
"the exclusion Of the Bible and all
religious books from the schools"
&c.
In view of all these things, MAY
we not exclaim, "It is time, it is
high time, that every class of com
munity begins to arouse from this
fatal lethargy to a full sense of the
deplorable state of affairs" 1t sure
ly is time that all begin earnestly to
inquire what is to be done to stop
this food tide Of ruin, anarchy and
civil dissention, of vice and dissipa-
ton, which threatens to overwhelm
our land, and sweep from the face
of the earth the last vestige of Re
publicanism--of our cherished insti-
tutions
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ash Of the lnrid liobtnino. and been
hooked bv tbe iond neal of the
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rrath has baan nonred nnon our de-
boads ! And will we not
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