The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-08-08
FROM INDIANA.
SEYMoUR, JuIY n, Us

SEYMOUR, July p, 1868.
r. the Editor Of the woKKrxomAs's ADVOCATE
Before proceed further, let
me remind you that very probably you will
discover, in my style Of composition, many
errors, so far as the science of LANGUAGE is
concerned, at least. But | will try to make
myself fully and clearly understood; making
this remark az an argument in my favor,
that all the advantages ewes received with
regard TO education Qorty years ago), vas
twelve months tuition, such as was then
to be had in primary schools. This | re-
ceived, as an apprentice, bound by the then
laws Of Indiana, for a term Of eleven years,
four months and fifteen days, to bard mas
ter, to get a mechanical knowledge Of a
trade, the steady application to which, al
WAYS impaired my health, and finally
brought on premature chronic disease, under
which, now, at the age Of ffty-six years,
still suffer, in a visible state Of decline. !
have never sought to make livisg 10 any
other way than through the limited means
naturally derived from sin 'e-handed labor
hence, in part at least, the cause Of my pre-
sent pecuniary embarrassment and my con-
sequent inability to do anything in a public
point Of view, in harmony with the great
efforts now being made by thousands, for
walton of the condition Of the great mechan-
ical and laboring classes Of our common
country | have long been convinced, in nv
own mind, and have endeavored to convince
everywhere, looking to the noble object Of
progressively equalizing the temporal condi-
tion of the masses Of the people, was, or is
inevitable, it the government and the people
are to hope, reasonably, for future peace
and happiness. l am firmly Of this opinion
still, and the more | read and the more
observe what is passing in the world, the
more fully and effeotually are my present
convictions established.
But what can say, as an argument, that
shall fully convince yourself and others that
there is real and fearful danger Immediately
before US, a a nation, unless the proper re-
medy shall be speedily applied for the quiet
ing OF the rising commotion, secretly gather
ing in the mind Of the great labonl hosts
OF this once prosperous, happy land.
In the first place, as a kind OF "feeler,"
would humbly ask the wealthy, the power
full, the great representative men OF lie peo-
pie generally, can you feel personally safe in
the present aspect OF affairs in this country 2
Safe in the guilty practice of heaping mil
hons upon millions Of individual treasure
while deep poverty, a hopeless future, pre-
sent dissatisfaction and unavoidable sorrow
pervsde the minds of the thousands who,
from absolute necessity, are now laboring
from sun to sun, by which means the wealth
Of the great and growing interest Of capital
Is enormously augmenting, while hope, the
great anchor Of labor, is crushed by repeated
reductions or its daily incomes
What Improvement, moral or political, has
Christian, republican America, made on the
moral or political errors Of republican, pa
gan Rome, Greece, CarthageS Has the his
tory Of their folly, their injustice, their in
humanity aud premature ruin, been written
for our admonition, in vain9 In q word, is
there no more power on earth, existing, by
which the rulers of nations can be warned Of
impending national, personal dangers, loom
is but rulers will not believe facts present
ed, when they conflict with their own de-
sires aud purposes. This has always been
the case, as a general rule; 1t is the case
now throughout chrlstendOm and hence the
certainty Of the complete fulflment Of pro-
phetic scripture in reference, 70 the closing
scenes connected with the final fall Of mod
ern gentle nations, Of which | shall fully
and explicitly treat hereafter.
Gas We would that men should do to you,
do We even 90 to them" il far from being the
general practice men. And nations, with
nations, seem equally to disregard this rea-
sonable. salutaTy injunction thence the
present, unequal, unsafe, unsatisfactory state
of affairs, the world over. Hence, also, the
inevitabl.lty or fearful connections among
the nations OF the earth generally, existing
as fixed fact, unavoidable IN the Immediate
future.
sTae wise shall understand; but the wicked
sh IL not understand."-DASIEL-
The wicked, the oppressor, the proud, the
unjust, shall not understand, nor know any
thing in reference to the real solution OF the
great events, that are to be ushered on to
the great and momentously interesting stage
Of human action, in the time Immediately
preceding the closing up Of the present Inn
portant dispensation of the worlds history.
THE things OF God (mysteries) are spiritually
understood, and the natural mind cannot com
prehend them. "-PAUL
Let me ask, what constitutes the real
strength Of n nation of peoTIe? Is it not
the unanimity OF sentiment and action Of the
massesf Certainly this is true. What
creates harmony and mutual confidence In
societyf is it not mutual respect and reci-
procal good feeling one for another this
will not be denied. But can feeling of res
pect and friendship exist between parties,
where sach is wildly striving to get pecu-
MARY advantage over the otherf Iwpossi-
be And because this state Of things exist
everywhere, in NIL the wide world there
fore, reformation, generally, 10 this respect
must shortly BE- inaugurated, or the gather
ing storm Of dissatisfaction will burst, like
the terrific uphesving OF recent volcanic
eruptions, and leave the lar face of earth q
u y not proposed, oy sensible, experiment
tal men, 20 inaugurate sctual A7olutlon 10
arms, 70 effect the necessary change, that
shall bring peace and QUIET to the heart Of
the great agitased masses, where the greatest
danger lies but the moral influences Of the
few quiet, Conservative men In the common
or middle ranks of society, would be but q
feeble resistaEcs on check, to the unitsd &C
ton Of the mighty hosts, without homes,
without sAtaafact0ry or paying employment
-whoss families are now suffering, over
the fAcs al this whole land Of plsaty Cor all.
u this picture true, or 10 It an sxaggera-
tionf lssve ths readers 10 judge