Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1868-05-16

Quth0rS-"tle SalntS'-aHect 10 pe'leVc IU&I
they are serving the canse of humanity while
spreading abroad their pes'i(erons fcontents!!a
This ridicnlons assumption is doubtless their
misfortune as much as their fault, for destitute
themselves, of correct moral principles, they
cannot impart them 10 others. But This. in no
manner, lessons the evil for error is COMA
sious; and our young people especially, should
be boldly and frarIessly admoni>hed against the
danger that threatens them with moral ship
wreck.
Substitute Of correc, moral principles! =
Is it even so? Are "lhe saints" obnoxious to
This grave charge? See the proofs. Look at
the pecnlation and general corruption Of their
public functionaties. Look a, the total aban-
donment of principle by which their Lcgis-
lative Halls are characierized-so open and
shameless tina, it does not even wear the sem
bIance of honesty! Louk at the facility with
which their State Gpycrnmrn,s make provision
for the dissolution Of the marriage tie Look
at the horrid record Of juvenile depravi,y in
their large cities! Look a, the fellow feeling
the sympathetic c"rr~espondence-of Northern
Society, with Fanuy,Wrielti>m, Fouricri<m.
Free-lovei>,n, Amai.amis'n, and that bpast'y
Mormonism F! To what else, save to the entire
deS,itulion of correct moral principles, are
these social cancers traceah'e |, is evident
'la, a people protesting Christianity and ,o'er-
ating such an,ich'i>lian utnpias. must have al
ready fallen TO the loves, depths of pagan cor.
rup'ion for, Ike The .Pagans. they recognize
no law, save the dictates Of their passions!
This brings us To the very pi;h Of the qnesr
tion-"what constitutes a good education 2"
The crop is always gathered from the seed
sown and it is clear that The harvest of inf
deity and social corruption which our North
ern neighbors are now reaping mus, have
grown from very nnsonna seed -
"lf coed we plant not, vice viii fill the place,
And rankest weeds, the RI, hest soils disgrace
The grand error of Northern Society, lies in
the excessive Importance attached to mere
knowledge, which fills the head indeed. bn,
caves the conscience nntanoh', and The heat
uninfuenced by Christian dogmas. "Kuow-
ledce", say they, lis rower'' 'and therefore.
having the knowledge, we possess The power Z;
and, having the power, We believe What we
please. and livs as we believe! This mania
for sterile "knowl'dne'' is The product of a
truly pa gan inspiration, in obedience to which.
our Northern "hrelhren' degrade Christianity
itself to the leve! Of human sciences-f,rge,ful,
or ignorant of the fact, that Christianity is no,
simply knowledge, bn, a lao imposing com.
mands which musl be believed, and moral pre-
rep's which mnst be prac,icea, if nan rould
f"M his destiny!
The Christian Rel. ion has. as it were,
finished the moral man. Christian precer,s.
rightly understood, comprise all mans duties.
Christianity, We are assured ON the infallihle
word of its Divine Founder, has conSnmma'ed
all! "~Consummotnm est" This is what Par-
anism nonM no, understand !-ThiS is what
Norlhernism n1H not understand and hence
The hideons array Of base substitutes for the
sublime morality Of the Gospel /! Hence, the
shameful edifre Of moral denominations TO
which we have. above, alluded, and whose al.
ready fearful proportions receive, every day,
fresh contributions from the nrregnla,ed I'll.
ber,y'' of our self sufficient sbre,hren''!
1t is difficult TO understand how a people
with snch proud rretcnsions as our Northern
1e1grbur<;- r=rr- 4f71nt IN ifhtrse Absurd extra
vagances, a subject for self Qualification or
wha, ob,nseuess of intellrc,impel> hem TO pub.
lish in books, for our edifca,ion, the ,ransien,
mhims of The day-assuring US, with an eff.
frontery that has no parallel in the annals of
brazen impotence, Ina, we ought to accep,
them as ''moral idea>"!
sRace of ~vipers"! fmoral'y speaking; for
we are not discussing politics we
think Of the social havoc those 'mnral IDEAS
have made amnnr onr sbrcihren'' themselves.
and reflect on the satanic efforts they are
making TO impose their deformi'y on the
Christian Society of the South, we can hardly
restrain our indignation, and know no, whether
TO characterize Them as self.deceiving fanatics
o, hyFocri,ical knaves!
Southern Society is, thus far, thank Col, lin
the main) nn~con'amina,ed by Northern "moral
ideas" But that these have, 10 some extent.
acquired a foo,I,old among us, is undeniahle
for, as we have said, error is contagious and
seductive. Just SO far as we have, in any way,
approved, accepted, sanctioned or co.,ntenanced
those 'moral IDEAS, to that erient our education
is defective; for a sonnd educational structure
can not be raised on fundamental error. Edn-
cation, in order 10 snbsevve mans true in.
%terests here, and TO conduct him TO his eternal
destiny hereafter, must be based on sound mo,
raliiy, which, itself, can have no existence
independent of Religion.
Religion is not a sentiment; not an opinion
not a fancy to be taken up at convenience, ant
dropped when found troublesome. Religion
religo-religare-to rebind or re-tie or reunite
"a reuniiing Of fallen man TO the Creator
Now as the renting must be effected in The
manner prescribed by the Creator Himse'
who is ONE and IA He mnss. necessarily