Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-07-16

Ntraan nj
use the word In the narrow, cohNen'lous' ',,a
sense-who wore sword or carrieo "'"'
ket in the war. ~, ,ho
The appointment, however, IS not tne
worst of il. After seeing some oil 'he G' nlon
whom certain constituencies sehu ~ III ,,d
rrcss and place in other high oll,Ges, NV
whom proGessed Radical "morallsts pa' ',a ua
cannot be too hard on the Administrator Il
ii now and then puts pimp, or pui,y' %
murderer, or pecuator in high ONCE lnulu
are lower depths of shame for the country
than this; and we have in the Slckles .aso
reached them. There are, VIC lake ~ wv wv
great restraints on vice in our uayIthe loa,
of God and the fear Of man. DouDlless sum- |
men are kept in the strait anu narrow Hn1J
Nv n nhilosonhie love of virtue in ltselii pul
Ills motive must influence at best onlya
yery small number; has never in any ase l.'
fuenced many, and is never in any age me
iv 10 influence many. The great deiehces
If society in our time, and for all time 10
which il is worth our vile TO LOOK loiWaIu-
the sanelions which maintain faith between
man and man, respect tor lamlly anu TO-
property, for truth and chastity ana J9stleS
are the religious sentiment anu tne SneI LII,
oI nnhlic opinion. OF the Importance oil Doth
these. nobody who remembers how small a
class of offences against society can, ,aiter an,
he reached by judicial pursuit, and how much
the law is always dependent lOl lis elhclehcy
not SIMPLY on the support ii receives rom
nubllc opinion, hut on the pei sonal eharac-
Ter of the men who administer II, neeus any
/, argument TO convince him. Courts anu laWs
and constitutions, however perfect theorellc
ally. are, as has been hundred times SHOWN
in The history OF the world, w"rthless' un-
less lie people who stand behind them arc
nm the whole virtuous, and use their lnnu'
encg. their power, their public honors, their
nraise and blame, for the support oil virtue
There is a great deal of talk amongst stump
loratOrs OF late about the resemblance oe-
tween the life Of man ana the lile VI nu-
ton. They evidently believe, lhough tne
fallacv has been repeatedly exposed, that
the life of n nation is a physical llie, ana
that. barring the occurrence OF accidents or
acute disease, nation may count on youln,
maturity, and old age as l0reorualheu
rirht The life of nation Is, however,
wholly moral, and il its moral tone SINKS
below certain point-that is, il the moral
standard of the individual men VINO COM
pose il be obscuIed and debased-N may ule
at any age, and may die though us treasury
be full, lis armies and neels slgahuc, an" "s
territory lmmeasurable.
Now, when leading merchants, leaulhg
lawyers, and leading editors come lorwafu
and deliberately sign paper, as was uohe
n New York last week, not only approving
OF the selection OF a man Ike Gen 9lchles
as the representative OF the nalion nj lor
eign court, but eXpresslng-we quote lheli
own language-their Npersonnl respect, es
teen, and friendship" for man whose
career up to the decline OF lille had Oeet
what is usually called infamous; and whel
leading newspapers load him with eulogN
ON account of services 10 political party
which were not half so valuable as those o
thousands of respectable men, they do VIVA
they can. we have no hesitation
in saving, TO break down one OF ih
strongest projections against political AM
social degradation. No merchant who "es
teemsn or "respecls" Sickles mas llght I
ad ask Ills son or clerk 10 be honest, or pure, o
n faithful. or industrious No public write
of who lauds him can expect his expressions
e. zeal for reform TO be treated as anythln
G, better Than an ouiburst of snlvelling hypOc
re risy Some of the papers report clerty
as mel - as having been present hl the recel
ma tom by which the written testimonial W.
ais followed mp. If this is true, we ought
on have been favored with their Names an
lat they owe il To themselves 10 make mem pu
mr. lie. They must be, IN more senses lhah on
by ramarkahle men. who have been led by the
Dnt sindv of the Eyangelisis not only mo e
lor teem nnd respecti for Daniel Il. Siekles,
lhe into deemine il their duty to hold nm
PIE nubliely as n model for youth. Inc hhd
will. we believe, serve one uselul purPus
Ii will open the minds OF the people at lar
To more clearly than ever to the moral anu !
my litical abyss which the linen inside pohuu u,
are preparing for them, ana lnlo Wilgn ~, ~ ~
will lead them il let alone, and the biinui
lch effect of party discipline aud party hdel'
ion on the moral sense of even good men'
lor- We have no doubt many oil those W
DIV signed this shameful Testimonial dlu SO :
ade al shccr coward. The number OF peTso
ors, WHO have tile courage or honesty 10 Ic't
nan their names when asked 10 heir n poil'i'
mn adyenturer into office is daily ueehhihe
ing Large numbers now endeayor 10 recon- l
anu their weakness with their sense oil uuly
the public, by writing privately TO lhe d
IN peusers OF patronage, asking them 10 als
hns rard their signatures 10 TESTIMONIALS.
rlny ims device, though il may in some ca
kles nreyent the direct mischief OF the "tesun
con- nialn system, does nothing TO neulrallZe
n effect on the public mind of the daily
uei' dorsement of worthless persons by men
uui- character and influence. weak anu tll
arly man who finds himself tempted to sig
1t ls' glowing testimonial for good lor-nolhl
in, m,pht better steel himself for refusal b.
pleu moderate notation than TO give way. BE
Z 10 on home with a foul breath than toul maj
ding for hands which have helped, 10 never
II 10 slight n degree, to diminish the conie
hem and hatred of ones fellow citizens
ot ~ knayes and pr0fiigates, and 10 lower y
dern appreciation of honesty and purity, are
us OF ways foul. The salvation OF this nation
Ian of MI other nations must come not l
Con- either labor or capital, climate, soil, or
/ II is ducts. hut from individual character.
II IS the confidence in this-which history,
lot IN son. and revelation all justily-whieh
lmoI' tatns and consoles those who are dlsn
Vhicn to be appalled, by the growing magnl
wen and importance of material interests !
dreds Ing national prosperity is the reward
en- 49, result OF the general devotion TO high Id
'bouy of the general love of truth and justice,
X az tbe general lathinness to duty, All rel
age 70 which do not rest ON this as basis arc
lllm per6cial and evanescent, and 1t is TINS
liizeo mendous fact, which explains the use
m no fan of hundred states, which makes
n any ;s,nortance r attached by some of our rel
war VI a. ,ho holn III anv rascal or hyp(
ption. tho,, o.,, rone into their ranks so supre
attach oL;iaiah IA r;J,cuIoua Ou oonstitut
nav amendments and acts OF Congress are
aIn the flowers of the field, unless they are
III .he .1' ed in the general integrity. lie VINO
luhi.y anything to eiface the distinction IN INC
l. hs ular mind between the honest man an
O, anu rogue, between the unselish patriot an
re anu sell.seeking rowdy or demagogue--he
ry eA- and not the armed rebel, or malignant
lct at perhead, or foreign tyrant, is the real c
racter, Of the Republic. No party triumph is
errors anything il at winning it, you have IN
sperate so slight degree depraved the populal
! IS mill or perverted the popular judgment.
d have
of the NOVEL WAY OF STOPPING A RAJ
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