Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-05

If there is single character in biogra-
ply, ancient or modern, which for its
duplicity, its mcanncss, ito trcachcry, it,
wickedness, its rclnorsclcss disregard of
friendship, Of morals, and Of truth, stands
out before the gaze Of mankind for uni.
versal cxecration, it is undoubtedly tina.
Of Judas lscariot We have been accus.
toned to look upon the scene that &C.
Cured up in a high mountain" when
the Savior was tempted, ~ shocking in
the extreme; but when We remember that
It was WoRsHIp that the devil wantcd,-
not pieces Of money and that consider.
ing himself possessed Of the "Kingdom
Of the EARTH" he offered them freely for
the HOMAGE he craved, VIC cannot Ike
wholly devoid Of respect for his prcteuccs,
although VIC know he was powcrless to
the title deeds Of creation. His boldncss
and constancy, ~ the champion Of wick.
edness, even leads us to mingle the scn:i.
ment Of admiration with the Judgment
that consigns him to eternal infamy; but
for the vile wretch who would desecrate
the sacred emblem of fticudelAp, and un.
der tho guise Of pretended affection, %,
the seal Of death upon the lips ofhis best
friend, for thirty pieces Of silver" We
have only feelings Of unmitigated con.
tempt,-and this after lapse Of eighteen
centuries; but hereafter the despised
name Of the betrayer will be spoken
more softly. The tcrribleness Of his
treachery will SEEM somewhat less by
comparison with the odiousness of later
character, a modern monstrosity, which
combining with all the other elements of
Satan's kingdom, that of falsehood, makes
the climax Of wickedness complete. For
those who read the Austin Register, this
comparison need be extended no further;
and for such asknow" Charles personally,
we need not suggest the existence of an
analogy. Although they may never have
been able to perceive that in their divine
economy, there existed any necessity for
his presence, 1t is now plain to every.
body, nature interprcts the charade in the
light ofan illustrated lesson, and says:
"1f he had never lived, the World would
still refer to Judas ~ the epitome Of all
that Is detestablc in the character of men,"
Hereafter, within the limits off, harles"
acquaintance, Judas will be deprived of
that distinction, and Potters' Field, the
price of blood, will have less historical
notoriety, than an Austin hotel, whose
former proprietors were ruined by furnish
ing one meal per day, land "lunch," to this
belted champion Of human meanncss,
whose nearest approach to truth is I'm.
qualified falsehood. He has lately been
exercising himself fully up to the extent
of his capacity; he has lied about the
County Commissioners, about the County
Attorneyship, the SUPPLEMENTARY, the
Auditor; he has lied about taxes, about
the Judges and the Justices about the
preachers, the teachers, the public en-
tertainments, literary societies, and pri.
vate matters, and lying is "his chief vir:
tue" But we are too kindly disposed to
do him full justice at this time. We are
reminded. Of the Senator, whose remarks
on one occasion seemed to fcllow.mem.
Der to have personal tendency, and ris-
ing, he asked the orator to whom he re-
ferred The reply was, "Mr, President, I
am willing to admit that was speaking
on a DEscEED1Sa GRADE, but I was very
far from being down to the level Of the
GENTLEMAN who Intercepted me-" That
expresses our opinion in regard to
"Charles" From our present attitude We
may at some time descend into the upper
sphere of the fellows existence, and from
thence try to give the public some impress.
ion ofwhat he seems to be, when viewed
from point at which distance lends no
enchantment.