The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1875-03-27

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mOr., error and nntruth than has
ever been embodied, perhaps in the
same humber Of English words.
IL is q sentiment which may serve
very well, and often has served
well, as the war.cry Of revolution
lists, but calm philosophy, AZ, plain
common sense, smiles at it's absurd
ity. "AU men born equal.0 Why,
sir, no tsrO men are born equal, or
ever live to become equal. In face,
in form, in fortune, in intellect, in
everything, each man is unlike eve
~ other. Not equality, but infinite
inequality and variety, il the law
Of this universe. 1t has been said
that /" Shakespeare never repeats =
Such was the compass Of his geni-
us, that every effort of his mind
evolved q new idea. Does God
then repeat No, sir. Each thought
emanating from the All-perfect
mind is q new thought. and each
act a new creation. He made The
oak to battle with storms, and the
daisy to shelter underneath, the ca.
gle to soar above the clouds, and
the mocking- bird to sing in the
tbicket. All-pature is full OF con-
trasts and nnlikenesses. And not
only does this variety pertain to
the natural world, bnt in that high
er realm to which faith points us,
" one star differs from another star
i'll glory" So that from the grains
OF sand and the rocks, upward
through the living, the animate, tht,
intelligent, the spiritual, the angel
ic existences to the very throne OF
God, all being in one grand chain
Of progressive and successivelinks,
whereof there are no two of them
equal or alike.
The fatatical spirit which threat
ems utterly to dominate this coun-
try seeks to reduce everything and
everybody to the plane of medioc
rlty and y common average. It
hates superior excellence. 1t is a
eyeling spirit, leveling downward
lnd not upward In the eyes of
.hese so-called universal equality
nan no doubt the forests look de-
ormed, because the oak, aud elm,
md pine overshadOw the minor
shrubs, and the starry heavens ap-
,ear to them imperfect. because 81
'ius, and Arcturus, and Aldebaran
thine out proudly eminent among
heir little companions. And these
men would think it an improve
nent If they could bring down all |
he trees to the level of the black |
ack, AMI aff tire stars to tile size Of |
he North Star. But fortunately |
bese things are beyond their pow |
r, being protected by constitu-
ion which our raaicalists and high
7 law men cannot, and therefore
10 not, violate and trample on.
But there is one thing which these
Jewelers. might do, and to
70 consistent they ought to do it at
nee. A boye your head, Mr..
speaker, | SEQ the image and pre-
eminent Of the eagle-~our nation
| emblem. La the name of eqali-
:, sir, | demand what business
as he thereg He is a monarch
he king OF birds. He is nc fit en-
lem for us in these times--no pro-
er representative Of the prevalent
zeal. | suggest that he be torn |
own, as the French tore down the
Of the Emperor. Do
on ask me what bird could with
ropriety be put In his place9 Thei
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