Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-08-03
STAND ARDS,

Tho world Of politics as we'll as the world
OF nations needs fxturs. The north pole
does not shift ns the drifting sands upon
the Sea ahore. The seamcn and in..'-",~.-
alike know where TO ind it. II is well for
us that there is such fixture. Earth
qIrkes and storms do not loosen, nor tear
up, nor change the north pole. There it
stands an eternal fixture. The needle
points to it day and night. We may be
lost but when We see that we very soon find
where we are. Without that fixture the
world with all its seeming fixtures would
need fixing. The traveller might as we'll
be transfxed il he were going forever
north when he wanted to go sonth. Not
tn know which way to go either on the sea
or on the land would be to say the least
very great calamity. Although Kane and
Franklin did not find il in their northward
explorations, yet we know for a surety it
il there an eternal fixture. Some future,
brave explorer will have the pleasure Of
reaching that blessed charmed spot and Of
pouring out his gratitude IN behalf Of num-
kind for at least one fixture amid the
changing MASSES of this national universe.
The American people know very well those
cardinal ponts in the location of the Uni
ted States and have learned by experience
that there is such thing as the north and
the south and the east and the west. But
there seems TO be a query in many minds
whether there ia an eternal Gxtnre Of right
and wrong in the political world, or whether
right and wrong change sides with the outs
and ins OF party. The great want Just now
seems to be fixed political standard BY
which 10 govern the parties. Tho north
pIle in the political world has been 10 Of
ten pulled up and stuck down again by the
dilftrent parties that many a poor politi.
clan seems to be at loss to know where he
II. Now let us ii possible get at fixture
that demagogues cannot pull mp. Let ns
hive north and south pole in the polii-
cal world. What shall be tie standard +?
The conscience? In the present state of
affIirs that would not do. Eich man has
n conscience Of his own which would lead
him to stick down pole in his own door
yard upon which the hub Of the political
mion Shond turn. Shall We select com.
mittee out OF tho common mass? That
would not do. They say corporations have
no souls. Can anybody deny that? Let
us see. Who fixed the north pole to winch
the R~edle points both day aud night?
Was il NOT the Almighty hand of the Crea-
tnr Of the Universe? That was to be the con.
spicuon~ point. Thlherward is the lumm-
6us north star, the bright consolidation of
the great and little bear, near and around
oorn>cates the brilliant anrora-bnrealis aud
thilherward the poor hondman and the Itrst
have often turned their longing eyes for
guidance Out 0l the depths OF the sea and
the wildeS OF the desert. Has this Al
mighty Creator who gave ms fixed laws by
which TO circumnavgate the globe gwen
us no standard by which u govern
his people whom he created in his
own lIkeneSs? Most Assuredly he has
given tNtuie more steady and lasting
than the north pole aud more brilliant
than all the consultations of the l.onr
'henyens. "Th0H shalt love the Lord thy
GUd with au thy heart aud thy neighLor
m thvsclt." This is the Divine decree.
This is the primeval law by which nations
are to be governed. This is the polar star
10 which every mans good conscience
points rs rlrc as the magnetic aeedle TO the
poles. No civil government, based on
law, adverse To this, can meet the waats Of
the people. This Divine law based upon
the aniHcky fitness Of things contains the
sum and substance Of all that the Bible
teaches Il bears on It's face marks M in
finite wisdom. Il IL the polar star Of tlie po-
lilical universe. AllhOdies Of men W ho base
the laws OF civil government on this foun-
dalion will move ON a. orderly as the coh-
slellslione Of heaven. Pro PATnIA.