The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-01-16

the government, the will Of the pc ,
pie. These are the distinctive prin
ciples of our institutions, the pillars
Of our structure, America = blessing:
to the world Ia the physical world
diamonds are produced by the intense
pressure of the eisments, 50 10 hu
man history feelings and sentiment:
are crystaiizsd by The high pressure
of eveats into clearer principles and
belFer laws This is the true theory
Of the Revolution. "Tbe people OF
this new country, Gtted by all thai
measure of strength aud preparation
for self government which older in
stitutions could give, were, by the
events of '76, clothed with majestic
atlribaJes of their own sovereignty,
and cpnsecrated to the administration
OF their own priesthood" Well did
Burke say of American lndepead-
ence, "A great revolution has hap.
pened, new state of new species
has appeared in new part of the
globe. making as great ch ange 10 all
the relationships, balances and grav
itations of power, a. the appearance
of new planet would in the solar
system And do we not see the
same Divine hand IN the success of
revolutionary arms At first ihe
results seemed to all human appear.
snces exceedingly doubtful, but they
we're not So Gods side of any ques-
tion is always the strongest. and
must ultimately triumph He iuva-
rlsbly institutes a majority within
Himself. Ia every conflict, that na
tion that is true to Him must prevail;
il cannot be overthrown; for, fixed on
the eternal principles of right ano
truth as is Mt Zion that can never
BE- moved. Napoleon used to say
God was on the side of the strong
est battalions.n but be did not find il
50 in bis Russian campaign. 1t was
not Russian armies that defeated
him, but Russian winters, storms
pestilences, aud God that wrought
bis overthrow. IL has been ever 50
in history. "W hen the Assyrian
came down ike wolf on the told, y
be encountered warrior be never
dreamed of and lost in one night lS5,
600 of his chosen men. without even
catching sight of the opposing bartal
ions. A storm scattered the naval
power os Spain on the very eve OF
her gl0rying over the dOwfali of Eng-
land When Leopold Of Austria
marched against the csntons of SSiiZ.
erland @iJh 10000 men, be was re-
pulsed and bis army scattered by L.
400 bcs9e Swijzers Frederick the
Great, 10 The terrible campaign OF
1851, with an army Of 100000 with
stood the combined forces of France,
Austria, Russia and Sweden, who
brought 700 000 men iato the field.
But why mailiply ineidents2 Histo-
rv is full f them This fact blazes
from human history as clear a. the
sun from heaven. that there is a God
IF battles, sod that the nation that
cayches the sound Of going in the
mulberry trees and moves in bar
nnny shall prevail The band Of God
l. just as clear 10 the results of York
JDwn, Waterloo, aud Gettysburg as
ia the preservation of the infant
VI 'ses or 10 the destruction of Pha
raoh's host For behind the dim un-
kaown standeth God within the
shadow, keeping watch over his own
Look, now, az tie permanence and
effectiveness of our country as tried
by the severe and varied tests of a
century Witness her providentisl
preservation through the fiery ordeal
of a hundred years. IL was the
proud prophecy of many that the
new nation would not long continue,
hat anarchy and disruption would
soon prevail But a century has
gone aud the fierce shocks that have
come against its structure have but
settl-d il more firmly on its base. 1t
remains like the tall cedar of Leba.
anon, stronger and more vigorous for
the storms that s@ayed il TO and fro.
Setting aside the various issues of
the late uupleassntness," there
were some questions definitely set
lied by it IL demonstrated clearly
The ability Of the country TO solve the
problems Of its own life aud perpitui-
" 1t enunciated more emphatically
than ever the truth of it's motto, az
pluribu> ,taum, !" from many. one, that
abIve all state rights and sectarian
feeling the Interests of the general
must ipreval. DispDion
is a lost case, yes. may we not hope
forever buried in a grave deep as
hell aud covered With a stone as big
as planet"
Mr. Huxley, when he was 10 this
country, some months since, uttered
some grave apprehensions concering
the permaneey of our institutions,
and intimated that the future would
bring untrie1 emergencies that
might prove disastrous; but this, We
think. like some OF his scientific theo
ries, is but "the baseless fabric of a
vision " Macsuley uttered the
same thought long ago and others be-
fore him Bat the various questions
and disorders that have arisen have
been dealt With in a manner that
will challenge comparison with any
nation on the globe. And the sue
ress of the past inspires faith in the
future We do not claim a perfect
only a new and i'm
proved one, one better adapted to the
issues and wants of these later times
than any former one. But we would
not weary you with this phase of our
theme Do We not behold from
these few proyidences of the many Of
our history, the wonderful hand of
God, and "ihe pillar of cloud?" May
we not "rest our case" here aud with
'he Psalmisr conclude: "He hath not
dealt so with any nation"
Our last consideration shall
be drawn from q brief contemplation
Of the peculiar mission of our couu-
try. 10 this | think it will appear
that we are highly favored Of heav-
en-, the elect of the Nations OF the
earth. that a peculiarly important
mission has been committed unto Us
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