The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-05-01
Colonel EH.eroII on Liberty.


HaveTly's theatre was sgain filled II
oven flowing Sunday 10 hear that supreme
orator, Colonel Robert q. Iogersoll Nearly
every seat, except few intolerably poor
| ones in the upper gallery, were taken a day
| in advance OF the lecture. The lecturer
spoke for two hours and three quarters to
u audience which showed no signs Of
yearluess, tut, on the contrary, seemed 10
go away hu CRY tor more. Ii sas largely
| composed q those who are accustomed TO
| attend chur j, and who were apparently
anxious to b AT and Judge for themselves
u the man y no Is stirring up such a tre-
merdCus ccmmotion in the religious world
The m in Lart Of The lecture was devoted
to ''Skulls, or the Liberty OF Man,
Woman and Child" Ii presents the
positive side OF MIR. Inser-
soils views better than any other lecture
he has ever delivered. The shrine of his
devotion is the family. The lecture APP
pears in the secog d volume of his publish
ed works, although there were many
p 5ssages entirely new. About half an
hour at the clC.e was devoted to replying
10 his clerical itics in this city, or, rather,
10 those whose discourses have been pub
lished, for only small portion OF them
nave .A'aN AtltA4 lhAb iIlbL lie anu
sions TO Professor Swing. Robert Coliyer,
DE-. Ryder ard Dir. Hereford, were respect-
fdl-, and to The former highly Mandatory.
He called upon them 10 state explicitly
Whether they believed CeItsin passages ia
the Bio!e which be cited were inspired Or
cot lie refusci to answer Rabbi Beir. he
cause IN his sermon lie had taken
occasion 10 make sweeping and
cruelty unjust charges sgsinst
The women OF America, 10 whom tie lee
turer paid glowing tribute, and against
The Congress, judiciary aUd officers gene
rally OF this government, the first govern
meut in ChristeudUm 10 accord TO the Jews |
Iull AID equal rights, policy most cor
daily endorsed by the lecturer. At the |
clo-e II the lecture the orator was called !
back by repeste1 .rcorss ard bowed his &C |
acknowledgements of the compliment. We |
vii! attempt 20 analysis Of The lecture, but |
content ourselves with three extracts from /
it, which NAV serve a. key 10 the mystic |
rious enchautment Of Mr.. IcgersoIPs oraIo-
", the last OF these being the closing pass-
age Of the lecture:
A iittle while ago / stool by the grave of |
the Old NapOloou-a magnificent tomb of /
gilt aud gold, ut almost Tor desd deity-snd /
-uZCd upon the sarcopba Us of ack Egyp-
tian marble, where rest at J. Il tie ashes OF 1
the restless man. 1 leaned over tn blluS 1
trade and thought about the career OF the
greatest soldier Of the mO5ern world / saw
n m walking upon the banks Of the Seine,
suicide. l saN him at Ton on
i saw him pGtting down the mob IN the
streets of PEris-i SAW him at the head ofthe
army of Iisly-I saw him crossing the bridge
OF Lodl with the tri-coiOr in his hand-I saw
HIM in Egypt IN the shadows OF the py IA
mias-I saw ann conquer the Alps and
ming.e the eagles OF France with The eagles
Ulm and AustsTiitz. / saw MIN in Rgssi1,
wht re tie infantry Of the snow and the cav
airy OF the Wild blast scattered his Iegious
like nteris withered leaves saw him at |
lie psic in Ge'eSt and disaster-driven by q
mil lou bayoneis back upon Paris-clutche1
ike n wild beaSt-bsnisned 10 Elbs. ] saw
hun escape and retake an empire by the force
of his genius. saw him upon the lrightiul
field Of Waterloo, where chance and fate
combined to wreck the fortunes of their fo--
mer klug. And / saw him at St Helena,
WI h IA 5 hands crossed behind MIN, gazing
out uyon the sad and solemn sea.
thought OF the orphans and widows he
had nlade-oi the tears that had teen shed
for his glory, and OF the only woman who
ever loved MN. pushed from his heart by
he cold ham of ambition. Aud l said
would rather have been French peasant
and worn wooden shoes. 1 would rather
have lived in hut with vine CROWNS over
he CODr. and The grapes growing purple in .
he kisses OF the autumn sun. L would
-sther have been thst Coor peasant, with my
owing wife by my side, knitting as the day
lied out of the sky-with my children upon
ny knees and their arms about me. l would
s4Iher have been that man, and gone down
O the tongueleSs silence OF the dreamless .
lust, than Ia have been that imperial imper- =
onatlon of force and murder known as Ma Z
'nleon the Great lioa1 and renewed Q
pp.aUse |;
No day can be SO holy but what the laugh
4 child will make IL holier still. Strike Z
With the hand OF IRE, on, weird m -sicsn, thy !;
arp, Strung with pol o's solden hair! Fill
he vast Cathedral si>'es with symphonies .
". ct and dim, delft TOUGHER Of ire o-eans :;
eys; bow, busier. bow, unit thy silver .
ofes do touch ara kiss the noorlif waves,
nd chai m the lovers wandering mid the p
ine-ciad hills, But know Your sgeefe-t a
rains are discoIds all compared with child n
Gods happy .aush-tbe laugh that fills the y
res with light and every heart with joy
, ripping river of laughter, thou art the 8
essed boundary line bel ween the beasts and =,
len. and every waywsrd wave OF thine doth ~
rown some frstful fieud OF care. D Laugh n
.. rose Tipped dsuxntsr 81 Joy, there are Al
mp.es enough In thy cheeks TO catch ard ~
ID and glorify al the teazs q grief Jap =
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