The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-06-25

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ror had filled her soul, and when heI
dismAl shrek summoned her attend
ants to her apartment, they found hsI
with hands ciesched aud eyes fixed al
In conyulsion.- 1t sss frightful spec
tacle-the strongly marked but with.
cred features aud stony blue eyes of the
miserable queen. For ten days she wsi
exteuded upo1 cushions bemosning heI
miserable fate. and refusing all refresh.
ment and nourishment fs. a44
Another case Of the same kind is that
OF John Rsndolph. of Roanoke, who IN
his last hours Suddenly reused from
his torpor and twice shouted "ksmorss, v
evidently with great asitstion.
These terrible instances chow that
it is possible for o0nseissce to rsproAeh
rs at any time. even when We think it
has lost its terror.
They also show its wonderful power.
Although by long continued opposi.
t'op to ats warnings il is possible to be.
come apparently dead To its voics.
while It is ia action 1t is.imp"sslbls to
silence it. Is is always present aud all
ways heasd and bsc"inrs either ,uau q
greatest fiiend or foe. liii, injanc,ions
n'e obey~.i. it becomes ans If tho Chief
sources of human happiness. "A peace
above all earthly dignity" The con-
sciousness of night conduct isG ,f.its t.
. strength and courage that can he OBJ
tanned ia no other way. Ats sa.taininu
power will eDsble one TO calmly iuert
the frow ms of the world. AMI il neces-
sary. danger in any form. 4.o
Equally powerful 10 an accusing con-
science. Although it is an invisible
foe. it is mors@to b. feared than the
nightiest army, and is an object of
"a niserssi dread. Under its influences
the most fearless. vi hU undar ordinary
circumstances appear iInmovahie, be-
comes;as timid ~ child. II 10 owing
to this power that - good cause makes
stout heart" It is said that when
Macbeth went to murder Duncan he
trembled at every whisper of the wind
or leaves. but in the contest with the
Norwegian rebels stood as ian eagle
against II sparrow, or iioa against u
hare Leonidas at the pass of Their
mopylB was not afraid, With three hum
dred men. to meet Xerxes, the invader
Of Greece. at the head of q million men.
1t is a.so owing to this power that
crime is SO easily detected. One who
is ceBscious-o deserving nothing but
reward has nothing to fear; white he
who is conscious of gull. is constantly
afraid of being detected. He knows
not wbed his iecfetsmay be knewn and
knows net whom 70 trust. He cannot
act like an Innocent man. and it is
this very change in his appearance that
often causes his detection.
Before leaving the subject. questions
naturally arise concerning the correct
ness OF conscience as n moral guide.
We have seen that what one people
consider crime another require as u
duty. and we frequently mees with
those who are very sincere in their bs-
lief. but who seem according to our
ideas entirely wrong. Certainly both
cannot be right. sthongh FbOth are con-
sciencious. 1t is thought that Hume
aud Paine were sincere in their belief.
though l very much doubt it; but if
this were the case and they had done
differently, then they would have done
what they sincerely believed to be
wrong. They certainly csnnet be right,
though we never think they were ex-
cusable; for if . certain thing is wrong
oil the sincerity in the world cannot
make It right; and tho one who does
that thing is blameworthy unless. he
has done all in his power to knew the
right. If he finds out the right his
oenseience willsarely guide bim right
~. Then. since we have every means
Of knowing and Q faculty that will
guide rs to the right. we can never
have an excuse for doing anything else.
No oio0e need be wrong unless he .choos-
ss. for b can asways knou his duty it
he will inquire for Il. and no one know
ing his duty can do wrong without do
ing violence to conscience. the neblsst
power implanted in tho human mind.