The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-06-22

morning star'-and knelt to the
cleaning blade of a French gull
lctine. Was She mistress Of her
fate?
'Three roses, wan as moonlight and weighed
Each with its lovelness as with 4 crown,
Dropped in a florists widow in town,
The first lover bought. 1t lay at rest.
Like snow or snow, that might, on baauty's
breast,
The second as virsinal and fair,
Shrunk in the taugles Of harlots's hair,
| The third, window with new grief made
wild,
Shut in the icy palm of her dead child
There is your mysterious some
thing that we call destiny. and of
which we are sometimes masters.
A garden was created and man
was told to keep and dress it,.
The manner in which he dis
charged the high trust, leads us
seriously to think that creation IS
easier than conservation. Now
! that divine creation has ceased
now that life is fact, we must
accept the conditions it imposes,
and try to guide it safely through
the changes that make up it's des
stiuy. Acknowledging th at
There's d Divinity that shapes
our ends-and yet feeling that
our destiny is the result Of num-
berless changes, and that We
create the changes that most Sc
riously affect US, let US notice this
controlling Influence Of change
which in its best application we
cal! REFORM. Emerson says
The castle that conservatism is
set to defend is the actual state of
things-good and bad. Conserva.
tism goes for comfors-Reform,
for truth Whether you accept
this definition as d true standard
of measurement or not you must
admit that Emerson has a right to
be heard on this subject. Our pre-.
ferences and our habits Of thought
are strongly Influenced by educa-
ton. We oftenest incline to con-
ventional usageS that were formed
we know not when-and prefer
systems Of government to which
we have been accustomed from
earliest childhood. We often yield
to the imperious sway Of custom
because OF want Of independence
OF thought, or because Of an Orien-
tai indolence-or because, like the
toad that was embedded in sand
stone, we are too we'll satisfied
with our present condition to take
much thought of the future. Re-
form touches the rigid body Of
conventionalism and imprisoned
principles, noble but blighted,
spring into figures ofliving beauty.
Conservatism says, whatever is,
is right,-Reform advocates no
such miserable precept, but says,
whatever is right, should be.
Conservatism asks-what is the
custom ?-Retorm asks-what is
the truth ? In lis extreme ap.
plication. Reform becomes Revolu.
ton. 1t remodels-Revolution
while claiming 10 act Oh just con-
ceptions Of right, goes to the roots
Of existing institu lions +; it is cs-
sentially radical, because it is pop
ular. In its beginning it aims at
the redress of real or imaginary
grievances but hurried on by its
own enthusiasm, it not untre-
quently becomes fauaticisrn, and
advocates the dangerous doctrine
whatever is, is wrong.
The people know little and care
less about distractions. Glitter
ing gcneralities may please them
the Darwinian theory may amuse
them but TO almost all purely
speculative reasoning they are in
different. They may be listlcss
while you reason with strong
logic and stronger lungs about
duties, and duties for revenue on.
ly ; but seek to infict upon them
an Ubiquitous system of taxation,
and they organize tea parties Of
the most serious nature. They
are always restless, but not re7o-
iutionary till they feel the weight
of expressions hand. The great
ocean beaves and sobs like restless
living thiug-it ebbs and it flows
it follows the changes Of it's ever
changing mistress but only,
when lashed by the fury of the
winds does it rise in majesty, roll
foam crested pillows to the beach,
and dash the pride of mighty
Armadas. No event Of modern
history is more startling in its oc-
cnrence and more interesting in
it's results than the French
Revolution. Its aim was 10 up.
root tares SET by injustice and
guarded ty Conservatism but it
went TO the wild extreme Of de-
stroying the wheat because it con-
tanned tares. 1t broke up the
foundations Of society, govern
ment and religion. The trenzied
nation, without brcad-without
breeches-and without wisdom
wildly shouted Liberty, Equality
and Fraternity. Change set its
crimson seal on the late Of mon
archy, and when the messenger of
the illtated Louis appeared in the
States General. Mirabeau of sbag-
gy name and !lon-like port, electrl-
fes es@~he nation as be thundered
= .1oer master that we are