Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-05-21
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dom, the greater the necessity of a
steady and faithful administration
of justice, but more especially OF
criminal justice because a general
diffusion of science, while it pro-
dncrs the most salutary effects, on
a general scale, produces also the
worst Of crimes, by creating the
greater capacity for their commits
sion. There Is scarcely any art or
science, which il not in some hands
and under certain circumstances
made an instrument Of the most
atrociOus vices. The arts OF nayi-
cation and gunnery, so necessary
for the wealth and defense OF a
nation, have often degenerated into
the crime of piracy. The beautiful
art of engraving, and the more
useful art of writing, have been
used by the fraudulent for counter
feiting all kinds Of public and
private documents o: credit. Were
1t not for science aud freedom, the
important professions OF theology
and physic would not be 50 frequent
ly assumed by the pseudo priest
aud the quack without previous &C
qulrements, without right, and for
purposes wholly base and un-
waIrantable.
The truth is, the western country
is the region Of adventure. II We
have derived some advantage from
the importation OF science, arts
and wealth we have on the other
hand been much annoyed and en-.
dangered, as 10 our moral and po-
litical state, by an immense i'm
portation of vice, associated with
high grade of science and the most
consummate art in the pursuit Of
wealth by every description of un-
lawful means. The steady admins
tration Of Justice has been our only
safety from destruction by the
pestilential influence of so great an
amount of moral deprayity in our
infant country.
Still it may be asked whether
facts warrant the belief that the
scale is fairly turned in favor OF
science, piety and civilization
whether in regard to these import
ant endowments of our nature, the
present time is better than the
past-whether we may safely con-
slider our political institutions so
matured and settled that our per-
sonal liberty, property and sacred
honor, are not only secured to US
for the present, but likely to re.
main the Inheritance of our chill
dren for generations yet to come.
Society, in its best state, resembles
the sleeping volcano, as to the
amount of latent moral evil which
It always contains. IL is enough
for public safety, and all that can
reasonably be expected, that the
good predOminate over the evil.
The moral and political means,
which have been so successfully
employed for preventing a revo'
lutionary explosion, have, as we
trust, procrastinated the danger OF
such an event for long time TO
come. If we have criminals, they
are speedily pursued and brought
TO justice.
The places of our country, which
still remain in their native state OF
wilderness, do not, as in many
other countries, afford notorious
Judgments for thieves. Our bills
are not, as in the wilderness of
Judea, "hills of robbers" The
ministry of the holy gospel is en'
tightening the minds of our people
with the best of all sciences,
that of God himself, his divine
government and mans future state,
Let it not be thought hard that
our forms Of justice are so numer'
GUS, the style Of their architecture
so imposing, and the business
which occupies them so multlfa'
nous; they are the price when
freedom must pay for It's protec'
ton. Commerce, circulating through
its million channels, will create an
> endless variety of litigated claims.
> Crimes of the deepest dye, spring
ing from science and liberty them
; selves, require constantly the vigil
lance and coercion OF criminal
Justice. Even the poorest OF our
people are solicitOus for the educa-
ton of their children. Thus the
great supports of our moral and
political state, resting on theii
finest bases, public opinion and at
= tachment to our government and
= laws, promise stability for genera
tons yet to come.
(To Bs CONTINUED.
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