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THE REFUHEIC, I* PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY, OVER J, D. WINN’S BRICK STORE. COTTON AVENUE, MACON, OA. A T *3,00 PER AN N U M, IN ADVANCE. RATES OF ADVERTISING, &.e. Oac square, of 100 words, or less, in small type, | 73 cents lor the tir-sl insertion, ami 50 cents lor each! subsequent insertion. All advertisements containing more than 100 and ess than 100 words, will be charged us two squares. To yearly advertisers, a liberal deduction will be made. Sales of Land, by Administrators, Executors, or Guardians, are required by law to be held in the first Tuesday in the month, between the hours of ten in the Ibrenooti, and three in (he afternoon, at the Court House in the county in which the pro perty is situated. Notice of these must be given in a public gazette, sixty days previous to the day of sale. Notice to debtors and creditors of an estate, must be published forty days. Notice that application will be made to the Court of Ordinary for leave to sell land, must be publish ed four months. Sales of Negroes must be made at public auc tion, on the first Tuesday of the month, between the legal hours of sale, at the place of public sales, in the county where the letters testamentary, ot administration of guardianship, shall have been granted, sixty days notice being previously given in one of the public gazettes of tiiis State, and at the door of the Court House where such sales are to be held. Notice for leave to sell Negroes must be pub lislied for four months before any order absolute shall he made thereon by the Court. All business of this nature will receive prompt attention at the office of THE RF.PUBLIC. BUSINESS CARDS. i JOB PRINTING SZStiJlfftLfSlß AW ©IFOTIOS, ' With Seatiicas and Dispatch. BROWN & SHOCKLEY, 2. A. MACON, GA. Jan 1, 1844. 12—ly FLOYD HOUSE. BY B. S. NEWCOM B. Macon, Genrtjin. Oct. 19,1844. l-'l wllh im; & mix. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN ROOTS AND SHOES, Near the Washington Hall, Second street. Macon, Georgia. Oct. 19, 1844. 1 —if J. L. JONES & CO. CLOTHING STORE. H’ctt side .Mulberry Street , next door below the Bin Hal. Macon, Georgia. Oct. It), 1841. 1-lt NISBET~& WINGFIELD, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Office on Mulberry Street, over Kimberly's Hal j Store. Macon, Georgia. Oct. 19,1844. 1-ti DOCTORS J. M. & H. K. GREEN, Corner of Mulberry and Third Streets. Macon, Georgia. Oct. 19, 1844. 1-ti FREEMAN aV ROBERTS, Saddle , Harness, and II hip, II A N UF A CT OR Y. Healers in all kinds of Heather, Saddlery Harness and Carriage Tii turnings, On Cotton Avenue and Second street, Macon, Oa. October 25, 1844. 9-1 JOSEPH N. SEYMOUR, DEALER in DRY GOODS. GROCERIES, HARD WARE, &e. Brick Store. Cherry Street, Ralston's Range, first door below Russell &. Kimberley s. Macon, Georgia. Oct. 19, 1844. l-'l GEORGE M. LOGAN, DLAI.EIt IN FANCY* AND STAPLE DRY GOODS, Hard- ii'are, Crockery, Glass- I t are, Sec. Sec. Corner of Sccoim and Cherry streets. Macon, Georgia. Oct. 19, 1844. 1-ts ~ d7 & w7gTjnn~ DEALS, lei IN S T A P L E DRY GOODS, Groceries, Hardware, Crockery, Sec. Macon, Georgia. Oct. 19, 1844. 1-ts SAMUEL J. RAY & CO. DEALERS IN FANCY AND STAPLE DRY GOODS, Ready .Haile Clothing, Hats, Shoes, Sec. Second street, a few doors from the VV ashington j Hotel. Macon, Georgia. Oct. 18, 1844. 1-ts REDDING & WHITEHEAD, DEALERS IN FANCY* AND STAPLE DRY GOODS, Groceries , Hard 11 are, Cutlery, Hals, Shoes, Crockery, Sec. Sec. Corner of Cotton Avenue and Cherry streets. Macon, Georgia. Oc.l. 19,1844. 1-ls B. E. ROSS, dealer in DRY* GOODS AND GROCERIES. Macon, Georgia. Oct. 19, 1844. 1-ts J. M. BOA RDM AN, DEALER IN LAW, MEDICAL, MISCELLANEOUS and School Boohs; Blank Books and Stationery of all kinds; Printing Paper, Sec. &c. Sign of the Large Bible, two doors above Sliot weil's corner, west side of Mulberry Street. Macon, Georgia. Oct. 19,1844. l-ll ~ B. It. WARNER, AUCTION AND COMMISSION MER CHANT. Dealer in every description of Merchandise. “The Public’s Servant,” and subject to receiving consignments at all times, by the consignees pav ing 5 per cent, commissions for serviets rendered Macon. Georgia. Oct. 19, 1844. 1-ts l 7 j.cis o s si,' Has for Sale DRY GOODS is* GROCERIES, BOOTS, SHOES, CAPS. AND HATS, .11 John D. I Tin ns Old Store. Macon, OcL 25,1844. 2-tf^ •Hr 8. Huso n 9 8 Hotel , GRIFFIN, GEORGIA. Ml HRS. 11l SON. TAKES this method of informing her friends and the public generally, that she will still continue to keep a Hniel in this place, a few doors below the Almroe It >il Road and Banking House, jnst across the street from where she for merly kept. Her charges will correspond with the hardness of the times. The bouse will be fitted up in a supeiior style. She will take the house on •he 20th day of December, when every thing will be in complete order. AMELIA HIJSON. Griffin, Dec. 9, 1844. 10 2m THE ItlilMltl.H. S. M. STRONG, Editor. VOLUME 1. MISCELLA N Y. CHRISTIANITY AND PATRIOTISM. The love of conquest was the strongest passion in ancient times, and, through suc ceeding ages, this has been most highly celebrated by orator and bard. Let us be just to the past; and, at the same time, let us profit by its defects. The patriotism of antiquity was defi cient in a very essential particular—it merged the nobility of general benevo lence. into an ignoble devotion to local and contracted interests. To secure the tri umph of a clan, or the martial glory of a single nation, malignant oppressors con spired against the liberties of mankind.— The redeeming element which was want ing in ancient patriotism, has since been vouchsafed to the wot Id, in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The theme which we pre sent for present consideration, is The Patriotic Element of Christianity. Our main proposition assumes, that, considered only in a temporal point of view, this element is su; erior to any prin ciple known previous to its introduction. It will be our endeavor to substantiate this position, by proving, that Christianity furnishes die best culture to the human mind, die safest preservative to social in stitutions, and the surest guarantee of na tional perpetuity. I. That ChristianiiyyitmiA'Aci the best cul ture to the human mind, is seen: First, in the fact that it excites the pro foundestaspirations. Religion is the activ ity of God brought into close connection with human energies. Under the Chris tian dispensation, man is not anew struc ture erected on impracticable ruins. He should rather be compared to an ancient temple restored from its dilapidated state, and beautified anew by its original archi tect. The sublime and beneficient reli gion of Jesus Christ, has renovated much of die old world from its debased and ex hausted condition, and has become the guiding light and the glory of modern his tory. Belbre its superior effulgence, the |Aristotelian and the Plalonist bow down in reverence, and every thinker feels that its teachings take deep hold of the ele ments of the human mind. Under its in fluence, the exterior condition of our reac becomes enlarged, quickened and improv ed; inspired by its power, the intellectual nature of man distinguishes itself by in creased energy, brilliancy, and grandeur. With a magnetic influence, divine truth draws intellect unto itself; and, by the con tact, kindles in nnnd, the most intense land sublime aspirations. Perhaps the best instance and illustration of litis fact, is found in the prose writings of John Milton. Said he, “As to other points, ; what God may have determined lor me, I know not; but this l know, dial if he ever instilled an intense love of moral beamy in to the breast of any man, he has instilled iit into mine. Ceres, in the table, pursued not her daughter with a greater keenness of inquiry, than I, day and night, the idea of perfection. Hence, whenever I find a man despising the false estimates of the vulgar, and daring to aspire in sentiment, language, and conduct, to what (he high est wisdom, through every age, has taught us as most excellent, to him I unite my self by a sort of necessary attachment; and iff am so influenced by nature or destiny, that by no exertion or labor of my own, f may exalt myself to this summit of worth and honor, yet no powers of heaven or earth will hinder me from looking with reverence amt affection upon those, who have thoroughly attained this glory, or ap peared engaged in the successful pursuit of it.” This extract contains the genius of Christianity, and exemplifies its legitimate tendency on noble souls. Who can fath om, with the sounding line of sympathy, the depth of such feelings? and who can adequately measure the glorious results they produced? Secondly, the religion of Christ sujrplics the best nun intent to mind,—t he most whole some in kind, and ihe greatest in amount. Its ennobling element is more comprehen sive and more potent than the cotnpendi | ons harmony of cold ethics. It is a power that reaches and renovates cultivated in tellect and uncultivated nature; it is sotne : thing that the simple can understand, and itbe frigid can feel: it wakes the might | that slumbers in a peasant’s arm; it | nerves the patriot, | ll I'o plant the tree of Lilt*, to plant fair Freedom’s tree!” It is heaven’s own inspiration, and may be felt by the captive in tht dungeon and the monarch on his tlnone. Religion should not be confounded with fanatical subtleties and the jargon of monks. Properly considered, it is the central light of truth, around which ail healthful knowledge is gathered, quicken ed, and illuminated. The highest achieve ment of pagan religion, was the cold beau ty of Grecian art. The deeper and purer element of Christianity expanded the thoughts of men, appropriated to itself “the large utterance of the early gods,” and sublimated its tones into an eloquence which shook the mighty cathedrals it co lossal aspirings had erected. Its native superiority over preceding intelligence, made the Christian fathers rivals to those ancients who were the fountains of their learning and literary zeal. By imbibing the principles of the Christian religion, these mental giants discovered the free part of the soul: the symmetry of thHr nature was completed, and the splendors of di PRO PATRIA ET I.EGIBCS. JIACON, GEORGIA, YVEDNESDAY’, JANUARY 15, 1*45. vine excellence were thrown around them, like a robe. True religion acts upon the tnitul as Nature, in forming a rose; devel oping the whole system of the plant while it breathes life and beauty on every leaf. Nations and individuals are alike in this particular; that with them, mental and moral degradation are co-exiensive and co equal. W Idle under the dominion of vice, the intellect is enthralled, and becomes free only as it turns to God. Each ef fort to procure moral freedom is a leap upward in intelligence. Christianity speaks in accents of resurrection-power, to dormant thought, and man becomes v,, new creature” in proportion as his soul be comes vivified and imbued with the spirit of religion. Chrysostom, contemplating this subject, said with truth, “As when the orb ol day arises in unclouded glory, the wild beasts of the desert are dispersed, and seek the shelter of their dens; so, when prayer, re lulgent as a sunbeam, arises from our Hearts, and sits enthroned upon our lips, the whole intellect is illuminated, and each unreasonable and each unholy passion flies away.” _ Thirdly: Christianity directs the aspiring mind to the noblest ends. Fhe first princi ple inculcated by Christianity is that, in its founder, our nature has been intimate ly united wilh the divine, and that is, by that union, already enthroned in heaven. The soul, actuated by sentiments kindred to this, will pant for a higher sphere, and a holier rest. As the peasant, living in an obscure glen of the Alps, attempted to trace to its source the rivulet which fertil ized his garden; and, as he ascended to a wider view, became enamored and aston ished at the discovery of expanded plains, kingdoms, anil boundless oceans, so the re ligion of Christ inspires its subject with the most ennobling wishes, and invariably guides him to the noblest ends. To those who wish to feel the luxury of rising, faith in the gospel is an immense blessing. The doctrine that the redeemed soul, in its eternal flight towards the throne of in finite perfection, will be nourished and en nobled by continual unfoldings of the reli gion ofChrist, is countenanced, if not con firmed, by the fact, that, during eighteen centuries, Christianity has kept constantly in advance of the most rapid flights ot thought. Since its introduction, science has made great progress; civilization has rushed up to a high point; but Christianity litis not shrunk as intellect has opened.— Waving its hurtling torch in advance of men’s faculties, it has unfolded sublimer prospects in proportion as they have as cended. It is this religion that supplies enduring strength and consolation, —that creates the only effectual spring of perse vering- and victorious virtue, —belief in which, pours the light of immortality through graves open at our feet, and in heaven, crown the soul with immortal life. 11. The second step in this discussion is, to show that Christianity contains with in itself, a patriotic element which furnish es the safest preservative to social institutions. If the preceding position, which we have endeavored to sustain, be true, viz: that Christianity secures t<> individual minds, the safest and best aggrandizement, then, the position we now take, is in fact, not on ly implied, but proved. But let us look into this subject a little farther. First: Christianity is most conservative in its influence on society, because it re quires and creates a healthy literature. One of the sorest curses that ever afflicted mankind, has arisen from the fact, that the prevailing literature of nations has generally been the product of minds, which have not lived, acted, and written, under the influence ofa rational and sub lime faith. But a sanctified literature is the exponent of Omnipotence, guided by infinite love, in direct exercise over finite understandings. It is thrilling to contem plate what a few devoted intellects have achieved for the good of our race. The almost invisible seed, planted on the banks of Jordan, though trampled by enemies and scathed by the fires of persecution, has grown to maturity, sending out its pro tecting boughs over the sea and round the globe. Christianity had every thing to contend with, —learning, prejudice, priest craft, anil the civil arm; anil the strongest antagonist, it would seem, that it bail to op pose, was the combination of sophistical philosophy with the mythologic follies of ancient literary corruption. But, through the agency of divine truth, she gradually undermined Grecian skepticism; conquer ed the martial strength of Rome; and, in less than three centuries, glided triumph antly to the throne of the Caesars. When hordes of barbarians had consummated the greatest national destruction, Christi anity accompanied them back to their northern fastnesses; anil, by the superiori ty of her mik* influence, extirpated their bloody rites, and transformed them into the progenitors of the mightiest and most cultivated nations on the ear.h. She sup pressed gladiatorial conflicts; silenced ly ing oracles; extinguished the fires of un hallowed sacrifices; rescued the victims from idolatry; and, having hurled from their pedestals the statues of deified he roes, elevated Christ as the hope of the world; while she transformed splendid temples, from asylums of crime and un godly superstition, into houses of spiritual and devout adoration. This wonderful reformation was accomplished, not so much by the transient influence of impas sioned declamation, as by profound argu- ments, anil the perennial eloquence of a sanctified literature. x4guin: Christianity developes its pre serving influence in its sanctions everywhere given to wholesome laws. The truly pious of every age have been the farthest remov ed from fanaticism and treason. The ex istence of hypocrites to disgrace, and of recreants to malign religion, does not, in, the least, invalidate this assertion. True coin is best estimated in its relation to counterfeit. The death of Judas, with its, circumstances of horror, will ever remain ns strong a confirmation of the truth ami value of Christianity, as the life and glory of Paul. The law of religion acts on an infinitely higher principle than can possibly be at-! tained by the legislation of man. Human law addresses inainlv our fears, with a weak finite power; while the enactments of God inflame the conscience, and restrain the rebellious with considerations which bear an infinite force. Hence, while oth- j ers are luxuriating in tl e bounties of prov idence, the Christian patriot will be most] solicitous to perpetuate the blessings en- j joyed. An incident in classical history,! illustrates this point: Epatninondas being j asked why he remained solitary and pen- ; sive in the time of national mirth and least-' ing, replied, “While iny countrymen are! so peaceably feasting, I am thinking of the [ best means to preserve that peace to them.” Moreover, Christianity furnishes the best preservative to social institutions, by most efficiently protecting the inalienable rights of men. It does this by recognising and enforcing the fundamental principles of all righteous go% r ern:nent. The religion of Jesus Christ, wherever it is received and universally obeyed, throws the pano- ! ply of divine protection around the rights i of every subject. This system of religion | courts light, and requires its dissemina tion. It sanctions the prudence, and pro-; claims the wisdom inscribed in the fare- ; well advice of Washington to his country men. “Promote, as an object of primary ! importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as i the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public \ opinion should be enlightened.” 111. Our last general proposition is, that ! Christianity furnishes the best guarantee to j national perpetuity. The only sale deposit for liberty is in j the hearts of the intelligent and the good.; This is proved by the universal voice of j history. The power of a favoring climate, the force of genius, and the energy of mar tial zeal, forced up, from the dull monoto ny of despotism, into temporary existence, tl e republics of antiquity. Those com- j monwenlths, however, were utterly in significant compared with such a nation as this. Before the great fountain of health and light radiated on the nations from the | moral heavens, it was impossible for a republican government long to subsist.— Daylight not more uniformly follows the sun, than civil liberty follows in the track of Christianity; while Despotism invari ably marks its absence or perversion, Christianity creates the best founder of States. 'Fake, for example, the period of the settlement of this country. From the era of the decline of the Roman Empire, the debasement of the human mind contin ee to increase down through many gloomy ages: The Feudal System, with its my riads of petty despots, and the Papal Hierarchy, with its monstrous ururpa tions, consummated the dreadful descent to universal ignorance, anarchy anil crime. The rapid succession of four wonderful events; —the invention of printing, and the mariner’s compass, —the discovery of A merica, and the Protestant reformation, j —gradually dispelled the darkness, and ; prepared the way for that greatest act of"! till, the plantingof liberty on these Western j shores. This was not the result of ac cident, nor the work of blmd caprice.— The germs of great principles, gradual ly matured amid convulsions that often shook the very foundations of society, and nourished with the purest old Sax on blood, were, for wise purposes, by the infatuated councils of Europe, trans planted to the wilderness Empire of the West. Trained by the most hardy dis cipline, anil nourished by hopes which the gospel alone can impart, the Puritan fathers of New England and the French Protestants of the South, were sent out by Providence on their mighty enterprise. The sparks which they kindled, have already enlightened a goodly portion of this continent. The flatne spreads; and who can doubt, that ultimately, from this j whole hemisphere, light will go up to hea ven, and throw its effulgence beyond the Atlantic and Pacific waves, until every ; heart shall bound with hope, every arm : be nerved to effort, every continent rise disenthralled, every island add a note to liberty’s song, and the whole round earth be free! If great men were ever inspir- j ed by goodness, and guided by a strong regard for human welfare, then were our forefathers thus actuated in laying the foundations of this great Republic. They based their hope of the institutions which they constructed, on two fundamental principles: One was, that a free represen tative government must be founded on public opinion. The other, required that this public opinion, to be an enduring basis of prosperity, must be enlightened and controlled by the inflnenee of reli gion. Christianity insjhres the noblest kero ! ism. It is the testimony of Mr. Bancroft, ' the American historian, that the primi- 11. C. CROSBY, Pkoprietor. NUMBER 14. tive ministers of this country shared in every hardship anil in every danger.— When, on account of his enviable qual ities, an effort was made to exclude Smith i from the colony at Jamestown, in May 1607, the attempt was defeated by “the good doctrine and exhortation” of the sin cere Hunt, without whose aid the vices of the colony would have caused its imme diate ruin; and, by his patriotic interpo sition, order was again restored. When Massachusetts first prepared to resist the dictation of England, in Septem ber 1634, aH ihe ministers assembled in Boston. Their opinions were consulted ; anil, it marks their patriotism and the spirit of the age, that they unanimously declared against the reception ofa gener al governor. ‘We ought,’ suid they, ‘to defend our lawful ftossessions, if we are , able; if not, to avoid and protract.’ In 1034, Elliot, the apostle to the In- j dians, signalized himself, as the first who ! maintained that treaties should not be! made without consulting the common peo ple. The Puritans were as brave as they were just. Cowardice and puritan-1 ism never went together. ‘He that pravs ! best and preaches best, will fight best,’ was the judgment of Cromwell, thegrea- ! test soldier of his age. When the tragedy of the revolution ac-■ tually commenced, some of the most pi- j ous men then living, were its leading ac tors. Christians staked their arms at the door of the church ; and from the altar of, devout supplication to the God of nations ! went to the field, where was reserved for , them either liberty or death. John Han- j cock received many lessons in patriotism ! from his relative, Rev. Jones Clark, the! minister at Lexington. When a price | was put on Hancock’s head, Clark pro- J lected him from his malignant pursuers ;; and when the first battle of American li bel ty was fought in 1775, this Christian pa- i triot, who had inspired resistance to Bri- j tish aggression,saw lh“dread conflictfrotn his own door; and until he went to his > grave, was accustomed annually to cele brate the day with hallowed service. Let us honor the memory of our patrio tic fathers. Let us emulate the heroism j which spiang from their religion and was nourished by it. Dungeons in hell have been filled to lieroise villains on earth.! This spirit, we neither eulogise*nor desire. I Our Christian fathers sacrificed reputation wealth and life, in the defence of heaven | descended rights. For this we honorthem. 1 They ‘stooped their anointed heads as low as death,’ to bring from the dust, the mangled form ofliberty. They struggled for ‘freedom to worship Goo.’ Forever silent be the tongue, that will not speak their praise;and palsied be the arm, that will not strike for the same inestimable right. Exalted privileges confer little or no dignity on the possessor, until dangerous obstacles are met and overcome in defen ding them. Rights must be claimed in ; the name ofjustiee, and honor must stand | on true merit, or both are empty and use-: less. Fortuitous acts may nave a brief appearance of greatness, but the sublime in character is absolute, independent of accident, and enduring as the throne of God. Hence the superiority of moral he roism. What real patriotism has he who endeavors to arm Providence against his country, and promote that ‘sin which is a reproach to any people ?’ As it has sometimes been supposed that strict piety is incompatible with that mag nanimous spirit which creates great re sults for the general good, we will dwell a little longer on the illustration of this point Take three names embalmed in ecclesias tical history. Near the close of the fourth century, the | emperor Theodosius incurred the guilt of homicide, by the massacre of Thessaloni ! ca. It shows how superior Christianity even then was to the blandishments of this world that the Archbishop Ambrose, re cognizing no exception to the rule of mor al law, inflicted on the Emperor stern con demnation for his guilt. When Theodo l sins appeared at the door of the cathedral tit Milan, backed by the Roman army, and | clothed with the ensigns of royalty, he i was repulsed by Ambrose, who absolute- I ly refused him admission, until for eight months, he should humble in the dust the pride of the diadem, and seek restoration to divine favor w ith tears of penitence. ‘Sir, you seem not to perceive,’ said Ambrose, ‘the guilt of the murder you have committed; or perhaps the great ness ol your power prevents your acknow ledging your offence. But it is not fit that you should suffer the splendor of the im- i perial purple to deceive you. With what eyes will you look on the house ofourcom -! mon master? With what feet will you | tread his holy pavement? Will you stretch j forth those hands, still dropping with the \ blood of that unjust murder, and take ! | therein the holy body of the Lord?’ It was this sort of spirit that rescued j the expiring torch of civilization and pas- I sed it down to modern Europe. But the world grew more and more de generate, until oty the 10th of Nov. 1483, a hero was bopi to a high destiny and a glorious work. The Protestant reforma tion was the grand root of all modern his tory, —the resurrection of ancient virtues into new life. Alexander conquered the world for himself; Luther conquered the world for ns and for our children. Born a beggar, nursed in whirlwinds, plined by persecution, this patriot arose with his moral hattle axe to smite down the giant monsters who held universal mind in spiritual chains. The old lalut | Bible which he chanced to find in the li l brary at Erfurt, became at once the foun tain of inspiration which convulsed the world, 'l’he first shock of u series which, roused all Europe into action, was felt on the 10th of Dec. 1620, in the ‘shout’ which went up from ‘a great concourse of peo ple’ assembled to see the Pope's decree burnt at Wittemberg. Two years after another scene opens, perhaps the most splendid since the apostolic age. Charles Fifth and all the Princes of Germany, pa pal ambassadors and innumerable other dignitaries, temporal and spiritual, are as j setnbled in the Diet of Worms. Tb* world’s grandeur and might are arrayed impressively on one hand, while on the other, stands a solitary man,—Martin Lu ther, the poor miner’s son. If he sought for precedents of safety under such circum stances, be could think only of such as the slaughtered Jerome and H uss. ‘Will you cease your opposition to bis holiness the Pope?’ is the significant question propoun ded to him, while the headsman’s steel glitters, and faggots are ready to be kin dled. ‘Confute me,’ responds the undaun ted Luther, ‘Confute me by proof of scrip ture, or else by plain, just argument; for it is neither safe nor prudent to do aught against conscience. Here I stand, I can do no other : God help me, Amen !’ There was a moral sublimity in that act, which infinitely eclipses the patriotism of latter times. A train of benefits then commen ced, which future generations willcontio lintie to multiply and transmit. The last name we mention shines well, where it stands on the tablets of immortal fume; the scholar, the statesman, th« Christian, persecution’s victim in the old world, and while still persecuted, the first advocate of toleration in the new, —tha patriot who planted the first free colony in America, and who left an untarnished name, —the memento of wrongs patiently endured, — and the memorial of worth ne ver excelled—Roger Williams! Great man; nations, panting for freedom, honor thy mernoty and chanting seraphin cele brate thy benevolence anil patriotic worth. Themistocles, when asked it he was skilled in music, replied. ‘1 cannot fiddle but I can make a little village a great city. It is the province of crafty demagogues to vaunt ostentatiously of their patriotism; it was the prerogative of Roger William# to map out and illustrate the principles of freedom for the world, and then humbly to lie down in a grave which a grateful posterity cannot identify. It is belter so. What Pericles said over the dust of an cient heroes, is true. ‘The whole earth is a sepulchre of illustrious men. Nor is it the inscriptions on their columns iu their native soil alone, that show their merit; hut the memorial of them, belter titan all inscriptions is, in every foreign nation, enstarnped more durably in uni versal remembrance, than on their tomb.’ Thirdly; Christianity employs the most I feasible and efficient means to perpetsato national prosperity. Our holy religion is the only system that ever cared li>r the masses in general, or was adapted to ele vute the common mind to intelligence and 'virtue. To this day all Pagan, Mahom edan, and Papal lands are in the deepest i darkness, and grinding iu the most cruel j vassalage. The only power to be coveted is the power of awakening, enlightening and elevating our fellow creatures. T<> improve the outward condition of man is | only secondary to the development of in ward growth. He is a true patriot who breathes a life-giving energy into the po i pular mind, imparting to it a v irtuous love |of truth and strengthening it to suffer in a righteous cause. ‘What constitutes a state? Not high raised battlement or In (sired mound, Thick wall or moated gate ; Not cities proud, with spires and turrets crowned Not bavs and hroad armed ports, Where, laughing at the storm, rich navies ride; Nor starred and spangled courts. Where low-browed baseness waits perfume to* pride, No:—men, high-minded men, With powers as far above dull brutes endurd In forest, brake or den, As beasts excel cold rocks and brambles rude, .Men who their duties know, Jim know their rights, and knowing dare main tain them. Prevents the long aimed blow And ctush the tyrant while they rend the chain. —These constitute a state.’ The religion of Pagan antiquity lower ed a God to a mans the religion of Christ ! exalts a man to a God! It civilized the ; Gothic nations —expanded the reason, and j restricted the tyranny of turbulent pas sions— modified the genius of literature land modem arts —embellished our pres i eut existence, —and invested the future with consideration of tremendous interest. Whenever the general community can be brought under this influence habitually there is reason to hope that sound princi- Eles will be imbibed and perpetuated. iberty can never be established where elevated goodness is the theme of popular contempt. Athens had her laws, but she lost her liberty as soon as she listened to sophists. Nothing is truer than that ‘E iducal ion is the cheap defence of nations.’ Where are the splendor, wealth, power and glory of the republics of antiquity? Gone like summer dust before the whirl wind. Their mouldering temples, sad re lics of former grandeur —afford a shelter to the degraded Turk and muttering monk Where are their statesmen, sages, general# orators, philosophers and poets. Inquire, at their dishonored and desolate tombs. Cultivated minds and virtuous manners conducted to the gates of glory; ignorance and immortality prostrate national honor and individual excellence forever in the dust. We are told that iElius Foetus tore in pieces a wood pecker with his own teeth be cause theaugerhad declared,that ifthe birj lived, the house of JElius would prosper; but if it died, the prosperity of the state would prevail. The Christian patriot, taking counsel from the past, would now insure the prosperity ot the future, by