Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-02-16
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schemes az iueividusl pziF9se itisTes'- tls
bound 20 60 50 n carslssercF = IN s'aa' =. :
Of the eanaraunstv Of wzllea r1e< 4sr-a = -
Or. N other words iucETiszslai fEsta-- -
alusr no.. either III IFS nature oE .s' :
compatible with The p15lie ws-fafe-
Ilari- muss nof private sntsTpEsze q tss-tst-,
isfrrsss conflsct with the laws or czs-l re---1
fisT.s formed b the s1cfsty - wien ~e
members. for the rerHsatiaa a7@ n.
L cir associated action are iz-eFts--
BE observed thai orr Obligations - SOCKETS
not canhael within pss.EiFe e-2si.lae1as-r -
also reach The dictates Of IN hs1est Iusz,ll 4
What IN impartial aad candid Judgment g.
! clares Incompatible With the pu5-e gnaQs esq
social obligations IS muea iTs,eE.-e- = So
the transu-eSsion of eazcted laws
+ The will % God. that men honestly cssea
their social sIuties or bear their sccIal sesae-
y sihiities Is ftsra5ls from the iact ta1t de rs
deeply implanted the s7rlaf rT1eez.te = els ~
/ ;urc. If tie be infinitely WIS., Hc laA s9@e
wise design IN al the powers and stScf -a---1-
fies Of the nature with which He has ezsccFE e.
us. That we have the social tcndsrcv dee -
rooted IN our Ratare-that usan - toTsre4 Niza
4 desire for social intercourse Win rs sPectez-
/ IS iHdis5utable. II God did not intend ra7s
desire to be grafifed. there was neither wisdom
1 nor benevolence IN the endowment Il tie 81
I design il 10 be gratited, then he also dssle1e2
thar those responsibilities necessary 20 salefF
/ in the qualification should be borne Or q =
! his will thai men honestly DISCHARGE these a.
venttious obligations incident 70 THAI en1l1.lssl-
nitv of interest. IN which alone. the seal aeel-
/ ines of our nature can find 4 sale and iEil gra-
ti6cation.
/ But this fsaferezsce is reduced - certainty ~
/ the Gcts and declarations Of ear Creator lis
own acts sanction the deduction we have made
He instituted the first social relationship " aiea
obtained earth lie founded the marriage
relation. from which, IN obvious aecoEuanc.
with His viii. sprang the fIfial and pa7e1fa
And subsequently lie Recognized that Of the
state or the civil relation also, m the oT5111zf-
ton and administration Of the teTs lsl 4 He9-
crac~. Likewise his expTcss a"clafai2e'1s
eyInce the same truth. The relative s safleS eL
rulers and subjects. Of parents aat css1rs =. q
husbands and wives, form the theme Ct ai'aose
every page of the SACRED volume Hus5ancs
arc required 10 regard their wives with Fsseee
and idelitv-wives 10 love, obeE and res2rci
their husbands Parents are directed 90 throw
their fostering care their ollsfsrln-
dren in return for that care. must STOW reves-
cuce and obedience 70 their parents Rulers
are specially enioined 70 regulate taelr o.heiai
conduct By tie true intent Of .heir Offices
with m honest fidelitr-aeopte 70 obey the
laws and lead blameless lives. Here al our
social relations are not only recognized as &c
cordant 10 the Divine VIII, but their Fes7ectlve
respons. bIItTes are required TO be z sc-tar-sed
with the utmost fidelity. The individuals of
due regard TO individual interest. much less IS E
the right of private property intcrdictsd; but
individual private interest Is obviously % De
sought and prosecuted IN su50rdinatien % she
pubic good.
But the will OF God Is perfect criterion OF
right. or OF virtue. Ii has been said 70 be the
foundation of virtue. But this theory lies open I
to an nsuperable objection. Ii i be true tbcD-
the rectitude of an action would rest in the ar
bitrary pleasure Of God, IN commanding it. and 1
81 a. =
If His command made II right, then counter /
command would have made il wrong Hencc- /
murder and theft crimes 0HEl- because tsod E
has interdicted them. Had lie commended /
them they would have been rtrtHss- This /
cannot be. These acts are crimes - are /
to His prohibition I heir /
inherent criminality was the REASON OF the /
prohibition. y nd vIrtuOus actions arc net +
such, in virtue of His command. but were such 4
PREVIOUS to His requirements, and were, hence 4
--uired.
w.. 7ilI Of God, fro-.i his perfection, =
and ever must DC. most perfect s,-a-a % /
right We have seen He WINS - c man ROB
eSty and faithfully discharge their social re-
ponsbiiItIs =. Men ought. therefore TO u.s.
charge their relative duties 10 sccietv- Ihr
nature and mode of their private individuai sr-
terprize should duly regard their obligations 70
the public.
But again. Our social responsibilities are
based in solemn moral obligation. because n
these RESPONSIBILITIES Is found the very f3ul "a
hon of rlrtss. Virtue Is 4 real quality In nc
tions, and not DEFENDANT upon any arbitrary
constitution Of things All Intelligent beings
sustain relations TO other intelligent beings, and
rirtne Is confnrmitv of action to those relations
8y this rule tht Divine procedure itself IS req
lated. The worship required By God Of his in
teiligent cTeatHres-ide life Of pietY toxarts
God, prescribed in the b bic. Is right, not be-
cause God commands lit were right a1rCee-
dent to such command. It's conlo- uiitv 20 the
alafff Z 80
and commanded. In like manner. our soc al !
involve obligations, and ought q
TO be discharged, because the relations we sus-
tam to each other IN the nature OF things t.
lHrs thes1i to be borne Ia
Nor does this view preclude na7ficr, IS a er5> .
lemon OF the morality OF an action Virtue 8
he conior nity of action 10 the relations the .
agent sustaIns 70 other similar agents Is =
oredcable OF voluntary intelligent beings alone I
Il involves conformity OF viii. well as ac-
ion. Men. may yield an external conformity Z
% duty. fOm bad motive. Bat the confer :
nifty OF which / speak--of conduct IN moral Q
agents, to their relaiIOns-invo yes as really the
motive as the 0vers~act, % eatitle an acrioa -
he aPPelation Of ttrfuolts.
THIS la. however, rather Abstract for popular e
lse,-the end have IN view II these numbers- n
he remarks made, however, tliak have cor
iucted Us fairly to this concias on TIC pm
siples of sound morality DO Saiemniy bied us-
o regard the public good ~ all cur conduct :
strictly to obey the laws Of the lanC-aud 70 \
prosecute, as individuals, cntsrprlze 81 ia- 4
crest, the nature or mode OF Shieh. is iucou-
,atIbie with the common welfare of socsetr--I
That we have no right as individuals, 10 seek r
my gratiEcatI0u. to follow any avccasion, :
he tendency OF which, or the mode Of rsachingI
Which, would be injurious 30 the public vel
arc.
An application of the views Of our social
now given. to gzalfaz, Il the
ragic asd use OF intoxicating drinks and soaae
ther sosal evils, viii form the subject OF sssne
stHre Numbers.
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