Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-01-26

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which before wasa1 original right, now became
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possibility thus delmeicd from each individual
81 The social compaci because invested in
new eoacm Of mutual earsi and thus originated
Sgriai Responsibility
The second step In Che widening extent Of
social responsibility was in the origin Of the
lilia relations when parents and children be-
came invested with the rights and burdenod
with the obligations peculiar to that relation
ship. In the social arrangement Of tho domes-
TIC relation, thoss aatulal i'srris Of exclusive
S'.astOntrol aud self-rogord and others (inhoron,
IN mans isolated state) incompatible with lie
nature, yielded to such adventitous ones as
were consistent with community Of interest,
and as before a common stock Of social regard,
tho of increased extent, was formed. The
responsibilities OF parents were no longer con-
fined to the conjugal relation, but embraced,
also, the wel-being--the protection and care
Of their children; as the period of responsible
action brought with it, to children, tho obliga-
tons Of obedience, reverence and filal regard
TO parents. No individual in this social ar
rangement was now exclusively to regard his
individual welfare, but, in seeking this, must
have duly proportioned regard to that of the
associate body
The third stepin the augmentation of social
responsibility, is to be found in the auqmenta-
ton OF communities, or tho collection of a
number of families in ciril societies or states
As there was a curtOlment of natural right in
individuals, and proportional increase OF So
clal responsibility growing out of the ADVENT
tlous rights of the family social relation, so
much more is this the case in the establishment
OF civil communities. Here new relations are
formed on larger scale, and new duties arise
As Individuals must not give an exclusive re-
gard to their own woll-being, or contemplate
the results OF their conduct upon their own
welfare alone, when involved in the social ar
engagements of the family, so much less must
they overlook their responsibilities to the gene
raj welfare OF the State, in the prosecution of
individual concern. Many original natural
rights are ioregone him, being superseded by
such adventurous ones as are compatible with
community of regard.
Two things, however, are to be remarked
the general welfare of a community can not,
as general rule, be incompatible with indiy-
dual good--and the loss of natural right is
more than compensated by the increased secu
nty-the surer defence of associated care and
action.
Having thus examined the origin of associa-
ted care and action, and the consequent respon-
slbility OF men in society, propose in few
future numbers to examine, in detail, the NOR
al obligations involved in this responsibility,
with an application to the more prominent cir
cumstances Of the community in which we
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