Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-09-24

vsrinnca with the elementary d0'tiines
Of Republic anisn, and how accurately
they syInbolizsd with those Of despo''sh'
The despots tell us that they are 'he
fathers of their people, and are bnno
10 provide Tor them and whai provision
they make, we need not he informed: ::
Our author makes society the parent, and
he would have it hold precisely the same
relation to the people rs the desp"i holds
Republ,can,sm is equally At variance
with both systems, and conslders each
man, after he becomes of age, Is able
10 take care Of himself.
Again. We are struck with the g'ar-
ING inconsistency which exists between
the views of Charles t.lwOod and the
most elementary principles oi mans So
ciai nnture. II il evident that our trea'
tor intended this world for the formation
of moral character. lie has subjected
MS all Ia various modes OF tnni ]"
some he has committed wealth, to others
poverty. Hs has given to every one
the mowers suited TO his nature and con-
diuoo, and has subjected us all to laws
which we must obey o, disobey, as We
please. The man who obeys the laws
of h,s Creator reaps the reward, while he
who disobeys them must suffer the pun
ishment and it is obviously right that
it should be SO. The best training Tor
any man isto be obliged toread the results
of his own actions. And II il tor tins
reason, by-the-by, That the sons OF III"
rich are 10 frequently ruined. her
parents screen them from the results OF
their conduct, while habits Of vice are
forming but soon they become formed,
and the parent can help the child no
L.nyer an explosion ensu-s, aud the
young gentleman, when the smoke blows
away, .nrrges q ioater for lic.
Now, we hold that to DO the truest
conception Of the social state, which
allows these laws OF divine Providence,
with the lenst interruption, to have then
free and unbiased effect. Let socieiy
secure to man the opportunity of la
boring when he pleases, where he llea-
ses, and for what compensation he car
command let 1t insure 10 him the entire
disposal OF whatever he may gain lei
1t resolutely vindicate the rights OF all,
both tho high and the low, and then let
society stand ont Of the wny. II nai
be indolent, or Incorporate, or profi'gate
or sensual, or shiitlcss, he will very like
iy be quickened in his march by the
sharp pinches Of poverty to our notion,
very suitable discipline. Let him
sq,iander his gains in vice, and he will
soon have nothing left to squander. Let
him bc frugal, aud virtuous, and indus
,rious, and both he and hrs children will,
day by day, reap the rewards which
Providence has connected with virtue.
To all this our author objects. To
him it ~ a grievance TINT there should
bo rich and poor, that there should be
social distinctions. That is, If VIC un-
derstand il, he would have all men, wise
and unwise, honest men and rogues, in
dusiiious and indolen', thoughtful and
thousb,less, selfish aud patriotic, noble
and mean, fare Just alike, share in the
blessings OF Providence III equal mca-
sure, und equally be distinguished by
the respect aud affection Of their fellow
citizens. This is going pretty far, even
for rciormcr.
Our author, in the work before us,
does not unfold the mems by which he
supposes this happy consummation is to
be- effected. He however, IL we MS
take not, gives US reason to expect that
he shall ere long disclose the secret on
which the well being OF mankind SO es-
srniia ly depends. This has Of late
been done and we are Informed ut last
ot the method by which all men, good
aud bad, indolent und industrious, frugal
and extravagani, arc to be brought 10
the measure of this Procr ustean equali-
~.
The first Of them is the destruction OF
tho priesthood. In the words Of our au-
thor,
The remedy is first to be sought in
the destruction of the priest. We de-
light not in pulling down, but the bal
must be removed before the good can
be introduced. The priest is unive rsal-
iy tyran, universally tho enslaver OF
his brethren The complete and final
destruction Of the PricstIy order in eve
ry practical sense Of the word priest, is
the first step to be taken towards clevat-
ing the laboring classes"
The second means is tho destruction
Of banks.
"Uncompromising hostility TO the
whole banking system should, therefore,
be the motto OF every working man and
every friend Of humanity. The system
must be destroyed. On this point there
must be no mi.givings, no sub'erfuges,
no pallia,ion. A friend Of the system
must be marked rs an enemy 10 his race,
10 his country, aud especially to the la
borer. No maitcr who he is, in wha,
pniiy hs is ionnd, or what name he
bears, he IL, in our judgment, no true
democrat as he can be no true Chris
fiGa"
This is rather particularly amiable
The third means for accomplishing
this reformation 10 to complete the work
by abolishing hereditary property
"A man shall have all he honestly
acquires so long as he himself belongs
10 the world in which he acquires it,
But his power over his property must
cease with his life. And his Droperty