Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-01-10


thatthe govcnmcn, was more inclined 10 dmn.
sh the education OF the men than 10 increase that
oithc women But" said 10 Prussian gentle.
man. +" why do YOU not enlightened men them.
selves institute HI CHER schools for fcmal,sf "lou
speak" said he, "like Bri,on Here nothing can
be done without the government, Should anv pr
waite individuals attempt to establish improved acad
cInies for female education without the sanction Of
the government they would speedily be stopped"
The people not allowed to meet for the Discus
sion OF public affairs Missionary and other re-
llgious and benevolent societies exist, bu, their
rules are frs, sanctioned by the government. and
then police spies are sen, 10 her meetings to see
that they do no, iranss.essg .ss}a Again the 20.
vcrnnent is enlightened that its censors Of The
press will permit the higher minds to publish
works of liberal cast, even on government itself
! provided they employ reason, and resort neither
10 ridicule nor inlamaory defamation. in order
TO rouse the people 10 action and provi ted also
tina, the books appear in the form of octave vol.
umeS Of not less than 800 pages They do not
fear the philosophers Of Berlin and Of q few other
cities, who alone will read such works but If
any man to move faster than the govern
mont, and 10 propose plans Of practical reform for
which it was not prepared, it would Immediately
arrest his progress In short, under this mon.
archy MS under the empire of Austria selfacon
in regulating social interests is denied to the peo-
pie, and the object of the government is to draw
into It's own service all the energy talent, and at
tanments of the nation, and to leave the mass the
passive recipients of lis impressions. 1t desires in
teIlgence in the masses, because needs mind and
energy for its own defence agains hostile nations
but it rcfuscssto allow free scope he mind and en-.
ergy which it has evoked lest hey shonld sub.
vert its own authority, and introduce selCgovern-
ment Here, therefore, as in Austria common
place persons are happy but the higher minds
are cribbed and limited in their natural and best
sdhcres OF action, except when enlisted by the GO
! vernment in its own service As ,ivisaton must
be measured chiefly by the intelligence, power of
self action AID serconrol of the masses the Prus-
sian government, by denying the right of poliu-
cal action to the people limits their advance in
mental improvement II, however, allows relig-
lous freedom; for men ofall forms of faith are C.
qually eligible to ill public Offices
Let us now advert to the government Of Great
Britain and Ireland That country has enjoyed
political liberty for centuries and claims to be the
parent of your freedom. In Britain we enjoy the
fh % S fna pa aua Mhs we Sasi in AND MHa5
do what. own incnations dictate, on the sim
pie condition that, in pursuing our own grnlifca-
tons, we shall not uniusty inicere with the rights
of our neighbors. We may worship God. also,
in any that appears to our own consciencCs
5 to be most acceptable to the Divine Majesty Life
and property are secure, and the paths to wealth
, and honor are open TO all In Britain, then, i,
may be supposed that every faculty has as ample a
scope for action as in the United States but there
are two bnlwarks which arrest, or mlsdirect tho
activity Of the intellectual powers and higher sen.
timents ofthe people The first ofthese is the her
edtary peeragc, invested with political power and
special privileges 1t maintains in possession OF
great legislative, moral and political influenced bo-
dy OF men who owe their superiority, not to person
al attainments, but to birth alone. If man bea ra.
uona being, the objects of his reverence, and the
standards by which he forms his manners and
opinions, should possess the highest natural gifts
: most assdousy and successfully cultivated A
Hereditary peerage presents to the public mind o
7, Great Britain and Ireland Standards which do no
possess these attributes Of Natural and acquired SUI
: perorlty. 1t, therefore, obscures the moral per
ceptions of the middle and lower ranks, by train
y ing them to pay the profound homage to higl
birth which is due alone to intelligence and virtue
q BY its influence also misdirec,s the ambition o
!, the aspiring minds in all the lower grades ant
e renders them more DESTROYS to he admitted into it
u ranks, by any means, than TO merit distinction 70
II superior wisdom and morality 1t is not oren n
u matter of right, to all but is TO be obtained b,
u favor, with or without merit IL maintains elias
! so far removed from contact with, interest in o
!, dependence upon the mass OF the people that it
u little moved by their suerinrs and little dsnosc
y to elevate their moral and intellectual condition.
to do them justice in tho exercise of its lcgislativ
: powers
J, The hereditary peerage operates ininriously al
" on the Iower and middle classes OF society. b,
d leading their ambitious members to turn ava
from their fellows whom they should protec, an
e advance and to adopt the interests and prejudice
&c Of the aristocracy, into whose ranks they aspire
Is gain admission.
H. The second obstacle to the free action nj N
y mind in Britain is the existence Of establishes
: churches These have consccrated opinion,
re formed, in tho dawn Of modern ciyilisation b.
v theologilns who p1uook much more Of the char
acter Of monks AMI schooLmen than Of that q
re philosophers or practical incn Of the world an
v these opinions stand immovably enacted and OF
= dlined by Parliament as the legal guides 10 saliva
o. ton, against which advancing reason and scicnc
10 employ their demonstrations in vain A va
> priesthood amply endowed TO aniain these opin
u IONS resIs, improvements ms innovation and d.
y nounce free inquiry profanity and inidei,y
y The consequence is the regn Of hypocrisy. an
" the pros,rauon Of The religions sentiments by ma
u, nv individuals at the shrines ofn tercs; and amb
OIL ton
ne To avoid the charge or misreprrsenting IN
10 state Of Christianity in The Brush Isles preser
n YOU with the following description Off given b
OF the Reverend Baden Powell Savilian ProEesso