Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-01-03

us subjects Viewing the grour which consfi. |
tutes the domestic affections nnrver that il al
lows them ample scope Life nd property are
secure, the soil is reasonably ferie and industry
abounds. The Austrian subjects therefore, may
enjoy the happiness Of ccnjugal i5e and domestic
affection as perfectly as you do nAdcr your demo
cratic institutions. Again. Looiing at the pro-
pensiiies Of Acqnis;tiveness, Sel9s'eem and Love
OF Appreciation, these nainspriHss Of cxsrton 10
the United States, the Aus,,inals allowed scope
for them ull The farmer. the manufacturer md
the merchant moy accumulate and pr, serve wealth
in Austria as in America; distractions Of rank are
recognised and the field OF ambition is open for
men to rise from the humber 10 the higher grndes
b, public service and the favor Of the emperor
nobility even may be obtained
What then, is wantingl In what rcspcc, does
the Austrian government, as a means of diflusing
enjoymenis and advancing the civiisation of its
subjects fall short of yours2 In Ibis, that OK
tremely lutte scope is allowed for thc action of the
moral and intellectual faculties beyond the sphere
of private life Man is social bong, and the
field ofpublc interest is one IN which his higher
powers expand, and find their appropriate objects
In Ans,ra, this field is shut up ,osthS pcople and
is appropriated exclusively by the grernment-
The Austrian people do not manag, their own
schools and colleges the affairs of thor towns and
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officers; nor do they choose their own religions
instructors, as you do The governmsu, performs
all these duties for them But phrenclogy shows
us that the very fundamental elenrnt of hap
pincss is aetirity and thai, the higher he faculties
which are wildly employed, the more intense and
lasting is the pleasure. Now, whenman pursues
private and domestic objects only he gra,fes
chiefly his propensites, which are selfish and in
ferior in their nature to his moral faculties 1t is
when he comes forth into the circle OF social life,
and becomes an agent in producing public good or
evil, that his higher powers begin freely TO play
A single incident will serve as an example, The
emperor lately issued an edict inlimating that as
his subjects had been injured by accidents occur
ring on railroads, he will levy fine of 10000
forms on the directors the railroad company for
every person who shall IN future be injured and
if this shall prove insufficient to arrest the evil he
will suppress the railroad altogether. This edict
may in itself be wise and paternal but the power
which issued it has no legal limits. And even
this, in my opinion, is not its worst feature. In
mo acton grand jHfh as casa ogy g 2Sa put
Judge, common jury, and many lawyers, and f.
nally the Legislature, before you could accomplish
the ends reached by the simple edict of the empe-
ror; and the advantage of all this social machine
ry does not end merely in protecting your people
strengthens and carries forward The moral and in
teec,,lal faculties of your citizens The impulse
given 10 the intellect and moral faculties by one
of your trials does not terminate lnthe court house
any more than lesson ends in the school. In
both instances the ideas and the activity commune
Gated remain in the mind. and tie individual is
wiser and better in consequence He follows his
private vocation with more effect, rules his family
better and altogether stands forth a more amply
developed rational creature, when trained to use
his powers IN the important arena. OF social life
This is the grand effect produced by your ins,,u-
tons, which allow you TO manage every interest
ofthc community yourselves. .-o r
II an Austrian subject, under the influence of
powerful benevolence and enlightened intel
ect, desire to improve the schools the roads, the
police Of his town, the laws orr the mode Of adj
ministeTing public Offices, the government arrests
him in every effort, unless he be employed by il
self IT. under the influence of Conscienliousnf IS
Veneration, and enlightened intellect he wish to
purify the religion of his country, he is silcnccd
by priests whom the civil powet supports in the
exercise of complete despotsm over religion;
opinion For instance, in 1889 the church O
4 Scotland sent the Rev. Mr. M'Cheyne, the Rev
Mr. Bonar. the Rev. Dr. Keith, and the Rev. DIR
Black, 10 Jerusalem TO inquire into the condition
4 fihe Jews They reiurned through CONSTANT
nople, Moldavia, Wallachia, and Austria, max
ing inye sgatons into the state Of the Jews wher
: ever they went On the 20th November, 1889
the Rev Mr.. MCheyne, in reporting the proceed
General Of the cSuts% q s h
tina, I'm Austria, the government will suffer ne
, missionaries There we were treated with III
utmost severity. All our bibles, our English, on
Hebrew, our German bibles were taken away
our papers were searched to if they could dis
cover whether we were missionaries, and wha
were our intentions In that country it is out O
> the question 10 carry the gospel 10 the poor mis-
guided population. A missionary might stand ~
for once bot it would be for the first and las, time
They would not allow you to preach the gospc
= even to the Jews, who were the most ready 10 re
: ceiye US; and though they knew they could brin:
us into difficulty and GO, US sent on, Of the conn
: Try Immediately, we found their synagogue a sane
tuary. A Jew, to whom bible had been given
! said in his own tongue none shall see il, non
shall see it, and, so Gar as the Jews are concerned
! they are open for the preaching oflhe gospel
! Education is the first means by which the fac
ules NAV be reused into activity II not oni
y furnishes them with the materials Of thought bu
= wakens ana calls forth their latent energies Tn
T Austrian government ASSUMES the control OF edo
cation. and permits ms 50 much Of Il to reach ih
minds of its subjects as will III them for their cot
= dfon The people are instructed IN the Roma
< Catholic as The only true religion, and are langt
y 10 look upon themselves as bound 10 yield mp
D. eli obedience TO the pries,s and the emperor