Democratic banner., 1845-02-08

%ence," and 70 the disciples OF liberty
and equality in every cline ami c9un-
try.
Fortunately however for mankind,
the researches OF modern PSYCHOLOGISTS
and Phrsnoiosists* have been instru-
mental in overiarowing the doctrine
9! mans natural equality, and what
IL 1875 was regarded a dogma, is, by
he ,sarnsd shd scientific N I94!
known to Dc d Sophi-m; and how
ever t!.tterirg the Lnctioa and con-
solatcfy the reflection may BE- 10
Pseudo Philosophers sud herarian
Ph!ianthroyIsts. that such u BeqH de
u! as the equality OF man may pe
made to exist; vet It is too true, tbct
the proposition originated III igno-
renee eGd error. and stands in direct
opposition 10 the stern and immuia-
be laws OF nature.
Norg.-A distinguished Medical
Philosopher IN expatiating on tbs TO-
pic, offers the following sentiments:
81 cannot help pointing CT. how
strongly The voice OF nature, so clear
y expressed in DIS obvious iaw, OPP
poses all attempts 1t making mankind
act and think alike. Yet he iegisla-
tors and rGiers Of The world have per-
sisted for centuries, IN endearorinp
10 reduce the opinions. the belief OF
their subjscts, ~ certain MGcied stan
dards OF Per!sction-to impress on
human thoughts tina: dreary same
ness, and dull monotony, which all
the discipline and ali the rigor Of 4
religious seci heve been hardly able
to maintain in the oatwa!t garb OF
i.s followers.
The m:"l, however. cannot be
dr!ied, Cannot be made to move st
the word Of command: it scorns ali
shacklos; GDd rises wit: fresh energy
from every attempt to bind il dean
On this bed Of P~r0cruStes.
Ali the oppression and persecution,
all the bloodshed and misery, which
the attempts 10 produce uNifo.cli,y
have occas:oned, are, however, i less
evil than success Of these mad efforts
would 10, wsre i, possible for them
TO succeed in opposition % the natu-
raj constitution sf the human miad-
to the general schenIs and plain de-
sign Of mature.
The most powerful monarch Of
modern history, who exhibited tie
rare example Of u voluntary retreat
ron the cares Of empire while still
fully able 10 WELD tito secpiTe, was
rendered sensible OF he extreme FOL
ly be wcs guilty Of, III attempting %
produce uniformity q! opiuiou among
the numerous subjects o: his extern
slTe ccInirions, b finding himself
unable TO make two wa;cho, 20 4i.ke,
although every pay! Of this simple
mechanism was constructed, formed
and adjusted by himself.
The dear experience and candid
confession Of Charles !, were th-o8o
away on his bigoted son, who repeat
&c on = still g.ander scale, with fresh
horrors and, cruellies, the bloody ex-
pertinent Of dragooning his subjects
into uniformity, only 10 instruct the
werld By ! s,il! more memorable TAI
lure.
The increasing light o reason has
destroyed many o. tie remnants OF
ignorance and oarbarism;--bui much
remains To be done, before the final
accomplishment, OF the grand pur-
pose, which. however delayed, can
rot he ultimately tc~iea.ed;-l mean,
the complete emancipation Of the
mind; the destruction, @! Nil creeds
and articles Of faith; and the eslab-
lishment OF full freedom OF opinion
and belief. cannot doub, buta day
will arrive, when the attempts
a; enforcing uniformity Of opinion
Will be deemed rs irrational, and rs
little desirable, az TO cndeavouf 10
produce sameness Of face and STAT
ure.
10 the mean time, no efforts capn-
bic OF acceierating a ccusummati1n go
beneficial to mankind should be omit
ted; and | have therefore attempted
TO show you,t that, on tits point, the
analogies Of natural history accord
with the dictates OF reason and the
I~nvar'abls instructions Of expert
ence.'
'Ses Gni's Anstoiny of the D:aia.