The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-07-31
v OIL. VII. NO. 6.
For the Voice OF Freedom.
Whence come the evils that affIiet
Mankind.

I, becomes Of the utmost importance, 10
him who would remedy The evils OF the
world. not on " to understand the evils
themselves, but to see clearly the sources
from whence they flow. Men in all ages
have been prone to look at effects, rather
Than causes. and ut the present Time, with
but few exceptions, phildnlhropists are la
boring with great perseverance. al mere eff
'ects' while the causes are left. 10 produce
again the same results. Why is il that
these men OF large hearts, and warm sy,n.
PsthIes, do not follow in the moral world.
the example set them by The scientific, in
tho physical world follow effects up 10
their causes! We are told that small
animal, that lives upon the banks OF the
Nile, is very destructive 10 the crocodile,
not BY attacking the monster himself, bu.
b. destroying The eggs from which he is
produced. II" we would trace evil 10 i,s
source. and there make half the effort 10
destroy it hal is now made, we should ac-
complish our object; and that TOO. silently.
peacefully and ctftc!ually.
There are two sources from which evils
spring; two fountains from whence bitter
waters flow out upon the world. These
are
|. Society Of collective Man.
III. Individual Man.
Ii we will trace evil to these sources.
and then look for The cause, ii will be
found think the same in both cases, the
want Of true organization.
SOCIETY. All will admit tina, there has
been much improvement. in social organi.
cation. Nay more. there axe bu. few who
will not admit that organization has done
nearly oil lha! has ever been done for man
collectively. Every one can understand
that the organization of he bar baran form
OF society is fur inferior to the civilized.
All know that there are evils incident to,
and flowing from the organic ,tion, which
civilization is exempt from. So 100, we
can look back, upon The lowest form O.! so.
cIal Organization, the savage, and see tina,
there were evils flowing from this form of
society that cviIiz i,on has Iemeded en-,
IIrely. Blu, how difficult 10 understand
hat one present social organization pros
1oces any evils. Oh no it is the boosted
can never be bettereG -
There are evils 10 be sure. Bu,,hen evil
IS incident 10 human nature. Mankind
are depraved, totally depraved, and can
never be rendered otherwise. 10 order
hat we may understand more clearly The
social evils which aflicl man, le. us see
hrSl what The duties Of social organization
Ire. The social, like the individual body,
consists of series Of functions, the due ac.
ion and balance of which are necessary
o life and health. These functions ia
genera! terms are
|. Production.
2. Distribution.
3. Education.
4. Protection.
S. Justice.
These are The functions OF social organ.
cation, the due action, and balance of
which. would produce integrity of consli,
ition, and, as matter Of course, health of
ody. ask now; have either of the four
rms Of society, which have existed upon
lie earth performed these functions well2
urely the savage did not, for it was with.
ut productive industry without dislribu.
on; without education, and i, would need
'gument, 10 convince US OF tAe civilized
-gaEiza,ioD, that we should be lettering
ar condition in these particulars, to plOce
,rselves under savage protection, and saw.
ye justice.
The patriarchal and barbarian, perform.
some of these partially, while it left
hers undeveloped entirely. Productive
lus'ry, and The arts, were tolerably well
veloped in this period; but then, where
very exists, The function of general dis
button, cannot be we'll performed. In
s period too, all power is vested in The
ord. Justice. as matter of course,
mot prevail. Neither can there be Sc,
r'y, for person or property. For the
ne power, that can wiring property from
Inns and radncn Than, IL clio unr,, an.