The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-07-10
For the Voice of Freedom.
10 the existence OF evil here compatil
with tise aknoVleded attributes OF t,o

To the existence OF evil here comua,,l,o
with tise aknowleded attributes OF GoSr
Every thing known 10 Us. from n grain
OF sand to the world which we inhahil
from The smallest insect that floats unseen
IN the air 10 the largest quadruprd, is sui
jet 10 the single law Of foraa..on or
growth. Ever living thing has is per;cl
OF Infancy, from which it gradually grows
I" maturity ana age The lofty forest Tree
springs mol from he ground in momcm,
with rco, and stem, and branch, hurdv
enough to withstand The winrY storm
but 1t had period when it was in embryo;
when ii was The tender twig, The growing
sapIIng, and The majestic tree. All living
creatures are subject 10 the same process.
with all. too, the period of grown is
pe'Od OF weakness, and extremely lisLI.
to accidents, disease aud Geayh. Na.ur,
has, therefore, provided most of,hem with
!" guardian 10 protect aud guide them
through h!in is NJ, exempt from ,hi,
law He has his period OF infancy. The
most feeble of all living creatures, in ibis
period he requires Lore care from his pro-
'ecl1r, and 10 gam more knowledge from
experience. Aud ns Individual nan is
not exempt from this law, neither can co.,
lectIve man or society b. exempt from il.
For 1t canno, be supposed for momrn,
That law that applies TO all things else in
The universe Of God, should fail in This
one particular. Nature or G 10 nature,
always operates trough general md in.
mu'abe laws. No partial law, or tho
partial application Of IA law, is any where
seen. The law OF growth il, therefore,
general and immuable; and society is
subject 10 ii. This may be proved by
Sigh, glance a, its history, Four differ.
en-! forms of society have existed on Tie
earth the Savage Pa,rarcha, Balbsll.
an and Civilized. My limits will admit
of lit'le else than mere alu<ion 10 h.
progress made, in these different stages Of
advancing humanity.
The SAVAGE. This is the lowest con.
d'Ion Of man, Of which We have suy
knowledge. Carlyle, however, 10 his
Sar'0r re Sar!us, seems 10 poin. to low.
er. He represents man. in his primitive
state, as nake7, soiiary beng crouch
ing in The thickels, waiting for the passing
OF some beast, upon which 10 prey. Hi,
artistic knowledge appears to have been
Limited TO The forming Of a string, which
he attached 70 stone. The string wss
used TO bring back the stone aGer he had
hurled II a. his prey But this NAV be
mere fancy. We know however hat he
was savage, with his mental and moral
character aod powers unculiva,ed. The
sciences and arts were no! known in this
period. War was his leading iden.--
Hunting and fishing his only industrial &C.
capaiors. This is The feeble infancy of
The race.
TnE PATR1ARcHAL. Less is know,
OF This condition, than OF the savage. II
vas minor e'cp, and therefore OF less
consequence. Bot what we do know Of
1t is enough 10 convince Us, ha,, although
humanity was advancing slowly, it was
still in lis Iufancv, Man had here become
al'ac he'd 10 the soil Some branches of
the arts we're undertaken; The elements
oil social order began to show themselves.
But if we consider the clan svsitn {
Scotland modification Of the patria,eASl,
which it undoubtedly vas, We will be en-
vlnced, think, that i! was but step a.
bove the savage
1HE BARBAR1AN, This period is char
ac'er'zed by rapid s,ride in social and in
dustrlal progress. "Man commences in
the outward or natural world, n manifesto
ton Of his higher faculties and stamps up.
on nature the impress Of his intelligence.
We have onIy 10 exaoine the perftction
to which art and industry were carried
under the Clliphs of Bagdad, and ths
Moors in Spain, to comprehend how i'm.
mcnstly superior in development is this
society. to the savage and patriarehol, and
how closely it is allied to civilizations
This period must cons qnenIIy bs eonsia.