New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-06-10


despotic sway was then sung by the Order Al
ter which. PHILIP 5. WHITE Of Pc, u. ". T, de-
livered the following
GRAFTON.
gIE7EaEs AZ. sensrely alive 20 TIE importance Of
III relation 10 this soGi-strT;ns scene. feel Ike soe
nautical iyro who grows doubtful Ct us SKI. anc clsU
"a OF his safety swelling surge and the ocean pros
pec rise in 5oundess majesty. apoa d, eager 's!oa'
This vss o.: heeving bosos and uphec soeS seems
IN enlarge nv responsibility. while Il lessons Il: capsc
20 meet il am awet By The eocrence o. iis greatness
Wer. ia current and character citere1; shoaia is'ls
TO begin The voyage. But knowing BeoevoieCe ~ h
presiding deity and 1e-ce:vine nEseH oechoNe- Va 81
trident Of Love PURITY and FIpELIrI e. once SCI Sal
uode- her charitable guidance ard generous
IN The or!ef space o. ZINE allotted me oE ZEE -s
gushing marx Of your confidence .nc esteem p'oP
say something OF the socis! pIlDe-p'e 'ii- -
voluntary associations. 80,
Mar by nature. IS greg2rous animal he Is ips''nC'
Jvc,v enters be social state - tie butte clea!o '4
fo- The promotion his own iTae and suostAh'a. .
-ire.s hat this relation becomes q necessary d
netnrsl Ever active and emnent!y e1pAHslve .--e ~
caI rrncyle continually seeks enlargement anH ei'e.s
,-,ioe1 IN hs nuitinled and multiplying wants l,
rroers 10 the individual me security OF us psrso -
properly which he could not, from TIE
man nature enjoy without Il, aud tfnanas' O. az
lon. certain relative duties upon ne ia!thu $500. .,1
~ which ceoend the power and extent OF Ast PIo'e
In other words, sacrifices portion - - assJsad
and absolute rights that nc may De sus 80; To d.
ny the proper enjoyment VI .
fine the various relations incident 70 lle n,rce ~
.ba social nrincire as well enforce the oe ~, ~
The obligations which It imposes Inc ela1
was found 70 be !ndis pensabe Ana heiSs ~ i;n -.
v. s,s,. .,;,h the oover OF compelling ooeoience 10
ar1i.fas regnla;ions The heathini exercise VI ...s
byh sp,hority when derived, as IL ought - W -, a.
I consen. Of the social brotherhood MOI ohlt US
s ,r.,orv the benefits OF such society, ous recon-
& g., members 10 The individual iaefIcts esseti" 90
IT,, ex,s,crce But, there are otitI uHa' w.. s-
written Law cannot enforce, A,ia 80 I-sI,-
nj
nsr meet nor relieve, other developments OF the
.ocioI rrincipe been and WI cohtih1e 70 De nee >
sary and teneacia! -AN 1890 "
that very many good and intelligent persons
o,nose all new organz,toL uncer me beNei tna' Inc o
forms and systems are fully adequate 10 supply
ali mat Is proposed by the new such opposition, now.
~ yo, oly rnaniesis a contracted view Of the social
,rncine but resuposes stationary character IN al mar
sn,s. m inc mental and physical powers and relations
If life Temporal mutdntUr, Ct tpudn!u- cum iAS severe
nav come over localities and classes. which can
not be anticipated by any general system Coieees anc
endowed seats learning possess advantages and confer
these inesmabe privileges. Jurisprudence and Phoso-
nhp furnish US with great landmarks for our civil anc
moral government; but does l. follow that al that IS heces
sary 10 the promotion Of our happiness compensated
within these limits That mears are TO he employ co.
nor associations formed 10 make law more eeciua In lis
operation TO facilitate scientific investigations and 10
make the rich field Of philosophy more beautiful and use
fu? Municipal laws may declare rights ard enforce ODE
dence 10 them Cole may clohe the mind win rules
of logic abstract propositions and the suotetes and snn
oes Of polemic lore but they DO not rouse sumoerg
philanthropy ncite patriotism nor instruct US IN natural
law and general ethics proiatly evolved by Inc Vou-
,srv onera.on OF the social principle There ohga-
lions involving collective snd consequently Individual
happiness witch they neither contemplate nor enforce
here stream OF henevo!ence sometimes flowing from
the human heart, which swels above these formal en-
bankneuts and, uniting with similar currents, SEEKS he
ard and cherries oands OF neglected poverty 10 revive
their parched and pining flowers
a bpre 10 fud
tons 1t may be remarked. that pew voluntary asso'
Citations for specific purposes not unirequepy arouse
them from unpar6onabie apathy or gros neglect 10 re-
newed zeal and less ielhbh activity Inis TACT Is par
tcplarv observable in the conduct OF the Church since
the introduction of the Temperance enterprise During
the 18th and 18th centuries the monster nemperance
became universal iasore as 10 exert even IN tne
Church a terrific influence be COMMENDED successfully
that body that isr from the putting the bottle
TO ones neiehbor being denounced with curse, II was
al OF hospitality and neehooTy kindness
and that pstead OF being mocser he was pleasant
provocation 10 cheerful piey The pastors-too prone
they have been to be governed by Inc hAs of
their rather than the stern requirements
of dutwere easily persuaded by this speciout reason
Ing TO follow in the footsteps OF their iocks was no
uncommon occurrence the "leea'e OF tue sRles
staggering from the sacred edihce-a o-thsome eproach
upon the halowed functions he claimed 10 be commits
stoned 10 administer But no sooner had seule moral
men associated themselves in the early part OF the pre-
sent century counterfeit these Rross nhuses 10 cor
public sentiment aud TO visit upon this mockeIy OF
aarm-sounded the tocsin herself and struck Tor reform
Opposition 10 reformation too frequently dictated by
the love what familiar and supposed TO be prohtaole
We tolerate errer too frequently al The expense al heat
full innovation, AID content ourselves with gray llred
abuse ather than fall love with youthful experiment.
Like the bishops OF the 18Th Century we want no Calico
nor Columbus 10 interfere with plain notions by prov
Ing be ball. when We have so long on Scrip
tura authority, insisted on It's resemblance to blanket
Despotic governments have oeen and ever Will be
opposed 10 popular associations because their spirit and
tendency essentially republican The favored few who
live BY cxpencng the earnings of the many are never par
ticulay DESTROYS OF ndng test by which the relative
value Of social and political institutions to be ascertaned
on the best method OF checking abuses 10 be discovered
They know the power Of hereditary privileges and very
naturally suppress associations whose growth might prove
their downfall The Duke Of Wellington no DOUBT enter
tanned this view. when he nierdicted the formation Of
Temperance Societies the British sodiery Tenn
perance leads think ariRht thought points TO action
and action looks freedom The soldier in the OF the
iron Drke machine which, for the purpose OF effect
i've motion under all the circumstances had better be
oiled with m and raious ihan thought ana voluntary &C
ton But soldier love his country and The for
which ne is enlisted is Just the Duke acted about
wisely priesthood denying the people The use OF the
Bible with the view OF nsrucunG them IN the suoniy OF
Its truths.
Having thus alluded to the nature OF the social prln
cpe and It's embodiment into voluntary associations, let
US examine OF those which have been and still
In existence.
will not tax your patience, however with descrip-
ton Of those vast religious and political associations
which have to some extent controlled the oesnies OF
the old world The stately obelisks the towering pyra
mds. the huge cstscombs, and the spacious temples
which rvet the eye Of theraveer ne wsnders through
Eubis and Abyssiuia speak more eloquenty than Can
Of that Prest hereditary association which, by
working upon the fears and superstition OF the people
thus indelbly upon all that country, from the
Cataract of the Nile Lower Egypt the history of its
power. Tie excavsied mountains Of India in which
their supendous and vsriorsy scuptured temples are
erected sufficiently speak OF the privileged society
OF the Brahnns The amphitheatres Baslica, Cloac
roads and aQueducts with which the Eternal City"
soouuds forciby tell OF the COlCsia tabrOruri ct
arfcg.a vi the ROmsns-an association formed for de-
signing and constructing those magnificent monuments
of human skill and industry The hrst successful attempt
10 stem the current Of despotism IN Europe which led
the establish Of the free towns Of Germany and
the Netherlands speRk for that prodgious volun-
tsry association OF merchants known the Hansesuc
League. The immense Society Of Jesus which at one
time controlled the education OF Catholic Europe. and
made posenlstes we'll as peasants Its plant tools Is too
wei known for description here Ny object Is rather to
invite your attention voluntary associations OF less
questionable charsctero the literary and moral enter
prses for which the intelligent the vrtuous and The
good have associated themselves.
The 18th Century most fruitful in literary asoocia
TONS The spirit of literature seems 10 have suddenly
aroused from sleep OF centuries TO restore ana improve
the latent energies of the Augustine age Literary Soce
ties spring up in all parts Of Classic Europe The very
deep seated corruptons of the Church began to
hAfre ,h rania march of mind The epic lyric and