Lewisburg chronicle, and the West Branch farmer. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1849-1849, 1849-11-07

tHOuSUtS W"C", u yOu s"'on f''fN -.
may lay before your readers. n ga
Man, a. q creature, is indebted IN the
Creator for his existence. and for tho IN
Vulnerable ministers to his Happiness. On
this is predicnled his dqay TO God. Assa
incisiiual being. he .,as On individual des
Tiny TO work ou'. On THE Is pred'ca'ed
his duty to hi1iseIE Besides this. mao ls
social beng. and out OF his socisb'ii'y
grows his duty 10 his fellow man.
At the very beginning Of humsn exist
ence, God saw il was not /" good for man
t. De alone.s The social principle was
planted 10 his very nature; and in otedi-
ence To lis dictates. the different members
OF the family Of man have ever manifested
dis?osliion to consregsts. Hence the
different varieties and grades Of congrega
ted human beings-rlsIng in regular era-
da,ons from the first and most sacred OF
| s ,cial compac,s. The family. TO tho might
, res, Kingdoms and empires. fEfffE
10 each Of these social organizations.
| man sacrifices more or less Of his individ.
| uali,v. The interest Of the individual iS
swallowed up in the interest Of the social
compact. Yet, in this, il is not designed
tha, any one should be the loser, for while
the principle Of sociali,y makes il the duty
OF each TO Communicable, in order to pro-
mote the public good, ii provides that this
public good shall be mutually enjoyed BY
those who unite to promote il. .e-i
Hence the husband can not mike bis
individual self The !" all 10 all." and. act
| ing upon the selfish principle, attempt TO
promote his own happiness Il The exPsass
Of ,ha, Of his wife. sNeiIher can the rifs
pursue such q course. Their duties, re-
sponsibiliiies. and senjoy are alike
mutual and reciprocal.
Thus do individual persons sacrifice. ID
a measure. their indiyidual Interest. 70 pro-
mote the infercs, ol ihe family. when they
enter inlo such relationship. And ~bes
individual fam;IIss. .uuiie in the iormaljoA
Of sasger congregations e humea BE- agA
the sam: ccnseaueeces;u',ss iecesssS
follow. - -i~7rsr AHs ..lslss,sssi.
A family. consists Of two OF urss tes:
sons whosc::inrresss are one; and .vhoss
duty, therefore, Is mutually to eonss'buss
to tho happiness Of each. A tasss Or
neigls6orhood consists Of several Of those
families. living in contiguily; .and whoss
interests, therefore, are, tn a great extent.
ono. Hence the du:y is r'a;n-saey should
mmuoEy encourage eaeh other. Tbs
sane principle is applicable. also, when
several Of those congregations Of families
are incorporated into body polite, sss'
subjected to mutual regulations.
Acting upon this principle, the ciiizcns
Of the town will. a. !ar as practicable. pa
,ronize his own Mechanic. Merchant, Ply
s,eiau, L,wyer. and neighboring Farmer
He who acts upon different priaciple.
violates one Of The aadsnen:al principles
Of the philosophy Of human ex,-'ence.
He forse,s the sociabiiy Of his nature. .s"d
becomes essentially selfish an character
The general fund OF enjoy went is no, in
creased, or is increased very spssingly.
by his contributions. Il would b. veil
for the public il an eye were kept on snch
characters, SO that their draughs upon the
general fuod" should no, exceed iie,r
contributions. Then these narrow. c"n-
,rac,ed, selfish souls. might have the full
bliss Of " enjoying-rnEAsELvEs."
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