New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-10

thorisy 40 guide is going dow, and reEs,o. -,
individuality or individual gcyernmens !. $50 y"
ing up. We probably agree as 10 tho iirss@
Be doubtless regrets it. at least In many of II.
manifestations. My principles lead me to taket
more hopeful view Of the subject aud TO extract
good out Of tho evil BE nays "this 10 tho lewof
progress with q vengeancelP He says too
the minority must submit 10 every thing coastIta
t0aal or Legal imposed by the nsj1risy other wise
Democracy Is impraciicable. Well what them
| did NOT assume that Democracy, or say other
form OF Government that h&a ever bsea tried,ts
practicable, and he bias no risat TO assume it when
he puts al his column head, " The Pnilosophy1f
Government" That heading means radical
consideration 9th true principles Of Government
or else it 10 misnomer; and then he higgins by as
suming that the Government Of mai lrites ID the
true thing.
Well, let US try the question. There ara three
things with respect to which the world has at
tempted to govern men, namely: thoughts, words
ana actions. What is the most advaoced doctrine
now held In the world in relation to the Govern
mont OF the Thoughts of Menf individuality.
The right Of private Judgment. even, and cape
clally with reference to v hat are supposed TO be
the most important matters the coacerna Of A ia.
ture life. What In relation 30 Words IndIyid.
uahsy again. Ia NOS the absolute freedom in these
United States the hishest type of hamau progress
in this department OF human affairs The matter
is left to she isdiE1dual what he shall say write or
publish. How is it, finally, with reg ard 30 Aotions9
Not individuality, but the dtcta OF maoties serve
as yet for the governing principle ia the depart.
ment OF human affairs, even in those communities
which are the most advanced. | mention az
fact shas here too individuality lie bee ming more
and more the law. said that Others fearedls,
and that did not Ralers, philosophers and man
mendeys ef ali sorts feared ahe consequences Of
freedom Of thought aud freedom of speejh just az
mach and ass as honestly as the Editor to whom
AN replying fears freedom OF acton Has mos
Freedom, which is only another name for lndiy1d-
uatty proved the Law OF Progress SO far az ts has
been tried? The only remedy for the excessesoG
freedom is more freedom. The remedy Ia honneo'
pathic. 1t ia more freedom coup ed wish " the un'
derasanding of the true principle oflims2sion upon
each individuals action" This vaa my nodlhca-
ton under which | approved of tho gro wing indl-
viduality which maniests itself around US on all
hands, and pretty literally, | believe in philadel-
pha. l admitted that woful abusea" would
occur in the "transition stage" to something bot
ter than mere reverence for the law, because the
principle of individuality would prevail before the
"true. principle of Limitation" Of that individual
y which referred to, but did not state, 10 be un'
derstood and applied | will nov state the princS-
pie with the limitation.
THg ABSOLUTE SOVEREIGNTY OF The lNDlYlD-
uAL, eaercised at hiss 0soa Co,t.
PROPOSE this principle with its limitation, az
complete substitute for the Government OF MAORI
ties and for all other apecies of Government from
without the individual, JUS! so far as individuals
will accept and act upon it. The principle may be
Otherwise stated thus The absolute soveretgstyT
tie individual soithSn his oton domta'oas aad the
fault Of the individual is that he will not c0nFne
himself within his own dominions What then La
the remedy? The arst step in il is clear. 1t Is
right understanding of the principle ITSELF and es
limitation and Of the fact that is 10 right and safe
and proper-that it 10 universal in its application,
and that it is Just so fer acted on, an absolute
substitute for all laws such az now called lava.
Now arrange as this may all seem to my orisio,ik
is nothing more nor less than the VITAL fundamental
principle of Luther's reform alton. and the vital.
fundamental principle of the American Declaration
of Independence carried out to their mttimates.-
| The one was the right of private Judgment apeol-
6oaly applied TO matters OF conscience, but equally
true of all matters. The other that all govern
ment emanateB from the people. LIT not the Ed
tor now on this account turn round and say that IN
all / have been saying there 10 nothing new alter
| all. Chat 10 not the fact either. The idea OF carry
ing out these principles to their ultinates Will
respect TO conduct az we'll "a thoughts aud words
and that il ia right and safe aud proper to do 80, Il
! ne.o. The world has not yet been wise enough tC
dare trust them 30 far. These di, ooverers atruol
vens OF pure metal but did not know how deeI
they ran.
All government emanetea from the people. Al
talk of the sovereignty of States and Government
ia treason against Democracy. Bus who are th
peope7 The individuals. Men are soveregnl
rot ct ,tes. Each man then ia sovereign, and q
sovereign has an absolute, indefeasible right t
govern his own deminions, in his I'VE way, in ever,
conceivable respect SO long az he doea NOT trenol
upon the dominions of neighboring sovereigna
| y P, A.