New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-15
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1881 Ia, Soc,etx The truth ", w ls t"s


-. vice and crime which are so lne'itaoe up"
,ne hsgnnipgs OF human history, that nave oee"
nnd.r God the reforming force OF All ou, i"s
,ioos that have kept homan lille from u,'e, ss
ne,ion and corruption-that have suPP'eu ,uo ~
mentum in short OF all our POLITICAL ana soo'a i'"'
ration. ,.,L ,;oa and crime
have been thus necessary TO human development,
!, !. q necessity which grows exclusively out ol
The intrinsic bsseness OF Nature ana society NJ
therefore reflects no stain upon man blmsel- lug
ind,vidual has never compromised his True iho''p
uslty in thus asserting II against tue oeS
n, crcumstances He has been VICIOUS ana S'.u'
ipal not from taste or spontaneous attrsc''o"' 49,
simoy because DO other expression OF n' ~
or God given individually was allowed ~ ~.
i.,ing relations 10 Nature and Man MS uuo -
a,s infinite or perfect Ii is not only IN
Invited nv these lower forces OF Nature ~ ~
cietv-it s actually and subnlssVey 80 h..
them Wherever therefore, the ino' 81. a.,
ohaved his natural and social necessiieo ~ -
Mai ofbis spontaneous atuac'iop,, ~ - % ~
when the ooet instead OF simply aso -.
nress the ms pirations of the 1ood ano -. ''
own SOU, has expressed 'nen Vo' a;.I snh.;.r.
,bev might promote bis physical or social suosi ~
1ney ia manifest that be has so far dePosed DIS
.H'o cd inward individuality, acknowledging IN
- ,he outward and finite one imposed by Ma
ture and Convection. Al J.
7 accordingly repeat that in reDouncing the DO
ninion of external circumstances, or what Is TOE
same thing, in becoming vicious ana crln'ns'' 'ne
Individual has not compromised his inward SELL but
nm the contrary. manifested it in the best way al
Ioued nv these circumstances. The best way,
reoeat il For it is Infinitely better that man
.honld vindicate his immortality at the expense OF
a transient evil, than that he should preserve
mere transient good at the expense oil bis imm0f
talty This is exa lily what Man has oone' ne
has gone into vice and crime, not spontaneously
but in yndication of bis essential manhood from
the tyranny of circumstances. Never would ne
have been vicious aud criminal, never would ne
have known a conflicting relation with his own
BODY or his fellow man-if these relations hah
reflected his inward freedom,-lf they had legitl.
mated bis spontaneous attractions. wee sno crime
were never since the world has stood, q iree OF
normal expression OF his selfhood they are an ex
preston Icrung from il by the insubmisson OF Ma,
ture and Society.-by the discordaat operation o.
forces which should be simply aud perfectly accord
ant with it,
A convincing proof that vice and crime are not
spontaneous development OF the subject, or nave
no in yard root in him, is that he himself condemns
them often when all others forgive, and frequently
suffers remorse frequent as to drive him 10 the
violent remuneration OF the outer ie This TACT, 70
be sure, indicates the part OF the sufferer an is
norance OF Gods great end in Humanity and
consequent Inability to justly his inward sell from
the defilement contracted by his outer one But II
is none the less pertinent on that account 10 our
purpose Gods end in creation is the dpotheostS
of man, is the endowment OF the creature with ms
own plenary goodness wisdom and power. Tothls
end the subjugat of Nature and So ;iety IS
strictly subservient means; and consequently
when the end is attained, it will completely release
or absolve the individual from the distortion I'm
posed upon him by the past insubJectlon oil these
means. "Come, now, let US reason together salIn
Jehovah though your sins be as scarlet they snali
be as white as snow; though they be red Ike
crimson they shall be as WOOL How shall this
promise be fulfilled How shall Oseident,cGl SINS
for which many nan now deems himself jhorred
of God, and riots in anguish, be eventually proved
| by the Divine mercy winter than wool, more pure
| than snow Evidently, only by proving them
strictly necessary or Incidental 10 the achievement
of His proper glory in Humanity only by proving
them the sharp, but indispensable weapon Of HIS
providence 10 tame the rudeness OF Nature and
Society, and bring their unntehgent mechanism
into the obedience of the divine natural man
But this gospel OF Gods good pleasure in man y
len anthr0poss fudOkt0-Luke ii. l4) is withheld
from the technical sinner, aud the name Of Human
tvs gre at amt which should be sacred u the
ne eds OF the grimmest defemenf, is turned to the
ornament of a mere d,iletonie piety-to the soace
of an habttudi and therefore dramatic devotion lg
DOrant Of the balm OF that name, ignorant OF Zoo
great ends OF mercy-co~ed by the presuge Ci an
unfeeling and trucuent ecclesissticism-the sinner
ia of course unskilled 10 viDdcate himself from the
aspersons of Nature and Society, and suom's,
sively accepts their verdict as the Judgment OF
God But God" says the good old SwedeDoorg'
condemns no man. Condemnation Is more allen
TO His perfection than night is to day, or earth u
h. aven." | would gladly adorn my paper with
more honored names than this bnt unhsppily the
most honOred names OF the polite and deVOa'
world have been the least jealous for humanity
have been solicitOus 10 place the Divine glory
rstt err in the abasemeut OF Man than In his penary
Jus iica,ion, OF cleansing from all onnehteousness
Thus, my friend conclude our long controversy,
thanking you for the manly hearing you have gwen
! me- and feeling wellassured that what have
| said merits the acceptance of all men For have
made the very sins of Man a willing witness to bis
mmortality,--to the unmixed divinity Of bis origin
and destiny. Had be bee n the creature OF Nature
and Society, he could never have violated their
supremacy, never transcribed the limits they i'm
pose. For we cannot conceive OF lie antagoblz
ing itself; that is to say, we cannot conceive oil
creative power imparting q force OF resistance to
ITSELF or endowing its creature with Will sape
rior 10 it's own. This were absurd. Accordingly,
the very vices and crimes Of man prove him TO be
the creature of sn infinite creator-prove that his
life is neither physical nor moral,-that II lies
neither ia the abundance of his outward posses
sions, nor yet in the amplest conventional night
eousness. Doubtless wealth is admirable, ana just
relaIlOn5 between men are ticH
place. which place, however, is mediatory and
not final one. In other words, they are not ends,
but means TO an end-means to the development Of
that ripe and harvested manhood which, unless
every sscredest prophecy be false, must ere long
fash the splendor of Gods intimate presence
over the whole earth. HIT.
Remarks on The Foregoing.
Whoever remembers the beginning and has fol-
lowed the progress Of this prolonged controversy,
aud has carefully considered the question really at
issue, must, we think, be now prepared to render
a verdict in our favor without, awaiting our sum
ming up Of the argument, The controversy, If we
mistake not, originated as follows; Another cor
respondent wrote to ask option Of the reasona
bleness of the civil law which commands man and
wife to remain such though all true affection has
ceased or been found never to have existed be-
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