New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-21

have led him also into those humber. but scarce
ly less important associations with the domestic
animals. That there is % mysterious community
between US and them, is strikingly shown in the
wonderful phenomenon Of vaccination; a mild
and gentle disease which we have borrowed from
the COW, and which furnishes US all but an infal-
hbie protection against one Of the most frightful
maiadies that lay waste mankind Perhaps it
was with reference to this community Of nature
between men and the lower animals, that the
Roman jurists were led to define the Law Of Ma
ture as that law which is common to all anina-
ted beings"
After he had thus nobly propitiated the at
tention Of his. audience, Mr.. Everett went on
with an appeal for kind treatment, urging the
similarity OF the laws of health in man and
brute. This was his felicitous conclusion
&C The other remark which would make
springs from the same principle and is of a
k ndred nature. These domestic animals not
only have active powers like our own, but they
have nervous system closely resembling ours
They are sensible to all the degrees and varie-
ties Of pain and, as if to mark sacred COM
munity of suffering between us and them, they
express it in the same way that we do. Though
Providence has given to man what He has de-
MED to the lower animals, the power of de-
scribing his suferings in words, yet, in the ex-
tremity Of pain, he abandons language and
takes refuge in groans and cries.
The suffering beast and the suffering man
speak the same inarticulate language. And he
IS entitled to the same exemption from gratui-
tous pain. The person who subjects his brute
beast to unnecessary suffering may walk on two
iegs and counterfeit humanity, but he is brute.
But the domestic animals have higher claim
to kind treatment. Theyare capable Of attach
ment; they are grateful for good usage; they
are Influenced by the indescrible magic Of
the human voice, when it speaks in the tones
OF love. 1 remember reading in the newspa-
pers letter from an emigrant to Oregon, who
had crossed the western desert. He said that
when the hard journey was about two-thirds
over, and the whole party, man and beast, were
almost broken down by the suferings and priva-
tions Of the weary march, there was in the large
melancholy eye of the patient or a look of un-
complaining endurance, which was enough to
move a man to tears We have all read Of the
dog who watched the dead body Of his master,
starting at every futter Of his garments, till he
died himself Of starvation And will you beat
and kick, and goad and starve creatures like
these .- t=s .f 4r. III s,..-..l
. For myself, l want no better test of a con-
siderate, prudent farmer, than his treatment of
his animals. Prudent, did say It'll a matter
which rises far above prudence It belongs to
duty and morals. If Twas obliged to choose be-
| tween them would rather. SO help me Heaven,
go before my great and final Judge with the un-
enlighted faith of the Poor Indian
Who thinks, admitted to that equal sky
His faithful dog shall bear him company
than with the religion of the protesting Cnris-
tan who goes to church on Sunday, and on week
days beats his oxen over the face with a walnut
whip handle: or lashes the legs and TANKS Of
his overloaded horse, till the strained tendons
are ready to snap from their attachments en-.
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