The Woodville Republican., 1852-05-18

WorC oetiuA tuhlocf AONtHs ISSUING loiN
rembiug Sinai. lie deSeends to the plain,
rut 10. what sight the whole nation Is
'owing TO molten calf! Too true il is
hat hsman Jurisprudence, from the very
nun,tltuion Of han resolves itself into two
distinct subjects of thought, justice aud
iuerey, causing the stern decrees OF an ever
inaexible judiciary to be nuIhded by the frai
and sickly acts OF r learfu executive. Now
20 long as he science OF equity presents
this double visage. so long must The idea OF
human rights be chimera, freedom y
'tiIkling cymbal," aud slavery the neces.
sary heritage OF great, or the greater, por-
lion oi the human family.
Is Tins a non SeqHitN' We shall soon
see. Sir William has already said that the
criminal under the sentence Of death is
ROHeHttty destitute OF eUery right claimed
10y The ireeman This individual is Mr.
Fielcher's slave whom, the enlightened
humanity of the age, however INV ling to
condemn TO a natural death, aud decreelng
~ stead lifetime of hard labor ta cagceTe,
regards as freeman How does this boas.
ted Humanitarian system work? In ninety
nine cases out OF a hundred even ofthe very
darkest crimeS, justice relents. or rather,
which is very much the same thing, mer.
cy intercedes, and swarms of da k. degraded
aud unregcnersted feIons are annually turn.
ed loose, aiIeI few years OF slavery from
the punshments OF our numerous State pri
sons. ouly to settle down upon the bosom of
society To infect the whole Imosphpre with
the fatal miaema of their state pampered
crimes. This only goes TO prove that socie.
ty IN decreeing the abolition Of capital pt n.
ishment is only making the sword of justice
the instrument, with which, she in mo.
ment of inevitable deirium, is tt inhict the
suicidal blow. II however involves a great
principle, which, whilst bringing u. directly
TO the point at issne, throws us back, al lhe
same time, upon Mr. Fletcher strong and
impregnabIe position.
The spirit of the social compact If not,
indeed, the very wants OF human nature
necessarily presupposes diversity oforders.
or, seperae arades in the constitution Of so.
cieiy Wrhou, the existence Of this whole.
some regulation, civiisation itself. instead
of continually progressing would be always
on the retrograde; and its gIaring torch
would seon he cxting ished in the mid.
night darkness of Barbarisim. In fact, this
is The only worthy distinction. definitely
defining the diff renee between the savage
and the civilized state. Does this grand
distinction however, come under the cogni.
zance OF The law? Never. 1t is The dar.
ling offspring of mighier power--of that
great arch Mooch of human pride and rea.
sou--thai onuip )tent engine Of real or wo,
The "igns iatus" of all mortal hope the
doubtful yicegerent Of Justice the intaIlable
uor topuil.' Now. these several classes OF
society ha'e necessarily, to occupy some
fixed, relative position in regard to each
other. Aud what has been, from time
immemofaI, the features Of this particular
relation! None other than that Of superior
10 inferior. Monatchies and despoiisms
recognize but two classes. the higher aud
lower Rpublics three, higher lower, aud
intermediate. Who, now IL to act the nm.
pire, in the this very nee question, and de-
cide who shall be the superior and who The
inferior! The 20 e 0opnli' and the "vo1
leoiS TWO inseparable and coordinate pow
ers in all matters touching upon principles
and rights, are, this place, compile aliens 10
each other "roz pophtt" or viS moyis ar.
rogates This peculiar prerogaiive to himself
AMI declares that. "he eIiaIl BE- superior who
j. superior and he, ~ ferIorwho is inferior"
Mr. Vaz PopDh. we regret 10 say, argues
in circle. but. as he pretends to be logi-
cian MIR Vaz PopuIt cant take offence
when demanded to explain himself We,
therefore. in all The simplicity Of our hearts.
ask Of Mr.. Vo1 Popui by what titles does
be designate the superior and the inferior.
He lis US that he viii readi y comply. pro.
,ded we' III not shut our ears against the
voice Of religion, The appeas Of truth and
tie dictates Of common sense.
We respectfully bow, and Mr.. V. P. says,
that. Inder The EDgish Constiution--lhe
very gulnteSSe,ce Of he Jewish Economy
the superior aud inferior are called L0rd aud
Seyf. free gentleman Of wealth. and
gentleman free Of wealth but that among
nation OF "onier barbarians' they are cal
led master and slave.
We then request him TO point out the dy
feyence between the white. gentleman SeLf
aud the white gentleman Sfare To which
he rep ies wih a mighty flourish Of rhetorc
aud ihe most rspturous bnrS's OF persuasive
eloqHence, that. the "hgher law com.
mands surh and such, and that. Sir w.
B sckstone says 50 and so, buI after all Is
brought TO confess the point which all en-.
ightened minds must admit. that the slave
is the servant Of one master and the serf the
slave OF many: and th.t the slave, though
born TO IaI o., is as happy as the serf who is
driven TO it, Behold tabor creates the
; ave ); sin labor. and the superior race. the
rights OF man. Since therefore, MessB
Voz PepaIi and Voz Legis are unwilling
to determine. al question Of rgla. who i
10 be the superior aud who the inferior the
iorhsF ndlvid laI il certainly OF all she mad
noeu fha leaet cOnDetenl 10 oive us de.