New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-16


sye, but by the degree in which they promote The a.
o mIi lmsnt Of that great aud benefcen' design OF INC
Creator Of tie Universe -.
"The great end and object Of life said Sorates go
stbe perfectc Of he intellect the grcs' moral csty o. ma
Z" IL knowedgo and the object OF all know ie1ge - y5
"nsmely Truth, the Good the Beautiful the D'"' '''
"toD" n
So slso Plsio taught tina, Man ought to siriye after
and devote himself to the contemplation o' uie o 's
"EterDsl the Infinite" H.. ans. ,.,.1
Cicero wrote There those who DENY MAJ any 9oha
or az association for purposes OF common good eK
"i,ts among citizen This opinion subverts All unon IN
tate Tere are those who deny that any such bond ex
.;. he,een thes. Ives and strangers, aud this opinion
-destroys the community Of tie Human Race
Baron d. eared that there was 10 man nature secret
"oye Of other whicb not coDIacten "Duin eAanh anu
Tis.e proceed the principle Of the unity II
TIE and Of course Of supreme law regulating the
conduit Of and nations upon the basis Of absolute jus
tie and equality Locke adopted them when he inculcs-
ted that while there Law Of popular opinion or re
"nufatop which in society 1.-THE Of virtue
and vice" and while there civil law which In the
state the Of crime and innocence there
sko a divine law which extended over all society
"snd ell states and which the only touchstone o mo
"Tal Ieetuce.
Guizot cIored his recital Of the decline Of Romsn civil
zstor with these equally true and momentous rAectons
Had not the Christian Church existed IT this time the
whole world must have fallen aprey 10 mere brute force
"1he Christian Church alone possessed moral power II
"Dsiniained and promulgated the idea Of Wecept, of
Flaw superior 10 oil human authority IL proclaimed that
greet truth which forms the only foundation Of our hope
"for Humanity, that there exists law above al human
"Res,oD The Law Of God What not i at all times aud
ain ell places the same under different names 1900.
II ought 10 excite any surprise when aver hst ths
,hosofhy worked ont the American Revolution. Can
"any Thing, said john Adams in replying 70 one VINO
had apoI0gised for the stamp act Can any thng MOI
cab mnable have provoked youto commence an ehsniy
"tO Human Nature
Alexander Hamilton though less necessary 70 the Reyo
luton han John Adams, was even more necessary u ne
Reconstruction Of society lie directed against the same
odous stamp the authority Of British law ~ he iounl
written by blackstone The Ia" OF nature Deiny
with God himself II Of course superior 10 any ON
",r Its binding over all the globe, in all countries and
lat all times No human laws are OF any validity II con
ery toths and such Of them a. are valid derive an Their
"sutEorjtv indefinitely Immediately from this original
Then do spsng % stand mere human auhori
ty however high the amor Of the American Cons'iiuon
eeded "he sacred rights Of mankind are not 10 be
Illuminated for among old parchmens ml8ty records
"1hoy are written with sunbeam inthe whole volume
"of Human Mature and can never be erased or obcnred
"by mortal power. -
How usy Knox conceived the true character Of the
chief pers0naee Of the Revolution even at its very begin
ming "1he great and good Washington, name when
"fha shine will distinguhe lusr IN te annals OF NJ
story dear to the friends of the Liberties OF Man
"kiLd."
returning to France with this glowing apo'rophe Nay
"ths great temple which have just erected 70 Liberty
always be an Instruction TO oppressors an example the
"OIJGossed refuge orhe rights OF the Human Race ana
Z" an object of delight 70 the names of III founders
HAPPY lsOid Washington when announcing , the
treaty 81 peace 10 the nrmy) Thrice happy shan thcy
ODE pronounced hereafter who shall have contributed any
"hing who shall have performed the meanest ONCE IN
serecting this stupendous fabric OF freedom ana empire
ION broad basis of ndependoncy who shall have a.
dd In protecting the rights of human nature aud essb
,bing am for the poor and oppressed Of all ma
You remember well that the Revolutionary Congress in
the declaration Of independence Placed iise IN me M
non,ons couroyersy between the Colonies and Great
Britain on the absolute and inherent equality Of all ma
IL il not however well understood that that body closed
IT, existence on the adoption of the Federal Constitution
with this solemn Injunction addressed 10 the IeOpe oil the
United states, Let il be remembered that hes ever
"been the pride and boast of Ann rica that the Rights LOT
(which hc conteuded were the Rights OF Human Nature
No one will contend that Father after eneCng the
Revolution and the independence of their country by pro
claiming thif system Of beneicen political philosophy e.
tdbshed an entirely different one in the coniution a.
SIGNED 10 lis government This philosophy, then is the
bass of the American Constitution.
II il moreover true philosophy deduced from me na
ture a man and the character Of the Creator II O. re
were no supreme law then the world be scene 81 uuer
sal anarchy resulting from The eternal conc 81 =, itr
institutions and anioSons,ic ia"s. iNcl. .. =
ing il could have any authority then thf HaF r'al
law could not be supreme That sui me iaN ne'es'
" based the equality u nations, ~ races aaf ~ men
II a ,nue self eN idt ut basis One nation race or u
ali, idusl may not Oppross or niare aa0haf oecss "a"
saft, and welfare If each II c,.enal % the common '"
and ", fare Of al Ii oil not equal aod se men Nl"
IA euttl 10 be free and what evidence %! h sagefotj
can he bring from nature revelation Al men ncoes
sslily have q common interest IN the prDl0ais atom
and maintenance OF these principle becau'e . easZ
IN the nature of men to be content "ih the I'm 20 ~
their just rights and 10 be dsconionied under M 80
ton Of them just far a8 these pnnriPes pa hy
proval the strngoncy Of Government b. safely foafei
and peace aud harmony obiain. Bot men oannt main
tain these principles, or even comprehend ihm Wih't
very considerable advance IN knowledge ma Nru' ihe
law If nations designed to preserve ponce am jng man
kird was unknown the ancenis II has been perfected
in our own times by of the more general d-somiha
ton knowledge and practice OF the virtues IN. Ah
BY Christianity 70 disseminate knowledge and 10 IN
cioasc virtue therefore among men Is to ee,abish ana
maintain principles which the recovery and pfe'er
walton OF their Inherent natural rights depend aud the
State that does this most faithfully advances most ohec
tualy the common cause Of Human Mature
For myself am sure that hir is moi dream but
reality Have all men consciousness Of property
in the memory of human transactions aNniabe iT te
same great purposes the security OF thor Ndual rights
and the perfection Of their indy idua happiness nave
not all men consciousness of the same equal interest ia
the achievements of invention IN the nsr1chons "i po
SONNY and In the soaCes cf music ana the arts Ana DO
not heso achievements instructions and soiaces exert
.xerxvhero the same influences ard produce the same
emotions In tho Blossoms at all menl Since all languages
: are ,ouN ertibc into each other by couespndence win
y the same agents Objects ACTIONS anu V.,''' - i
\ ali men practically common language S'nco 'e
constitutions and laws Of all societies are only 80 many va
rous definitions Of the rights and duties OF non a. h'se
rights and duties are learned rom Mature "'n NC -,
Since the religions in their various CHIMES are oN
= 60 many different forms Of their devotion toward ~
ur, me and Almighty Power en'ed Z" 'he' tyNeie'V ana
receiving il under Che various names OF JcheNa JONc
Aud Loud have not all men practically one religion Since
MI men are seeking liberty and happiness Tor season
here and 10 deserve and So Co secure more perfect hbey
h and hoppncss somewhere in future wogli and sinte
they all Substantially agree that these temporal and srH
mai objects are ~ be attained only through the knowledge
in of Truth and the practice OF virtue have not mankind prac
Ideally one common pursuit thr9usn ono comma" wa! !"
e one common and equal hope and destiny
Ifthore had been no such common Humanity Ns have
insisted upon then the American people would not have
ptsn;o,td the sympalhits of mankind when osiahhshng
tus,.tons of c, and religious liberty here ns would
,r lbshments here have awakened in the nations Of
~ Europe and of south America desires and hopes a similar
nsts ations there Ii there had been no su,h common