Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-10-22
MRS. ROSE.

On Saturday evening last, our towus-pcoplc were
favored, highly favored as we conceive, with
lecture from Erncstinc l.. Rose, on the cause Of
social evils. She dealt kindly but severely with
the classes of society she selected to illustrate her
subject. We think that but few will deny her pos
tion that isolated sclEincrcst is the primary cause
of social evils. But the remedy, ah, the remedy {?
We fear it will too long remain as it too long has
been subject for basccss theories Of right and
wrong.
To the kindness Of friend we are indebted for
the following brief outline Of the lecture. A more
full report would have given better idea of the
good, the philanthropc spirit of the lecturer.
That there are many social evils, we all know.
We feel and dcpore them, and long for their ale
Walton or removal. Let us then inqnire into their
cause, that we may know hop to remove them.
They do not originate in any natural deformity
or weakness of human nature. Human nature is
good. Nor need we look for the cause of our social
evils in the displcasure of any higher being. They
originate in misdrected self-interest Take slavery,
intemperance and war they have all one cause
the opposition of Observation-Disclosures selEiu.
terest. The Shareholder naturally is no more de-
PRAYED or carnal than other mon. lie has no
natural desire for the degradation Of his fellow
beings; but in the present state Of things, the
degradation and cnslayement Of human beings
seems TO be his interest. So with intcmpcrancc
Thcmakers and vendors of alcoholic drinks think il
their interest to supply those drinks and encourage
men to consume them. So with war. Rulers think
they acquire fresh territory, larger revenues
higher honors by war, men train themselves to kill
for bread. As things seem, regard to mems own
interest tempts to enslave, TO corrupt and dos
troy their fellows
! 1t is tho same with the capitalist and manufac
turer. The STAKEHOLDER can extort wealth from hi.
victims by the whip; the capitalist aud manufac
turcr can cXtort wealth from their fellows by the
threat Of starvation. The evil is the same in kind
though less in degree, Before these evils can be
ended, mons interests must be harmonzed
We will explain ourselves moro fully Look al
the tho three leading professions, s,--Law Medicine
and Theology. The lawyer, the doctor, and tho
clergyman are not naturally bad but they are $,
circumsanced that it is the interest of each to per
petuatc great evils. The lawyer lives and grow,
wealthy by contention the doctor, by disease tn,
lergyman, by perpetuating crcdulity and supersti
ton; all by ignorance. Take away contention
disease, superstition and ignorance, and their occu
pations are all gone. When the lawyer says, il
his morning prayer, "Give mo this day my dali,
bread he says in effect Multiply disputes anc
quarrcs," When tho doctor uses this prayer, i
means Send agues and fcvers; send cholera anC
plaques; keep men in ignorance of the laws o
health and life, that they may alwaye iniure thcil
health, and need my aid" When the clergyman
offers it, it means, Keep tho people ignorant
creduous, weak"
! So with other classes. Even the farmer finds his
interest in the misfortunes and suerings Of others
famine in Europe raises the prices Of his produce
and doubles his gains. a war has similar effect
Hence the farmer is tempted to wish for dcarth
among the nations.
1t is vain TO expect our social evils TO cease, sc
long as every one has nm interest in perpetuatine
them. Make it mems interest to prevent or ahat,
social evils, and evil will diminish. Rc-organizC
society, harmonize mems interests, mako it ever,
ones interest to increase and spread knowledge tC
encourage a spirit Of freedom and independence
and to place all in prosperity, and peace and plent,
and comfort will everywhere prevail. War intem
pcronce, slavery, theft will disappear; prisons vii
be no more necessaryi pauperism and crmo viii
be no more; the world will become paradise.
1 large audience assembled in the Town Hall
early on Sunday evening, to hear lecture from
the same speaker on the Formation of Character
The lecture was mine of thought, so compreben
sive was the view she took Of the subject. Fov
will be found to differ in opinion with her in tb
starting point viz; that mans character M nm,
period between birth and maturity is the prodhc
of organization and education, aud but few will b,
found who are ready to acknowledge tho cor
rectness Of her differences. deductions and conclu
sions, based upon this fact. She SPOKE over tw,
h'urs-the audience manifcstly deeply interested
AZ the close Of her lecture in the spirit Of giea
0 kindness, she exhortod her hearers to strive "a
the "gOod time coming" when peace shall TAX
I the place of war; freedom that Of slavery Be. &c.
Charmed with her cloqnonce, aud forgetfiiI o
editorial duties, we failed to do rs We should hay
done, take notes on th" spot Elr our readers. :