New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-28

p tn legislature and to Of aggrava,ee hasues -
ys.n4c, ~ aiEsrsnt locsities Who vI draw tn9 ine
tberfrs tss.n What The State ought to Do and What
ougLt Who - tel how TAR the inai' Ia ou5h'
10 surrerder 20 secretly or where - mr. "a,
c-o,cIr.r- m where = right EveryDo'y Sin4ts tnN
-, -. a rri.h crime for without 81 n d.seipi
tbe continued existence Of society EoaIo Dc
but ought II not, then, for stronger s.n,a he o-
usars r the prsvtIiion q crlHle-.o "a. I;s - -.
scsir. snrisy A. dependence. the rs, p,.ia cA-'es
Sfcr;re 70 educate the ignorant - r-'ho'7 &c !,
,.rrr-s.iou and % snef ursge ViTtHr u 10Y
- 49, Tten a nv not establish a rel gl1n rhich ex
,,oe bas proved 5 mot tihclsni sg@L' p. $50 re-
egerersticn Bu' By e-tshlsiip- rtllslvN - 80
,ox.r5 despofisr. Or, % revere the process 81
re usy .sy. that II You leaye Religion - me
ysltusry alten Il the people Why not me N.7
cfcuca;is. viz co; tie support 81 ne insane All o'
-. be I'm. II coast defines in short why hav- Any
al why not surrender the care o. -sry ID
ter = Of society % voluntary action bu' ln, % y II
srfbv snd thus ether hygob =. We nIo.-As III
49,, ,r.roe 70 II other until faith n ne e1sisnc
al .ny "a he political scierce Is gate ioi'
IN reality there q 10 f1ec poih,2l scisu.' 10 49,
Int. and " nipples that have ~ De- ascov
80 mn and m. attach themselves n one SIDE o- tne
ofb4r sosorcg Co their constitute MAJ ttne-n les tn-F
scuca.;cn or their in.-re-t- and the Firtt co-trss
whch 2 among t. n are nor: ABOUT sali'h' S4 Fl
reiep than grs a. questions 81 right let IN ihr a. a'3
a. real AID C0uIlete science, We max tns' D'A r-t %
ard experience br' lrg Is m the erection 10 Waa II
rs Tverv A1erf,an nov doubts thst 4 world j. gov
en- ed to much every day proves hst The people ar 20
b. trusted IN larger ;n-s' ure, Of Pe~tr ana o1oio-r
viii Nh. - tire ;-nG nov Il tn age toward The enfin
ch.4u.ut # ocei, nom AL restrictive "a re and fers
lie rant 30 uI- ~ fl" 'l.l' -f i''-
ben s-d ti- p-efee,ioEs OF nobility lle rank
are errIt away ana our fth w~l a. tpre-'oa IS
that EVEN oler barrier n The W. o. coz I7,s n1''laA
freedom, vii soon PERISH forever
The attentive reader will perceive that the above
structures sfirm Substantially there positions;
/ That the political school 10 which Cos. Seward
belnp.-tha H. The Wig school for here is no ques-
ton about Sayery or sny other peculiar ihqai'y-
terds to draw within the sphere Of Government every
r -. 81 lid 'dnafs
?. That this theoy Of GoyerDmelt opens the way
to enormous abuses inviting the assaults Of schemers
snd profiestes" and making the STATE the dispenser
Of corrupt crd arbiuary faEOrs
3 That the advocates Of this policy necessarily ex-
cite against themselves the suspicion Of sinister and
unworthy motives and thar Gov Seward in accord
snce with Ibis rule has long been active in pushing
"p1oifcv Of one-sided benefit promoting special
Legislation" in behalf Of sordid clients "a system
"deporaby wrong and Involving its champions in per
sona deflement
l. Yet, bad as this theory ofGovernment IT, and PEP
nicous as are s fruits the critic cannot deny the neces
sy If acting upon it-can propose no practical slo-
tutc-dont see how Society get on without virtually
sfrmingit Yet 70 affirm it is to march through Cor
rpton to Despotism while consistently to deny II to
sinh through imbecility into Anarchy.
: 'TLere is 10 fixed political science, no absolute
and interchangeable principles; and all our party con-
tests turn On mere questions ofdegree and proportion
On traditions and eIpedieuts.'
g. The critic takes refuge from his hopeless con-
fusion and besderment amid the Debris OF some grand
Eloquent Grafton delivered on some forgotten Fourthof
July and thus passes out Of sight.
Now ii appears tous primary qualification for such
task as this writer las esayed, for the instructive aud
profitable discussion of weChty theme, that the
critic should have distinct and positive ideas with
regard TO the ubecttha he should not merely cherish
nvarue prejudice against particular policy wrong,
but that be should comprehend and be able to SET forth
an alternative theory which he considers right Most
certainly he should realize that the decences, to say
nothing of the courte,es Of debate, in strictly neutra
ground like that offered by the pages Of Putnam, are out
rsced by such uno.tfod imputaons are conveyed in
the phrases. bending legislation 70 the Advancement )f
local AID individual privileges one-siled benefits
rordd clients" special legislation, restrictive et-
ters," Sc, &c These phrases beg the very questions
otsue They serve bur 90 ltIe credit the demagcgue
On the stump they are utterly Of place in The essay
Of a Political Philosopher.
-" But it is rot True that the Wing theory Of Gov
"emmeu,--that is. the theory which accorls TO Le-
"cislation and Administration . wider sphere than is
"aoved ty the antaeons. yiew-does tend 20
"beucf some citizens AMI localities al the expense Of
"otLersl' We answer W r1orc than does that Of rs
sdversary Tbs entire assumption that the Wing
policy fayos certain interests aud dePye.ses others is
aratutous aid fse So far as there any color o: ex
cuse for i. the objection les against aU Government
whatever. Our Army and Military Expenditures gen
orally cost the country some Twelve Millions year.
OF which Ohio ard Indiana pay ar more than Florida,
Arkansss and Oregon which latter derive far more al
vantage the1efiom than the former Our Navy costs
about az much as The Army aai picayune calcull-
ton would show that those who pay three olr'hs OF
tbs cost 90 not receive onc-Olrth oi the beneh.
thence resu,tre So with regard al manner Of pub
lie income snd expenditure. Who ever heard OF a
Wl.gmeaslre so unequal so iul Of one-sil-d bene-
fit as our License Laws, which give five thousand
men in tbs city the privilege Of making forty thousand
drruLaIds, criminals and PaupeTs, for oeggar-y
$4,000 per aunum. and hen tax lffy thousand ell
ztIs az least Ouc Million year 20 support the public
tuItLens tLus created i ills Is no. special ees-
"laJion" vhst could be
But.' says On Director very naturally " i TIE bur
tbtus aid Benefits Of Government are Jhus uneleay
" and imposed distributed Why 10. restrict bob within
"lte uarroVcst limits"
We s1sWvr-TcT cogent reasons, which are, in iie-,
indicated in The ezrrac- above given. We Do 10y hear
he sidCst radical protest scsins the pub &C mantle
nance Of common reads though ia mast be notorDus
It's, he Gee Of making and supporting thoss roads "a
Lot assessed ald delrae With shy nicey Of adjust
mUt Of burthCrs 70 benefits. Many man piy5 less
a q 4 l. 4 n