The daily union., 1854-11-23

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pothesis and from hypothesis observation, constantly
gaining more perfect mastery its of accumulated
knowledge by generalizatons which approximate nearer
and nearer TO absolute truth.
With each successive larger number Ct minds IN
each separate nationality inquire end and
ture and truth and the of God Interchangeable
the that in their study the greater will be the
harvest Nor IS this all the nations drawn to each
other as members of family and their mutual aequisl-
tons rapidly become common property.
Here then, is double advantage. Truth as dscerned
by the mind of is constantly recovering its primal
lusre and constantly making its way TO universal ao-
cepanc while every successive emancipation from error
brings the closer TO likeness with God Not that
greater men will appear Who imbody the high
creative Imagination of the poet perfectly than Homer
Dante, Shakespeare Who discern "the ideas OF
existences clearly than Plato be furnished with all
The instruments of thought and scientific attainment
more completely than Arstoue2 In universally OF
mind who will surpass Bacon or Leionitz, or Kant
| The world never hope that the mass OF men viii
individually be their peers Indeed the world may
again their like. There not wanting those
who believe that the intelligence dused the less
will the intelligent be distinguished from another that
the colossal greatness of individuals implies general in
ferorty just the which rises the plains in so
try grandeur alone reaches the fullest Development or as
the rock that stands by itself in the wilderness seems TO
the widest grateful shade: in word that
the day Of medocrty attends the day OF general culture
But if wiser do arise there will certainly be more
wisdom The spirit of the world is always becoming more
intelligent the collective of the future will further
and clearly than the collective man OF to-day and
he will share that superior OF vision with every one
of his time. Each individual man bears within him not
only his personality but the consciousness of the ex
sence of that ideal who is the mperonaon of his
race and in whose attanmens and intelligence partc
ptes Thus it pass that the child at school inf
time could instruct Columbus respecting the figure OF
the EARTH Newton respecting light Franklin cleo
rcty; that the husbandman the mechanic of Chris
tan congregation solves questions respecting God and
man. and mans destiny which would have perplexed the
most gifted philosophers of ancient Greece.
Finally consequence OF the tendency OF the race to-
wards unity and uniyersalty the organization OF society
and represent the principle of
This will be the last triumph of humanity partly because
he O r.
sonal interests that the application OF those laws re-
sisted by private sel6shness; and partly because society,"
before it be constituted Alright must turn its eye upon
the consciousness of its capacities and relations
The system of political economy may solve the question
of the commercial intercourse of nations by demonstrating
that they all naturally elowaborers and friends but
its abandonment Of labor to the unmgated effects OF per-
sona competition be accepted the rule for the
dealings of with The love for others and for
the is much part OF human nature as the love OF
self; it is instinct that man is responsible for
The heart has its oracles not less than the reason
and this them No practicable system Of social
equality has been brought forward it should and it
would have been adopted does not follow that
can be devised There is necessary opposition between
labor and intelligence To elevate the masses they them
selves must have culture to know their rights courage to
assert them, and selrespect to take nothing less The
good time is coming when the spirit of humanity will
ognse all members of its family equally entitled
its when the heartess iargon of over-producton
in the midst of will end in better science of dstri
button when will dwell with with his
brother when political institutions will rest on the basis
But this result must come from the development of in
erna life by universal culture it cannot he created by the
force of exterior philanthropy and still less by the reck
less violence of whose desperate audacity would
ploy terror means to ride the whrwind OF civil
Successful revolutions proceed like all other orma-
tive processes from inward germs Of life people is al
ways logical in It's action ts inst utions the reec
tons of its heart and its negence and in proportion as
they purified and enlightened must its public life man
ifest the dominion of universal In this
changes surely and often impercepbly made Where
abiding reform appears have been nstantaneousy eff
feced will be found that the happy result but the
sudden pucking offruit which had slowly ripened.
The subtle and irresistible movement of mind, silently
but thoroughly purifying opinion and changing society
brings liberty both to the soul and to the world All the
despotsms on earth cenpot stay coming Every error
that dscards is emancipation; every superstition
that is thrown by is redeeming from captivity The ten
dency towards universally implies necessarily tendency
towards freedom alike of belief and in action. The faith
of the earliest ages of all others the grosset Every
century of the Christian church less corrupt and less in
bondage than its predecessor In the present age the
total of spiritual knowledge well of liberty is greater
and less mixed with error than before The future
shall surpass it. The senseess strife between raonalism
and supernatnrasn will to end age of skep
csm viii not again be called age of reason and
son and religion will be found in accord,
In the sphere Of politics the republican government has
long been the aspiration of the wsest and best The hu
race said Dante summing up the experience of the
middle in the best condition when it has the great
degree of liberty and Kant in like manner giving ut
teance to the last word of Protestansm declared the
publican government TO be the only true civil consu-
tom permanent establishment presupposes appropr
ate experience and culture but the circumstances under
which republics possible prevail more and Our
country is bound to allure the world to liberty by the
beauty ofits example.
The course of civilization flows on like mighty river
through boundess valley calling tho streanis from
every side swell its current which is always growing
wider and deeper and clearer it rolls along Let trust
ourselves upon its bosom without fear nay rather with
confidence and joy Since the progress Of the appears
to be the great purpose of Providence it becomes
all to venerate the future. We must be ready to
sacrifice ourselves for the coming generation,
they their must live for their postery. We
to be dshearened that the intimate connexon of
humanity renders ii impossible for any portion of the
civilized world to be much in advance of all the rest
to grevc because unaterable condition of perfection
car peyer be attained rything is in movement and
for the better except only the fXei eerpal law by which
the necessity Of change established or rather except
only God, who includes in Himself all being all truth and
all law The subject OF mans thoughts remains the same
but the sum Of his acquisitions grows with time so
that his last system OF philosophy is always the best for
includes every that went before The last political
state OF the world likewise excellent than the
old for it presents in activity the entire inheritance of
truth iruce hy the living and moving mind of more
enlightened race
You brothes who joined together for the study of
history receive the lighted torch of civilization the
departing balfcentury and hand it along next In
fulfilling this glorious office remember that the principles
ojusticc aud sound philosophy but the inspirations
common sense and belong OF right TO n mankind They
mnst therefore, be carried forth that they may become
the possession OF the people, for only society build
itself up the mperishabe groundwork of universal
freedom.
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