, 1854-05-06

with the fair sex; but, sir, If YOU wan, ~
witness the terror Of the storm, The on, bpr',
ing of volcanic fires just pass law 10 pro.
hibit marriage, and all intercourse of N.
sexes, and you Instantly cloths our peaceful
land in terrible fame, and the verv mon
that now from choice isolate Themselves lT,,D,
the fair ones, would instantly spill tbrit
hearts blood for the very privilege ,h,v
choose TO furego. You pass a law tbs, men
shall neither buy or sell liquor, and YOU IN.
stantly arouse the lions rage. Men who
now seldom buy, or ever think Of il, wouH
Instantly buy years supply, for fear lba,
when they wanted it they could not get il
This would not he the case with all, but n
would be with msny-its powerful tenden.
cy is in that direction. Take, for example.
the young and dutiful daughter, SO gebtls
and cOnh1ing in her honored parents, who
counsel, advise, and guide her amid the per.
lis OF youth; bnt mark the sudden change,
when the iTon rule of authority is applied,
She is told peremptorily 10 drop, and in
stantly 10 cease, all association with the
young man, whom she probably cared but
little about, when suddenly that bosom. thai
appeared so recently TO he the abode Of A
gentle will and plant thoughts, is filled
with the unconquerable resolVe--ihe awful
strugglings Of parental love against the RI.
ings of rebel nature, now commences;
and as this iron rule, the natural food Of re.
belion, is applied, the gentle one is changed
into the lion hearted heroine Of an exciting
romance. | only instance these cases, 10
show that it is in violation Of the laws Of
our nature, 10 be coerced nio meaSures.-
How could you more successfully teach a
boy 10 steal, Than by locking all your drSw.
ers, and showing in all your acts that you
suspected his honesty; or, more surely make
him drunkaTd, than by locking up the
brandy, and Thereby excite that intense Gu
riosity, which, like the confined powder, e1.
plodes just in proportion to the clOseness Of
lis confinement. Who would think Of pre-.
pairing a son TO Withstand the Temptations Of
the world, by strictly concealng from his
mind all that is bad Is it not decidedly
better to take bin by the hand, and lead
him forth 10 see the world just as it is, con.
ceal nothing from him, make it neither bet
Ter Or worse Than il is, and whilst bis tender
hand is IN yours, show him an example Of
moderation, and while you have bis ear and
confidence, pour into his condding mind
those principles that will protect him against
the convulsIye and seductive temptations Of
society. fr
Look at that gem Of integrity, like the
sparkling diamond in the mud, that fxed
purpose Of self government and control, like
the lone rock amid the breakers, is not form
ed by compulsory restraints, but by correct
reasoning, by the philosophy of human ma
iure-the training that gveSa man moral
strength 10 stand mistaken by the most ter.
rife surges Of temptation.
The whole history Of crimes, and all those
cruel and inhuman penalties that have been
attached to them, 60 to show how utterly
futile all attempts at compulsion are. The
lorturSs OF the inquisi,ion may compel 0ul-
ward obedience, until favorable moment
Tor revolt, but the slow fires built around The
devoted maItyr, are insufficient 10 drive him
from his position, or compel him 10 yield one
iola Of his sentiments. The pnni5hment Of
petit larceny with death, formerly common
under other governments, had no tendency
to check the crime, but rather 10 sggrivaie il
until those European governments, sick and
tired Of the flowing Of blood, have belhooght
themselves to try the experiment Of treating
men like reasonable beings, and TO prcveBl
crime by elevating the condition Of men,
and inducing obedience to the laws from Z
sense of their justness and clemency. How
could we best make this a. nation OF ,hievesi
or what course of policy would conducs
most to bring about such deplorable stale
Of afairs' | answer, pass laws 10 punish
with death the stealing Of triiles. Men
would hate such laws, because they are man
ilestly unjust, and they woulds violate Them
because they hated them, and the indigna-
tion and hatred Of such laws would cause
men 10 allow no opportunity TO pass without
violating law they so cordially hate. These
terrible effects have driven the enlightened
governments of Europe TO do away with
those cruel and barbarouS puniShments, and
induce obedience 10 laws by making them
Just and humane, and in meeting out punish
ments just in proportion 10 the enormily OF
the crime, so that when the laws inhici .
blow, its justness is obvious. We see that
people love their laws and country Just 10
proportion as those laws are just, humane
aud such as commend themselves 10 the
Judgments Of the people, from which arises
the god like valor and heroism oi men that
love their country, and the imbociity Of
those who are coIrellpd and driven into The
battle 6eld al the point of the bayonsl.-
= One can chase thousand" Men should
bear in mind that human nature is essential.
ly the SANE the world over The great die
iinctions we see in people, arises from The
way they are treated By their respective
govrrnmsnts. ons government enforces lie
laws mainly by 6rs. consulting and obtaining
the consent OF the governed; the other en-
forces obsdienee BY the terror Of feIler', Tal.