New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-07


have voted on there criminal MEASURES With
the ba.e.t Of the .populsce: They s'e orr.
1, was because they had no thought no lurng
, We'll what r.iuse h.d they They had boaOr
enough, ct least, 70 feel degraded They bec.ue
spsfhized. We leave them in their retreats. They
represented the property Of their constituency oar
merchants do no, believe much in anything but their
trade. They oll in republican chsriots. They ea,
ard drink in republican hotels-Astor, fremont aud
Guafd They roll along in easy trains, telesraph'nZ
their wi.hes before them, and the power OF money
20 vast az 10 execute the vess Of hose who control
it, Ard what of reform psrtyi Whist shall We
think CT the ne~ movement with which the whole
world rinef That we are clear, and that the old
psrtjet could not lead Ne. These political machines
have been tried and discaried but sh all We therefore
abdicate our reasonl / employed fsl.e guides, aud
they mitled me- Shall l. therefore. put my heif in
bsgl Applause The late revolution in Maseachu
sets no one wonders at. The reigning parties hh
forfeited their ell. AZ they inspired respect, they
found none. They were turned out 10 an immense
frolic. But DO not like that frolic should be car
RED far. 1t is told Of the IIeian Rsjih, JONAS
Ipcrs tina the had porter named Dso, Who reserloed
him go much thst be put his own royal robes on him
and seated him his throne, aud then took his sta
tiop at the gate, and laughed to see his courters
bowing before the porter Dato, and obeying him.
But he porter said, 'wbo i. that fe,w at the gate
"Of with his bead :" They decapiiated the Rash,
and the porter Dsto, regned in his stead Men cam
not see beyond their eyes They dwell 10 their senses.
shall find the ebb OF thought from all the wells
alike, shall find it in the science. shall find in
the philosophy of France in the philosophy Of Eng
lspd, and everywhere alike. The wan. Of faith IN
laws the worship of the senses everywhere, superb
cality and ignorance in civilization msgnfylng trfes.
| saw man in a cslico-printing mill, who fsucied
n ere WAS 10 real DUTY in any particular pattern,
that there no reason why this should
please and the other not They were all alike, only
ore happened TO take and another did not take. l
por Ted to bis eye and ked him if he had that blue
ielly by chance. But Geometry survives, although
we have forgotten it. Everything rests ct last on
foundations The calico print pleases because the
arrangement of colOrs sgrees with The requirements
in the Human eve Were the Parthauon, the Elgn
Marbles the Apollo the 1orso the result OF chance,
we're the Graces Of Greek architecture, reached by
psriDg away all that could be pared away from
strength and leave beauty Is the rich rsy of beau
w. starr and the joys Of love, the POI OF
music mere CAPRICE Or does any man suppose the
RENE Of Jesus accidental the Son, Who ia dlffereat
forms and opinions but with unanimty, conquers ths
whole race Or is the representation of the great
ssres Socrates the Stoics Luther and Washington
CHARGE There are periods of occultation when
the light of the mind seems 70 be partially
vthdra wn from nations as well as from individuals.
This devastation is represented by Slavery IN tnIs
country and popular servitude in Europe. There ara
also moments of greatest darkness In the French
Revolution there was day -hen men took sttun-
pet from the streets and proclaimed her the Goddess
of Reason denying that thu re was aoy other In 1880,
in Reonblicsn America, we passed a statute which
made Justice and Mercy subject to foe and imprlsoh-
ment ard muiudes declared that there Was no higher
law in the universe than our Constitution ana t6s.
There are straws less larger 10 show the direction
~ the wind In society; in political parties; in
trade; in employ ments OF men; 10 their eipendure
in the direction Of surplus oapai-in all these, ln1l
erently, you may see in the credence OF men, nov
6eenly thew live. Ia them ell il is the thought Of
men; what they think is the little helm that turns
the m all about. Instead of rich minds, great aod
wise soundiI the secrets Of Nature, announcing the
laws Of science men glowing with the power Of &C
ton ard benefit, you will find no credence pro-
ducing nothing sterrilitY and ltteness. Ins
scep'icism becomes most mischevous when II
sssails a vital part when 1t climbs into tue
Courts Of Justice which are the Dran OF tne
State The idea OF abstract right exists in the human
mind and lave i'self out in the equilibrium OF nature
In the qualities and pats Of our system IN the level
iipg of seas, in the action aud relation oil forces.
Among men this begot liberty of each compatible
with the liberty Of all the protection OF my benefit
az long il does not interfere with yoHr benen does
Justice. This was real discovery OF the human
mind. tits in vain that Oil the Vran,S ano i .
owners and moDopolists Of the world, SET tneir
shoulders Settled orevermore Is the ponderous eqds-
tor it, line and man and mote and star range
with H. or be pukerize6 by its recoil. You caunOt
use aman an instrument, and he not use you "
Won take advaItsg Of the dark and steal from him,
be will sssuredy in some way repay you
Congress in July, 1887, consented to adopt popdla-
ton as basis of representation, aud 20 count Only
three ffhs Of the slaves and TO concede the reca-
nation Of fugitive slaves for the consideraon ths,
there should be no slavery in the North .est Ierro
ries They agreed 20 this face basis OF representa-
n.
five slaves ard the splendor Of the brbe-namely,
the magnificent prosperity Of America from 1897 on
wards their excuse for the crime 1t was fata
bupder. They shoud bave retuted IT, at the RISK oil
making no Union Many ways could have been
taken. If the Southern section had inside asePsra'e
alliance with England. or gone bs * into Colonies,
the slaves would have been epancpsted with the
West Indies and then the Colonies could have been
annexed TO us. The bribe il they foressw the pros
perity have seen, wss certainly one to dazzle
common men. ] do not wonder that weak men ap-
plsuded il. But always, go much crime so much
ruin: q little crime, minor penalty great
! crime, great disaster. If the South country
thinks itself enriched by slavery let il read
the ceDsus-let 1t read the population table.
think II impoverished. Young men are born in that
country suppose, Of as much ability as elsewhere,
! and yet some blot is on their education. La the
present generation, is there one son living 10 make
good the reputation Of the past II the North think
| Il benefit find il ssdded with calamity which
has all the effect Of punishment in crime on vir-
tuous and prosperous youth; it stops his mou'h-it
ties bis bandit forces him to submit to every
species Of humiiiston-and row il il q fountain of
! Ioison which Is felt in every transaction, and in
every private conversation in this country Well,
certain men were perceivers of this right-ths idea
Of right-with more clearness and s,esdiness than
Others and laboied TO establish the application OF Il TO
! the condition OF human affairs. They were aggiv-
ers or Judges. Ali men hailed the laws of Lycurgus,
the laws OF Mino the laws OF Moses the laws Of Con-
fucius the laws Of Jesus and the laws Of Alfred and
men Of lees fame, who yet in their place believed n
an ideal right and streye to make 1t practical.
Tbese oraina jucges-perceivers that this is no
cbbds psy-yo egoiistc opinion, but standing upon
the original Law Of the world and the reputation Of
all the Judges upon earth stands upon the real per-
cepon Of those few natural, or God anonted Judges
All these men held that Las not an opinion, not
egotisticism Of Kings, orthe will Of Democracy
but the transcript Of natural rgh.-snd the Judge
was there GODS organ and expounder, and that his
FIRST duty to read Law in accordance with equity
81 when equity was broken 10 disown the Law. All