New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-04

sp.B Bis relations to his hind =, Oh HE worth aci
y WI, and DO su:h eIquisjas se'Si,e slco,dingy,
rnb be BsD<eTet bin % tss! whel briggs bin 10
the seal, or hgoest self eoneero1sness, aod
he only wy 10 s,se him sbis -eifocs-
,eitusD IS ia. 70 freq hR from the bass
and ioimep'ns reipsnsibihty Of providing iar the
waits Of bn nature. No hamsn being ever VS. OF
ever will be e,pable Of meeting this responsibility,
sreet: in 30 far % be AIDED by sc,sty. Add WAX
ws ut accordingly is that society Should 8. shoe see
he universal u.o. and proceed 20 Do 90 once and
ibt,lge niy kr all ia children what i. does now n
peri, city aud upiniegenry for only tu: .h,t Is,
Ipsue oil witbou, distinction al eaual socis reccg.
lliop, by ihsurpa all without Distinction al equal
pk steal subsis. lee, that IS the supply OF food, raj
me NJ aid .be,er irrespective Of al cbaraese cistis
dytyrj,ies among them. How so.iety il going
70 Organlxe thi, ministry ID for It's wise
men 10 determine. / have 10 tssr Of soy
practical difficulties in ba. direction il society
oply aroused to the conviction OF IL dury in the
premises. The m0Dty which new goes-witbout
producing the lesst good in truly human poiat of
ysv-to the support of standing armies, Of allhcri.
taire presti Gods, Of j.ls psni,en aries, balifs,
constsb,ee and all the other apparatus OF police
would amply suffice TO Danish mere natural need
Fl. m the bounds Of human society; while the i'm
mepse stimulus which would thus be sdorde1 %
m, ms ,ell.rtspect 10 their love Of their kiad1 in
short. and TO their consequent free or pr lductre
ACTIVITY, would enrich society with wealth unln,-
siDs bic and endless.
There is one objection urged against these views
kr which feel the utmost tenderness ssd respect
besau.e It proceed, from bosoms OF uodOaoteo sna,
ity and sincerity This is the religious objection
For exlmpls, my Trends, many Of BEN, say me;
"Your views are surely II m lst amable snd
Cheerful complexion, but | do not see them 70 be
"prscticable, lasmuch as they attribute % bsman
"socis,y upon earth an eventual or Ter and reposs
I" which .eem 70 me incompatible WITH tae recog-
"Dized principles Of human nature. You say that
"if We give 10 every man alike fdl social recog-
milton, or sdmit HIM to the conscious Brotherhood
"of bis kind by guaranteeing him against Esnt WITH
"all its degrading and correding uao, We 81. all To-
"faliby redeem him from vice aod cri ne, because
I'VE hus give biz profound interest in social or
der and 30 pique his free or spontaneous activity
"to the utmost efforts for the promotion of fn,h
"order. The proposition is INTEL sibe eaOuss bu:
at errs fatally IN this respect. that 1t leaves oct OF
view the uncbsHg able selhshness and eVn OF Tue
"buman heart"
Now this s just precisely what il does not leave
out Of yiew' 1t takes for granted and uDquestion-
able the entire religious experience Of the race,
which ia that the human heart Is radically SELFISH
Not merely this it broadly alleges this fact as tie
ground of its expectation Of social order For clearly
What say is, that society, BY taking the course
propose, makes an overwhelming appeal to the
glance by remOy ing from them all temptation to dis
obry il. Society has nothing to do with man con-
.idcred as an internal or spiritual beings lt has 70 do
OILY with bis yiiible relations b bis fellows. As
long az these relations are orderly or harmonic
society is perfect Mans invisible being, his spinE
usl relations which his relations to God, can DO
known only 70 his own bosom aud to God. and 1t is
cheer imperiinence IN any one else 70 insei Inedoie
with them. There are thousands Of men IN every
community at This hour, If faui.Ioss external
behavior, who are inwsrdly very selfish, and
thi. constitutes the miraculous spiendor OF Inc
P1oyidentia administration OF the world, that
We thus see hum.n sefshnts itself suoJugated
to the uses Of neighsorly love- or Divine order 1nal.
ly indicating t.elf by bringing good OUT oil e'h. 1
have often heard, DO b in England and France, the
compoint against America that the tendency vi
things there is to bring very bate men, spiritually
viewed, to the surface, and give them the hon0rs
and emOluments Of Office. have never Jailed 10 a..
low and EVEN welcome the taun', because feel that
u this very tendency freely playing itself out, lies
the best hope of permanent social order 10 she iu
ture That there is disboic element In human ma
ture no one not fool can doubt. How then to
utilize this element is Of course the nearest
interest Of every lover OF human society
deeply TO consider New, every one.in the sightesi
sepIee familiar with the devil, knows very well
that his heart is ,upremely set upon public place;
that he lutts supremey after the honors aud eola-
nents OF the VI rio. suppose, tncn, no hso sncso
things freely accorded to hun; suppose that all good
men, content with their internal good, should con-
cent to stand out Of his way, saying, 1--WE ~lll no
lor ger c, mpete with you for these things you shall
have public tfice; you shall have wealth, and state
of oil .orts, provided you secure Us clean streets
beaihfal bou,es and grOund' and all the blessings
of wise economy" Then what spleudid
dsy would dawn for human society With
The devil himstlf 6r President, with every
minor devil for Govern or and policeman and scayen
ger, how subtle must be the evil that escapes bim,
how surely and nezorably would he drag to light
every skullipg iDquity that dare to count upon Ae
tolerance Of bis administration. Pu. good man in
office, and he will pardon everything. Put the
devil in Office, and nothing will be overlooked
This, then, is precisely what e1ctes my pride in
America and my hope Of her endless social pro-
gees, that the devil has comparatively free play
there, and will eventually become completely S'il,
lied, 90 becoming robbed Of all those odious and
malignant features which characterize him in idle
ness, or while be is still ign,rap. that hs own best
and bepisnant destiny binds him eventually to as
,ume the purple plush If the skies, to put On the
eternal and peaceful livery Of heaven. H.H