Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-01-06
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No. II

NO. IL
10 examining the plausibili,y OF tha,
theory II becomes necessary 70 recar q
drst principles to learn whs, are the in.
nate faculties Of the soul BY the pheno.
mena which they exhibit. AMI whether
there 10 such thing ~ natural dispo.
sieion 10 man to do what is not in has.
mony with eternal laws.
Nov 1t there is an innate faculty OF the
spirit that prompts, urges and impels
man to sin against the rsmun straocss Of
bic own judgment. it follows the. no 10.
disidusl perfection can be attained.
Without the iod:visibls ssd imp erishabie
nature Of the spiris 10 annihils,ed. If
It be true, as philosophers teach and
common sense siIrms, that the mind 10 a
unity OF osay fscalsiss ssch posssssise
independent ioclinations Of tic own. and
each - indestru ctioie q the whole il
ssssasl; thee il follows that the dessruc
e'os Of The fesalsies which proupts man
. evil msss BE- the destruction Of the
vasls ssa, and visAest ths destruction
OF this faculty The astsisasus Of Human
Psrfeotibili.y 10 impossible end Mr. Ban.
crof.'s theory fails o. suficisn. .uppor.
to carry conviction.
Human Progress IL naturally Jivisable
'sso that OF isdividual end social, the
latter eonpreheodiss the Sorner and de.
pending upon il for iss own advance.
@sn'; Tor social progress is secured only
By drawing lsrsely from The ranks Of is-
sosanss individusls illamined by stsrnsl
knowledge and truth; which opsra.ion
psrpssasIly sae~sots the army Of pro.
grsss. 90 that IL social progress ever ap-
proximstes iss maximum, il will be when
ignorance with all ito resulting evils
shsll hass lost its victims and vtaries
forever.
IAis dssirsbIs change 10 TIE condition
OF Tie ssss saa BE- sappossA without do.
ssg violence TO reason or the nstural per.
ceptions OF Iuth-bus to advance s,ep
beyond IN the highway of prophecy to
predict that BY an eternal law Of growth
tho individual Of each succeeding ssoer-
10" is better thss bic predecessor aud 90
% until . generation will arrive 10 which
shis Law presents perfection Of manhood
u"stainsd By the breath u error, 10
swsepias away oil established rulss Of
philosophy theology and common sense
FOR 1t IL nearly 5000 years sincs the
progress 10 human psriscsibility com.
sssssd. and il We may judge by CON-
rsrisoss Nth examples Of the Past, it
bee moved rather lastly; scarcely keep
ia9 pses With progress in human dsgen.
saaVi
We must ses Measure individual pro.
srsss BY the spread Of social good; for
one 10 often seationary while the other is
rapidly advancing; a. 10 collective socis-
y individuals are often found who ere
10 TIE path Of presrsss, while The society
OF which they ere nsmbsrs 10 rapidly
dsesosrssing in the scale Of improve
oses. Social progress, shsssfors may b
in motion With . continued sueuspsine
Of tss rsats, while iudlsi1ssl progress
rsnsias ssasiosssy because no psrsoa il
found to ssrpsss those Who have gone
before 10 wisdon, ksevlsdge OF eosA.
neee.
Let ~ sow travel aleas III highwsys
OF Tie pest With the lights Of history 10
our hss6s, that IL possible ~ nay die.
cover ~ chief typss OF isdividusl sai.
osscs 10 ietellecsual and moral psvsr
sooae Ne auosrsss gsnseasioss through
which vs search, % sssssssis whseAs
b. eespasisoa With The nsdsss predas-
siso et exalted Gsaiusss, there - bsse
say sppsssiabls asesadasey d Ne nod
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