New-York daily tribune., 1858-06-26


bis life and placed Il ht tee sbsolote disposal Of the
brothe rhood, | csnuot doubt Ore Of the principal
gun ente against taxing life for fe is that the spec
taeie goes 70 oisCoDor aud degrade human nat re.
But Il II not more true, as implied by some OF my
former words, that human ufufe is hcnored abd ele
vsted when for it, eakefcr The safety Of the living
so great sacrifice is made! Another of these
guments against death penalty is that it sends
INTO eternity uppropsed. But often is it thst they
who are murdered are thus unprepared Hence on
this ecore there balance OF argument on the side OF
the death penalty provided that bs the rost effective
for deterrif from murcer. For not only was
time to prepsre 20 d,s needful 70 many murdered
man well as Il 10 to HE mude-er but iofnely
more entitled TO II was the murcefed tha1 IL toe
dercr. have not spoken here in behslf OF vengeauce
but simply TO nsgrfy the crime Of murder aud to
force tie DUTY OF preventing by whatever penalty is
most effectu.L
To soy ,he least is there not very ydsproportionste
concern for the welfare Of the murderer His fellow
men, inte whose hends his crime has put him, have
their own welfare 70 see &c; aud tnis they must do
most thoroughly, be II at whatever expense it may TO
him who has been guilty Of irvaoipg it. Tue rights
OF tie IDEOceht must be maintained, cost what it will
TO the guilty. The slave DIust be delivered st what
ever harm to the stakeholder Men must be held back
from eossving their fellow meu by whatever terrors it
Ia necessary to hold them. So too, the
thief must be visited with punishment adequate TO
restrain bis further violations OF The sacrednes Of prop
ery. And 80, too, must life GO for life If IN that w6e
murder can be most effectu4ly prevented. i close
under this head with the remark that the oonscien
tom and faithful maintenance Of rghts is at once the
blghe5t duty oil tDs t0e Tor
tie next. Il is just herein that tire current religion
fais go signally. IT DOES not STAND RIGHTS. II
lesyss woman plundered Of her rights. 1t leaves the
landlees plurdered Of theirs II leaves the runseer
to multiply bis victins- 1t leaves the slave in his
chains. AT al these, well at other vital and test
points, it Is found wanting
pass to the remaining branch of my discourse.
As hsve already sad, the chief point which / am
seeking TO establish this occasion is that
men now are, and without waiting for them to bs-
come wiser or better it ID safe 10 assume that they
can be brought TO fall in with the policy of no moro
war, and to welcome the Inauguration OF universal
Peace. Let il not, however be supposed that would
have nothing done 10 increase the opposition Of the
people TO war. Such opposition will surely aud rap
Idly diminish If nothing is done to increase 1t. would
have the people not merely wiling that war shall
cease, but enlightened thst they cannot be dragged
into it, nay, thoroughly persuaded Of its madness
and ebompsbleness, hat they shall frown witheringly
upon every ibtatOry step 10 It on the part of the arn-
bilious and ceeigniDg.
Wbs; then shall be done b spread wider and siuk
deeper the opposition TO war, and to hasten the glad
day when nations shall longer rush TO the slaughter
of each otterl Nothing is imp )rtaDt to this end
then to Inspire uster OF human dignity. When
the earth uan shall be recognized made but
little lower than the angels and even in the image of
his Maker, then the earth over there will be no more
war. declaration of war against Jehovah himself
viii then seem but little less inssne than such decla-
ration against natl n But 80 lotg az the govern
meDts, and the churches too shall regard lin as ht
to be slave and to be bought and sold, and whipped
and worked like the brute long as in toeratiDg the
Gram chop they shall prove that they think him mt to
be msniao and monster; and 30 long as they can
have so little respect for the most sacred nights OF this
exalted beng as 10 let land monopoly rob BIN OF hls
home--so long will there be war. For it is no truer
that wer begets loT views of man than that low views
of man beget war; Quite venal oftense Will II be
held TO be TO harrass and plumber and murder ma.
ton 90 long the mass Of It's czens are looked upon
Us only a few removes above the brute. But the
greatest of crimes will that venia oense be seen to be
n the day when the high birth and immortality of
man shall all through the world he everpresent sud
eveT-felt truths. w
Growing out ofths uster seuse of human dignity will
be innumerable new and better views of human rels.
tiors and they will all make against war Then wii
the rational religion OF Jesus Christ come to take the
place Of shsms aud superstitionsi that rational Ie-
gion which cOnfues Lot Ne sympathy 10 one country
mon snd color but extends 1t impartialy TO men OF
every cline and every complexion. Then lands IN
tersected by narrow firth VIII DO longer aonor
esch other" Then mountains iDterposed' will no
or per " make enemies of nations" Then 1t will be
seen tn at whoever loves because he Aneri
can chershes in his heart the pertaty and prejudice
which are the germs of war. Inen 1t WIN be seen
that whoever allows himself to be the subject OF that
vulgar compound of selfish affections called patriot
ism is however uncOnsciOusly feeding the spirit of
war Then IT will be seen that whoever has shriv-
eled bis soul by suffering it to fall under the influence
of caste has this prepared himself to go to the
side of war. Then toO, it will be seen that whoever
is u ia vor of building up The barriers of taxed trade
between the nations, is contributing IN effect TO make
WAL betwe en- them lees difficult. Tariffs promote wars
not Only by alternating nations from each other but by
furnishing governments with the means to carry them
o. Do away with customs and excises, aid govern
ens would De eft poor for It. Reducegovernments
20 dependence direct taxes for means 10 prosecute
wars al the people would soon refuse TO bear tax
aton oppressive or to permit the wars that called
for it.
To inciesse the Influences against war ommercial
recprocities should be multiplied, enlarged perfected
The provisions of the good treaty under which our
country enjoys free 8Dge OF natural productions
with the Briti-h North American Provinces should be
made to include merchandise and manufactures Tue
like provisions thus extended should come to exist be-
tween all the nations Of the earth, binding them last
together and blessing them in each other. Furious
indeed would the spirit of war have then to become
in order to break through such mighty influences on
the side Of peace. Another way to increase these IN
auepces s TO cheaper International postage. Ile
adoption all the world over OF our excellent Elihu
Buiritts plan of "ocean penny postage" would
make him al the worlds precious benefactor.
have expressed my large reliance juster sense
of human dignity TO promote the abolition of war
w nat SO mighty To inspire it as the gospel OF Christ
od when too said that OF the results OF this bet
ter conception OF our exalted nature would be The
,~yav .lencs of the rational religion OF Christ, vtu
sro s.id II would be of the results OF the faithful
1rSys"S,no of His gospel. Whoever then would 40
to rs;se sn above the temptations and the love
90 oar md to bring he nations not 10 " learn war any
800 must nreech this gospel lie must preach II
not With his lips only, but with his life Also not tne
diluted corru pied, spurious gospel wh'cu gives seui
20 nm and Slavery and war but that pure and genu
which and freedom and peace are
essential parts 1t Is another gospel ana DOT lna'
AZ Jesus Christ which pleads or apologies tor wa VI
il in the least sympathy with il. :
r.fen ed little while ago 10 the DUTY OF recogniz-
ing the high being and relations OF man. Hs
msnv Of whom are unlearned in the gospel OF Cnrist
harm much upon the brotherhood. but IS
tb;s coepel alone which can give Us the need
full CONCEPTIONS Of its csims. II Is this alone which