, 1859-01-22

Tie Rev. Heury Ward D-echer, lecturcd on
Thursday night in tile Cooper Institute, Ncy
York, before large and admirins a:.embla.e
Of the members and friends of tue You1.
Mems Christian Association OF this city. The
subject he selected 'or his address was, "Ihe
Burdens ot Society," In its treatment.
he displayed many Of those quiet telicities
which form the principal attraction Of his
style.
NAN AND MATTER.
all OUT machines. he sad, strong efficient,
useful, were contemplate by thu side Of Il
man, even Hten lie viewed him merely as q
ply sica Invention but that miracle Of God
Everlasting human society-iLe existence
OF Infinite numbers Of mcn. each with such q
flaming world Of passion, with such power in
every direction, running to nnd fro With a
great liberty, carrying each his own purpos-
es = meeting, inlicting, swerving and pass
lng by each other-endlessly comminc c1cd,
Jet always guided in the turmoil uf lie by
tue subtlest instincts or by the strength o1
iaws-th endless cuDaiets ot thought or i'm.
aS!nation, the springs OF affection, the wild
naehcs ol powe1borne pas:ious-this crowd Of
eight hundrcd million men round r!,e globe,
aad the!r d1Eersitles Of physical nature and
physical state, furnished The most eytratrdi.
nary spectacle which the world could
present.
One was never tired Of tue occan, 50 that
he we're upon tie land. It's depth, It's width,
ITS abundance, its yiciEsitudes, gave enlcss ey-
cltcmcnt but the liquid motion Of mere
water drops, what were they compared with
the ~orld's eternal commotlons, where each
drop Is an organizing and eternal G,,d and
where the streams and the currents soriur
forth from lis own bosom There wis noil
ing 50 strong, known to IMAM, as society. aud
nothing that could bear such har.ltbit,s. tI,a,
could survive such abuse, that could grow up
under such prcssurcs, that could carry such
burdens, that could work health ont oi sucl,
diseases a2d eorr0Hs as are pcrpe.ual1y i'll
Hictcd on it. !
GOVERNMENTS.
The first burden that he would mcution xas
Mat Of despoiic governments. Thr divine
nature OF governments Lad yet, he thought,
to bc discovered. Upon the simple NECESSITY
OF law had been built up structures OF coy.
crnmcnt so vast aud 80 complex that it had
often taken up tue whole strength OF mutton
just TO endure its government asa warrior
determined to be impregnalle might order
from his armorcr mail SO thick aud 50 uu-
pleasant that his whole strength might be re
luired to carry bis very armor, lcayior M
power Tor defence, for swinging rhc sword.
1or thrusting thc spear. The principal bu;i-
neSs Of governments. as Of thu wise doctors.
was to lct people alone, and to oblige thc1n
to let each other alone. Men were made to
take care Of themselves. There could be no
rrossrEat;an ~ ., us4t .hs " iuul'ioual sell
e,ron,, ~ .no;ots. - "ds just ~
4norch,, 49, a ~ ~ .tt ;uo " tuuis :. 'oual'
r,or.t a.,ij "a w., au e:n, out u was not the
,'ont "orsA a> e'a ana = ua.1on "lt1out govern
i,.s as ,' p1etea'eu "letcneoucss oniJ e4uallrd
49, .nss ",n;t.a, -, = n'on M!su que. Aorc crimes
'nde. "ede soa:u ,aa asalns1 Tue peace OF society
a'1u a1u. uep91'e governments ny those who
:, ,itntn ~ .ac la"s' tuaa y tnosc upon
"araar "nvm suc iaMs VIZ. were administered. In free
so,elnmen's % tne criminals we're almost all
uuuet =, tue 1--WE III despotlc governments
tne, VIE aiinos1 always ABOVE 1t. The air
W. 'ul1 VI tnls notion oi the absolute power
" y. eosul e:ti nnaIu'' aho men dragged through
llle WIZ on!y enough !tie TO 1inger in per-
I~lual nllgnt without dying. The laws Of
tne "otlu were generally the worlds rubbish,
aul ~ stalealnansAlp generally nothing tut
H.. L. 4ois' ,' a9 astronomical gorernnent, to
aelp toe "ofiu 10 lufn over and rcvolre in
us ololt, woulu oe no more ridiculous than
!!'tny ~ tne governments thc world has now.
h'uEs nase nao s1eat trouble with their peo-
Me, ous tne people haVc had more trouble
"ieh the1r h!nss. Fantastic tools, called
"isc lnen, uaa each moulded and cut, and
teoopeu out MS idea Of what state should
oc, anu 'heh attempted to crush the people
1nto H.
s1AVERf.
Tac second burden helwould mcu1iou MIS-
that Of Slavery, aud tlis w:s bu, n variation
Of the other. Slavery was nothing Int flrs-
potism struck in. Utd:r every modlficatiuu
it was Il mischief and waste, It beran ty
destroying the liberty Of the weak if endcd
ny corluptlnS Inc strength OF the strong. It
." ""a n4s.otu y! o1eau1seo SIN, Which all
ani ~ euas s,'niG inquiry we're 100 weak
nu ~, ~, sp,eu n nuu ". lanet-se had YET TO
~, ,t tus Mo!u 'nat, tocAiy popaiated with
sha,,d 1'o n,i' ~ " lneaaness ~ pasencs,
Fnoe'u W aD'e ~ e2pir:ss tuc euilt and aboml-