Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-11-27
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northern Mind and conscience.

Northern Mind and Conscience.
We Yesterday published striking passage from the
writings Of De Tocqueye on the inarenee of literature
upon the politics Of France anterior to aud duug the
revolution that made the close Of the las: century so
memorable in the annals Of that country and the world
All real craftsmanship shaped and animated by the spec
u,Ous and theories Of scholars, authors lecturers aud
ofaonmakers was sunk in general theories sweeping
legislative systems symmetrical laws, original ns1u'
tons rules Of logic vague expressions abstract terms
ambitious words and literary phrases men dealt with
practical questions on literary principles Philosophers
a,dsentmeuiass usurped the place Of practical legs-
I iors The world knows the consequence AT later
DIV. Lamartne in his deplOrable failure as a Statesman,
astrated the point made by De TOequevile. In cur
ii ae the craftsmanship of the North is ruined BY The
s,me destructive influence. Parsons and poets and re-
IN writer's and PedagOgues andlecturers and rheto
p Clans and professors, and humanitArans and so
psis,s form and dominate the Northern mind. Work
,o out their progressive theories these small philOso
br have long since got Of the domain OF the prac
teal and the useful and many Of them have already at
timed the mental Illumination that discovers statesman
shin higher than the Constitution, and religion purer
than the Bible Nothing with them wise that does not
h,-monise with their false philosophy; nothing good tha'
does not commend itself 70 their miseducated eOnseienees
Hsnee thew feel no scrupe about hating and teaching
others 10 hate everything that does not conform TO their
standards Of expedeney or proPriety They must and viii
b.v afee spesch though it be only in the advocacy OF
fo.b dornas and the incubation Of malignant senti
,sn, For thirty years past there has been preached
a the North against the South crusade OF hate and
,onv which year by year has been growing more for
,hls Thus bitter animosity towards Institutions
,5 IN hut little less degree towards people has been
,,,sd An occurrence in Boston last week will illus
TT a, once the manner in which the Northern mind is
f-s5 ia conscience instructed and its sentiments
s,ered In that city there aOurishes favOrte 'iust
tn,op- Of the NORTH Lyeeum for Leetures-Of which
the aFrateruiy" course embelsbed with the ucubrl
ton, Of such New England sages Emerson, Whittier
Jnps and large school Of the kind Of who have
been framed and fashioned as Theodore Parker saw hI to
taeu,. The men who are held up the lending minds
ofNev England are responsible for this establishment
Last week lecture was delivered, par; Of the course
Nv erred. Douglas Here is what he said, as We find
opiei from the Boston Traveller in the S. Louis R.Pab
lran:
Uue commenced with a reference to tie remark OF
r., .itus that glorious the time when man cold i
think as he pleased and speak as be thought ana sGd
he trusted he sl0uu say nOtul1A su-s "e-'e w -N'
40 the amenities Of the hour He said that telegraph
c reports we're true Weud PHILLIPS might soon DC cleo
ted Governor Of Massachusetts, as there vas ehAnee
OF is being OF coaiederaey OF honestSA'es- lAP-
pAuse
an, order Of their going, but 20 at once. Applause
Bi, De didn't believe they would 90 out Of the Union,
and feared they wouldn't
a. be said that soon as man was attached TO INST
,t;os he surrendered his individuality aud power 70 do
g,o3 We pretend that the government is thing OF
Sue When we kuoE il to be bat sham and an imposi-
ton Our laws come down fyOm lawless men, aud our
RELIGION from wicked The superiority OF the ma
lion 49, not because OF is superior religion or govern
me-, but because Of the superiority Of individuals
IN circumstances. There was danger OF cOnndlug IN
hurrbes All reiormers have found their first work 10
be 70 throttle an internal pulpit
czech people had gods resembling themselves Amer-
,s ,istsrs tbs apostles with long hair Ike his freud
Rirsvb and While skins ike Wendell Phillips And /
+hev Give The Saviour Websterian bros Ia Africa they
believe their gods 10 be black and the devil white and
i, ths LAST case be thought they right Laughter
The spirit Of paganism prsaded toe eceless'eai poniy
OF the country to-day, and be held Chrslany resPous
be for the existence Of slavery.
.sThe psople had thrown Of the chains Of decent
drspotisl, % take up viJh mean democracy. They
lad established the meanest government on eartn lie
had rather live in Turkey OF be the meanest slave m
Russ, than live here. People here we're wiling % do
,nvtbing the law required II Legislature should de
r ,bat an breeyed babies should be Drained TIE peo-
ole would say it right And q might become ueees-
-, N the proud white race would not recognize social
55,s As they bad dethroned the gods OF ideas, and
ereced devil Of IDEAS they had better have the devil
Of a good time while about 10.
Elm conclusion, he said be saU no remedy Tor those
evils l the supremacy Of Institutions over ideas came
90 a close
The above is. as the RspuJlican correctly says spe
een Of the Kind Of stun that has been listened to and
largely patronzed for years in every (sO eaedl nts-
l,e,uai centre in New England Il IS an expression Of
the bitter hatred that has been created and tosered 10
ia present giant growth. OF course, it a6ounds
re,ebed pirate Il is bit Of mosaic made up by this
tl,.t fellow using that initiative faculty which is well
Aeveoped in many inferior races-seecung sentiment
from some great writer here aud another from an equal
L. st writer there-each wisely uttered in its due con
,;op but made By this retailer Of other mems opn-
iona rideulous or horrible nonsense, when doveiailed
,,ys,bsr by his random fancy and malignant passion
We Az no, see however that be falls far below some Of
IA white eoadiutors In flying at the authority OF reli-
ZION and law, be Is exactly on their level, his closing
fascination thst he his dark lantern Of benighted UNI
vsrse saw no hope for man until iHstons we're pros
rated and dsas took their place. (which is his meaning,
he had any meanng Is OF those nonsensical no.
tons which are worthy Of the school Of black and white
fool. IDIOTS and madmen which has succeeded in exert
10 40 banefal and influence over the Northern mind
o. the point to which desire to direct special at
,sntou { the eec, Of the anmosiy that has been 50
long Ureaehsd up BY these leeturiDg ineendAres has
nm not only 70 originate school Of impossible states
mansho but 20 make considerable portion OF the North
hate the south. when people hate thing, they want
90 &,troy it. The effect and the consequences are be-
fore "a The origin aud the f0untinacAd Of the evil We
ling ago and have frequently, as nov Indicated Wods
are swords Those Who wofdl thus rcaze the fable
tod Of Cadmus Who said, Shen he invented letters
q have sown dragons teeth which afterwards sPrahs up
armed men.
The OHtrages In Kansas
Tn. uews from Kansas Is another Of tie fruits OF that
,.mps- Of mind and public policy which culninaied in
m. election Of Lincoln and which threatens to bring
up,o III, country the horrors Of civil aud iasurreconary
var. Montgomery is graduate in the school Of John
o. 5 ,r,s one OF his Lieuienants In hIs Kansas