The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-11-28
FOR TuE LANCASTER LxpGrR.1
Persecution.

msrtyr's crown. Th,, ;IIu,,,;o,. u;.,
fian and Essayist, recently n,.ssd into
the invisible worli l.f, mi. r.co,d ct,
punish man because we ipf.r from ,ha
nature of som. Ioctrirs uLi,.L In LoId.
.or from the conduc, of o,ber na,snrs who
hold the same doctr;r. with h;,,saIf ia -,
he will commit n crime il pe,,ecu,;opn
Penalties inflicted through ur;u,, and
unnuthor,se,l deductions from n,;nc;rI..
constitute the essence Of p.r,ecu,;on
"But," continues the same iudiciou, peu.
Il. /, not persecution. to punish , man
lecau,e he has curn,nilted: or ia believed.
though unius,ly, 10 have committed .
crime" la the Que case il is proper
d'spensat,"n Of law in the other per.
version OF J"S;Ice. But the evil Of per-
secutr"n doc, not "btnin when mau sui
feFs on account "I language or conduct t.!
AN IMPROPER character. These are facts
-actu" N"rl''es tangible realities /; the
character aud tendency of which can be
s.iriy lnfrrred. BGi 10 presume from
csri..n principles Ihs; crime will Ls
committed and nillct eyin for an Of.
fence, hlch II only autici patel, is \ very
u iicIcmt matter Ia the oue case facts
ate 'ne -"si> "i -''ion III the o,Lor, in.
ioienrvS. The one ID i clear we'll defined
traH'l dwelling III lie unAcIs."adIIG
IL" misty u"L .descrpt D"at.ng IN the mn
"si"-I"n. l""'", WAC c'"!nL the uIariyr.
fame and Nae martyrs re"hiJ should *
'-m'"c ihelr Title before they boast. lhe
.hr",IiIGeS rr"I"u"crd upon tie Mount
Iy i"c Great ieacber co"tcIuplate ibosr,
WI" s"ner hr righteousness 'aI", 4
I"! Il '"Ae II 'heir lrhcip'es.
Nor 10 IL ic,s~cui,ou Ia iHI.u.e Certain
rcsIirtI""s Oh IT,. liberty Of spe.cA .nd
hV.d pe,soms an.ruaLle when ,hsrs ure
disrrrarI,d. Government is uf div,ue
"isi", and - ne.esAaiy There zre indi
Nrins.I aud sucia! ,i.hls. Now the very
idea % the social compact cuutcmplales
the surrender Z: CERTAIN individual rights
i"r uItr good "f tie hCdy polite. Aud
""ie.o certain r'ShI, dat naturally luluny
l. tie md",d"-i arc conceded 10 society,
'-pNrr"".e"t c-n1ut he maintained. Some
II" '-'e '"-I Hi"T'! con.!.l' III ths night
u Il" - '"eH r'r"'e' hu' tins " MI
gorgeous 'Hor--t ''e"ni'ou'ne.s -
''V' ''"'''y e""'A" IN h.'"g the TN
'F"'H"'e''d p'""'se OF doug What ought
" 'e """'. Aud ih'' "e''o" is equally
aP!''e-'e to 'ne tongue - "Gy o'her or
ga" 81 'h' '~"y. No individual ia. I'e
T'Sht |" Lse p'o'-"s Or on"crne laneusse
I" Tie s""oH ahte "i be company. No
i'"i'"S"t "r Instructor of youth h-s she
t'gb' 10 iheu'e~'" upo" The youthful nh'"d
""'ouId p.'"c'p'e' other l" science or
'""f"''' No f'uf'e"' e"'"u''a'' would
""'e 'he ''Eot 10 oO'f"de hls rl"psod'es
q" congregation -'.On'b'ed to worship
'''d according /" their own views No
more n"s private individual Ia" right
to indulge III expressions thai would tend
10 'o'"sh' '"1e A"d d''co"''nt ID any
class OF lie c"h'nuu'!y, aud lucille TO
conddc' 'b"t would re'I The pubic or
iniN''""' safety
Nor should Ne suffer ourselves to be
betrayed INTO erroneous views and dsaf'
irsted minds iy overlooking distinctions,
which designate things that are essential
Iy different. Liberty Of thought, is one
thing, aud liGe''y (Iicentiousness) Of er
pressio" is another Every msu has tho
right To form aud entertain opinions; ~nd
enjoy them, when j, does not result in the
annoyance or de,riment Of others. No
man has the right to disturb the public
peace, or ieoparl the public intsteat He