The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-31

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psweress THIS theory OF the social ComSs tooN TO-.
France where the pupls Of Locke satlAn tne
Ieai trasedy with which he awfl history Of The
Er.nch revolution hs made ns familiar me rn,osnpny
mir ual beauty. Deriving ali knowledge rom The out
Haxd wosn denying intui We IDEAS and dlgniying the
ssrs as the Gully channels Of truth that miserable phi
x.orhy left no place FOR spiritual facts and utterly g
aored rule and esenoe OF God IN the world pro
ssed respect for tue second taole q me aw pm pat
lhe hIs table ont o. sight u was negatively athestc,
and worxed out practical atheism in society AS corol-
Gry N cIyl government, II desred capital punish
xoent, because the magistrate, being endowed with
mo divine vicererencv, but merely fellow-citizen,
vas invested with no authority over the life Of
wan And yet, with singular inconsistency, it gave
s,epe Ia the political passions 10 iegalize murder
pO POLITICAL opinions. II was seeming phnln-
anropy cut real cruelty Ii professed 10 inculcate
me rights Of man yet admitted Divinity therefore
charity In It's composition. II had authority but
ths saproe Of self will, and in the motives Of self nte
obedience, for conscience sake had place in its
sikl. Goo and COINCIDENCE oblterated The boary
dogma Of the diyine right OF kngsn and the popular
sssand Of the right of ''sefgovernment,n with many
Inconsistencies aud extrayagant claims either side,
enae INTO collision These two opponent systems bat
ued for ~ Europe There seemed 10 be pUint
e soaescence until the English revolution perfected the
Brush oonst uton and constitutional monarch presided
the destnies Of the British empire The constn-
hon became the prncpalty and sovereign power--the
kag The CHEF magistrate. Submission TO the constu
Avon was Tie d0 ahe Of ang and subject, wns ODE
1Ae people. The right Of revolution was the ainnsa
satss-tbe exception not the ruleof liberty And this
20 the will Of God, as embodied in the constitution
If the British nation Our fathers acted on this
pFns ple in tho American revolution maintaining the
constitution OF tho British empire in antagonism
lahless ministry The patriots OF our Revolution were
ans true oyaiists not rebels In resisting the Cabinet
ahey contended for the supremacy the constitution OF
the British nation. They were subject unto 'prnci
patios and powers for conscience sake while denounc
g the necessity Of disobeyng mag strates. On the
principle Of constitutional liberty, fathers established
ne government Of these United States The federal
sS the type and the organic instrument of nation
4
minister OF God TO thee, 20 me, 10 all our couhtrymen
ssfor good The old tsconfedcratonD was an abortiye
experiment of the compact Of States. Il resulted IN i'm
besy The theory OF the social compact has been tried
and condemned II has produced mbooity anarchy and
Its principle OF Individual liberty Isl however, EN-
sained the fact of free consolidated republic That
shs0ry Of congomeration Of men miscaled
principles, weak and sefdcstruetive in its
eution, and Is among the phsntasies OF the
past hour. Where il is galvanized into CHASTITY limitations
az fe il is norrd in It's grimaces Of freedom TO
gage the affections Of any lover OF liberty and law Dema
aoenos reisniss attempt and then the revolt
NJ eSprrimeni was wrong when said these counter
Sess of liberty are past for since that sentence was
, aned the newspapers have reported the words Of
orator at the late Puritan festival in Philadelphia,
"foreather Day, called, pronounced with applause
these words "Men need governments OF restraint only
a. they are developed and not free AS the indvdu
o. becomes educated and strong in his whole nature,
mora md intellectual he needs government for God
made the human soul sufficient for all its exgences.
N perfect state. II 10 competent TO entire sovereign
wy These statements are put forth as the cardinal doc
niDee OF Puritan theology and Puritan ethics, and Pur
politics But 70 the Christian faith in Holy Scrip
sure such sentiments are shocking for their basphemy
To sinful mans humility they offensive FOR their
arrogance To patriots loyalty, they are deserving
ation contravenng all law and expressing
.nch IS right n his own eyes, Il IS singular example
Of the coaescence Of extremes IN anatcsm that these
Puritan aboltionist sentiments OF the North and the self
wiled seceesonst doctrines of the South practically
thing-grounded IN the same vicious philosophy, pro-
scing the fruits Of sedtion and rebellion and shak
ing hands in unholy alliance OF hostility against the
Bnon represses the yagares OF selhshness Whether II
De the individual man. the individual State the Word
o. God IN Holy Scripture and the teaching of the Epsco
p church In this land, unite In enjoni loyalty every
skizen the pous obligation the conscience Of the
christian. The people of theee United States, under
Me fedepsl constitution are one nation, organic,
porate, divney established, subject 70 government
and bound n conscience to obedience. Dsloyalty 10
Me constitution is, therefore, impiety toward God
Revolution is not jas.ihable, excep in extreme OPP
n hnppiness are positively hindered does American
Declaration OF Independence justify revolution. In
other emergency are suoeeon 10 me constitution aud
obedience TO the magistrate superseded by any higher
INV Of obedience 70 God. To destroy this Union there
sore NJ TO commit sin which God will rghteousiy punish
by evils which prescence can fore-eeand DO wisdom
can repair Lawfully 90 secede Is decentralization
Q sclecsm. Secession Is d.sunon, and dsunion is trea
son for the constitution abdcs sprincipality and
power ssordaned ol God - securing Lle liberty and
happiness 10 the nation. There y, therefore, but one
tninr 20 d. Ia the exigeney Ct the republic mat mug
~ for the magistrate who bearcth not the sword in
VAIN execute the laws, and ir The citizen 20 obey,
and be subject the powers that be But for the
Sonest endeav0r T. resress real. fancied,
rsyanccs T. silence Just complaints, aud to recon
struet national intercourse iuto more perfect har
IVORY on confidence, with patience and mutual love
and PRAYER for one another among the fellow citi
zens az our nation By cosfcssing aud obeying Jesus
CHRIST AZ our sovereign, shall be united again IN heart
and be a model among the kingdoms OF the world. But
sAslcya n Him. shall be scattered and divided dis
membered body, reproach and Kissing, and abyword
among The nat thanks be 10 the long suffering and
olessng o. our Cod have lived and prospered s fel
sow citizens az the United Staiee under national con-
puau.ion But, destroy the Union, We are dead. And
ne rnE of the noOiest temple that political wisdom,
guided and inspired by Gods word, has ever reared
around the affairs o. liberty and law Tor the praectlon
md for the deyclopenef Of shall in times 90 come,
De visited by degencrated possafiy Of pigmy chill
slron who shall gaze upon the shattered colossal rag
enis OF our constitution with stupid wonder al the
greatness Of their foeffhers, and with mutered curses
against the suicidal OF this generation who dc
priyea themselves OF a home who exiled thor
offspring 10 vagrancy and despair and who blasted the
becoming expectations of humanity just as the fruit Of
constitutional liberty becoming set IN the tree u po
Ill Ia In he a.