Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-05-01

expression OF ito reason, its impulses, and
its current belief and therefore of the
Law OF Its nature in its present state, lfl
we VIII retiec, carefully on each of these
utteranceS OF the Law Of Nature touching
TINS vast topic oinuman servitude, we will
perceive now harrow is the foothoid they
afford to support US in dlsloyalty towards
the civil anu political institutions of our
country, much less to sustain us in reject
ing the revealed will of God. UD The
human reason tsacheS with clearness, that ifI
there can be such thing or such an idea,
as properly, the highest form Of it-nay,
the the very basis Of it's the right which
every one has to himself; and lust as
clearly, that the claim Of property by the
Law OF Nature, ON the part OF one person
II another person, is founded in the re-
lection Of the very foundation Of the idea
OF property, since my right TO have an>
other rests on my previous right to my.
self On the other hand, human reason
te'ches us that property in ourself is rs
capable OF being forfeited limited, or
aIienated, as any other property. For
example, the right OF existence is higher
than our property n oursell and it is as
absurd to say that may not par! ALSO,
lutely with the latter in order to secure
the former, Ms 1t is 10 say may not limit
my property III myself, in order to make
NV existence more endurabe, or even
more comfortable. And the very nature
OF human society is such, that the liberty,
as well as the Lille and property of every
one passes 10y The fact Of the existence of
society, from its absolute personal form,
into modified form delermnabe only bv
the aggregate wlI-which will ouyht to be
determined by the will food. But as the
human race is in rebellion against God
human leason lands the problem very
nearly in paradox. e., If we appeal
next for guidance tC the common imDukscs
! q tie huun &oul, in order to have this
/ great quest ion Of human servitude inter
/ preted, we obtain response equally
vague but far more vehement than before.
! Surely 1t is, and has ever been, e desire
of every human being to be free from rcs,
| trant-the passionate desire OF our race
! TO possess what each member of il, in his
particular condition, meant by liberty. -
And the aggregate impulse OF the race in
tina, direction, is more powerful and is
better regulated to day than it ever was
before, and the hope of true and stable,
and universal freedom, rs the final irhcr-
itanco Of all mankind, may be more ra-
/ tiOnaIly cherished than at aRy former
period. But the wiseSt men and the
freest people kaOw the best that this
personal desire of freedom from restraint
is no evidence whatever that restraint is
wrong; and that this universal impulse
/.
ly fa,s--Df itseii--in proving that they
who cherish it would do aught but mis-,
chief ifGodwrre to gra;ify all heir desires.
. 1t is one Of the most sOrOwfuI aspects OF
human nature-thls consuming impulse
towards liberty and equa,ity-this lasting
desire of the good and the wise that it
might be gralifcd-thi, total impossib lity
OF its qualification, except under specia,
conditions OF Advancement. reached as
yet by comparatively small portions Of our
race. (3.) And nov weturn to the common
opinion aad J@Ecf ofHc hmiqn race, rs the
true eNpositor Of that law Of their nature
under the lght Of which the institution,
of the most civilized States are to be abol
ishej and the inspired teachings Of GCd
are to be silenC.t we may take )ne firm
step, and then all Is chaos, which thickcn'
as we advance. AsSuredly there is asensC
OF Co)d and tue-uud therefore of Tgh
and just-uniyersll in our race; and {
sense, moreover, that these things apply
to, and ought to regulate all the condit'
) ions and relations of man seiyitude it
all its forms amonst the rest. If ther,
was ever an opinion and ielieG common t(
our race. that seryilud1 in its widest sens,
was contrary to the nature OF man tner
tin race had before it always, in the actI
al condition OF the larger part of it, th,
r clearest proof that the belief WAS absurd
! If there had ever been such a common be
lieI strong enough to form the basis 0
t life. then half the race would have imme
, Immediately pelishcd from ~art-or uni
versal rapine would have become its htb-
+ itual condition. The belief has, no doubt
; been common to our race in all time, tba
= every one ought to enjoy all the gifts o
God, and amongst the rest the inestlmaON
5 one OF personal freedom, so far as wa
" compatible with the circumstances II
= which Gods providence had placed eacl
| person-lhat is, 50 far as was compatible
, with the will Of the Giver ofall good, thu
! made known to every person And TN
f bel Of is true and Just. But what is estlb
5 lshel by 1T Is, that according to tie Lny
| OF Nalu as explained by the spontane
}. Gus belief of mankind, servi;ude in ever
/ form may, though of itself indifferent, b,
V come right or wrong, good or bad, Nccor
ding to the circumstances of each pariicu
e lar case. And beyond this unquestiono
t bic truth, who will inquire will get n
r ineligible response. (t.l The last of tn
}. four utterance of the Law of Natur
- which we have specified, is the act,ll crecv
5 ton ofhc lar, as That is exhibited to US i
r the common state of the human race, il
i all ages, and in every state OF civilization
# Here there is no possibility of mistake
e The testimony is as unanim 1us as it
d frightful and universal. The differ
,f ent races, the different nations
e the different tribes, the differen
. families. the different individuals al
= everywhere, have felt themselves to b
J.. naturally impelled to reduce each othe
. into n condition of subieotion and hav