The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-01-11

SOCIAL ASr roLutcN suirroE The frs, ~ a
course Of ak lectures GA - ci,i and Political
Science" t. hc delivered free OF Charge at the Cop.
80 lusttgtc, uy the Hon nyan,n Not,, II Albany,
WA delivered last evening. About ought hundred
pcrsr@ were present. ~ rrcc acly eight d.luch,
Nj. = Hewitt Secretary IT the R,,rl ~ Trustees,
intr'duccd the lecturer of the evening, with few
re- 7rks 900 the origin 81 the course, they h,yu.
been specially stipulated tr In Mr.. Peter Covprr'-
deed Of Kin OF thc Institute /, the Trustees.
lion benjamin Mott then tor> the floor. This ,hc
first lecture nf The COURSE. VS. mainly intr dnrto,y,
80 "'.".4iil, The lpr,kcr hcy,n hy lengthy
i,h'Ht u ui tie iu,.,., ~. tho pr,,le If tho
United Siotc,," Showing. " tp signify not inu,, .i
alone, ''it states, u,,au,. or constituency t of
ust',, 7 vel. rs men, md ,hi- b. what t,rci plcr-
find Il -r dfhaur I, understand D. our urccs-. tie.
drurul cN,lpyycrrmcnty Thcmeuo'thc & n,cit.
tam ~ iirI Thought they di, and .adthcy had mate
rNr. We ol know That government Ia needed fr
'ur i,, 'gr county, and our state. how much
m'r' Ca g'Nrruw'ut ior aV'utmrnt. Al hut tho..
vino framed tins Constitution would have .s,ld %
'grf' nrut :" RUE q continent 'uli not Lee framed
the! -ii il could, th,u', cd and Ne have lad thr
benefit q" their SAYING 30 tor ,rycnty-,Id ctrs.
rhat t'rmpt IL made noN g. shake II. Is mot IL.
str.t' OF the strength % this federal -,,tcm 90.
gov, .mcut Tie vast import urc of hi. govern
mcnt of continent being acknowledged, II hccome-
the duty ui the people, great h-,dy Of lc,,i,-
'rt.r-, t. learn thoroughly ~ understand tho prnci.
ple- upon which It Ia based, aud which arr Lcccs-
ANY f'r its maintenance and f,r q dl.,cmin ,ion
OF this knowledge, these lectures are intended.
The right and duty of revolution will I've shown,
and the difference between II and scccs,iou: also
the difference between theoretical aud active Sccc--
,i'u. Th,,rctict' secession should be- met with the
olive branch, without the sword; armed sr,c.,,lon,
slt tie sv'id wit out the olive branch. The
civil varoi i,bl Will hc considered,
Irrtri, n,,urc of the or,,trcr,cy OF or country,
Is iirr,at f,iu ether aristocrpyics, vii lee OK
ol.p'i. The ,ri-troruy OF any country is the go-
.5rmg power, 'ul m Europe they call them lords,
IH..r-. undd while here We 1t sic them far.
I.,,iu,rlouic. an l,l,urcr4 Both have an inter.
.t ls the government, OF which the only Il m renee
sim tie tuu. .nl amount Their ar-tocrt,y b. in
I,pcn lent of alrr, our. is independent with labor.
Ncxt will lccNamiucl, what BE- the true theory 81
,ur governmental There never was such 4, Theory
until tie Declaration of lndcI cndiu,cc. II h. with.
puj precedent ur equal. The moral aspects Of the
Contribution viii be- considered, H., scomin, errors
o. planned nhd IL stf.ut consistency with the most
r.ii Itin, piles Of ethics dcnrnstrnted
LrtIs, will hc demonstrated the difference h..
tween Nh" Confederate stntci aud the United States,
showing That ia the former /. o,d al worth prc-cr,
nl in our federal scheme of government
Nj Mott closed this, his merely Introduction, lee
turr with glowing phurgyrc on Potter Cooper,
John Jacob A1tor, stephen Gir,rd, De witCintu,
mi Washington, ani the patriotic sentiment, "Mny
mania seize tie brain, which would originate and
p,l.icd the arm which would attempt to execute
tho destruction OF a government based upon a
Con ,tItuti,rl such us ours"