The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-12-06

neh ,hraugh industry bnt usually ai
tie expense 81 many Of those who
90 tbe work. And the reason is that
natural rights hase been oyerbornc.
But here the wealth Is distributed
among tie masses. Aud this fruit of
industry grows oal Of The enjoyment
of our evil rights as al are brethren.
And how Is tin morals That there
i much sin, even IN New England,
We cannot deny. Bat that there Is
country on the face Of tie earth 50
free from il, have yet 10 learn. We
cannot impuie TINS % anything in Us
as a people better than others. Nor
is our religious element better or
stronger than n some other countries.
lean imauie il 10 nothing bot that in
dyiduai feeling pohsi'siiity, ty,wlnch
Is the offspring OF our liberty. The
tendency Of our liberal principles is TO
make each man feel that the burden Of
keeping Tie community free from stu
rests on him. And this secures action
IN the right direction. For instance,
hoA has the Temperance Reform been
carried forward DO | see one smile
in ridicule of the ideay No one, who
can remember hack 40 years, and by
personal knowledge can compare with
the present, viii deny that it is one Of
the greatest moral achievements the
world has ever wiine essed. Those,
who remember those days. know well
that every lad Of II years was in dan
ger Of becoming a drunkard and mil
lions have been saved from the drunk
ards grave through this great reform,
bybeing saved from the drunkards cup.
Indeed no one who has come into be-
ing within twenty years, can dream Of
the state OF things in those days
Whence this change? ? II has not been
effected in States loaded down with
despotic principles. The slave-hold-
ing States have not effected it, Great
Britain has uot effected it. And am
persuad ed that we are indebted to the
heaven-born prineiplesof liberty aud
equality for IT, j admit that without
religion We should not have achieved
it. And neither should we with relig-
ion under any rule that did not recog-
nize mans brotherhood in civil life
/ The same is true Of other virtues. We
might illustrate this point by view
OF the progress OF education aud virtue
in other lands. They will be found
to ha We advanced in proportion as the
principles of civil liberty have gain.
ed the asendency. II is 50 in Great
Blitain, il Gei many, in ltaly in a
marked manner, and even ii Rome.
So clear IS this, tbs; good follows he
/ liberalizing of the governments, that
travellers perceive it on the slightest
oh ervaion. Improvements immedi.
ately take place and apparently IN
proportion 10 the degree Of freedom
obtained. If il is 50, it becomes an
imperative duty 10 recognize the fra
teinity among men in civil lie. We
cannot conscientioisly reject princi-
pies which are so manitestly working
good in the world,
81. Again, living in nation like
ours it becomes us as in duty bound to
recognize this principle, il order 10
throw our sympathies with the popu-
u lar movements Of the world. There
are in every nation more or less Of
these popular movements. The ma
tions feel their throes. They are de-
yeloped in various forms, sometimes
through the action Of the people and
sometimes through that otGhe govern
menis. But all eYidencing the fac,
that the people feel that they have
ri glns which have been wrongfully
wrested from them. Our theory fully
recognizes the principles | am consid-
\ erlng. We have. said, as nation,
+" All men are born free, and have cer-
tain inalienable rights. among which,
are life, liqeriy AID tie pursuit OF hap.
pness." The people Of the nations
have read it ard many have caught
the theory. But they have failed 10
see it carried GU. practically by Us as
a nation till the present time. Indi-
viduais adopted it and some State,
practice it. But in our federal ca.
pacty We have never adopted it. And
for this reason We have never as a ma
lion, given to the peopl struggling fol
their liberties. our practical sympathy
/ We have lived lie. We have indeed
/ placed the truth on record. but QUA
/ p &C ical lie has been a lie. We have
been false to our theory. In matter
involving such immense interests il
all tie world this is all wrong. If al
are brethren, aud We adopt tie princi
pie, as regards our civA poliIy. VIZ
are bound 10 say II practically And
this is not nsrely in behalf Of those
who take refuge among u, from til,
Gespotisms of the Old World; bu
also 10 behalf Of those, Who have fol
generations worn feners in our owr
land. We have been bound. from lhe
time we made our Declaration Of In
dependence, TO devise means for car
rying into effect the sentiments Of tina
grand instrument upon The slaves u
our land, ia order that the world
might have the benefit of the princi
pies put in prac tiee. And especially
now are they bou nd when those State
rthn haun henrl -. r.aniall, -i..t......tnh !.