Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-02-03
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This absolute regard for one sselEinteres.,
no matter how the interests of others ara
affected, or how ihe perfect freedom fora
man to do a. he pleases with bic own, %
when carri,d into practice may affect ths
moral welfare ofourzelves. or Others according
TO the Commercial is not only the best possibl.
guide for man here below. but iy j. 50 pei
fcctly his right that no human government
car. in any contingency, justly intericn
with tit i dsspolsm to do So Man, a,-
coriing TO that paper, i mere trading and
money making animal. The chief end Of
man j. to make a profit out of whatever
means God has Pit into his hands, and he'r
he shall make 1t is Tor his own sclEintcrest 10
determine II lie says he make more
money by not having bis trade intcriered
with by custom house duties, then the Gov
eminent Of his country has no right To exact
any duties. and OF course. the existence Of
custom houses is an infringement on his nat
ural and inalienable right.
If ones self interest tells him that he
can make more money by grinding the face
OF Il { poor, than he can by helping them to
get up in the world, who las a right to him
der lin? II liz sell interest tells him he
can get larger profits by smuggling than by
honest Iadc more 10y investing hIs means
IN gambling hou>,r anI houses of ill-fame.
than IT, can in houses To rtnt 10 those who
can pay HIM but a moderate profit.
OF in shuIs and farms for the employ
mcnt OF the industrious, what rigs las
a legislature to forbid? Should not men
be "froe to do as he pleases with biz own
Why should not merchant sell his lawi,
to the rebels if they will pay him "a nrr.r
profit than his own Government We,
business is 70 say a word against bis cons. L.
ing has own interest? fhe believes "a cargo
of ,lav,s from Africa Will pay letter in c.
ha or Brazil than one of ivory, palm oil and
PEANUTS VIII Pay in New York. who has a
, ight to object to his trying the formcr2
We do rot pub the consequence Of the y.
Y. Commercials fundamental doctrine a
whit beyond it, Just limit From beginning
to end Of the long article before us there is not
a single clause toqualify It's grossness. More |
oser ITS whole tenor IL in harmony with
what has appeared IN hriefer term in hun
bred other articles of that paper.
Vow it IL enough to say, in oontravention
af such a rule of action as is land down by 1
the Commercial Advertiser, that no govern
ment ever did exist which adopted it to the /
extent claimed for it.nnd moreover, no govern
nent could exist for day under its perfect
adoption. TIE mutual responsibilities of
human society would he broken TO pi, ces I'M
Ter its operation. The powerful and IN
"0Ds'-Da tho weak apd
Free Trade" Is 3 very cap
.ivating phrase in the ears of many but in
practice, its meaning has to be limited in
.arious ways and degrees, according the e1-
geneies Of the times and the existing condi-
ions OF society. A very large license is
.iven in all countries to the operation of the
aturally selfish principle, kept in check on
: by the conscience feeble check indeed
Jr many-but bounds have t. be set to it
y legislative enactments, which must look
OF simply to the qualification Of individual
rsire, hut to the welfare Of the community
Il whole.