The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1865-12-01
The Only Safeguard Of Human
Rights.
BOSTON. Nov. 9Th.

oOSION, EOV. OH, lCOO.
EDITOR OF THE JEFFERsoNIAN DEMOCRAT
My Friead:-In your issuo of Aug. 18th
is Resolution written by nc, and adopted
at a Cofi~ention held at Auburn Cornors,
Sunday, Aug. 18th. Tho Resolution afIirms
that "Reverenco for Human Beings is the
only safeguard of Human Rights" Of this
sentiment you say: "Wo trust the timo NAV
nevor como when reverence for human be-
iugs' shall bo universally regarded as tho
only Tor highest safeguard of human
rights
You would do mo favor II you would in.
sort tho following remarks in your paper
l make them, not for controversy, but to OK
plain and onfOrco what seems to mo to DO
. truth which tho Civil Governments of tho
future will practically recognize us tho only
true basis Of ordor and govornment, tho on.
ly sure protection to lifo. !iborty and prop.
erty.
My position Is: that Human Beings orc
safe in thoir domestic. social, personal and
property rights, 10 proportion as thoy arc
respected. Gould you, could any man. in.
Jure, or in any way outrage tho porson or
property of ono whom you highly respect.
I'd: Reverence necessarily aud always 10.
vests it's object with sacrodnoss. Be it Man.
WOGan or Child, an of the souls deep and
abiding reverence is safe from harm from
the ono who feels 1t. As tho Man or Wo-
man is respected, their rights are. Rover
once for person includes reverence for it's
natural and essential rights. Woman ia
safe from personal outrage In proportion as
Man tenderly and saorodly respects her
person. Lifo and Liborty arc safe In pro.
portion as they are respected.
Who are tho thieves, robbcrs, burglars, in.
cendiaries, rioters. ruliians and murderers;
Arc they those who chersh o sacrod revor-
onco for Human Beings? Who recognize in
each and evory one tho Divine image and
presence? Never; but always those whose
Language nnd lives attest their contempt fol
human nature, in themselves and othors,-
They show In their daily lives, in oil rela.
tions, that thoy have no reverence foi
themselves nor for their fellow. beings The
history Of individual and social man demon.
strates that those who assail and outrage
tho rights and persons of men, women and
children, have no reverence for Human Be.
ings.
This reverence for Human Beings can nov.
or be "univorsally" regarded az tho onIy
safeguard of human rights" until it is "uni
versally" felt. Do you "trust tho time may
never como when Man shall "uuiversa.Iy'
feei-a perfect and sacred reverence 10,
Man? Suroly not. When this reserenct
for Human Beings becomes nniversaI, i. e
when all feel IL, who will bo left to outrage
human rights3 Those who soc and reyor.
once God in Mon, Women and Children car
no more outrage these than th0y can thei,
God. Those only who reverence no God
In themselves, nor IN their follow. beings, con,
stitute the criminals of society.
Let euery principle be tried BY its OBJECT.
on those ,oho embrace and practice it,
Would you judge cold water by tho conduc
Of those who drink rum? Would you judg.
sugar by the effects of vinegar, or -four 6y
tho results of arsenic? Equally absurd and
unjust 10 Il to judge Reverence by the effect,
OF contempt for Human Beings. The for
mer leads 10 social order and safety; thu
latter, to disorder and anarchy. Charge
not to reverence the results Of corftompt 70,
human rights. As we'll charge to Total Alb
stinence the crimo of drunkenness.
How TO inspire Man riih reverence 70,
Man? This Is the ono great question thai
Church and State must one day answer. =
% the answer to be given to ID depends tho
SUCCESS or failure of self government. Gov
crnments Of the people and for tho peopI,
must rest for thor power and perpetuity
on REVERENCE FOR MAN As MAN. A gov
ernmens based on military power must enc
In despotism. The power Of this Ropnblic
a. Republic, lies in the tender and sacred
reverence felt BY the people for one an
other.
Let all those who love freedom and fire.,
institutions, and who would make this Re
public the terror Of tyrants, and the hon,
and JOY Of earth's toiling millions, bond tbei,
efforts to this one end, l. e., TO INSPIRE Ma,
WITH REVERENCE FOR MAN. Then might W,
hope that violence, wasting aud destruotio,