Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-10-19
The WIN Oflhe MAJORITY the supreme

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The WIN 0fthe Majority the Supreme
law.
There are no limits to tho rights Of
the majority under our constitution
The people are IL liberty 10 discuss and
advocate tho enactment Of laws, rspug-
nant or even oppressive, unjust inexpe
dent Or absurd 10 the intereata and
views Of the minority. The difference
between ours and other systems consists
10 this; that We are less apt 10 be
isuilsy Of oppression than those of
slass Iegislation; With az, indeed, II ia
All bat impossible 10 be Of long continu-
anee. In every instance the fact thai
what isiinjurioua to part, 10 also nlti-
maiely detrimental 10 all, 10 soon per-
ceptible, It isa truth which should be
constantly recognized, -fhat whatsoever
legislation ia truly Injurious to one
member must inevitably damage The
well being Of the entire body polite
\ The remark 10 tue whether applied 10
r
the relations az individuals or communal
ties, Of nations or races The world lso
far) 10 vide enough for The pnobslructed
well-being aud prosperity of each aud
all There is no occasion for jealousy |
none Of opposition 10 Che highest progt
ress and prosperity Of any individual,
community, nation or race TO another Of
their contemporaries That nations fAilr
nre in the race Of advance certainly
no advantage 10 ns, neither is that Of an
individual to apotherp QF that race to
ours. Should any outstrip us, our adj
vsnce 10 not checked our well.Aeihg not
interfered with fEtltheieast On the con-
traty, their cxample and ettainhaenta
are our encouragement and instruction
20 press on to the possibilities ofhuman
achievements. EN Is
If the principles involved in our OBJ
servations were, well understood, wars
and Obstructive hgislntion would be-
come extinct. But, unfortunately, the
ruling ideas Of Judea aud China still
reign in the minds of the peoples and
of the nations ~ ~
The existence of common suffrage
and general diffusion OF education
among us engendsrsA mental and mora
activity, which necessarily evolves ideas
which have no foundation in nature. and
are Of impossiblei efficacy ihL lsSAsstice-
Thus we find among many so0a I'D
true emapatious of excited sactipu-A ESQ
cial, political and religious-not q few
Of an opposite character. Erroneous
deductions from trnea premises. THE
conclusions from incomplete views, with
false action based thereupon. ] Frue,
from the imperfect standpoint, not actu-
ally so. Views, deemed unreasonable
by those Of better information, more
comprehensive minds, or unbiased
Judgments ! In toe general exaltatiou ii
is not surprising that inferior acquire
ments, imperfect Developments. or AR
rogant pretensions should often fancy
and claim they have. discovered new
truths, methods Of Investigation, sources
of emolument, national Cor sectional)
pre-eminenee aud so forth. + a.s sasai 1
Nevertheless, dnring the periods Of
mental exaltation to which the world
has been subject, the higher develop
meuts do present as with clearer in
sights, and indicate improved, if moi
new, methods of social, scientific and
religious progress, Those which de-
maad and attain to universal rsGogni-
tion, either BY discussion, assent or op
position, always originate among those
comprehensive shinkera Those truths
are also always Of values whether th'
indicated action be expedient or not a
the moment Of expression, else why the
endless discussion until accepted sSift
ed. modified, possibly, but yet intxodRe
ing new principles Of action. So muct
SO that every one perceives tAe-eaFFeAi
Of mems thoughts has been diverted
from the old beaten path IN the specitiet
directions. Thus, opening uudehneS
and unexplored vistas to the perceptions
TO the growth Of knowledge, and to ,th'
amelioration of mans conditions. .f.,r
laeur system Ofgovernmsut the Ersat