The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-01-11
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80 IIBERTY, WHAT CRInFEs
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! CHAPTER I. qruasun,
The history Of the past is sufficient 70
ccnviase every person ofsthe crimes pet-
Pstiassd in the name q natural Ilbstty;:
Il ~ rot NECESSARY to detail these eEinsss
# any one should not bq oontihesdlby
the history ofIour race, Let him 60 among
those barbarous tribes where they ere un.
der no restraints, and If he prefers na.
tural to civil liberty, no one will deprive
him of his liberty to associate With bar.
barians. But society accustomed to 50.
cial restraints and all the advantages Of
the social state would not consent TO re.
turn to the original rude state of llnf nan.
kind. 4I'{sy,
-.- CHAPTER II.
In the closing part Of the subject on
nqtural liberty, we have considered the
moral capacities Of man, which consti.
tutss him a religious being, and We now
propose considering the nature and ex.
tent Of Religious liberty. 20
When God created man, with all the
faculties and inherent rights previously
described, he made him a social being,
capable of social enjoyment. He made
the beasts Of the field, the fowls Of the
air, and tho dsh fsl of the sea subservieut to
his authority and enjoyment; but these,
according to their nature and capacities,
could not afford rational and religious
compauionshlp for man, ewho was their
superior in every respect. Man must
have felt the want of suitable compan
iOu, and God say that it yis not good
for man to be alone; therefore be ,re
solved on creating help meet for com
pauionship, that they might J produce
their kind and replenish The earth. ThiI
- The first and earliest manifestation o.
the social sentiment. This companion
ship was founded not only in accOrdauc'
with their iiYi iiYYitelleotual and physical na
lures, but also in accordance with theil
intellectual and moral natures. .Thes'
&&wo, suitable to each other, were created
fSr the dearest and most Intimate com
| pSnionship, and the solemn rite Of thcil
uhion and communion was celebrated by
tie High Priest Of Heaven. This con
diluted marriage a religious ordinance
Did it shows the design of God in the
deatiou of the ssxcs, that it isnot sOOt
idF them to remain isolated, for thereby
thy frustratc tho end Of their creation
ThA Aauestions Of ri1St and liberty mee1
US here. Have the sexes right todiv'
in state Of isolation, and to refuse t
commune with suitable comparionsf v
think not. They may use tho liberty o
choosing according to their pleasure, wit
shall be their companion for lifeA II
the formation Of this matrimonial union
are any natural rights sacrificed, aud i
natural liberty restrained? IF the uniol
is harmonious and perfect, there need b
no sacrifice, nor restraint Of liberty, 70
there will DO no inclination to violate th
laws of nature. In or out Of this union
our rights are circumscribed, and ou
liberty is restrained both by natural apl
moral laws. Neither the husband nor tn
wife has made any sacrifice, for both ar
benefited by the union. The kdsban
does not sacrifice his priority and supr'
macy to bis wife, and her secondary an
subordinate condition requires ~ sscrifc
from her. Both retain Sthsif natdrt
rights and IL would be- disadvantngeov
to both, for aither to tresspass upon,
usurp tho rights of tho other. The
liberty is under moral restraints! The
may burst these bonds, but they, mpl
suffer the penalty. God gave the FIR
pair tho liberty to partAkeOf oil the fru
in Eden, except one tree, aud upon th'
be PLACED q fearful penalty, The peua
ty did not restrain them of IL. This
the tirst manifestation OF religious libe
ty 1; OF rather the abuse lof it. The r
straining influence under which tbs
were placed in Edep, was wisely AMI gr'
ciously ordered for their benefit and ALI
/ that Of tbeIr prOsterity, By which ye, sJ
shown that law is o0mpatiplSiEiih huna
: liberty. When there is no ipvhthsrcy
no sin, and it ,gas the sioIstiOn Of Ia
that separated man from biz maker ID
forced him from his Eden home, 3 va
derer in the world, and compelled him
. devise ways and means fefhn isybsiss