Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-04-06

under class regulations.
The perfection, the productiveness,
the slow or rapid developments Of man;
the late or early attainment of what is
called melenial glory, depends on the
degree in which the means are within
the reach Of every one, of attaining full |
and unrestricted use of his facilities and
their capabilities. Every child untaught
genius or ordinary as it may be-every
M an who Is unable or who neglects to |
employ his abilities, subtracts so much |
from the momentum of humanity, of
progress. Momentum increases da a
ratio equal to the posUer applied, and
the speed is constantly accelerated by
every step in advance. Suppose thought
invention and material production were
universal or even IS active among all
other nations as in ours, what a tremen-
dous impetus the world would receive,
and general conditions be ameliorated
By an increase OF means Of supporting
life in all its comforts and refnements
Ignorance,is always dangerous to the
existence of the republic. A cultivated
few, with the masses of a surrounding
community without the requisite inetru>
mentalities of cultivation, is the neces-
sity Of despotism. It is the condition
which sooner or later infallibIy generates
tyranny. IL is that which is its in
variable antecsdent Wealth usually
accompanies education with its capacity
and skill They become class so sell
dom iutermixed by the entrance of their
interiors as not to seriously interrupt
| the development of classic ideas, wants,
predispositions and prejudices. Their
| interests lead them to cherish those
opinions and advocate the policy most
favorable to their undispnted ascenden-
cy. They control all the organs Of pub.
lie opinion, the politicians, the press and
the clergy, with insignificant exceptions,
and thus mould the public sentiment in
their own measures. That the mental
aud moral perceptions of the clergy are
even guaged by measure SO wickedly
worldly, will, no doubt, be vehemenfly
! denied. Z" They all preach the same
Gospel" Aye, so it is said, but we think
not quite. 1t is as wide in its applications
as hnman thought and action. They may
| all teach that the wretched should live
contentedly miserable here, because they
may be happy hereafter, but that, we
contend, is certainly no Gospel. As re-
| CARDS the duties Of mankind to them
selves, to neighbors, as citizens, as to
their relations to the immediate and
distant of their kind at large, and
through them to nature and to God.
they are radically at war with each other.
Notwithstanding their intimate acquaint-
ance with the Scriptural letter, and their
pretensions to that of the spirit, they
seem to have as little cordial agreement
| about its tenor in these, its only valuable
characteristics, as other people. They
are quite as subject to moral insanity =
under similar circumstances, as those
] who make no claim to spiritual commu-
nications. Our only duty towards the
Supreme is through our relations to men.
The clergy are scarcely more-it may
safely be said no more--reliable as the
opponents and advocates of the truth
and righteousness, under all circum-
stances, than other people. They have
shown themselves no less open to the Sc
auctions Of power, place, pelf and popu>
larity, than other sections of the COM
munity How else is it, that wherever
they have had uncomfortable influence
for centuries, the people are still igno-
rant, debased, superstitious, and at the
lowest stage of mental, moral and mate
rial manhood, possible in an organized
civilization How is it that the States
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most pretentious of their number, are
the most despicable of any, where the
inhabitants are only retained in any.
thing like moral snoordination By for
eign power, and in great part supported
by the influx of wealthy strangers, tc
visit the scenes and remains of an ex
tinct activity and GRANDEUR. How is il
that they are always found on the side Of
wealth, power, and the form of sinful.
ness and oppression by these, prevalent
in the locality where they profess tc
serve the cause of truth and righteous
iness2, Our design is not TO represent
them as utterly worthless in their voca
ton. Even the most useless of Their
classes serve to restrain the unruly
They answer as embalmers of the body
polite, inclosing some Fundamental
truths, thus preventing utter disintegra
ton. But the master Teacher
whom they pretend to interpret
J and initiate, preached practica
truths, intended to implsnt fruc
I'tifying seeds of new, active, self
preservatiye, growing life into effete so
cieties; to generate spirit that would
: clothe with new flesh and put a living
} spirit within the dry-bones of dead ma
tons; dead in trespasses and sins against
truth and right, and therefore dead to al
the elements of exalted manhood and q
grand nationality. When did they ever
J earnestly urge upon governments uni.
versal education of the masses, by the
Government, as well as thesexisting pub
lie support of universal preaching e
them, when it was net the policy of the
authorities and not forced upon them BY
an aroused revolution2 Have they eveI
fully done duty in this respect2 Yet il
ID certain that there can be no regenera.
ton of the world without the use of ali
the means that may be placed at our 6;s.
posai. 1t was not intended that the ma.
tons should or could be regenerated
simply By means of proclamation, any
more than that the worlds intercourse
and commerce should be carried on sole,
ly by donkies and gallies forever, be.
cause those were the methods in vogue
during the apostles time, and that Of
the " fathers" Their Emission" has
hitherto been failure, simply because
of negleotirg the use of those multiply
ing "means" with which, in the "nature
of things" it could alone be and wat
meant to be accomplished. The "spiritn
can write nothing on an empty brain
1t can only influence him Alright who has
knowledge sufficient for the occasion and
the times.
That public sentiment is moulded in
the measures Of the wealthy and edu.
Gated by their agencies, the press, the
politicians and the ministry, of CONS
munity where common schooling is moi
the rule, is believed to be evident from
our observations. Upon these agencies
depends the characteristics of the masses
IF they are bigoted, intolerant and dis.
orderly, these and these only deserve the
blame. liz they are liberal, tolerant and
orderly, those agencies should be credit
ed as the authors. Hmen of any opinion
or from any quarter can live at peace
without insult among them, with per.
son and property safe from injury and
spoliation, as is a natural, and, in this
country, constitutional right, then the
wealthy and the press may be consider
ed republican and loyal to the Govern
ment, and the ministry Christians-not
| otharu;aa If RALLY what thew nrofaaa