Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-03-31
VOL. XIII. NO. 2s,...wHOLE NUMBER, Gss.

OI lNNN, every way NWllNDl" ana
wisely appicabI" to their changed
condition, time ulouc can disclose.
speak Of them rs We now know
them to be, harng no loAgcr the
protection of u m, stcr or n legal
guardian, They now need all th.
protection which the shield OF the
law can give but abuvc MI this pro-
lection should be secured because
it is right and just that it should he
upon general principles, AL Gov.
crnmvnts in their organic structure
as welt rs in their administration
shoull have this leading object in
view, The good Of the governed,
protection and security to all under
its jurisdiction should be the chief
end of every Government. IL is
m, Ianchuly truth that while this
. should be the chief end OF all Gov
uml Y ns instruments of power Il rthc
/ ngrandiZrm Ut Of Il few ut the cX-
pcnse of, and for the oppression Of
! the many. Sucl are not our ideas
of government, nvvrr have been,
and never should be. Govern
mcnts according to our ideas should
look to the good Of the whole. and
not Il part only The greatest good
to the greatest number is a iavOrite
dogma with some Some so De end
ed our old system, hut You know
this was never my doctrine. 'Ile
greatest good to al without dc,ri-
mcnt or injury To any is thc true
rule, Those governments only are
founded upon correct primciplvS Il
reason and justice which look 10 tho
greatest attaiuabIo advancement,
Improvement and progress. physi-
ca,ly. intellectually and mora Y. Of
all classes and conditions vi h'n
their rightiuI juri.di,tron. II our
old system. while it lasted, and rc.
peat it now that it is no more in
legislation, therefore the new sys-
ten should look 10 thr ! Q interests
ofaII cIasses--the protection sc'9-
rity and improvement, physical Y,
intellectually and morally. Ali OBJ
-lacIcs, il thrre be any, should lie
removed. which can possibly hinder
ar rr,"rI the blar>~ to the extent o.
their capacity. AtI proper aid should
be given to thcirown efforts. Chan.
nels Of education should be opcn,d
up to them; schools and the usual
means Of moral and intellectual
training should be encouraged &
mong thSm THIS will dictate hot
only Of what is righl. proper and
Just in itself hut it i, also the
prompting, Of the highest consider
alton Of interest. ii is difficult 20
conccivea greater evil or curse than
could bciaII our country. stricken
and distressed rs il now is. for 30
large Il portion Of lis population as
this class will qnNc probably con-
stitutc amongst us hereafter. to be
reared in ignorance, dcpravity ami
vice In view Of such Il state o.
things. we'll might thc President
even now lock iur abandonment l.cr
us not. however. indulge IN such Il
future. norl us without e.lort The
system cannot be worked. Let Il.
not stand still hcNjtatingly. askiuE
can there any good thing come out OF
Nazareth? ljuC let H. rather say.
as Gamulicl did if this council or
this work be of men il will come to
nUught, if it be Of God, we cannot
overthrow it. The questions # the
aye are social prohlcms. With thee
we have heretofore had bat Iiltiv 10
do The emancipation ofthe blacks
was ever considered by me with
much interest Looking to the best
interests of all the pccuniary aspects
oft. the considerations OF labor and
capital, in political, ernomrmt
view. sink in to significance III com.
parisun with this, the problem Uur
of the results of war. Is now upon
Us. presenting one OF tie most per-
plrXing questions of the sort that
any pcopc ever had to deal with.
Let H. resolve to do the best We can
with it. from all the limit, We have
or can get aud in this connection,
take the liberty Of tquOt.ng FOR your
consideration some remarks even
from Rev. II. W. BtEIHLR. ! met
with them some months ago, While
pnndrr nm On this >uhjrct. aud Was
;,s much >truch n surprised with
the drf, ,fthcrr philosophy coming
from iho society they uId. / give
them rs find them in the NGw-
YORK 1iME'. where they were re-.
ported. You may be a. G.u,h SIR
pr,scG at hearing such ideas from
Mr.. EEECuER a. was. bat, huWcv-
cr much We MAY d.l,r tom h.m ON
mauy questions. ANA un many quos-
ti,us connected Win this subject.
vet ali must admit hlm To rauN "a.
muuy tac MASTER -li.its of the age.
and 40 one perhaps ha> coutrjLu ci
more by power % his pen auI N,r-c
in briBglngabout thc present SAT.
Of things than he has Yet. usycr-
thele,s. ! commend toyourcrrsidcr-
alton. IL pertinent d" NY present
object. what he Wa reported 10 have
sand. ~ follows: In our land and
time facts and questions are pi c>sud
upun u- which demand Christian
snpp.cmcnt. On inI> ground and
ducirnc We cannot escape the re
sl,onSiLiliiy. Mr.. STEI HLNs quoted
what hc said Of ,hc state uf things
when Le spoke ia the STATE Of New
York and the fearful antagonIsm Of
rln.scs- Tint is. said he. ms eh D. re