The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1866-03-07
NEW SERIES--VOLUME /. NO. 80

{ tute among us, hereafter. 20 be reared il
ignorance. aeplaviiy and vice In view o
; such state Of things, well right the pru
dent, even now look to ite abandonment -
let Us not, however, indulge in sucl
thoughts Of the future. Nor let us with
out an effort say the system can not b,
worked let us not, standing still. hesita
tinely ask, Can there be any good thmg
come out Of Nazareth but let us rather
say As Gamalicl did, IF this counsel or thi,
work he Of men, il will come to onaught bu
if it be of God, We can not overthrow it
lest haply ye be found even to fight against
God. The most vexed questions of th,
aye are social problems. II ere we have
heretofore had but little to do with; we were
relieved from them by our peculiar institu
ton. Emancipation of the blacks. with it.
consequences, was ever considered by me
with much more interest as a social ulIes.
ton. one relating to the proper status OF
the different clements of society. and THEN
relations toward each other, looking to the
best interest of all, than in any othe- light.
The pecuniary aspect of it, the cehAieera-
tons of labor and capital, in a pOliticO- econ-
oaic view, sunk into insignifcance in com
palison to this. This problem as one OF
the results Of the war, is now upon us,
presenting one Of the most perplexing ques-
tons Of the sort that any people ever had
to deal with. Let us resolve to do the best
we can with it, from all the lights we have,
or can get from any quarter. With this
view, aud in this connection, take the lib
erty Of quoting for your consideration some
remarks even from the Reverend Henry
Ward Bcccher. | met with them some
months ago while rondering on this subject,
and was as much struck as surprised with
the drift Of their philosophy, coming from
the source they did. give them as | find
them in the New York Times, where they
were reported You may be as much sur
priscd at hearing such ideas from Mr..
Bercher as was. But however much we
may differ from him on many qncs tons,
and on many questions connected with this
subject, yet all must admit him to rank
among the master spirits Of the age. And
no one perhapr has contributed more hy
the power Of his pen and voice in bringing
about the present state Of things than he
has. Vet, nevertheless, commend to
Your serious consideration, as pertinent to
MY present object, what lie was reported
to have said, as follows: .. t..
! ''ln our land and time facts and questions
are pressed upon us, which dcmand Chris
tian sottIenent--settlcmen ON this ground
and doctrine, We can not escape the re-
; sron>ihihty. Being strong and powerful,
: we must nurse and help and educate and
/ foster the weak ard poor and ignqrant.-
4, FCr ny own part can not see how we shall
escape the most terrific conflict OF classes,
by and by, unless we are educated into this
doctrine Of duty, on the part Of the su-
peIior to the inferior We are told by
Jealous and taAatical individuals, that, al
men arr equal. We know better. They
are not equal A common Brotherhood
teaches no such absurdity. A tbeary Of
universal, pliySica likeness, is no more alb.
l Surd than this. Now, as in all times, the
strong so to the top and the weak 90 to the
fbHtfon. il natural, right, and cant be
I helped. I'll Branches are ot.at the top of
fhc tree, but the top does not. deSTi>e the
limb or the parent trunk; and so with the
body polite; there must be classes Some
must he at the top and some must he Mt the
hot'onI. ltiS difficult to torsee and estimate
the development Of the power Of classes in
America. They are simply inevitable. =
! They are here now, and will be no more
If they are friendly. living at peace, loving
and respecting, and helping one another, all
will be well; But if they IRE selfish, un-
christian; if the old hcatheH feeling is to
reign, each extracting ali he can from his
neighbor, and cares nothing Tor him, society
will lie lined by classes IS by seams--Hke
batteries, ca n firing broadside after broad
SIDE, the enc upon the other. IF on the
other hand Tie law OF love prevails, there
will be no ill-will, TO envy, no disturbance.
Does child hate his father because he is
chict, because he is strong and wise? On
the contrary, he grows with his fathers
growth, and strengthens with his strength.
And if in society there should be fifty grades
or classes, all helping each other, there will
be no trouble, but perfect satisfaction and
content. This Christian doctrine, carried
into practice, will easily settle the most
troublesome Of all home present ques-
| tons. - ..-...-s.. sF.t.s
What he here said of the state of things
when he spoke in the State of New York,
and the fearful amagonism of classes there,
is much more applicable to us. Here it is
true, only two great classes exist or are likely
to exist, but these are deeply marked by
distinctions bearing the impress of nature.
The one is now beyond all question greatly
superior to the other. These classes are as
distinct as races of men can be. The one is
Of the highest type Of humanity, the other
Of the lowest. All that he says of the duty
OF the superior, to protect, to aid, to en-
courage, and to help the inferior, | fully
and cordially endorse and commend to you
as quite as applicable to lis and our situa-
tion Gs it was to his auditors. Whether the
dSctrne, if carried ont and placticed. will
settle all these most troublesome home ques-
tions with us as easily as he seemed to
think those whom he was addiessing, / will
not undertake to say. have no hesitancy,
however, in saying that the genera princi-
pies announced by him are good. Let them
be adopted by us rs far as practicable No
harm can come from it, much good may
Whether the great barrier Of races which
the Creator has placed between this, our in
ieiior class and ourselves, shall prevent a
success ri the experiment now on trial, Of
a pmcciuI, happy and prosperous com,nu-
nifty, composed Of such elements and suS-
tanning present relations toward each other
or evon further elevation on the part Of
the inferior, If they prove themselves fit
for it, let the future. undnr the diSpcn nsa
tlons Of l'rnvidrncO, decide We have to
deal with the present. Let rs do our duty
now, leaving results ahd Ultimate colise-
qucnccs .r. ..a.
10 that divinity which shapes our end,
Rougi-heW them how we will
In all things on ibis subject, as in all others.
let our guide be the adnirabe motto Of or
State. Let our counsels be governed ly
wisdom, our measures by moderation Gud
our principles by Justice. ,.8r
u So much fer what haze 10 say on this
occasion touching our present duties on this
absorbing subject, and some OF our duties
in reference to restoration Of peace, law
and order; without which all mat, sooner
or later end in utter copfnrioni aha chyaud
dcspolism. have, as said | should unly
giallccd at some general idess.
Nov as to the future and the prospect be-
fore uN On this branch Of the suljelt | can