The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-07-26

and The pursuit of happiness, though mt
lions hare been dprired, to the contrary
notwithstanding, answer
Let ME endeavor to answer: Upwards OF
eighteen hundred years ago, in the land Of
Judea, principle was promulgated, in a
revised form, by despised Nazarene, as
follows: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as
myself" This principle seems to be de-
signed to govern mankind in their temporal
relations, and it appears to be abundantly
ample to reach every act between man and
man from his birth to his exit. This prin-
ciple, in degree obtaining followers and
support in the land in which it was pro-
mulgated, doubtless travelled into Europe
Ito Rome-to England-and having jour-
.neyed about Europe for long while, it
took sail and came over the ocean and land
ed On the eastern shores of America. Here
it doubtless lived, in a greater OF less de-
gree, by its power in the human mind, by
its influence in the acts of the people. For
we find, on the 4th of July, '76, civil and
political declaration is solmnly set forth by
the representatives of the people, and the
self-evident truths and inalienable rights
contained in that declaration seem to be
based on this great principle-for it would
seem absurd for the Great Lao Gtrer to
promulgate a great principle to govern
mankind in their temporal relations, and
He not having endowed with nor granted
to mankind the rights and privileges for
which this great principle seems SO nobly
and SO abundantly to provide.
For, by this principle, it would seem, we
may see why all men are created free and
equal-becausc it proscribes the civil
freedom and equality of no man, but up
holds the glorious privileges of both to all,
without distinction of caste, order of nobility
or family blood.
For, by this principle, doubtless, We may
see why all men are entitled to life
because it dooms the existence of no man,
but binds each reasonable man to bestow
the same degree of protection to the life of
his fellow man that he would desire for his
own.
BY this principle we may see how and
why all men are entitled to liberty and the
pursuit of happiness because Of the best
knowledge and understanding we have of
the Great Author of all good, we deem
them Gods given gifts to man and by the
operation of the principle I have been en-
deavoring to illustrate, when faithfully and
obediently carried out, it freely secures
them to all men who have the industry and
courage to seek them under free govern
ment like ours For, as trust, we have a
civil government founded substantially on
the principle have been endeavoring to
illustrate, and the operation of that princi
pie, though casty imperfect in our practice,
together with the industrious use of the
means which God and nature have per-
mitted to come within our control, have
made us, under the blessings of Providence,
what we are as a people and as nation.
Our fore fathers, by assuming for them
selves that the people had sufficient virtue,
intelligence, patriotism and ability, under
Providence, to govern themselves, doubt
less saw in their prophetic visions, in the
future, with what pleasure and profit they
might do away with hereditary sovereignty,
privileged orders of nobility and the dis
tinctions of privileged family blood, and
form the whole people into nation of SOW
ereigns, on principles of equality to all its
citizens and form free government on prin-
ciplcs of justice and equal rights; to be car
ried on and executed by number of their
| peers, by sufficient degree of united SOW
ereignty of all the people delegated to
them, whom they should elect from time to
time for that purpose.
What boundless field, under a govern
ment like this, is opened for display oil
genius, and for the exercise and develop
meut Of all the capacities of the whole peo-
pie.
Here. under government like this, the
humblest citizen has a boundless field open.
ed before him, where, without let or hind.
rance, he can exert all his faculties to the
utmost, and arrive to the highest degree OF
honor and fame to which Lis merits and
genius will enttle him.
To the ladies, permit me to say, that rtir.
tue, intelligence, and sound education, in
the domestic sciences, as in the past, so in
the future, will ever enable you to adorr
the republic with the finer and more lovely
graces for which you are so felicitousIy con
stituted, and to be an ornamental, as wei
an indispensable portion of its inhabitants.
Permit me to introduce quotation which
purports to have been written by an illus
trious patriot-one of the most gigantic
minds of the revolution-on the next day
after the event we to-day celebrate, as
follows, from John Adams:
Yesterday the greatest question was
decided which was ever debated in Amer.
lea; and a greater, perhaps, never was, OF
will be decided among men. A resolution
has passed without one dissenting colony
That these colonies are, and of right ought
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