The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-09-09

some respect better, for it would bc
just to all.
Tho Late War A Bloody Exchange Of
Ideas, No. l.
That war is necessary evil in hu-
man society as now constituted Is
moro than thcory,it is matter Of
fact. IL is the litigation of lationo or
Of vast parties within nations. 1t is
by no means !hc final arbitcr Of right,
for "truth struck to the earth will
rise asaim, the eternal years of God
arc hers" but it is The arbitcr to
which earnest men seem compelled
continually for lack Of amy other, by
an irresistible necessity, to submit
their cause, nnd to which, if their
cause be the cause Of truth, they arc
willing to rise up and pledge them.
selves, hy the memory of the martyr.
cd dead, to submit it still once more
again.
We have said That war is the litiga-
tion of nations. Let us dwell on the
parallel. That litigation will arise
with progress Of society and the dc-
OciVmcnt Of ncw ycioiipn$ bctWc,7, rs
memJcrs, so long rs human reason is
finite and weak, is perfect certainty,
no matter how pure their hearts or
benevolent their wishes. Litigation
arises from intellectual weakness,
though ii is carried i excess by
wickcdncss Of disposition. 1t would
be impossible for II London or New
York merchant to determine cquitably
unon which party certain losses by
fire, ship-wrcck, partial dctcriora-
ton, failure in business, and many
thor similar causes, shoouid fall, no
matter how honest his intentions.
Such questions require long debate
and careful study by men devoted to
their consideration. Hence society
has organized courts, and sustains the
legal profession, and it is true pro.
verb, that she who pleads his own ease, /,
has " fool for q client Admit the
limitation Of the human mind, or
further, admit the finite nature of any
and all Intelligent creatures, and Mcir
cctSl.Dcc IN SocicW, and the necessity Of
litigation and Of tribunals of Justice
follows. This thought throws light on
even our eternal life, and serves to
explain the t"Xi, "know yc not that
yc shall judge angels ?" Ualess so
dependent upon and 50 connected
with othcr Intelligent creatures,
rs to take interest in their opinions
and to require some righteous tribunal
Of iudicaturc upon complicated rcla-
tions, we cannot .pcu how man can cN-
list in social state ut all hereafter.
Society involves, per SC, litigation.
Now it is well known that, but for
S'"P VI ~ uSllVt, NiullSSl Il weak ana
sinful and selfish set of mortals, such
as we are, every man would take the
question of right into his own hands
and force would prevail. But force
is too blind an arbitcr to be trusted,
and men have, therefore, with the
progress of society, cndcavorod to dis
card it. With all their precautions,
however, determined villainy appro.
priating rights that belong to othcrs,
continually ilourislcs, "and oft 'tis
seen the wicked prize itsolf buys out
tho law"
If such be the ease with questions of
individual right, if force carries the
day where all agree that reason alone
should decide, before what tribunal
Shall those great questions of public
justice, in which the interests and Tic
passions of nations or communities arc
involved, be carriod2 What Dinlo-
matte Congress can command the as
sent OF aggressive or of injured popu-
lation, such, as Of late were tho peo.
pies Of the North and of tho South Z
Mans wit has never yet conceived Of
any practicable Court of Assizc, be-
fore which .cnragod nations would bo