Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-07-09
This is mans so-called animal nature;
the dehtripetal power Of his and

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Thirdly, she has centrifugal power by
force Of which be is assimlAtiycfo his fel-
iew4beings, byAforce>of wa.icl.he is at
tracted to other ones, and thareforo not
isolated. This is his social disposition
Both these forces under the supreme guId
ance Of rational intelligence, enable him TO
enter as a well balanced being, into siefiple
and regular relations TO his fellow beings.
Preserving his own and stillmaking con
ccssions. Giving and receiving. The
means Of this condition upon the basis of
rational intelligence, are his senses and
chiefly his language. This latter even is
the exclusive way of conveyance OF tho
action and results OF rational intelligence.
and language Ie~c means not alone ar,icu-
late voice, but any means of spiritual conf,
munication. = '.'..' = #
said man Is enabled to enter as. well
balanced being into definlnte and regular
relations to his fellow beings. And he docs
SO, and the result is the family, the COM
munity and the State. Wherever we go
and wherever We find beings gifted by the
attributes Of humanity, we find also social
organizations, whether small or large,
whether identical with ours or superior or
inferior, The principle of mans trifold
character is at least maintained.
And we do find this variety of orsani-
cation, and so manifold even, tina, the out
lines can be defined with any degree OF
precision only in reference TO larger mass,
tcs and more distinct t.f
But this variety of character is like in
the individual, where we distinguish the
different grades. of intellectual capacity
from the highest philosopher down to the
idiot, as well as what we call the various
temperaments. like the bilious and the san
guinc. the result of the prcponderance Of
the one or the other social or anti social
forces in combination with higher or low
or degree of rational intellectually and I'M
doubtedly outside influences; and the ex
press'vc outward form is ia accordance
with the so-called inner and spiritual mo-
tive power. The white race, at the present
stands highest in culture, and consequent
ly in the complication and refinement OF
its organizations. - But this is the product
of very slow growth. The, more we go
back do We find less complication and less
refinement, and the more the social condi,
ton Of the white race resembles tha. Of
those races, which we call at the present
our interiors and even that Of the most in
fcrior. .a s..a,,.f ..rs. +.
We pride ourselves Of our culture and
of the superiority of our rational intcll-
gcnce, and think our progress is solely
due TO our intrinsic value. How selfish.
Ii this was the case why was
our condition in former times not
the same rs now? Why this slow
progress! and why is the large mass of ig'f
norant people merely to be carried along.
like passive dead weight, only initiative
and unconscious of the reason why?-
Speak. you prsud white people, of your
superiority, but take cognizance TO what a
degree IN certain countries the lowest lord
Of the white race So often APP
proachcs idiocy. No, you proud white
people, there are other potencies than your
own intrinsic intellectual value. Geo.
graphical locality has much to do with it.
Has not the center Of civilization nearly 81
ways been near the sea coast. at least in
maritime countries: and was il not nearly
always alsng large rivers and waters, or
where there was the greatest length of
coast within the smallest compass: Has
not temperature equally TO do with mans
white minds in the temperate zone. and
why docs the very same mind relax in
tropical climates: No, the white man has
not that intrinsic value he flatters himself
with lie is also child OF circumstances.
Necessity is the mother of invention
Where no necessity, there no striving The
Ncapolitan is satisfied with few oranges
and idlcs, rather than spend his life brill
liant Imagination. The tropical climates
bring forth so abundantly what little man
wants Of utmost necessities, that there is
very little bcsiirring. The rich mans son
is provcrbial for his Kind of intellectual nc
quircmcnts, nothing but Journalism and
qualification of the senses, and If he is moi
supported against his WILL consciously or
uncOnsciOusly, he falls, or is at least liable
to fall to the lowest depth Let chill
without the faculty Of some Of its leading
senses be born, aud what follows? Put
newborn child into an Isolated room and
feed and keep it there. and what will it be
after 20 gears of isolated and but animal
life: Only ar animal, yet, perhaps, a
icachablc animal. -
Most of our strong minded men, even.
that grew up from the lower walks of life,
had not reached the aim of their ambition
if unaided by outside circumstances; no
matter how much ,hey-had qualified them
selves by their own cxertions.
We may now enquire why the progress
Of the human race, aside from climatiye
and geographical conditions respectively,
from outside physical causes, was SO slow
in the one instance, and suspended or
hardly begun in the other.
Man, from the beginning ofhis existence
began in consonance with his rational ma
ture TO systematic everything connected
10 him or everything he felt himself con-
nectcd to. So it happened. that he had
his various systems of religion, and collat
cral with this, his social order. Religion,
no matter what IFS system, always had
powerful SWAY over the mind Of the indi-