New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-25

stand ready break them, one point aud AFTER
long reflection it more clearly where reorma
uon to be at all radical must begin We must put au-
thority in a condition to engage respect A'
present the very principle OF authority
in disgrace. The actual authority s always
a makeshft, an expedient for the hour
Indeed IL is esteemed endurable only because 1t ephe
era Rule submitted to because we are so soon 70 20
rid OF IT, IL is tooth that do not have out because
aches but little while at time; the twnge would DG IN
another place before we could reach inc deHns oncS
like the mutual attitude OF a husband and wIie VINO
keep always IN view the others coffin, by way OF
strengthening the marriage ne Ihere is uvlnIV
Illusion dgned obedience, II 1t did 10 more; and TO DO
this much To obey what you nenU bonor
debasing and IN the end morally destTuctye. insTG
divinity doth hedge eaucus-the poetry OF our pones
has come to that Power now Is simply power; We
nit IT, but do so much In the spirit OF tne anc r
degradation of our civil service the absence OF any
public sentiment to be shocked by its degradation the
great American maxim O the belong the spoils
these things ana great many s be capaSe ike
other urchins of fine saes Of bravery and generosity.
know not the value Of what they handle ana Woud D1
an Insurance policy TO fire toy cannon Inc reauer
closed with the following summary; $500.
l. To the laws OF welfare which are the ratio Detween
necessary conditions and obligatory ends, every mans
allegiance is due. But welfare IL qualitative term.
sIgnfyIng an elevated manner of life Only TO .hs are
we ideally bound; any other bond imposed - enslaving
q Human government arises 10 repTesehs When
it stands transparency for their authority. .,
g. A
these avs is natures basis for all governing Junction.
rule that does not signify respect 10 qnay III man,
and through that allegiance TO right ehs Ol ie,
barbarian that nature may tolerate for day Dut suroJ
Will not tolerate forever.
THE DIsCUssIoN-DR. BARToL-THE WORTH OF sof
FRAGE.
think we have great for courageand nope ana
comfort for light in the shady picture which our friend
has drawn. This abstraction OF higher law mas nOs
only an existence but power to execute Itself even 70
the abolshng of the lower laws suppose the fugitive
slave bill law Of the State enacted by ths nghes,
authority and the people had no such lght as our end
las shown to get around It, The calculation Oh success
the part OF the slave power seeee ~ evolntion m
could overthrow except the element Ol bardix
which the higher has the power strangely we haIny
know by what instruments even In demoeraeyor setting
aside majority and working its will. suppose
there something as our friend says aDOye our
ton Which we felt and which more made than the
ship the sea makes the gaze Wmen eIiIes -.
may to be wrong, yet It probably never WIZ pe
sble again TO raise up such an accumulation OF h
will against the right there was In TINS case. Inc
earthquake may 10 drive the whole ocean upon tno
land for moment but believe our saieSy IN ne r.
cannot express, mere WILT expresses the mhu OF Tue
eve the more votes we have the better, the more
impossible subOrn the majority OF those vOte INTO o
great multitude of Wills the wills OF all the men and
women of great nation they are taken ont 81 tnS
power in them The safety Of is IN the very nnlyer
SALTY wherein people danger-the people becoming
! the ID iyne instrument IN IL, the DIVINE voice.
| MR. W. H. CHASNING-THE UNIVERSAL WILL.
We ask what is law and what is the authority OF law
itself We know how he opened this address, and how
he referred u.s. with that exquisite image Of his, to our
mother nature and then gathered up our memories Of
human experience, and interpreted the lessons
OF the ages 81 bound to confess that he result OF
survey Of the experience passing here c9nrng s1
authority or law except in our being IN an nnnie sooo
Or One word more have to say about this matter an
swer to Mr wasson-No, don't see sanetlty neog"S
| around the caucus but never more than to-day DO
hear the truth sounding OUT Is Is God who speaks Ia
the voice and heart OF the whole people, ana trss as
that should lead us to trust more entrey anu hevo.
give up it cur experience THROUGHOUT .ng e MI ~
| this people that saved this nation. Know
tSs nnao5 that comes from the heart Of and
forgive II there be any yielding 10 mere conEen
| the will Of humanity as a whole Of man and woman
brought first time into equal sovereignty we shall
be damned as every other nation Oh tue aee VI INC e"
has been damned. lApplausel
| MRS. HowE-A DEMURRER.
Though I know how solid aud logical Mr. Wassons
work has BEEN followed with intense interest, az
one follow when he reads. have wanted several
times to say, STOP you not leading right" I
don't see where morals be found, il when we tell
man "ThOu shalt" he is unable 10 say 81 will" The
foundation Of morals the very hrst thing that religion
and inspiring that is the real and palPable element Oh
| very divine about caucus. have great and very
tender for IT, matter how badly may do
| anything human However debased man be, don't
think Of him in that way one instant should say 70
vine" That think would be the way to touch the right
| string; the other is demorallZing.
| Mr.. Wess--We must accept the situation. The crt
cism Of the paper particularly suggestive IL instant
ly awoke and sent flashing through every vein or my
thought belief in the old ideal OF the republic. toward
which criticism the most hostile, the most searchngs
tending and as in all the cases where our friend MT
ways occurred to mellow are you going 90 gee your
best How are you going to get your pest minus;
that authority which all the other minds and
ask in of Mr. Wasson though love to hear the
criticism and TO every word OF IT, ana don't tnnk
there rs man living who paint the gold ring tho
caucus ring. the whisky ring or the railroad ring in
colors too black the truth How going TO get
| the conscientious men, the true and just men.
IL seems have to recognize one plain fact as
have TO In everything that relates TO tins universe
that here we are we different from what are.
and in any other place. Here are the tools;
we have nothing else We cannot 10 work and forge
tools for the future out OF the mpapabe Ycu have got
to take aud just they born into the
world All the and women OF this republic are the
ueOpe who compose the future welfare OF the republic.
Mr. Wasson spoke OF the beginning Of superficial equal
y; and IL only In the beginning of superficial equality
that the serial product OF earth becomes M for the food
of man. When the forests that covered the earth and
usurped the nourishment OF the soil away
the victims Of q cataclysm catastrophe.
the buried grass first began to APP
pear and Il was snpsrnei Ia e@ rnt
the life OF the human The ancient people under
stood perfectly we'll in the tradition that the grass
only mean to say that IN America II Is superficial
equality that going TO furnish you with the stan 4f
mil OF government that is slowly gong TO refine ITSELF In
the fnure-I do NJ see what else ! wG9d like TO ask
other way Of eliminating the best mind and best justice
and best authority to secure the universal welfare
and We have got to work with the good that
| within u.s.
MRS. HETEROGENEOUS SUFFRAGE, THE REMEDY
While Mr. WATSON reading his paper. could no'I
but to all that he saying concerning the evil
tendencies of the concerning the terrible upheavI
OF the late war that brought all OF unceanne