Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-03-10

and the ties Of kindred and family begin 10
assert themselves, there is an obvious and pam
ful tendency to restrict the sweet grsces and
charities Of life to the narrower channel Of the
domestic circle; and az material advantages and
inequalities arise, an overwhelming breach TOO
often separates the individuals Of the coumuni-
" until classes and factions poison and des-
troy the simplicity and propriety Of the original
order 20 lecitimately begotten in the nature Of
things and If feuds and jealousies do not arise
In open hostility TO any Just rotion Of a well
ordered community, S sort Of Indifference or
fancied iuispendence and disregard Of others
veakens the power or the possibility Of concert
Just here these dis0rganlZng teudencies--
which are 50 well met by the old and arbitrary
forms Of despotic laW and t1rned 70 advantage
in the titled and privileged orders OF q monarch
ical fern Of government, a. IN the iamily sue
cession Of honors, Office and propsrty-ezeIt q
most balef1l influence upon all the interests OF
free Snd popular society. Il hardly require
the ken o. prophet 70 assure Us tlat ID the future
as IN the past. the rock on which liberal an1 iree
institutions viii split Is that when men cri I'D
ertv they mean license freedom from all re-
strsint. an intense iniividuallsm which mocAs
a. all forms Of law and order and assumes 70 ,aAe
into its Own hands the responsibility Of asserting
and defendinE its own rights such Is indeed
the tendency already showing itself II our oEn
American institutions IL the various raIlllcatl0ns
Of private life. and IL the more uomsnt0us ISSUES
Of state and nstional importance
From that most gigantic fraud and crime, the
attempt Of portion Of our nation in the interest
Of individual and state rights, to throw oil
allegiance 20 a central g0vernmcnt.-tr0u the
cross anu yenal decentralization Of some Of our
great cities, no lorEe- able even to RUE
their own local affairs, but forced 70 transmit
ID the legislature the prerosalve ci se-
Letting the local guardians Of the public pesce-
frs1 The thousands dire-ily and indirectly
aiding AMI assisting iu the attempt Co ove-tlraf
the hi-h and sscrei character Of statute law By
Wandering t. diseased and unustura- taste ln-
asssi5n fr Intoxicating sluu.auts--rol al.
these down o. the less pretenu0us, per1aps,
no- loss dsmoraliz.uc domestic luielcIue- repre-
ssn-ed bv the Mcfarland trsgedy-lu
a,7 on % the of recu- ring genes Of violence
and defiance Of deceucy and law We are startled
even since my last communicate wnel 10
81 sdiuiuin- 'own gentleman Of Weal-l
and influence, uul-r the prov -c4iilr %
D. faucieI afrou takes into his owu a11ls
the vork o. viaii-atiur AZ offended sense
Of uers1nal importance. auI sends bus
victim, Occupying position % 81 la- l---
r--rsnca iu society. reeliug AID o.ezllu- through
Inc streets. without seriously compromising bis
position IN general society. These AM many
t-rer examples AMI warnings 900 plainly a--
rncnish US that the foul ami los-1sl-ue tal1-. FL.
tltal ami e. .usiil1s. is -.resiy fastened % ---
.nstl1t.. us; AID on.- -y fuc- p-oup' s1-
vigorous action IN die interest o. popular -l7-
e-uusnt as -s tre-eftei By et.ll AMI timely
-raqrr-fe fr--7.i urai by aur fellow citizen u Oh.