New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-02-24
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, MONDAY. FEBRUARY "a

snctively regret it, though might be glad OF tne
disagreement in our own case. We are paped 70 sec
crime prosper and the safeguards OF society seta' hag
by this cool triumphant offender aud wo desire 10 a'o
injustice ruined.
elonq unmerited misfortnnes Of the good I'll history
, ,ho most natbetjc spectacles Shall mortal man DO
moro inst than Godi The thought Is heavenly, even IL
there is no heaven TO correspond. AT the very
that You and are feeling so, voice ieOuAe' u', 80
are you that judgci" We say, very wen, 'e "o J"'
but at present he seems to decnne' DO ns iu'" -
hereafter spripcs from Of human Justice, "oh
brings ont desire for retribution HOW uocs u ppo,
that mankind have dread OF future lie Inc present
life furnishes no materials for the construction Oh sue"
n dread; yet the conscience has lnsthcu'o! P'''"P
posed future In all ages, among the most a"s
and cultivated minds. At what point i'll tno "no'o PiV
cess OF animal evolution has begun the display Oh ioo-
feeng4 II society at period, had the ohy RUE
of moral sense nothing society could be considered
capable OF deciding and judging. The dread
would be local and finite, incapable OF MAKING
drafts on the future. Moreover, IL was always
noticed that good frequently died unrecompensed and
shamofully treated Physical society can only buld
itself state which recOmpensed justly or unJusy'
could rise only from society like itself Injustice would
be forever expected in tho existence OF society thus
formed How that the old Eastern doctrine Of me-
tempsychoss got into the human brinf 10 was tho ex-
preston OF q kind Of purgatory. Why should they DC
disposed Of by such contrvance II their dement's were
simply locai Plato said that the idea might have orig
mated from the necessity Of accounting for so many an
finals and their resemblance, in some TRAITS 10 inc hu
man race Dread inspires virtue II God be righteous
on system OF bribery aud threats then conscience may
be- but such conscience that Is like society organic
ing constable II will organize hereafter to Keep
itself invested with this fear, or 20 put In claim Tor
damages TO be taken out IN bliss This Is the doctrine
of neutrality-suspicious. extended. The only conscience In
many cases is a Of being repressed nave not
doubt that the materials show very fairly how the so
called conscience generated Is reversion
TO the animal which breaks ont after great fire. so that
thousand men are hardly able to protect the goods OF
othersq To say that insults the animal No animal is
intelligent enough contrve and conceal system OF
maraudpe IN times Of confusion 1t takes man to be
beast.
Suppose fear of hell shoud repress and Keep anyone
unsupported during lifetime. They may die ~ decent
ly az the average and be quite rs capable OF engen
derng an epitaph. Suppose in dying, this man should
find there was hell Remove the fear and the decency
would vanish. What then was the good OF hell what
viii be the moral result OF discovery that there -
hell Every attempt 20 answer That question Detrays
weakness of the popular idea that the sense OF Justice
ought to be attended with retribuon When our ideal
OF integrity Is outraged the mind camors for Judgment
The same advocates would say that the criminal has
right TO our own ideal and must be tined with the view
of its ultimate attainment No place has been assigned
in any system theology for this faith II that Is the
case, may dread to commit hlnsef TO the mere
after.
Now there beneath the scheme which organizes faes
for man ono thought which l Gun explain away.
Morality depend upon for it's finer stimulus and III
nate superOrity. When you say that one man Is good
or one is poet their structure is the only motive
they are conscious Of obeying Yoa can claim future
when lie has a view for itself and there Is higher mo
tive for making tho series perpetual. The CHASING OF
particulars sng to the soul that prefers the impOss
bty graspiug the midnight stars. IL Is Ike great
man whom dread 10 know TOO Intimately. Let me be
spared the color stockings and the way he trims
his tooth pick The soul vents the impaD aimos
phere which IL is its nstnCtiye idea to breathe. The
istence Beyond end the vibrations OF night
deepen, and at the other end they rise INTO
shades which battle our vision TO perceive
Why should we care TO Ny delight is edged with
penumbra Of dissatisfaction because cannot YET see
hat unknown continent Vino can tolerate the idea OF
cxtnciionl In that IL would have been shameful
reckless squandcrng. There is no such thing m the
household OF God. Each soul is tue Income, raised by
mort gage upon the hereafter. cling to the Prince OF
Everlasting Light aud when l drop OF TO balmy, re-
freshing sleep, shall tumble for the dear font again
II our dear eXtingu5hed then let us become
s0-thc the better. Any such Impression should
be taken d sense OF It's opposite meaning When We
have "a Ireud threatened with death from some enemy,
we pretend be in the interest of the slayer III
possession of our riend and thus set nun
tolls