The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-09-12

treating of the "progress'' Of society. gives ex-
precision to this shocking sentiment: We have
reached point at which it 10 possible. without
shocking society, to propose the legitimization
of auicide aud it's application on scientific prin.
ciples. Men insist upon the right to exercise
their freedom Of choice to the fullest extent;
and when, in the exercise OF this right, they
elect to pass over to the majority it il no long
or possible to convince the survivors that they
have committed sin against heaven. or TINT
they are less likely to 6nd. where they have
gone, the peace aud the relief which they vainly
sought on earth" As general rule. "" nd
nire the editorial matter of the Record. but
the idea Of attempting to justify suicide. is re-
voting to our every notion Of civilized propriety
and yet we justify. by our laws and public
opinion, the taking Of the life of another under
certain degrees Of provocation. AT one time,
also, we justified dueling. This practice the
laws of most civilized nations now declare ftI-
onious. and the killing of human being in
duel is murder. To kill man in brawl
however, is scarcely yet looked upon by the
populace rs criminal; and there are few men
80 bad but that they can take the life OF Eel
low man, no matter how unjasti6ahly. and by
buying up few shrewd and practiced attorneys
evade the punishment which the words ut the
law denonnces against the wanton destruction
Of human life And. Of course. taking the
ground that murder is right. because JUSTIFIED
by an untutored and vicious popular Judgment,
it follows. or should follow. as necessary Sc
quenc., that selfmurder is right because justi
fed by the only person in the world vitality con-
cerned-the selfmurderer. But we think ms
enlightenment advances in society such ideas
will be made to give way to broader ana
more refined humanity-that the study ot his
tory will show that the butcherly rigors OF 10"
laws and of war have been modified. as some
would say. since Christianity began but we
will say since Christianity began to be under
stood. until at this time the horrors which the
world formerly looked upon with laughter and
clapping Of hands. are impossible. We think.
also that the time is approaching when
the taking Of liz. will b- called murder
and punished ns such. unless the act Is shown
to b. clearly. and not technically unavoidable"
That war grow dis.as'eful aud hideous 10 The
pnpulac.. and il il already becoming 81. Will
be- abandoned for want ~! dup.s tn die FIR tn"
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the few who lead: that tn.
m,in s.jmuian.s h Observation-Disclosures and
the continued public shedding Of bl"od-h"'ns
removed, suicide. always abhorr-ns. VIII b.
unknown Does not the general tendency IN
peac. and peaceful measures and remedies ~
.rywhrre Observable. warrant one IN canning {"
such conclusion To any that men insist up-
on the right IN exercise their freedom "i ch"'c"
In the fullest cStrnt is scarcely an argument
4 few men, truly. inss. upon their right {"
commit suiciie; hu, d. \ vastly larger mum.
Der insist upon their right Ia steal. rob. commit
murder. and hos. of other crimes which an.
ciety being in ID. majority denlrs their right
Ia commit: and between these classes and The
general mass nf society. there ia being wac"d
a continual and bloody warfare. til" result nf
which must br the establishment 1T The PR.
serrafire view entertained by the majority.