The New York herald., 1874-12-11

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tion, with constitutional unity OF ADMINISTRATOR
In other words, local selfgOvernment combined
with concerted ana regulated unity, providing
equally against Capitalization and disintegration
and the things that they deine; for in these lie
the essence, the beauty the strength OF American
sarHs and the warrant Of their perpst1ty
prophecy Is the most gratuitous" Yet VIII risk
one prophecy. No Intelligent German. and almost
no intelligent Englishman, expects or desires that
his country shall become Republic. l respect the
Judgment and the feelings OF Germans ana Eng
changer Yet they are constantly saying .'rhe
United States Will become monarchy or des-
fve times sooner and England ten times sooner be-
come Republic than the United States Will be-
come monarchy or despotism; and as a man OF
intelligence, have the same right TO oe believed,
when speaking Tor my country. But ! win give
reasons why Is 1t that France and spain have so
often failed In the attempt 10 govern them selves
through republican forms One cause oil this fail
is common TO both, the SAD necessity Tor every
government OF Europe OF main tanning huge stand
ing army Tor defence. In times o. publc peril or
confusion such an army Is temptation and an In
strument for some bold or cunning man to sub
vert the liberties OF MS country. The SWISS Re-
public Is saie-Frst, through the everlasting fort
resses OF the mountains. and, next, through the
Ialth OF the greater Powers. But this aside. In
France there has always been tendency Gen.
capital; in Spain, on the other hand, tendency to
extreme localizatlon through the jealousy OF rival
provinces. But in America local Independence
and comprehensive unity were combined from the
frst-the Plymouth democracy the type OF the one,
the New England confederation OF the other: Here
In Prussia we have lately seen the national Para-
ment giving to the Kreis or county-amost iorc-
ing upon TIA larger measure OF local freedom.
county, the county from the township, and this
again from the little school district. Thus, from
his very infancy, the American citizen Is SUR
rounded with the institutions OF liberty, which are
at the same time It's munitions. He is trained to
elfgovernment in the least AFFAIRS, the AFFAIRS
Vhatv n. f,rfr
affairs Is trained to combination with others IN q
representative government OF powers carefully
limited and clearly defined. That has been our
success in the past, and that Is our surety Tor the
future.
Buckle and Comte and Mill and Spencer have la
Doriously but Intellectually striven was first pro-
claimed in the Gospel and first formulated by the
ond item OF this legacy is the absolute freedom Of
religion. The Purltans who came over and set
on this point either in their conception or their
practice; but the Pilgrim colony OF Plymouth.
made up Of separatists, founded founded IN conscience,
Quaker, proclaimed liberty of conscience upon the
principle Of justices I'VE must give the liberty We
though it Were We're to relieve ourselves; ''for ior
we would have none TO suffer for dissent
the same religious liberty In Maryland: but, ABOVE
ALL Roger Williams was at once apostle, prophet
and conIessor OF religious liberty for all mankind.
IL is said that Thomas Jefferson derived his first
conception OF q republican government from OBJ
serving Baptist church; and we know that the
fear OF a State church being forced upon the col
onies fastened the Revolution.
All honor to ethn0l0gy Tor what 1t has done 70
racne the Of human 70
but when we would see both these achievements
IN their noolest form we must follow the cultured
Churcn and friends In Roxbury, believing that
savages could be better civilized by the Gospel
ment ana sits in grimy ny y wigwams W a taas he
may reduce q barbarous tongue to written form,
nd translate INTO & Il ae M0rd o. G1d or we must
equal as Philosopher we must seek IN Kant ana
then wait century Tor another, divides his time
between the profoundest speculations on the hu.
man mind and teaching the Indians around him
to read the Bible that he may evoke rom their
dark minds q spark OF tnat immortal fire that
gows In MN like the serapnlm. America has
been always true to this legacy Of q world wide
70 ~ nme under the pro-
few moments longer while l speak OF guarding
this rich and precious legacy this glorious heritage
FIRST, IN civil affairs must we be more watchful
for the perfect enjoyment and exercise OF liberty.
polls, for every instinct OF honor, OF maniness, OF
seli-protection, must prompt to that MY appeal
is for the rescue OF liberty from the tyranny OF
jorites, from the tyranny OF the press and the
tyranny OF public opinion. How long shall
we be content to vibrate between malortles.
now OF TINS party and now OF that, each over
riding the other and undoing ITS work 2 II Is not
enough tnat every man has right to vote-nay,
but every man has the right to be reasonably and
fairly represented as to his essential interests and
welfare, in the government Oi the country. II
am republican, what rlgnt have to rule forever
democrat by sheer force OF NUMBERS, enforcing
my opinions and my policy without thought or
care for his II we would not have liberty mere
football IN the game OF parties we must devise
some method or election like that OF Illinois for in
stance, by which the rights OF minOritles shall be
fairly consulted and government snail be not
Tor party, but for the citizen; and, to this end,
personal liberty OF thought OF opinion, Of action,
must be asserted and firmly hcld against the
tyranny OF the press and OF public opinion. We
must stand for the right OF man to be true to
himself against the clamor OF press or party; we
want character, reputation, personality-!n one
word, manhood, restored to 1t primitive worth.
Then good and honest men will consent 10 take
Ofhces rom which they now shrink as from q pit
Of slime; then politicians Will not be made vie
as vile; then children Will not grow up to think
that political Is to be won by tho sacrifice
OF personal honor. At time when SO large q
bowers in preparations for war It is hard to be-
ieve the saying OF President Grant in his last in
augural:-.The nations are fast becoming so civil
their diflcuties than by lighting" But the nations
do feel this Notwithstanding; they are learning the
lesson; the good time Is coming On, let 1t be the
proud mission OF the United States to give again
army and the settlement OF difficulties abroad
without the swordl On, come the day when Rea-
son ana Law shall govern the ne word % ana y ne alone
and In sOng-whO has done most or suffered most
Tor the good or his fellow man Then IN the cycle
OF history shall the heroic age OF America return
where now the ocean cable links the Old World
to the New, shall be seen the Pilgrim standing with
head ,, uncovered but crowned with heavenly glory,
the Kingdom OF Christ has been established IN
those "remote parts OF the w0rdn where once
this 'uncOnscious hero" offered himself as "a
SO great work."