, 1875-04-12

Am,r,cn rnnty has ftH rupts III tia namn siIn0-
IN 'ncomnatihli Of bieraTch,caI Church TitI,
| sSc frcn a,nrIt OF our Amcrcau iunt,tutjnns. In
VAN do lbo good Ilislops appeal 10 Europca,,
nrnr.,,cnts AID bsuciiohs. Epincot acy in In.
rIsss r. ono tbtps. nd nute s.ep ,ua II III, IN
| Amnrlca. A cerls1n American D,s|.or. win i,aa
.t.nn;Itd ths ptn.Anphrnn gynnG In I'm.
Inn oave A, niaintsyo acronnt ~ Ii,ia
,1,fIoronco In presiiao bctwec,. ihc cbnrcI,
shrosd and iI,e tGnrch n hmm. Hn,1
It was liz LORI thn t,,slnp,' M, tho dtfnrnncc
ahnrn tn nv nnoitinn MN trn,v aat,ghtfui nut
IN nv iott,rn Ia HmsricH. I'd eooner had fhs
! stean1er to,cl,rI tho Nlnrf than ona of nv yos-
trymon cIamhered ncruEn Tho ra,r,niank md
| apizInr both nv hants nnmnnd thrm nj, and
sor IN ns sap M, oa ao% H. ia
,u 10 tea yo,, ds ~ As>A ''A A'"0"' :" s'e4
oosed to o ~ ur of s
po,ior bl,th or breedinr or rooIai nositton.
Even The traditioual ir1ity Of the wor.l,ica Of i
fornor arc. like Wasblnpton and Ills Adamses.
| Ina iittto rJ,a,m for thr reusration ~ tm,dav'
| Abrsham LlucoIn ooifur lii f!atboat along over
| Wostorn riyarr, Crant. coatIess md sttout,
driving i,lp load 81 wood from tho Old
fnr,n fnto Et Ion{x. ynnderitik rnt,utno
iua s1onn acTos. Tho East Hitnr: ar III,
stou, now Tho bautor pIlnco OF Ca1tfor.
ntn STARRING hta o1.tcam acroaa fhe nrairie
Of The Far Wcst, Tie American ideal ID indt.
yjiuallty ia character, stlf-rclinuco In action.
Its htEiiest expression you mar lind In Charles
SUMMERS maeuiilcoat appeai 10 tic h,xhor law
| iu JoLu Browns slugIe-haudcd challenge to slav.
ory in Cl,anning's moral rtotcut or il, parkor'B
| in{cngo radscalsls,.
| Well wero 1t for Tn II thia Individuality found
uttesancs only In such sublime Examples Of cour-
| arc. clsrartcr, and Observation-Disclosures, But uu-
| fortunately its common expression ia found on
| far lower moral plane-tn that disregard Of tho
conyentlonalties and Institutions Which arc iia-
| teudcd TO terresD.t tho goueral mood in that
frte and reckless crtlcatn wl,,cl, Il ofored upon
| everything "l1on Adsm's fall to ]Iuldn's bon
not iu tint soEsh rovolt agniuBk tho moral In
tcresta Of society Which has its source In skor.
| tical, cynical, and irroycront Hprit.
For, however We may congratulate ourselves
| on escaping III this country tho traditions aud
| turaitdoma Of the Old World, tho exemption
has been dearly bought. In our de-
nal OF external authority, NO have
gono TO tho other oxtrelpe. and atrnosk
dcuy tbat tbero ts auy authority wbktcyor which
tho soul OF man Ia bound to respect. III our re-
action aRaiuss tAo conforming sosvlle iYpe OF
manhood which tho old social order encouraged
wo l1avo produced typs OF character which ID
hardly better-tho te1f1Bh. ovnlca} Bkeutlca1
spirit vhIch kpows no iiiEhor law than IL own
qualification. to which nothing Ia tiuc, OF bind.
ing, or gacrod.
j. ls this prevailing tono Of American socIsty
--tbIs untyorsnl ncoutonnt OF court" il t niay
make use OF Z term wLieh, TIL o,IRt jsto eyclts,
hxH become somewhat fatnous among us-of
which would moro especially apcak tli,b morn.
SHoothe in b,s IN, no.m ~ uF,1st u In.
o,ni,oaI lie aaits s,,a xi.on+,c., sr.s, aa .1,n
uc,son ~ Mons,nhc,es tna s ~ tn1 ~ ~
sste Ta,.t nT a,n IL sntr,t ~ .to,,t tho
r"My hat Ia sha ono,pnnns ~ ~ nss,,,, anS .s
"a irroxaroun. M Ma,,s,st aaa
osas sris,ni mt nn,v IN H. ;,ua;nntn,, ~ ta
rns, ia os,ra i, III, snd n. ~, IT, " as
.v t,a xnrx tncsrr,.ion ~ ,,,. w.
.o.as5s @ .ns 1s.J ,ncHanaon u aa'a unneMeylnR
4 little more cloBoty.
Sometimes MepI1stopheles Ia reformcr. who
In tho Interest Of hia own pot ttoory, cav.ls at
and oopdomEa Ito oxistina aocla, o'asr. For
LIN tLtro tn 10 huuest d,ficrsnca Of onnion. nor
IL tlero auy mort wliaioyer in tLn esuao ho on.
rosos. Hot content viii, hoar;n1, h;a aun M.
aonai testimony to tho truth. he MI nus, aeeon,- pu
panY It With snyaro attaoks o,. his adysrrar1as
thus vllifniIv co"iounf,,r ,,cr nar,nnai ni,.rso.
lars with tue causos ,ioy % d"ranI o. stsnhin1 n
reputation for tto xnke Of an nrntu,scst tionr,sh
Tsrs .rs NAM s,ch chro,;n sms",ars .a Moua,s oIa
in tha floii nf roforn n'sanc.r % VIZ ;n
iuIe tholr own causo more tan thay ian ~ 4 =.
rrss III .eusfn,. aonin enu ah 1uyy " , ~ 81
ses.Iess. iawIess. IND cot tsStuo,,s snr;s 81 tnn
conm.,tntv 's'F'"S%A' 'p'A'' - AAo
E"moI,,nca t,,e Monh,.to,b.t.. ~ .,,,o4r /.
ross,p a,o sca,dsi.u!unasr. 1is nrios % inIa fam.