, 1875-12-25
BOSTON,.
The Dccsmb-.3 I!!:eting OF the Chestnut
Sir2et Clnb,
I.inersnl'1 lIAtiu,ntt' Of The l.ssn,-
jst---.3Urfn1 Obligations.
I)r. tInrfa1 in the fio.uls, aud hr. Aicott
After More LlYEt.

-lbttl -hObN AAGHt
Ylx!,uy rt,,et;olpir>rr NJ Tn Ehitnra ItibHn..
l},sfo3. Dec. 2..-At thn 1othn',er fncetin,
O: tho Hatlcal or ['ar..Ilut F:rcet tiub tNst
passed. 10 had for cs-aYist David NasrnJ,, .!
tnaIl u VIII III Emesbyi ttna spoken ~ warmly
IN nna Ut thu fines: snt! t;EuH1hs: iHtel!ccta III
tl:e u.,11:.tty. tho day H"aL Ll:tatly roii. tho
,s.!3 llllgin4 l,,st III cycs; rs c.i;u. b,s "ttir
faithful ""rra not deferred finu, Their sh1:,thiv
feast. sud thu l:les4 3.lr]"r" therefore wcro nj
ulosrly packed with authors I'll III tho b,i'aless
Mar.iay.
a1r. Wagons tlcn1a :as en,incntiy rrnet;taL
bling liza: 1nanr.gidci oae. "Spc,al Dh!t.I-
,ioat." and In Ills treatment ns i: Nr. Na;-s,n
was Eru:nlf e1nlucntis rvAt.icsl, In bc.
gan ty declaring uua logically .aowi;s.:
TIA. Of MI cleatusns man atono lo=ncg1e'l tho
ethical gctMc. ptu1 that by ti.D 1neac l'n M lis
tho wur;d t.Ateed u being n,o;deJ l,y tho world,
taking the cotlt;ues by which hn Il kfElnd us \
hamnn creature rotated to uther ha'nan crea-
t,lsct, and lEn; lilear conditions to biI:,g atoni
Other conditions. this mverstttg biz diss'lttcf
into towc.s, mud bis wcaknrta ln.o L;rtnctl.
yt. n!tcr all thH, iss regarded man wIlrM t!lGr
endowed ~ rather At thu beeinniug OF Il kyn-
tom tllau Ut The eu1, RI tho State was aloy.
,nau aud his works. iIo tllen quoted
sAar1l. ArA,16' REMARKABLE WORDS.
lin: 4 usnu l'ad fight to I'VE IN h.tate OF aa'
tlre il ho 1,se7sed, und won't Gil to tinputc ucI,
ty Itrl, tho aid rtatremau's tueayy. will muct,
t,ri, o,,,,onoe In ,tf,,s,r,t,on of thtr mint
,.S..,I ~ s,,;s.e..,.s, ~, r' s,,,.'
tic 'oio wv pb'is VI WV 'siF'tse ~ - "''''
Onr, tlc weaker Of tic two, ut last t.rol Of hir
,,,ne,arr .haro nj anforcad }ehor and ai,xti
pence. demoralizeti by tie Hituatlou, declares
t'at ne Will n.y. &c 'llti'eo to t'1 b'a'a a''o""to
OF brandy which thor had agreed upon to hustat's
Btrcunll for tuuir uerIolH d i'd uncertain yoYA.e,
Int ,vnuli tako what he nlcaacd rs liz bud r.l,
~ 1oa., ,o,,,r,,o, ,,,o ,,,or -. ,,1 xiii
" w. ~ w.. vi, ~, ,,,,.. h,.,,lT
ho' 90 nB sou p.eaec' 1os VIII Aa@e ""aE ''"''1'
a!lo~ yoa Which on tle smallest al!owaaco may
nut lasl until ,so aro ,esrs,ed. and you Will ,lh.
.toon,s as ,1irnct. for <.ut u,utual patct;" Tha
,t.,,.s, ,.,t,.o ,,,,,. ,,,;o, r,,,,,,,, rloa I'm
h'io'set "a'"'o @'''e '"A''t' -,'N"'" ''" .''
Vcaser tos their mutual bo'it'lt. ana from t''''
Mr.. Was.on arguod 1alss tho at,o:9cr n1wess
iulo The weaker. Tor mutual ba1ei: nud hafosy.
II there could bc auch bling RI Ell ahsDllta
individual, we might perhaps talk about aEsuiato
,nl.yiduaiigm, blls tlare Wan no hs,rh 1ualan
cr9aliun 1T M absolute nd,Fidnaf. !Iis iGe1 VA.
that communities aud poraona uatlst bs protec I'd
by laWk evan II tla9y In llc, III they mus vary
often, inInslioe or suffering upon 'lo individual.
Nc nre bound together fur mutual beucnt, "nH
we must aL,do bY tile bond. .
atr. WaAsul dill not. Of course, think tia: wo
had Allalnod ~ cou.nuuty ila'io, the II sll-
cas law. nor cyca very biEll. hut thar we *a.o
At law. rosca by n,bitransent ho thought thu
ehest factor III ttEspuc+. Int il the na ion de-
ulande.I auidiors, II WA o.txc:''s duty so be-
cot,Iu noluier.
After tho spsaY came tin inyitatlon from til"
Lnst for iiosc present to biler aly uplaun that
taey scro moved to do. sllss Peabody hhtd nfter
| bclcf silence that Mr. Wase3n seemed 10 llavo
sail ali tl,lrs wau 10 Say. and it bhcnlsl fur
! t,ts,p AZ II thtt wpuiA b. tao genelal yegls1:,
| aud TINT we pIsould MRS
the Aprsrlzlaa n18ot'ss1oS
which ALWAYS gives the final I'LL, to tho Club.
! but no, Presently Mr. Notss, with eyes XVIII.
f; htug. lon's forward aud aaya:
II was thi,,a,u,{ that sllouId 1iko to aRIi Sfr.
! Waason II t1e LI4n't cllangsd bis opiniun sone-
t What upon tho rights of lndlyi1nsls. Onre, /
! remember, Ao used to spaa1 VI aD.olte tnii-
! vtlualltr. aud NOW he sa' there IS IL h1eh s
! thug as a1l absolute iudlv.lual."
1fr, Wnshou smiles. but dues not reply. i1a
! evidently u,dcra!uulls Atr. Weiss in h,s atci.
! stischlef aud docs not inseud tu be led oil upop
| tao other side OF tba Question: with "t,,ch this
ut THO prctsnt l1aB no.I,.t,G 10 do And While sLH
nn,le IL yet active, Dr. Bartol raes 10 his frat,
an1 ju that extraordinary manner Of ilis Fad III
| tilat cxtraotdinary touo OF do,,rceatou which
esotns 81 The time % tes psfooa of h4s orpo.
Hino. ilo boeyea II. tho higher law. lie SAWS Il
in certainly poasihIo 10 cnucoiye Of srratmcfa 4,
tIin individual nuiitient TO make law for Itself
! aud thus for othera. It's &f1utneul il Root t1l
II, tAis cus.uectiou la citaa 4Cada Ghrlkt, mud III
our tay join Hrown. no.h lad tl,at grea;,,sa4
beyoud tllo o4li,naEy WHICH throw them Of ns.
gcst!ty iltu tho fsook nusi forc*'l them l.y thar
; gseue natures To treak laws thai they might
mako new aud R1sn1er ono, But tho wor;dcu'lel
lc1us Cbrht c,axy III his daY. nust 1t cal!ea Joa;
Brown crnzy. Y4o otAar day Tn naid he heart
Of Gernlan writer who uat wtittsn a book te
prove Mnrt,u Luther crazy. Dst tlioso were ths
! Eicat p,rs OF tic earth.
| GET r1Sa ,sru TIE cLQrps,
Tho Doetay sa,d he didn't Lhnk tho auXfi'
wero beiu by lam. - l do kI,ulo voice III tlll
midst OF tho listeners. Aud airs. Chcney npl
tel her houd il affirmation OF tna betiot. Mr.
| AIoott. Who labprs under tho inrm.ity Of daaG
ueas, 1oau up then, sud, IN hsa bland, patnareAa
ma,Iner.-rnaily manner tin: raca!s iutlcsuu Il,
nrat Hattn'u ..cl,lldIko apd bland"
nTLouuh didn't hear tue essay, l think I ca,
mako soll,o remarks nlout it,"-l,oru al, it,tar
rnnt;,n of inn Inter.-... fIou tho uotnnguto lila
ronsi,od mo"
Air. Alcott would layc ls all soaring sway tr.-
10 ti,o .;1upyrean Of Iudiyitlua, rights a! might
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