, 1877-06-29
Judge cooIey's Lecture Before
the University Literary
Society.
The Spoils Theory tile War-Cry
OF Darbnrtsft,, Not Civ
illznti0n.
Trained hrsc1e More Important than
Trained Intellect in the
Caucus.
The Spirit Of tho Law Defeated III Our
System ol Taxation.

H1alcm Gl IaxnLl0N4
On Wednesday evening. Judge Thomas II. CooleJ.
Of Ann Arbor, Mich, lectured betorc the Literary
Society of tho Chicago University. In Faswell Hail.
Owing TO the pressure Of wat and other news, Tue
TninuNK Of yesterday was compelled 10 content
issclf With very brief abstract Of tho address,
which Ind for Its subject ''Tho Demands of
Patriotism on The American seholar." II was An
etoqucnt and able effort. Judge couley Ia known
throughout the Union for bis etudisfon anil
maa.ery Of the science Of turierrudenee; and at
this time. when patriotism and not place. hunting
II stcadfly coming 10 the front, Ills effort nf
Wednesday ersninR ts 1t more than ordinary
importance. It 10 for this fcason that
TnE TRinuan this morning gives space
to 4 fuller synopsis. After having been intro
aucel by lii. Writ pcxlts, Judge Cooley began
with few general remarks on education, and It's
Intimate connection with the material and political
wsltasu Of tho people. From this tho df1reselon
II ifss IL sss e aonon eaf
tat from perfect. f onr liberties we dd not mako
irecs to IMPROVE upon what ,hadl been dune. Tie
soantry froin IL Constitutional birth were briefly.
saiu:
Tho Cruwr might hare been worn 10 th!s day had
the elementary pr!ne!pie' Of Internal government
anee, and 10 There would haxe been dad the home
tentloa II called 10 this point, because Il d be-
lteved that no other IN the h.toFy Of tie world is
verify Of for ~
10 found In the fact that leadership III political af-
fnits fell 70 the hands Of mon who had made
who wsre prepared to defend taeoriet On tho facts
Of history. lii that method Of study they were
thsy mSssd .ae,y II beesase % they did not for mo-. mo-
,nent lose sight Of safe lnndu,atka Thas tue rcso-
lntion was made conservative Instead Of ticstFct
tsparnance, xas pas .ssils. bit only thai they
might prcscrro what to them were OF fat
to 10 rerrcsentesi IN taxation, and 10 be tried II
charged with crime, among their neIght,ora: The
feature of government Which 70 tao @ prtslde & ob.
.portaEea only, and to havc been deemed qnite
unwoFthr Of bolng made tue subject Of eiv'l
r. second M pssoa specially wort', q sttePtsa
ltevoIutlon. wllcn the ruins pf authority weFs
f 9a,Ss5 m'e in ho
&Ed again had them careful to preserve, ~ sar
asposs!te, tue old forms and tho accustomed
to be carefully studied h that In which was nc
eonpll.hed tie osesthrow Of sla,ery. n This was
s a wss sesssd IT, own s"f
reached 70 aoctal tn.tItut'ons, renette.ed to
tho family aTl enote and .d!cttFoycI ntteF.
cnjoyments IS seyeial millions If people, Tho
Sith iite warning q rart viii PRINCIPAL sSala Il
pp,s t iaGs sas hae q @ IT,
nit TO thu modification 1T hsslng this Change
forced npon ths,n wi.h tse a.s.taGse Of sisss e
sp!sed, not "a bondncn merely, Int as belonging
to an Inferior rnce. such revolution was nsces.
ss "a y, " spssa
war, and thctcforo IN hot blood; tho wounds Wcto
and with the sword still drawn, and thorr could
therefore be little In 4 Of the nature OF tho safe
soas chsnge, the ] necessity tor whlen vss impsrs.
tiyc, Int which Was none the less. dangerous
fons years of war effected IT, hat twelve years Of;
VIC shall struggle, nc know not how lang, With tho
problems 1t has presented for our solution.
the 6rOtL9 THEORY.
In nll tho history OF our Cniuh tho most dostuct.
!ye precedent was that which was estahi,shel under
TIC esy that 10 tAs yictots belong tho spoils o. ocs
und to modern Europe even Tho Turk, whu through
" ~ n't @ p '
taIaed IN t.cding lts gro's sonsnaIi.m on the In
sla.tFy Of otllcr people,. would sc1rcely admit it.
nn n Il sss "ssa sss
control of tho political machinery thai we .esa
of Ut futalisn.s l andsr we!, liz thc rurs, we sla
reject the ttea OF rufnrm, aud let IAtntur 20
matter Of course. THE sstls Of orr Civil scrrles
under the influence Ut thu barbarian war.cry lavt
received such sticntiun at Other hands that Hulk
+ demanded now; but there ~ one phase OF then
,en. Il Is tls tendency 10 destroy ratts* d rcp.
rcscntatiyes Of principles. md to scnGr she.n tho
ronehts af merely seliish anl ,Personal tnscra4ls
rrttN t,,I
the preservation of ltbcrlY. Iy llls NC mean jar
slcs representing principles supposed 10 be o.scr.
iusons 6y thcir watclful caro- that tne principle,
1ppescd 10 their own bs not alloxr.! ctttol tin
shat! bg tutnou*. !! almost ~ axto,n ihlt thvt.
conservative and one progressive; the s1co~s Of t
oMu trudtng !? prevent Ill reform. w the excess
no reforms. Theso u!o natnfal parties. an& .hsj
haye foE their object The hetcat Of their country
:1 sy .s siSS, iSs a.uss.sa t. ss1 M
soeacy u thet psne,pits brings to ths front u
matter .; eoufss Thas h1'e .ho Eat's Orr an.
Atr. UtaFaelt become lradrrs In England, an,
thus wese tho early leaders In .Ane1!can pol!
ss uc.on Soaso 70 narg ' H., 20 IT,
rosss.sun 81 liz o:liees "a = sabofdinat
son.!.is.ailon .,t ~ they y aTe made ~ Of j
through Of BY n,sans II tGcn,. nat It's t esistin
American sIstrm subosd'natss all po!ltsea! prin
ruH sroils or POLITICAL succ1ss,
and II il always possible thai for series Of year
nost Important ssncs Of te dsv. can i b ,,cce. e.
sary that w. should specify times. occasions, Q
southsra proSis |: put ssls by % saS.ssatial @ M se
cord !n tbs Expressions of tho twn Varss.. Tho liy
lug national question: would seem 10 6e taote con
Cctntny Tho PRINCIPLES on which dutius should b
tot et1hst patt5 now to offer tho other . d'.tlns
&1EluS1Y6 metallic With SIM &thftaf