, 1877-10-21

H., saws tho robber, the rayishcr, or the muir
derer, II act because l must act, what right
have you to hold INC responsible Tor my dceds!'
rhs l reply is, The right Of society to protect
itself against aggressive and injurious forces,
whether they be bond or free, forces OF Nature
or forces of man'' ss'rhcn,'' retorts the GRIM
ina1, 'syou punish me for what cannot help"
"Grantcd,n says society, shut E::d you known
in store for you, you might have 9helped.'''
Let us reason the matter fully and frankly out
We entertain no malice or hatred against
you, but simply, with view to our
safety and publication, We are determined
enjoy liberty OF evil action in our midst. You,
who have behaved as Il wild beast, We claim the
right to cage or kill as We should wild beast
The PUBLIC safety is matter Of more import
ance than the VERY limited chance OF your moral
been hanged by the neck may furnish to others
about to do you have done the precise motive
which will hold them back. If your act be such
as to invoke minor penalty, then not only
ment which We lnlict. On the llomcly pripcple
that "A burnt child breads the frc,'' it will
make you think twice before ventnrng on
repetition OF your crime. Observe, finally, the
consistency o1 our conduct. You offend, because
you cannot help offending, to the public dctri-
ment. We punish, because WE cannot help pun
ishing, for the punic good. Practically, then,
rs Bishop Butler predicted, we act as the world
acted when it supposed the evil deeds Of its
criminals to be the products Of free will
NATURE ENCOURAGES RIGHT DOING.
"What.' have heard it argued, Il Is tho use
OF preaching about duty il mans predctermin-
ed ositioft in the moral world renders him inca
pal,tc OF proftinE by advices' Who knows
that he is incapable. The preachers last word
enters Us factor into the mans conduct; and
it may be a most important factor. unlocking
moral energies which might otherwise remain
imprisoned and unused Ii the preacher feel
that words OF enlightenment, courage, and atf-
u,oniiion enter into tho list Of forces employed
hy Nature for mans anclioration. since slit: gilt
cd with speech. he will gutler PARALYSIS
tn fall upon bis tongue Dung the tig-tree
houefully. and not until its barrenncss has been
demonstrated beyond n doubt let the srntencc
60 forth, "Cut it down; why camhcreth it the
gronnl!n ! remember when = vpntb, in the
Town OF Halifax, some thirty-two years
ago. attending q lecture given by 4
young man to a small but select audi
earnest aud practical and his voice soon rycttd
attention.. 1fe spoke of duty, dctinlug il Us Il
debt owed, and There WAS kindlin!7 viGor III
his words which must have strengthened the
scnse oi duty in the minds Of those who heard
hin. No speculations regarding tho freedom OF
tue will could alter the TACT that the words OF
that young man did me good His name w:ls
George Dawson. He also spoke. If you will al
low me to alludc to it, OF i social subject mnch
discussed Al the tine-the Cnartist subject OF
equal at night. and that one rises at i, whi'c
tho other sleeps till q the next morning, what
becomes OF your !eyeling! Aud in so speaking
lie tna.ic himself the nlouthpiccc of Nature,
which, as We have Secn' secures advanee' not oy
the reduction o{ all to common level, but by
the encouragement aud conVc1 sation Of What is
best.
TIE FEAR or HE'LL
It NAV be urged that, in dealing as above
with Inv hypothetical criminal, am assslmin: a
l., ..a.,
OF religions which include the dognlas ol the
oogy and the belief in free villa state, namely,
in which moral majority control and keep III
awe III, immoral minority. The heart vi man Is
dcccltiul above all things, and desperately
wicked. Withdraw, then, our theological sane
tionS, INCLUDING the belief in free Will. and the
condition ot the race will be typificu By the
samples Ut individual rickedncss which have
been adduccL We shall all. that is, become
robbers, and ravishers, and mur,icrers. From
much that las been written OF late, it would
seem that this astounding inference finds house
room in many minds. Possibly, the people who
hold such views might be able to illustrate them
by individual Instances.
The fear Of hcll's a hangman's whip
To Keep the wretch III order.
Remove the fear, and the wretch following his
natural instinct may become dsorderly; but
refuse to accept him rs 4 sample OF humanity.
Is Let US cat and drink for tomorrow We die, "
is by no means the ethical consequence Of free
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Among worHingclass politicians Mr.. Ho~
rpake is j leader. Does he exhurt his followers
y ~ nd ,.,,1,,e. 80 ',,,r,har 1f ,1,c WIN
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s'lI ntuh - hoe cndnwoH ne win 1nor;,
which take Measure in the noble,
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finds aloes blttef anu su!7ar sweet 1nat po"el
did not work With deluslons, nor WILL IL stay IFS
hand when such arc removed. Facts rather
han uU0uaas have been its minlstcrs,-hunrtr
and thirst heat and cold pleasure uud paiu,
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