The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-09

OF the Federal courts, and that sovereignty
Tor the protection of the rights of life, liberty
and property, within the States, rests alone
with the States
THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT.
Taking up the fifteenth amendment, Judge
Ould admitted that II that alone, or In con-
npction with the other two, gave to Congress
the right to declare who should vote, the
States and the States united are things Of the
past in everything except the forms Of ad-
ministering the government, But he said
that such was not the effect of one or all. and
the Supreme Court had so declared and
therefore they were no more An interference
with the sovereignty Of the States than the
clause in the original constitution inhibiting
a State from passing a law mpairing the OBJ
legation of contracts He said that while the
direction of the restraint upon the States was
TO he deplored and while these amendments
themselves were born of party animosity, and
each one was child and champion Of hate,
yet our old foundations stand firm. and our
States are still the homes of the people and
the defenders Of their rights
Judge Guild in the conclusion of his lecture.
defended the imposition Of restraints upon
governments Federal and Statn-in the gen
eral while depIoring these particular amend
mentS. Restraints are the basis Of noble
life in the state, as soli-denial is In indivi-
duals. They are no more Inconsistent with
the dignity Of a State than with the personal
honor of q man. The school of plf~dcnial IL the
nursery of oil hcrosm, Restraint so far from
interfering with true freedom is its buIwark
No State can safely await The sweep of a great
temptation or a passionate desire without
having provided beforehand a safeguard in
the form of some restraint deeply imheddpd
in the foundation Of the State 1t is the
same with the individual man. lie must
in order to make him secure, have a faith or
q reverence which will fasten him to truth
and duty while the tempest around and
within shakes the powers of his soul and
camOrs for license. Both for State and man
improviRed eXpedionts will not do. They
will only add to the material of the wreck
At this time, and in our own country, we
catch glimpsca of n monster cloud. whose
terrible features are revealed by the light
nings which play within its bosom As tho
astronomer knew that new world was about
10 enter our system by the perturbatiOns of
the heavens, and cried to his assistant
Point your telescope there" and 10 a planet
came into view, SO may we know from the per
turbati0nS of our own times that now factor
In the transcondant problem of human social
life Is forcing itself upon public gaze. He asked
the seniors Of his audience what would be
their counsel whom the aboring classes hon
Cstlv offer all their activities, their blood and
bones. on the simple condition of bread fnr
themselves and little ones, and fail Would
they say to such. do as David did when he
was hungered, take the shew-hread which he
lOnged to the priests or would they say to
them, You must summon all your reserve of
virtue and die in your integrity aud leave the
same grim legacy to your children Point
your telescopes TO the places Of perturbation
and behold the new planet of the century
rolling in its own fire. and making q menace
Of COnilagratOn to the universe!
COMMUNISM.
If we have communism now with such n
wealth of virgin soil unOCcupied. what will II
bc when dense populations cover it2 Pc
ltiCal wisdom has "a yet given no answer
and it is doubtful whether il can Doubtless
there are some evils for which human govern
mcnts, as such. have no cure. Those which
spring from the antagOnism Of labor and cap
ital seem to he of that kind, Hunger, yes,
vrtuOus hunger. is stronger than govern
mcnt. The multitudnOus cry for bread is
tierCor, more impacablo. more resetless than
the bowling temp"st-CyCDnp Of ocean. In
the law OF Christ is the only safety BY that
Is meant not thenCratiC government, but
vital recognition in daily lifp
both by poor and rich, that no man
should live unto himself Said Paul to the
elders at Ephesus, Il have showed you all
things, how that so aburing. We ought to
support the weak and to remember the words
of the Lord Jesus how he said, it is more
blessed to give than to receive" TO the
Thessalonaus he said "If any would not
work, neither should he eat" Capital must
adopt the l&phpsian text and labor the 'Thcs-
salOnian. In their combination is the path
way Of safety to the State. outside Of them
COntlagration and ruin. Government rs
such cannot apply them except in very
feeble way.