The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-04-25
THE MORALITY OF. THE STATE.

4 in the punishment of crime which
s:Ciyis," in his article No. s, seems to
ignore, bat which is unquestionably the
natural and primitive reason for the very
idea Of. tae punishment of trs.nsgression.
Its justice. he does seem, indeed. to
recognize this element in his closing
sentence, in which he speaks of the
Commonwealth settling down in black
dishono, y under the weight of two bur-
dena-the encouragement of crime"
and the .debasement of education" -
This last, the .debascmens of education" !"
inyolyes the exceedingly interesting
question, hoH far the State as such is
under obligation to provide for the edu-
cation of the mass of the people. We
do not propose to go into CHS matter
now, but to show that Hhile 'SCivis" does
recognize the State as quasi moral
person in being capable of ''dishonor,"
and therefore capable of doing the just
or unjust thing, he substantially bases
/ her moral quality on the doctrine of
sheer utility, in saying that 'iif property
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.bs h5. - eternal ar;stence and must
"a "a fs.,h ( ays,y eff,rt - snstain II
M, ,tb;., roorol ono,;tv ofgtbe State Is
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T. !, gaSr ~. .ronnd that every re-
sn.ct.h,s st,ts IN 2tSe world ;na;cts sapi.
.aisnn;shrant. Fo- tbe dictnm of the
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Gu ,a.n ], :; D'e0u ,Ssd j. I ;a ,hs - natnrnl con-.
:. sa .,. , 80 ;d.o. Of ;nst;ce
~" ses. $1,000 .hovs vos not an orio;;nnl
ue '.soASY -. go. s.L.-;.o.;u. 80.
reseiataon' oa. al 1u,au,i'A'e $500. ...
nent OF, an inborn bellef OF man ano
< the great mistake of the abolition of this
n.a,nol.y {, for anv crime would be its con-
.s,.:;.S &c al nn;ver,ol conviction of
e. traaie''oi u .n9 a.i'el'.i A..
"a,