The daily gazette., 1879-10-21
EUWIN nj y M IVN'
His Excellency JAMES BUCHANAN.
From the y. Y. Star.
ReJufinD FIUIsc Doctrine.

On his wav back to Georgia at the
close of last month, Hon. Alexander III.
Stephens was the reclpiehl of g'and
ovation at the Loui,vile Exposition.
A vast concourse of the III st distinguish
ed people Of Kentucky, both ladies and
gentlemen, were in attendance to wei
come The old Georgia 'tatcsman. MIR. |
stephens, in spite of his iniilmities OF H
body. made an eloquent speech, occupy |
ius his chair whr)e speaking. The chair I
is on wheels, aud is moved at the occu- |
pants pleasure f,om right 10 lett. IL |
thus serves sort of Eosc,ns-like i,ir- |
| pose of gestcuiatiou, which Mr..
stephens is gcpo',ed 70 have used On the
occasion in question with q at effect.
The Louisville papers spr axis # the wei
come at the Expo ition 10 the venerable
aud distinguished Georgian as one
which has hardly been tqualed IN en-
thusiasm since days Of llrny Clay.
In tue course of speech of great
power on the material progress of the
country, and the discoveries in the arts
ard sciences Of recen, days, Mr.. ) e.
phens drew vivid picture of the Ameri-
ca of lS25, wien steam began To play its
wOndrous part in locOmoion, ard in
, 1888 when Morse sat in his la ,oratory
III room in the Capitol preparing 20
seize the lightning forthe service of man
e aud Mr.. = cphcns contrasled those pc
i, RODS with the America of to-day.
by an easy transition the venerable
c orator introduced some happyrtfi ions
4 on the laws ,governmen and institutions
of the country. In the course Of these
Il remarks Mr.. Stephens called particular
d attention to one thls" principle, ,or rather
vicious expression OF "A false principle
which has grown into use among men, t.
lie wit, "the greate't good to 1.-The Creates
,a number" His observations on this ide
- are so sensible that We here reproduce
NJ part of them:
m "Adminlster the Government as
ought to be main II this grand law tina
C. lisice shall be done to all-tht humble
in ami the lowest, withou distinction 6
e race and color. That is the grand Law
vi that no man shall hurt another. and her
permit me TO refer to the dogma that
more mischievious in our nation tina
any other, and 1t is frequently attribute
eh to American instltutionS-the create
IDS good to the greatest number. No sue
M thing The true j fl ,rsonlan and Anne
~ lean. n.doc;rine, now al least, is the grea
ley est good to all without injury to a sing
= one. That is our doctrine. 1t exten
- from the highest to the lowest circle
ays from the hnmblest laborer TO the wealt
est lest man in the country-justice to a
Our system is founded upon the id
nef that all society is based upon the int
zen change of labor and reciprocal servic'
dor That is our gri n system"
WI Mr.. Stephens never said truer fhii
ole The idea hat we must secure the grea
nc good to the greatest number logically /
plies night to neglect to do good TO
OF smaller numb.r-that is, to the mirori
m This is but another mode of expressi
zoo that pagan principle of evolution whi
loo the Soclalistlc school style "the survi
O4. of the fittest" 1t is iu,dlrectlc contrdvt
,,. ton of the Divine law or universal cl
1o', ify, which requires each man to do nj
e is others as he would have them to do u
a.. him.
lhe 1t sometimes said that goyernm
r or was established for the protection
minorities, of the weak from the stro
from the barbaiism of brute fsrce,
that majorltes can take care OF III
The selves, While this is not an absolnl
os. exact def nition, it is sufficiently clea
WIS show the fallacy of the doctrine of "
the q eatesi good to .he greatest number
;ods Mr.. Stephens has a facnlty of say
happy things in all his speeches. I
the presentation of his of the true prime
754 of the "greatest good tQ all without
Jury to a single tone," is az pbilos,
. vi cal as it Is timely. Republican polite
ring will do well TO consider the prime
CON. and put 1t In practice.-N. J. Sun.