, 1880-04-11

in regard to reiigsionl. The common duties
Of society usually require it; and re
ecclesiastical profesG;a ony aads ,atRae }te
stimulation, without WHICH it is Impossible to
pass through the world" {Edinburg Re
ulctu, Vol. S5. pp. 69-7o.) Now man who
could give such advice rs that was capable Of
French licentiousness, while he at the same
approved by the English.
With reference TO the second objection
which may be raised that the passage occurs
in dialog, and therefore does not represent
Mr.. Hume's real views, it is easy to see that
such duplicity of character as we have in
dicated would lead him to express his sentl-
ments under the mask Of . fictitious per
teaching in the dialog. The whole argument
goes to show that there are no eternal
principles OF right and wrong, that what
is moral in one country is Immoral In an-
other, since everything 1epend1s 41 ~ upon .enS ens
81 only meant to represent the uncertainty
Of all these judgments concerning characters,
and to convince you that fashion, vogue,
custom, and law were the foundation Of oil
he further says (p. 4o7): "Our neigh
bors, it seems, have resolved to sacrifice some
Of the domestic to the social pleasures; and
to prefer ease, freedom, and an open com
These ends are both good, and are somewhat
difficult to reconcile; nor need we 90 sur
prised if the customs OF nations incline too
much sometimes to the one side, some.
times to the other" The sentiment
taxable, It IS substantially that given
by Horne. There .,are passages in his
Essays, a more guarded production, Whlcn
tend:in the same direction. In speaking OF
the marriage, relation lWorks, voi: ~, p.
sible. Love cannot exist since it ''is a rest,
less and impatient passion which]
requires liberty above all things;. and there
fore Eloisa had reason, when in order to pre-
serve this passion she refused TO marry t;ae5 me1
quotation which follows as unfit for the pub"
lie eve. Since he bases chastity on the sun,
pie score of utility, we need not DC surprised
that he does not require complete chaStlty 9h
p. s53): 1T is contrary, to the interest Of
civil society that men should have an entire
liberty of indulging their appetites in yene-
real endowment; but as this interest is
weaker than in n the n,ors; case ogatio1 Sf 5ne
arising arising from It must be proportionably weak;
er. And to prove this we need only appeal
to the practice and sentiments OF all nations
and ages"
In View Of such passages, is it any wonder
the time Of Hume 'sInfdelity has al(ured
multitudes to its standard, the young and su-
perficial by Its dextrous sophlstry, and lhe
profigate by the licentiousness OF It's primer,
Pies: Is u & any wTaeGi aoiintash ..i shomld have
Wr1lel q olr a..oicn1s1;a SaMo1 R1;tannica Sth
edition, Vol. L, pp. 371-E): ..On purity OF
manners y must Re oMheu ~ 1,iat ~, rnic % VET
thougn ne h Gglt1o.ei. ton n,,ch ;ndnlnence,
15eats WY VIII "h;1eoonhv e was 1onsened.
einaRs thaR bis @ l;fa was nntainted. by that uni.
yersal and undistinguishing. proaigaey which
preyallea On tae 6ene Sgsee ~ ti,n French Reyo.
Of tne HaAe tpa est % ;ssofe neriod of European
luton t ass{ sinse t& Roman Emperors
President Mscqsh GyeTsfats he e. matss!
~ MS oco!lsl Iiaosopn,s !pa,stion ~ yvos of a
his vleW ;h7e oi Sie c3aracteT and did not pro.
!oose ana d;eea,nfanance fha evil PRACTICES of
iess 70 ~ 1aa even characterize the
Statement sta e in Roses Bieeraphical Rietion: IT! =
as thst toe str9ng ~9em cef nG sone Of the
WoIhs t1Ae a.ev .,y;,oni'1ce In the
EloSk oo.ag1tom" n4,oe+ r. ntfrn a;,,c fornaue
gn}eSt gI}GSSStfs' cite t similar is expressions from
other w1lfe5s fed; +ba out odr,crjm % Rcniew Lion.
citation from 19e 4tb h;ia k fruth ~ the
aon, io1a' p,o+ad =; ad' from, m American author
anefnoVs fS eIae uuo1e conncction was afterwards
denied bv Mr. Hulne's nephew, Qbid, p. :79),
he does not seem 10 M n1tG = isdeaf ;mnnssihie
lowing S1aleneas'; +ta - rosa en nf Gihhen. fhaf
nqt 10 9usst 'j, ,eartad "a tfe Gnsne1 # deserted
when hume aeseleeHf fnota ono cf Se;s,n was the
him: ana T. ttlut ,,;a;dn IG a. and u aeancGerv Why
adyoeate OF o's sulus t1.a 4anha9r chnjlenre this
did n2t NJ oard nal3 r. h;e Mnc1e If Il were q
assernon IN ies'fo W nt' u"e1o' - :
calumny! mny!sa,ao IF 14nn,o so far as II
The Correspondence pds cy,o1 ~ a. the claim that
Is accesslpie, lGa3 nr;nc;nios svhich we're
hume malheALn1ta pttIHie' Iia vac intimate with
tavoraple 70 aaua.e'S; T., nI t,n,1 ntha nrnyidet
circle Of women 9g "o and tha ae faTbiddeu si
husband was IeJei.eu 'nu T., a,nhipno,,s ah iiehi
husband was lnttou9cen seorat .a ,anrt;t1ons r
through postefns any SeGie' P,hiinsonhcrs Piai n
McCosh says tocott.sn; ii1.ostp,t ~, tbn entar
1861: He watIHa aiiia Sn 9n rFsn;nnsse Fts s
talnments or the 1ano'is i., tmns ui - hopa hner
who vas Wen hno"m en noo+am,noroma W am11 uv
the mistress Of successive OF com ea,pethne
in the philosophy OF AuH1e MstSH ~ +h;s 1soa ia
mended him to SO many iaH.ss - 4o,d '1 h;T n
scription. lne cour 49,. navar sou heari
that Nine. de Pompadoar way neSEl na ~ nFi, ~
to say SO much TO any man; irn,o oe AZ = Ronf a,t
most devoted fIlends W. was ,,,,et,and;s a,ha de"ti
hers, who even pelore ne1 ~ naso1'r; nl;rce eot Il.
was the, mistress 70 ue ohanted hainsJ h, h,
Conti. She had neen 81, So ,ead e,tIint' intre.'nce1
Humes writings that sue nav ftnr hor he
herself to him by lelteI. Just at.ei latfar ;I
| bands death, III response W q lestSi =; =;