The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-04-22
the PHILOSOPHY or HInliIsaa,

JhE PHILOSOPHY of NlhlllSM,
Those who have looked upon the
Gar of Russia as tyrannical sover-
eign because he did not consult the
wishes Of the Nihilists, have the i'm
preston that these people are demand
ing reforms in the interest of the poorer
classes, and the Gear would not listen
to them. Of course Russia is the most
absolute monarchy in the world and
It's treatment Of Poland In the past has
been brutal and dsspotic in the ex.
treme, bat it is we'll understood that
the assassinated Gear assumed the
throne with the best of intentions to.
wards the welfare OF Russia and the
happiness of his people.
He freed the serfs; but of course
they were not given the came liberty
now possessed By the former slaves Of
this country. They were forced to re-
main in Russia. and were otherwise
deprived of rights not known in des>
potic countries. His plan was to
gradually improve his people and fit
them for the heritage of all true men
freedom. Because he did not eman;
eipate these ignorant, semi barbaric
people instantly and clothe them. with
g. license to do what they chose, the
Nihilisis Justify themselves in murder
Jog him Such. a creed should be
stamped from the earth. and we can
assure these corwardly assassins tbas
in America the land of liberty, their
yillaineus philosophy is as repulsiEe
as slavery. Nihilism had its birth
among arietocrats and mobiles of Bus.
sia, whose immortality led them TO
break down all the barriers prevent
ing the full enjoyment of their passions.
and Of course the first step in this di>
rection was to embrace infdelity. and
proclaim the absence of Deity; that
there should be no virtue in the land;
marriage should be unnecessary; alh
that was sacred must give place to
corruption. The majority must wipe
out the minority. That our readers
may better understand the philosophy
of Nihilism. or the philosophy of mega.
ton, we give some ,extracts. as advocat
ed by these fanatics taken from the
Binghamton Le0der,
This gospel admits Of no half meas,
ure or hesitation. The old world must
be destroyed and replaced by a new
one. The lie must be stamped out and
give way to truth. It is our mission
to destroy the lie. and TO effect this we
mnst begin at the very commencement.
Now the beginning of all these lies
which have grosaa down this poor
world i'll slavery is God. Tear ont Of
your hearts the belief in the existence
Of Sod. for so long as an atom of
that silly superstition remains in your
minds you viii never know what free.
dom is. When You get rid OF this
priest. begotten God, and when. more
over, You are convinced that your ex-
istence and that Of the surrounding
world is due to the conglomeration Of
atoms in accordance with the laws of
gravity and attraction, then and shen
only you will have accomplished the
first step toward liberty. and yoB will
experience less difficulty in ridding
your minds of that second lie which
tyranny has invented. The first lie is
God and the second lie is right.
Might invented the fiction of right in
order to insure and strengthen he's
reign. Might forIns the sole ground
work Of society. Might makes and
unmakes laws, and that might should
be in the hands Of the majosity. Ouce
penetrated with q clear conviction Of
your own might. you will be able 10.
destroy this mere notion of right.
And when you have freed your minds
from the fear of God and from that
childish reepect for the fiction of right,
then all the remaining chains which
bind you and which are called science,
civilization, property. marriage, moral
ity and justice, will snap asunder like
threads. Let your happiness be your
only law. But in order to get this law
recognized and to bring about the
proper relations which should exist be-
tween the majority and minority Of
mankind, you must destroy everything
which exists iO the shape Of state or
social organizations. Our FIRST work
must be destruction and annihilation of
everything as 1t now exists. You
must accustem yourself to destroy
everything-the good with the bad.
For if an atom Of this old world re
mains, the new will never be created.
Take heed that no ark be allowed to
rescue any atom of this old world,
which we con secrate to destruction.
OREGON WAR BONDS.
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