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JJaturally un1l 11 '<'f"•""aril,\ reprl'":-.e.., gen ·ralliterar' c·ttlture. A fr ··pres.' is au ir1.·t itulion alrnosr llllhJO\\Jl at tl1 · 1'-iontlt. Fr• ~p clt i~ <'on:iderecl us trea"on ng-niu:-t sla\ er,\ : :llHl '' 1t 'tl p ·up!· dar 11 it]J r . pt•:tk llOr priut tit ·i r tlw ndll:-,, frl'e tltoug!Jt it .... L·lt' i w ·11-nigh cxtingui-..IJt•cl. .All tltat <'Hll lJ • ~:tid in dtJtllt't of ltnllntll l>olld:t~ mav b ~ . po~en f're ·1}, l>trt que lion l'itllt'l' it:i Jllorality or· it.... pulil',\ anti tlte t '!Tors of LynL·h -1:1.\\ ar' at ouc · ill\IIKl'd o pnt, d11wn tIt p '"I ilvnt lt •r '"Y· Tlll! h•gi..,]at ion of tlt' "'bYe ~tall'-.. fur tit' ~upprc:--."lillll of fl1 • frc •dom Of !"ljl '<.'t'lt allcl tlte }ll'l'!-\S, i'> di:--gran·l'11l and c'o\\':..tnlly to the Ja..,t clegr •e an<l can lind it purnll ·] only in tlH! llte:uH.~ .... t arul hlnodie~t d •...;poti:-.rn':i of th' old world. No ithtitution tltut could b ·ar til' l igltt \\ ottlcl tllll sueakin~~·ly :::c •k to lntl'l'< w it .... elf in utter <brl..n ·-.:~. Look too at tit· mobbing..;, l.rucllillg-:... robb •rie' , oeial :.mel political pro .... tTiptioll~ uucl all lll:lllllcr of name! •-; ontra"l!" to "lti C' Ir m ~' 11 i 11 t Ill: :--; ( m tIt I 1 a' L' I> e ·n ~ u b j · <.:t d, ~:,imp 1 y 11 p on t lt c u pic i o u t hat till'.\ "l r(.' lh' f' Ul'lll ic• ... ol' ~Ia very. \\' · eoul<l fill pug-~ all •r page of tlti:i ~ r'TlfEI:N LITEP .\1 rRE. 213 vo]um \\ itlt tl1' l'l'<'tH'<l of "IIC'lt atnwiti •". Bu a :;illlp1L' l'l.: f'·nnc·. tn tlt l•ru j.., t'ltotrglt. ( >ur <'Olllrtl'yllll' ll lt:l\ e not~ l'l f11rgotll'tt \\ ltY .J 11 : 111 ( •. rlldl'I'\\'O()d \\a~, IJttt [I 1--hort \\ ltil' :--itt('l', h:trti ... ltl'" t'rortt !tis. ltOitll' ill :'irgitti:~ ".nd '.''l' :tC'<'ornp~i...,ltvd IIL·dri1·k dt i\ l'll f'rllltl !tis ('tdlq.~'l· prnfv..,-. orsltrp 111 ~ortlt C:trolllla. Tlt v,t IH·liv'L'd sl:t\'1' 1',\' illir 11 ic·al to lltt• h ·:;I illt l'l'l'"f of tl1' ~otttlt, and f'nr darirtg- to gi\ l' \f>r'l'"-.i"ll (11 tlti~ 1 Pltet' lll lltOd l'l';t(l' } t'f lll:lll)y l:tllgtt<lgt•, lltt.·~ \\ l'r' • J-.tl'!l('ill'd l1_v fl~t• <}l""' jHdic ~ht\l' po\\ l'l' :llld <'Oillpelll'd to "\.'l'k a l'l.·t'ttg· · frolll ih \L'ttgt :til<' · j 11 ;--\t: It-· \\It en• t II(' pri rwi pll''i of fr · •d o1t1 arl' lJL·It ·r und ·r~t uod. J \ •nd iII!! t l~t· l:lt;f l'rv .... idt•ntial vln·tion, tltl'l'l' \\L'I'l' tltnll:--:llld-:, ll:t,\, fl·r~;o, ot' th1111 ... ; 11 td ol' \okr .... in tltl' .._]:n '.·talv::-. \\Ito dv ..... irL•cl to ~i\ • tltl·ir !-'ttll'r:t" · !'or till Hepu!d i<':tn ll o mirtl'<' .lolta ( 1 • Fn•nwnt, lti111 L·lf' :1 :-;outltrnll, 1~ 11 t a 11011 . sl:t\l'ltlddvr. TIH' l'otblitution or tit. l nitvd ~t:ttt' ... l.!ll:tl':trtlt.Td to lit ·.e 111'11 an t'\pn· .... ~ion oC 1!tl'il' prc·li.·r 'll<'l' at tlt • l>allot- lHJ\. 1~111 \\ t r 1 • tit'} p 'l'lllitt ·cl "ll<'lr an ·xpre. '-ion t Xot at all. Thv.\ \\ l'l'l' <h-Jrntlllc' cl . thrl':tlell •d, O\l'I'H\\l'd l'.Y tlt• :--l:t\t.' po\\l' l' and it i~ not ((lo 111111 h to 1--H), tlt:tt tit 'I'' \\a..; n·alJ,\ 110 ( 'on s/tlu/ioJI(t1 tftr·fioll - tltat i, 1111 :-;tJt•lt fn• · l'Xjll'l'""ion of' pol it i<':.tlprL·I~·rc lll'l's a~ tit' l'on:-t t!tt! inti :tiltb to s lilt -in rt lll:ljoril_\ of' th ' Ia\ · ~talc-4. 1-'nnn a nnrlliplit'ily ot' J~u ·ts like tltl'"'t' tl1 • infl.·n·ttt'L' i.-; un:noitlalde tltat :..J:t\'L'I'.)' (oJ 'l'!lfl'S 110 f'r •cdo rll of' fltl' jll' •:--:-- 110 frl' •do111 ot' :--pl'l'<' lJ, !Ill' fre ·<lorn or opinion. To ·xp •d. th:tL a \\ 1to] •-:--mtl·d, ~11:1111) lill'l':tllll'C can 11ouri..,Jt und .. r :-.udt C'o iHl itioll-4, is as ab"illl'd a.., it \\ uuld bl' to lou! fur llea]th :llllld tit']' ,..,till'llliaJ \<lJl OI'~ of a dllllg'l'Oll. Tb' trutlt j..., :-.]aq·r.r d •:-:.lrn.' "', or \itiat •s or pollut •...: wltat '\l'l" it; tuu<'lt '"· ~o int 'I'L'., of ...,<>t'il'ly '"<':tpl'"' th' intlut·ll<' • of it· <"lirwiu(' n t: cur" . It r11ak ..., :-;out It 'I'll n·ligion a :-,t •ncl1 in t lw no~t rib of' ( 'Ill i..,t~.·n-uom- it l tt:tkl'"i I 'ollt ltl'l'll pol it i<'S a lil>l'l upon all tlt. princ·iple~ ol Hl'jlldJlicanisiJI - it ttlak ·~ ~outlt 'I' ll literaltlro a tnt" '~l.r upon tht• lwnni·aiJ!'! }'l'Of'L''4Sion of' lt.·t t '1''4. Than tIt\ IJ ·t tt•r <'l:l"'i or ~Oltl It 'I'll aut Ito!' ' tltelllHch ·e--, none \\ill f'~.· ·l mor~ ke ·nly tit truth of our r· ·tnarks. TltPy writ • book .... , btl( <'an finu fur tl1L'Ill lll'itlt ·r pulJJi..,Jtl·rs uor rPrtlltltl'rath · . :tleH al tlt • 1'-io11th. Tit' ex •c•trtor..; of 'allwtlll "t.'l'k , for !ti~ work", a Xortlt ' I'll pul>Ji..,Jtl'l'. Benton \\ ril · lti .... tory and prl'p:tr "i Yolti!Jtinun~ c·umpilation~ "lti<'lt ar gi,· n to tlt ~world tltrotwlt a ~ or(~'l'I'Il pub] i. lll'l'. ~illllll'l \\'rit '" novel ' and po ·rn-4 1111d t IH·.v an' ~c·:tt t •n•c. 'tlll·oad from the pr '%t'H of Northern puL]i..,Jt •r-.:. Eiglt!y p r c'L·rtt. of all tla~ copil''i ...,old ar • prol><tlJl}' l)()ugltt l>.v ~ ort ltl·r·n l'l..'acler"l. Our li111its Hut our lllatl'rinl"', :1re '\lt:ttrsll'<l. 'r • '' utrld .rl:tdl.v s:ty nlCJre, but <':lit or 1.'" , in <'Oll('lt .... ion, n.dd :t" t it' r·esn]t of our ill\' l' sti•ration · iu tl 1 i ~ de part lltL'Il t o t o ur :--u hj L' <' t t It at L i t ~ rat t II' • a II d 1... i l ' r· I .' · : r • i n • parabl) · tlt • <lite ran llC\ ~r have n \ igorou e.xi .... tcu ·' without bcilli{ 1red<lml to the ot It •r. |
