the american republic-第60章
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otism； that fired the hearts and nerved the arms of the brave men led by McClellan； Grant； and Sherman。 The humanitarians are more dangerous in principle than the egoists； for they have the appearance of building on a broader and deeper foundation； of being more Christian； more philosophic； more generous and philanthropic； but Satan is never more successful than under the guise of an angel of light。 His favorite guise in modern times is that of philanthropy。 He is a genuine humanitarian； and aims to persuade the world that humanitarianism is Christianity； and that man is God； that the soft and charming sentiment of philanthropy is real Christian charity； and he dupes both individuals and nations； and makes them do his work； when they believe they are earnestly and most successfully doing the work of God。 Your leading abolitionists are as much affected by satanophany as your leading confederates； nor are they one whit more philosophical or less sophistical。 The one 363 loses the race； the other the individual； and neither has learned to apply practically that fundamental truth that there is never the general without the particular； nor the particular without the general； the race without individuals； nor individuals without the race。 The whole race was in Adam； and fell in him； as we are taught by the doctrine of original sin； or the sin of the race； and Adam was an individual； as we are taught in the fact that original sin was in him actual or personal sin。
The humanitarian is carried away by a vague generality； and loses men in humanity； sacrifices the rights of men in a vain endeavor to secure the rights of man； as your Calvinist or his brother Jansenist sacrifices the rights of nature in order to secure the freedom of grace。 Yesterday he agitated for the abolition of slavery； to…day he agitates for negro suffrage； negro equality； and announces that when be has secured that be will agitate for female suffrage and the equality of the sexes； forgetting or ignorant that the relation of equality subsists only between individuals of the same sex； that God made the man the head of the woman； and the woman for the man； not the man for the woman。 Having obliterated all distinction of sex in politics； in social； in… 364 dustrial； and domestic arrangements； he must go farther； and agitate for equality of property。 But since property； if recognized at all； will be unequally acquired and distributed； he must go farther still； and agitate for the total abolition of property； as an injustice； a grievous wrong； a theft； with M。 Proudhon； or the Englishman Godwin。 It is unjust that one should have what another wants； or even more than another。 What right have you to ride in your coach or astride your spirited barb while I am forced to trudge on foot？ Nor can our humanitarian stop there。 Individuals are； and as long as there are individuals will be； unequal： some are handsomer and some are uglier； some wiser or sillier； more or less gifted； stronger or weaker； taller or shorter； stouter or thinner than others； and therefore some have natural advantages which others have not。 There is inequality； therefore injustice； which can be remedied only by the abolition of all individualities； and the reduction of all individuals to the race； or humanity； man in general。 He can find no limit to his agitation this side of vague generality； which is no reality； but a pure nullity； for he respects no territorial or individual circumscriptions； and must regard creation itself as a blunder。 This is not fancy； for he has 365 gone very nearly as far as it is here shown； if logical； be must go。
The danger now is that the Union victory will； at home and abroad； be interpreted as a victory won in the interest of social or humanitarian democracy。 It was because they regarded the war waged on the side of the Union as waged in the interest of this terrible democracy； that our bishops and clergy sympathized so little with the Government in prosecuting it； not； as some imagined； because they were disloyal； hostile to American or territorial democracy； or not heartily in favor of freedom for all men； whatever their race or complexion。 They had no wish to see slavery prolonged； the evils of which they； better than any other class of men； knew； and more deeply deplored； none would have regretted more than they to have seen the Union broken up； but they held the socialistic or humanitarian democracy represented by Northern abolitionists as hostile alike to the Church and to civilization。 For the same reason that they were backward or reserved in their sympathy； all the humanitarian sects at home and abroad were forward and even ostentatious in theirs。 The Catholics feared the war might result in encouraging La Republiques democratique et sociale； the humanitarian sects 366 trusted that it would。 If the victory of the Union should turn out to be a victory for the humanitarian democracy； the civilized world will have no reason to applaud it。
That there is some danger that for a time the victory will be taken as a victory for humanitarianism or socialism； it would be idle to deny。 It is so taken now； and the humanitarian party throughout the world are in ecstasies over it。 The party claim it。 The European Socialists and Red Republicans applaud it； and the Mazzinis and the Garibaldis inflict on us the deep humiliation of their congratulations。 A cause that can be approved by the revolutionary leaders of European Liberals must be strangely misunderstood； or have in it some infamous element。 It is no compliment to a nation to receive the congratulations of men who assert not only people…king； but people…God； and those Americans who are delighted with them are worse enemies to the American democracy than ever were Jefferson Davis and his fellow conspirators； and more contemptible； as the swindler is more contemptible than the highwayman。
But it is probable the humanitarians have reckoned without their host。 Not they are the real victors。 When the smoke of battle has 367 cleared away； the victory； it will be seen； has been won by the Republic； and that that alone has triumphed。 The abolitionists； in so far as they asserted the unity of the race and opposed slavery as a denial of that unity； have also won； but in so far as they denied the reality or authority of territorial and individual circumscriptions； followed a purely socialistic tendency； and sought to dissolve patriotism into a watery sentimentality called philanthropy； have in reality been crushingly defeated； as they will find when the late insurrectionary States are fully reconstructed。 The Southern or egoistical democrats； so far as they denied the unity and solidarity of the race； the rights of society over individuals； and the equal rights of each and every individual in face of the state； or the obligations of society to protect the weak and help the helpless； have been also defeated； but so far as they asserted personal or individual rights which society neither gives nor can take away； and so far as they asserted； not State sovereignty； but State rights； held independently of the General government； and which limit its authority and sphere of action； they share in the victory； as the future will prove。
European Jacobins； revolutionists； conspiring openly or secretly against all legitimate author… 368 ity； whether in Church or State； have no lot or part in the victory of the American people： not for them nor for men with their nefarious designs or mad dreams； have our brave soldiers fought； suffered and bled for four years of the most terrible war in modern times； and against troops as brave and as well led as themselves； not for them has the country sacrificed a million of lives； and contracted a debt of four thousand millions of dollars； besides the waste and destruction that it will take years of peaceful industry to repair。 They and their barbaric democracy have been defeated； and civilization has won its most brilliant victory in all history。 The American democracy h
