latter-day pamphlets-第15章

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niverse；　or　Law　of　God；　is　with　regard　to　this　caitiff？　　That；　by　all　sacred　research　and　consideration；　I　will　try　to　find　out；　to　that　I　will　come　as　near　as　human　means　admit；　that　shall　be　my　exemplar　and　〃example；〃　all　men　shall　through　me　see　that；　and　be　profited　_beyond_　calculation　by　seeing　it。

What　this　Law　of　the　Universe；　or　Law　made　by　God；　is？　　Men　at　one　time　read　it　in　their　Bible。　　In　many　Bibles；　Books；　and　authentic　symbols　and　monitions　of　Nature　and　the　World　（of　Fact；　that　is；　and　of　Human　Speech；　or　Wise　Interpretation　of　Fact）；　there　are　still　clear　indications　towards　it。　　Most　important　it　is；　for　this　and　for　some　other　reasons；　that　men　do；　in　some　way；　get　to　see　it　a　little！　　And　if　no　man　could　now　see　it　by　any　Bible；　there　is　written　in　the　heart　of　every　man　an　authentic　copy　of　it　direct　from　Heaven　itself：　　there；　if　he　have　learnt　to　decipher　Heaven's　writing；　and　can　read　the　sacred　oracles　（a　sad　case　for　him　if　he　altogether　cannot）；　every　born　man　may　still　find　some　copy　of　it。

〃Revenge；〃　my　friends！　revenge；　and　the　natural　hatred　of　scoundrels；　and　the　ineradicable　tendency　to　_revancher_　oneself　upon　them；　and　pay　them　what　they　have　merited：　　this　is　forevermore　intrinsically　a　correct；　and　even　a　divine　feeling　in　the　mind　of　every　man。　　Only　the　excess　of　it　is　diabolic；　the　essence　I　say　is　manlike；　and　even　godlike；a　monition　sent　to　poor　man　by　the　Maker　himself。　　Thou；　poor　reader；　in　spite　of　all　this　melancholy　twaddle；　and　blotting　out　of　Heaven's　sunlight　by　mountains　of　horsehair　and　officiality；　hast　still　a　human　heart。　　If；　in　returning　to　thy　poor　peaceable　dwelling…place；　after　an　honest　hard　day's　work；　thou　wert　to　find；　for　example；　a　brutal　scoundrel　who　for　lucre　or　other　object　of　his；　had　slaughtered　the　life　that　was　dearest　to　thee；　thy　true　wife；　for　example；　thy　true　old　mother；　swimming　in　her　blood；　the　human　scoundrel；　or　two…legged　wolf；　standing　over　such　a　tragedy：　　I　hope　a　man　would　have　so　much　divine　rage　in　his　heart　as　to　snatch　the　nearest　weapon；　and　put　a　conclusion　upon　said　human　wolf；　for　one！　　A　palpable　messenger　of　Satan；　that　one；　accredited　by　all　the　Devils；　to　be　put　an　end　to　by　all　the　children　of　God。　　The　soul　of　every　god…created　man　flames　wholly　into　one　divine　blaze　of　sacred　wrath　at　sight　of　such　a　Devil's…messenger；　authentic　firsthand　monition　from　the　Eternal　Maker　himself　as　to　what　is　next　to　be　done。　　Do　it；　or　be　thyself　an　ally　of　Devil's…messengers；　a　sheep　for　two…legged　human　wolves；　well　deserving　to　be　eaten；　as　thou　soon　wilt　be！

My　humane　friends；　I　perceive　this　same　sacred　glow　of　divine　wrath；　or　authentic　monition　at　first　hand　from　God　himself；　to　be　the　foundation　for　all　Criminal　Law；　and　Official　horsehair…and…bombazine　procedure　against　Scoundrels　in　this　world。　　This　first…hand　gospel　from　the　Eternities；　imparted　to　every　mortal；　this　is　still；　and　will　forever　be；　your　sanction　and　commission　for　the　punishment　of　human　scoundrels。　　See　well　how　you　will　translate　this　message　from　Heaven　and　the　Eternities　into　a　form　suitable　to　this　World　and　its　Times。　　Let　not　violence；　haste；　blind　impetuous　impulse；　preside　in　executing　it；　the　injured　man；　invincibly　liable　to　fall　into　these；　shall　not　himself　execute　it：　　the　whole　world；　in　person　of　a　Minister　appointed　for　that　end；　and　surrounded　with　the　due　solemnities　and　caveats；　with　bailiffs；　apparitors；　advocates；　and　the　hushed　expectation　of　all　men；　shall　do　it；　as　under　the　eye　of　God　who　made　all　men。　　How　it　shall　be　done？　　this　is　ever　a　vast　question；　involving　immense　considerations。　　Thus　Edmund　Burke　saw；　in　the　Two　Houses　of　Parliament；　with　King；　Constitution；　and　all　manner　of　Civil…Lists；　and　Chancellors'　wigs　and　Exchequer　budgets；　only　the　　〃method　of　getting　twelve　just　men　put　into　a　jury…box：〃　　that；　in　Burke's　view；　was　the　summary　of　what　they　were　all　meant　for。　　How　the　judge　will　do　it？　　Yes；　indeed：but　let　him　see　well　that　he　does　do　it：　　for　it　is　a　thing　that　must　by　no　means　be　left　undone！　　A　sacred　gospel　from　the　Highest：　　not　to　be　smothered　under　horsehair　and　bombazine；　or　drowned　in　platform　froth；　or　in　any　wise　omitted　or　neglected；　without　the　most　alarming　penalties　to　all　concerned！

Neglect　to　treat　the　hero　as　hero；　the　penaltieswhich　are　inevitable　too；　and　terrible　to　think　of；　as　your　Hebrew　friends　can　tell　youmay　be　some　time　in　coming；　they　will　only　gradually　come。　　Not　all　at　once　will　your　thirty　thousand　Needlewomen；　your　three　million　Paupers；　your　Connaught　fallen　into　potential　Cannibalism；　and　other　fine　consequences　of　the　practice；　come　to　light；though　come　to　light　they　will；　and　〃Ou'　clo'！〃　itself　may　be　in　store　for　you；　if　you　persist　steadily　enough。　　But　neglect　to　treat　even　your　declared　scoundrel　as　scoundrel；　this　is　the　last　consummation　of　the　process；　the　drop　by　which　the　cup　runs　over；　the　penalties　of　this；　most　alarming；　extensive；　and　such　as　you　little　dream　of；　will　straightway　very　rapidly　come。　　Dim　oblivion　of　Right　and　Wrong；　among　the　masses　of　your　population；　will　come；　doubts　as　to　Right　and　Wrong；　indistinct　notion　that　Right　and　Wrong　are　not　eternal；　but　accidental；　and　settled　by　uncertain　votings　and　talkings；　will　come。　Prurient　influenza　of　Platform　Benevolence；　and　〃Paradise　to　All…and…sundry；〃　will　come。　　In　the　general　putrescence　of　your　〃religions；〃　as　you　call　them；　a　strange　new　religion；　named　of　Universal　Love；　with　Sacraments　mainly　of_Divorce_；　with　Balzac；　Sue　and　Company　for　Evangelists；　and　Madame　Sand　for　Virgin；　will　come；and　results　fast　following　therefrom　which　will　astonish　you　very　much！

〃The　terrible　anarchies　of　these　years；〃　says　Crabbe；　in　his　_Radiator_；　〃are　brought　upon　us　by　a　necessity　too　visible。　　By　the　crime　of　Kings；alas；　yes；　but　by　that　of　Peoples　too。　　Not　by　the　crime　of　one　class；　but　by　the　fatal　obscuration；　and　all　but　obliteration　of　the　sense　of　Right　and　Wrong　in　the　minds　and　practices　of　every　class。　　What　a　scene　in　the　drama　of　Universal　History；　this　of　ours！　　A　world…wide　loud　bellow　and　bray　of　universal　Misery；　_lowing_；　with　crushed　maddened　heart；　its　inarticulate　prayer　to　Heaven：very　pardonable　to　me；　and　in　some　of　its　transcendent　developments；　as　in　the　grand　French　Revolution；　most　respectable　and　ever…memorable。　　For　Injustice　reigns　everywhere；　and　this　murderous　struggle　for　what　they　call　'Fraternity；'　and　so　forth　has　a　spice　of　eternal　sense　in　it；　though　so　terribly　disfigured！　　Amalgam　of　sense　and　nonsense；　eternal　sense　by　the　grain；　and　temporary　nonsense　by　the　square　mile：　　as　is　the　habit　with　poor　sons　of　men。　　Which　pardonable　amalgam；　however；　if　it　be　taken　as　the　pure　final　sense；　I　must　warn　you　and　all　creatures；　is　unpardonable；　criminal；　and　fatal　nonsense；with　which　I；　for　one；　will　take　care　not　to　concern　myself！

〃_Dogs　should　not　be　taught　to　eat　leather_；　says　the　old　adage：　　no；and　where；　by　general　fault　and　error；　and　the　inevitable　nemesis　of　things；　the　universal　kennel　is　set　to　diet　upon　_leather_；　and　from　its　keepers；　its　'Liberal　Premiers；'　or　whatever　their　title　is；　will　accept　or　expect　nothing　else；　and　calls　it　by　the　pleasant　name　of　progress；　reform；　emancipation；　abolition…principles；　and　the　like；I　consider　the　fate　of　said　kennel　and　of　said　keepers　to　be　a　thing　settled。　　Red　republic　in　Phrygian　nightcap；　organization　of　labor　_a　la_　Louis　Blanc；　street…barricades；　and　then　murderous　cannon…volleys　_a　la_　Cavaignac　and　Windischgratz；　follow　out　of　one　another；　as　grapes；　must；　new　wine；　and　sour　all…splitting　vinegar　do：　　vinegar　is　but　_vin…aigre_；　or　the　self…same　'wine'　grown　_sharp_！　　If；　moreover；　I　find　the　Worship　of　Human　Nobleness　abolished　in　any　country；　and　a　_new_　astonishing　Phallus…Worship；　with　universal　Balzac…Sand　melodies　and　litanies　in　treble　and　in　bass；　established　in　its　stead；　what　can　I　compute　but　that　Nature；　in　horrible　throes；　will　repugn　against　such　substitution；that；　in　short；　the　astonishing　new　Phallus…Worship；　with　its　finer　sensibilities　of　the　heart；　and　'great　satisfying　loves；'　with　its　sacred　kiss　of　peace　for　scoundrel　and　hero　alike；　with　its　all…embracing　Brotherhood；　and　universal　Sacrament　of　Divorce；　will　have　to　take　itself　away　again！〃


The　Ancient　Germans；　it　appears；　had　no　scruple　about　public　executions；　on　the　contrary；　they　thought　the　just　gods　themselves　might　fitly　preside　over　these；　that　these　were　a　solemn　and　highest　act　of　worship；　if　justly　done。　　When　a　German　man　had　done　a　crime　deserving　death；　they；　in　solemn　general　assembly　of　the　tribe；　doomed　him；　and　considered　that　Fate　and　all　Nature　had　from　the　beginning　doomed　him；　to　die　with　ignominy。　　Certain　crimes　there　were　of　a　supreme　nature；　him　that　had　perpetrated　one　of　these；　they　believed　to　have　declared　himself　a　prince　of　scoundrels。　　Him　once　convicted　they　laid　hold　of；　nothing　doubting；　bore　him；　after　judgment；　to　the　deepest　convenient　Peat…bog；　plunged　him　in　there；　drove　an　oaken　frame　down　over　him；　solemnly　in　the　name　of　gods　and　men：　〃There；　prince　of　scoundrels；　that　is　what　we　have　had　to　think　of　thee；　on　clear　acquaintance；　our　grim　good…night　to　thee　is　that！　　In　the　name　of　all　the　gods　lie　there；　and　be　our　partnership　with　thee　dissolved　henceforth。　　It　will　be　better　for　us；　we　imagine！〃

My　friends；　after　all　this　beautiful　whitewash　and　humanity　and　prison…discipline；　and　such　blubbering　and　whimpering；　and　soft　Litany　to　divine　and　also　to　quite　other　sorts　of　Pity；　as　we　have　had　for　a　century　now；give　me　leave　to　admonish　you　that　that　of　the　Ancient　Germans　too　was　a　thing　inexpressibly　necessary　to　keep　in　mind。　　If　that　is　not　kept　in　mind；　the　universal　Litany　to　Pity　is　a　mere　universal　nuisance；　and　torpid　blasphemy　against　the　gods。　　I　do　not　much　respect　it；　that　purblind　blubbering　and　litanying；　as　it　is　seen　at　present；　and　the　litanying　over　scoundrels　I　go　the　length　of　disrespecting；　and　in　some　cases　even　of　detesting。　　Yes；　my　friends；　scoundrel　is　scoundrel：　　that　remains　forever　a　fact；　and　there　exists　not　in　the　earth　whitewash　that　can　make　the　scoundrel　a　friend　of　this　Universe；　he　remains　an　enemy　if　you　spent　your　life　in　whitewashing　him。　　He　won't　whitewash；　this　one　won't。　　The　one　method　clearly　is；　That；　after　fair　trial；　you　dissolve　partnership　with　him；　send　him；　in　the　name　of　Heaven；　whither　_he_　is　striving　all　this　while　and　have　done　with　him。　　And；　in　a　time　like　this；　I　would　advise　you；　see　likewise　that　you　be　speedy　about　it！　　For　there　is　immense　work；　and　of　a　far　hopefuler　sort；　to　be　done　_elsewhere_。


Alas；　alas；　to　see　once　the　〃prince　of　scoundrels；〃　the　Supreme　Scoundrel；　him　whom　of　all　men　the　gods　liked　worst；　solemnly　laid　hold　of；　and　hung　upon　the　gallows　in　sight　of　the　people；　what　a　lesson　to　all　the　people！　Sermons　might　be　preached；　the　Son　of　Thunder　and　the　Mouth　of　Gold　might　turn　their　periods　now　with　some　hope；　for　here；　in　the　most　impressive　way；　is　a　divine　sermon　acted。　　Didactic　as　no　spoken　sermon　could　be。　Didactic；　devotional　too；in　awed　solemnity；　a　recognition　that　Eternal　Justice　rules　the　world；　that　at　the　call　of　this；　human　pity　shall　fall　silent；　and　man　be　stern　as　his　Master　and　Mandatory　is！U