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the ais ard ;ats;gues q t.ese wfetehes,
and iuffer inpoGgion incalcuiatsie.

hire men TO execute their laws; in republics
the people govern & chocfe their lcryants.
Ia The former political information Iiho'
not With fafe,y even ihers my lc da
penlei with; bur in republics il wcaid he
both dangerous ard improper. Without
thorough knowledge Of ;he. government
under which We live, and OF lis principles,
we cannot tell when our rights ere invad-
ed, or when our tervants delerye applaufe !;
few de6gning aeInagogaes may miGead
in the one, and deceived in the ctheS.-
Therefore the deprayity Of the Americans
may be luGly attributed to this baneiu)
fource, all our dcpravity and crimes pro-
coed from the want Of correct information
we too readily fubfitute he opinions OF
Others as cur own, and regardless OF our
moi iacred rights, leave them to the care,
roo often, CT thofe Whole buiineis it is to
iacrihce them either TO iclf intereH or falie
professions. Among the proofs that could
sc sdduced In fnpport Of the foregoing
pofition, rome will, or can be found more
ffong & convincing to the understanding
han the comparifon made of rke men ad-
Numbering the government previous TO
March 4, 1901, and thoie fubfequent to
that period the contraa is too obvious,
700 !eif evident, as to the fact Of depravity
and ignorance, 10 need comment. Let us
therefore proceed TO enquire into the caule
OF this depIasisy and ignorance, in a peO-
ple' accuttomed TO enterprise and familiar
with reiearch. The fpecies of deprsvity
which has degraded the American charac-
ter, is an exotic tfanfpl2n'ed hither fince
the clofe OF the American war, il foon
took root, and under the care and expert
ence of able cultiyators II has feuriihed
to an extent unparalleled it is of ma
lignant and deadly nature /; is poilonous
qualities afe6t all ranks and degrees in
life, neither age nor tex efcaFe its bahe.
full Influence. Soon after il had taken root,
America found herfelf freed from oppref-
hon, her PROPERTY increaled too rapidly
for the flow and iteady itePs Of religion +
morality. PROPERTY produced luxury 8
lis concomitant evils. The late depriva-
tions OF war, added vigour TO the deEfes
of the dilipased. The voluptuous and
idle were unrearained by the voice Of re-
ligion or the L;eates of morality. The
former flackled under the former govern
ment, too fuddenly looted, loft its due
weight in the icale of human nature the
latter unaided, was eahly berne down.
The early introduction OF foreigners Of
every delcription -nine tcnths OF whom,
unfortunately for America were felf-filed
patriots, whom perfscution (talfrly termed)
had driven froa, the flores Of Europe, By
whom depravity was hrlt taught, and by
them was principally deien'insted, were
foon found to be diforganizers, difafeaed
towards all governments, mott Of whom
had fed from the vengeance of their I'M
fulted country. Independent OF the IN
formation we have gained in re(peet to ma
ny of thote. people, their conduit fnce
their rehdence amongR US has fully proven
the fata-and the Others were principally
their Ignorant adherents. America at this
time funk in the lap Of cafe, at peace with
all the civilized world, conlidered gov
eminent matters of little confequence, and
we are indebted alone to the care and re-
oard of thoie who had done moR for gaia
ing liberty, who knew it's value, after fur
mounting numerous obRacles for the efab-
lilhment of the prsfent Federal Govern
ment. Before this epoch, thofe realels fugi-
,iyes bad found little oths employment than
extending the influence OF deprasi,y, teach
ing few worthless Americans TO derract
from ana ridicule the lervices of Waning
ten AMI Others, which, although felt by
theie who loved their country, was in the
ma;c regarded as the rawlings ola few ma
macs; nevertheless they were not altoge-
Their idle, fome had found the way INTO
the fate governments, and thereby laid