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countries, will produce no ffSlR IN til =
il is truth well established by expe-
srienle, that there is III every constitution,
or form of government, a part oft, which
has tendency 10 corruption, BY means Of
which it will be sooner or later destroyed,
as that part which sustains its political
life, has more or less energy.
From the origin Of republic, the de-
mosratic part of it, if not steadily watch.
ed and powerfully resisted, will contina-
ally gain ground. Demagognes arise and
encourage the people to disregard, to
change or destroy, as it suits their plea
sure, MISUNDERSTANDING bee0me
managers Of tbeiy o1uu q89airs, and a9 an
evsyy occasion as their ann maste,s' -
'rhus stimulated and advised, the majoriy
Is soos every fbiag and The lazcs notbing
discomfort, seditioa, conspiracy, and revo-
luton succeeds revolution, till the Iepub-
lie lthen republic IN names only touch.
es the last verge of existence, and falls,
to be heard of no more, except, perhaps in
the annals of Democratic History.
AS yet the people, under the confitu ion
of the United States, have enjoyed more
happinsfs, peace ard tranquility, than did
any Of the mott ancient Gates of Greece.
Whether this Ra;e of things is to con-
true whether the rpu5Aic is to maintain
It's ground, or give place to democracy &
It's consequences, is as il would fsem in a
coude of experiment. What lover of IL
bcrty can be Indifferent what reipeaer
of order, property and life, Can be com
poied in such criGs !
proceed TO ihew, from the citations
of the mott accredited photographers,
and the highelt authorities amongf the
moderns and ancicnts, that /" a rigbt in
| The bes3le TO eDSmSLe eolfRsVsb and en-
al ia7us, isoftbe eicenee efa democracy"
Mr.. Waller in his Critical Psonounc
ing Dictionary IA (tne authority quoted
in the Aurora defines democracy, " one
of the three forms of governmental that in
| which the foveyeign poauer. is lo9ge9 wt6e
Joay effbe peopx."
Democracy, in Johnfon's Dictionary,
| is dehn-d--" One of the three forms OF
government, that in which the love,eign
soquer is neither lodged in one man, nor
in the mobiles, bur IN the c0Ae<7ivf bsay
| ef he peoplr."
The Dltiiouaire Philofophique defines
democracy, " fpecics of government in
| which the ltggativt Soaufr is exercised BY
the peopA !"
Ia the French Enciclopedie, democracy
is defined" One of the simpAe forms OF
government, in which the pe0pe in a be-
| dy bossess tie sa1ssfign 1orOfr. Every
| republic where ,be iovereignty reiides in
the people is democracy"
| lhall now produce authorities to al
certain what is here meant by ssveniga
| b0ucer.
Mon,eiquieu obierves ~" When the
! 6ody Of The 3eosls in republic, are poi,
leiiod Of the Supreme poSoef, this Is called
a 9em0eyey.."
Labinius fays, that 6 at Athens, a
franger who intermeddled IN the os'tm
/ 6Aes Of The people was punifhed with
death this is, (Monte5quieu remarks
hecauie fuch man ulurped the rights OF
fovereignty. ~ Hence the iovere'gn
power is in the people assembled, not III
the people Individually.
The French Enciclopedif, under the
! article democracy, above quoted, as if to
! remove any cavii which might be RATED,
| obferves, {" Before we proceed further,
it is neceGary to remark, that IN demo
crazy each citizen does not poHeis the 10
vereign power, nor even part OF 1t
! this power reGdes in the general ailembly
| of the people"
/ Thus we Zee, according to thefe defni-
lions and illuitrations, in a democracy,
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