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n,eats, which Till thea were g complete
and pertect dcmocracies," very unexpscS-
edly, indeed, and all at once, become
9 Representative Democracles-"
This forensick maneusrc, this attempt
douner ie change. does not strike, al the
first view, as ve,y intelligible argument
in support of the original h, PotllesIs.--
(" We have examined 6 the Editor" ex-
claims in his 9th number the constitution
of The United States, and aoe .1fndn 10 be.
in every sense Of the 7V0rd, a Democracy.
(59)-lt would be satisfactory to be inform.
cd, in what degree of relation representa-
tue democracy,s stands, TO a democracy
" complete and perfect in every sense Of
the word" Are they SYNONYMOUS or con
yertiblc terms Or how many removes is a
representative democracy from COM
plese and perfect democracy: Has il
gained place in democratical genealogy
And by wha, syn,bolical figure do the an
clients distinguish il
A DemocratIcal Government has been re-
presented, iconologically, "by a woman,
in the mean by. decent habit, to represent
the condition Of the common people !;
crowned with a chaplet OF vine leaves
wreahed with branch OF elm, To denote
union holding, in one hand, pomegra.
nate, as an emblem Of the peeFie assembled
IN one body; and in the other serpen:s, be-
cause they arc contented TO remain in low
state, and do not aspire to higher things /;
corn lying on the ground, and sacks Of corn
round about her, to shew thar public pro-
vision for the necessities OF every enc,
maintains peace ard union.' (6o)
How shall we personlfy afepresentativ de-
mocracy? Shall we III conformity with he
doctrine of Mr.. Duane, & the practice Of de.
rocrats, represent it by beautiful Parish
an Foissarde, Fish-moman] her right al m
embracing lofty oak, It's trunk iase de-
caving, while its extended branches exhi-
bit the mislet0e in full bloom and vigour,
mathematical of committees aud dema.
gogues, those perfec,ions Of democratic
policy impirium in impririo," her left
arm extended, md displaying a Polybus,
significant OF every, the maliest, subdsi-
sion of the people being equal to the
whole.
To proceed without alls cory or emblem
In what Greek author stall we hnd the
term, Representative democracy %
What di6nit:on is given Of it by Lexicho.
grarhe,s? Shall We look for it in Walk,
er's Critical Prooouncing Dictionar, ?'.--
The author Of these nuGlbers is so untor-
tuna;e as not 10 have seen the term in a.
ny of the Lcxicons with which he is &C.
quain.ed. ShcnId hr meet w,lh 1t in coz
sulting AgistoteGs Dc OP.imo Statu Re-.
publice, or any Of tse ancient authors, il IS
hoped he will be so public spirited as nor
to keep the discoveries 10 himself.
Well thea, easy people you have got
representative democracy, 10 ne place of,
" in every sense Of the word" and g 10 e.
very respecs complete and perfect demo
cracY."
Thus in the coarse ola few weeks, we
aaya passed from something real 10 repre-
sentative from the thing itself complce
and pertcct il eli its parts, 10 mere repre-.
s5utatlon fthe thing. Gch4n2;t gloria nun.
d. 1t must however, sc matter u consi.
ia,ion TO those among US who dislike the
substance, to learn, from Mr.. Duane h,m-
self, that they have only got the shadow.
(49( AW6ra, Aug. Is.
(eo) Oishonaritt" Brita~icuaI, sc. by
~. Beap.