Southern planter., 1832-06-02
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I. A writer in your last paper, has given ns
H.sob's fable oft bear, lion and fox The foxes
in that day we're much more ngacious, Of large
szo 10 cary of stae--at the present day the inn
proyement Of man has enabled hint circumVent
his "wiley aris1~-his depredationg are now comm
ed 70 the hen roosl.
2. That writer hab rel6fed ne % Engand-"ihe
reason Ofman may Be trusted with the formation Of
his own opinionu without relofcncq 70 kings, lords
g. commons. The boasted Independence Of tleir
Judiciary, is a bad commentary upon the pFoeIesP
Of reform, the misery the people, lhe slandlng
armies, riots, famine and distress, andheg bloody.
penal code--her military prescriptions on poel ire.
land. From the maxims and policy Of any Such
government, the immortal Jefferson says "les him
perish who does moi say. good lord deliver u.s."
g. Men are apt to follow beaten iTacts--hence
their hostility 20 new nslitulions--improvemen
Ii lofany knd'lis hard to convince an old lawyer Of
The propnety Of dispensing with the useless jaTgon
Of The courts-the inventions Of ages gone bye,
"haT French, EngKsh 4 NormGn" cusloms--u
mystery Of pleading to keep the ignorant more ig-
norant--and TO conceal in darkness the legitimate
ends Of Justice Men in power will not readily
foseQo is enjoyment aud eEetcise--sO neither do
lkings readily concefe any hiag to the people--so
with our existing Isative and Judicial agents,
enihroned az they are 10 power, are generally ihe
last 10 yield any thing TO tho people, or concede
even the ability Of the people tomake proper sele@
k1ons in their stead Ifthe people are 10 gnofance,
ioi us enliRhten shem--lel their intelecis be et-
panded with knowledQo Of their rghs=-eveFy
freeman is equalto king--and his vote and voice
carries portion of power with il. These "checkS'
and balances" we're never intendedio control the
people from governing themselves as they please
each citizen suIenders a portion Of power for the
good Of all--and II be does 80, why deny him the
right Of choosing every agent IN every department
entrusted with the administration Of his atiairsi--
But say the wise ones abe has not ability. to
cboose"--let hiw ldopt the absuTdity Of doing
that by another, which he could readily perform
himself-Bnt he will choose his friend-soa
his agent make his bargain as bis interest inducSs
The Legislature can choose better judges for ths.
people-they are not 50 easily imposed upon SAL
our opponents--on the contrary, the smaller the
body, the more easily to conupt--the members can
log roll it--make bargains for the advancement Of
their own ends--whiie' the more numerous body,
the people, cannot be brought in sufficient mum
bers TO be corrupted-the majority have no ambi-
tion 90 Rraify--want no of6ce--are above the
reach Of corruption. But says the writer, they will
be influenced by the demaRogue--tbe contrary 4,
the fact-lhe demagogue always atlE'ke bis eV
IL the igislattre; well suppose the people are its.
huenced--it is with their own consent--ihe 4An
Of talents will succeed--God gave him utilities 70
rise in the world--and his career is onward--his
march is onihe mountain wave Ofthe people. Such
man would be Judge no matter in whose hands
the pswer resided. flaye the people learnt moth
inRY-dQes not experience teachf--does not the
called jade wincef--do not our daily discussions
enQhteli ihe public mind 7-does not tho press as
sst with iis mighty enginei--is not ligh, upon the
earthi--Have NOT the people "common sense" a
1stsFling coin, worth all the boosted knowledge Of
the schoolsf--Does Jackson know the dead len
guagesi--did the Duke ofMatlbOrough know how
to spell OF wrtef They had common bense-they
as Randolph says, called spade spade--and
called things by their fight names
knowledge is proud that she knows SO much;
NJ Wisdom is humble tha, she knows so little"
II That little wisdom will be employed by the peo-
'lPle 70 compass their own ends Is not the system
in full practice in Georgia! What state more uni
ted--more democratic? What state, by the united
energies Of the whole body Other people, under
stand their Rights--and knowing them, (nre not
so recFeant but they assert themf They haye been
threatened and attempted to be awed with federal
ltrOops--ihe federal courts have Illuminated tIsir
decrees--bui they cannot shake the irmness Of her
people, or arrest her in the struggle for her fieedom
Bot Connecticut It's said tRed the plan Of electinq
the judges, but they soon got tired Of That IS
easily accounted for--New England has renounced
I democncy-the people are in snblection-capital
lists and monopolisis rule the and---the people are
dependant Tis natural that the aristocrdfs will
not givo,such power into tho hands ofthe people
They have dlsarmed their niliiia--they have aboi.
ished militia musiers. Whyp--they are afraid Of
riots IN their manufacturing towns, which squalid
misery, hard labor g. oppression will give rise.
!. They are following the track ofEngand. Shall
we initiate her examplel
\ ~. Will a lawyer or judge, Or any Of our op.
ponents, concede the propricty Of abohshinc that
lancient custom, which make The accused hoId IN
Z his night hand a, the bar, and 4reuains stigma
though innOcentS' Will .he plIory still disgrace
eiyilzed agei-will the branding iron still be ex.
hib'sed in the tribunals justice to the dshonor Of
humaniiya-wl the thirty nine Iashes still follow
our bloody penal codc--and give to the villain lei
ers patent in hand and body, 10 carry his exterm.
mating Hatred TO all the bumah rseeP
OIL can only make random uhois--and commas
{. my purposes by. short seniences-.he times are
, grassy--and little time for writing or read,no
~ we'll IL IL fi,ot. ''os