Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1836-09-14

The ORGANS OF ARIsTocRAcY.-To the
enemies of democratic liberty, both at home
and abroad, there never was a more fruitful
source oftears, than the downward tendency
of our liberal institutions. Wecopy the fol-
lowing from the Montreal Herald, a paper
which naturally enough, is led to look upon
the darkest side of the picture Of the United
States.
"The Americans wonder, how it Happens
" that so many of their great men have died
eon the 4th of July, the anniversary of the
!" birth of pure democracy" We a ex-
" plain the phenomenon in the easiest and
" most natural way. The deaths of Adams,
" Jefferson and Monroe, which respectively
" took place on the 4th July in 1926, 1926
&c and 1881, were just SO many hints, that
g the declaration of pure democracy"con
/" tanned the seeds of national decay. At
=" the end of fifty years, tolled the first and
" second hints /; at the end of " five more,
" there nearly tolled a fourth in the death
"of Madison ; and before the end of sixty
.smore, these hints will find their interpre-
+" tation in the dire realities of anarchy,
" misery and despotism."
We have no desire to take from our neigh
bors of the British dominions the pleasure
o frailing against r~epublicanism and especial
ly against ~neighbors, whose enjoyment OF
privileges beyond their reach, have put them
SO infinitely above any other attribute OF
rivalship than the satisfaction of uttering
their complaints. 1t is an essential ingre-
dent in their patriotism, to love royalty and
hate democracy. They are born to speak
in praise of aristocratical pomp, and to fret
against the obstinacy of the people who
madly aspire to the dignity of self govern
ment. 1t would be cruel. to snatch from
them these crumbs of comfort, by showing
a comparison between the effect sof monar-
chial government and democracy, upon the
morals of a people.
On the contrary, we would offer consola-
ton to these unhappy complainers. We
know that they need some such consolation,
and believing in the truth of the old pro-
verb, that misery loves company" we
shall charitably introduce them to such COM
pany, even among the protested lovers of
free institutions, as shall meet their sorrows
soul to soul, and respond to their waiings
over the horrors of democracy, groan to
groan.
1t is q fact that these mourners over the
prevalence of democratic principles, are no
the growth of monarchies alone. They are
found planted in the very richest soil Of re-
publican liberty. There is a proneness to
grovel in the servile dust of slavish admira-
ton of pomp and aristocratic show, even in
the midst of republican institutions, when
the love Of power and contempt of human
liberty, gets uppermost in the constitution Of
mankind.
Mr.. LEIGH, the great Bank, anti.instruc-
ton, Wing Senator from Virginia, is the first
instance we shall quote. In the Virginia
Convention, he said
81 have no hesitation in saying,-that the
"English government is a free government,
I" and the English people a free people.
g. Give me liberty in the English
I" sense."H!
A federal paper in the county of Her.
not many months ago. henthe qucs.
ton Of the right of instruction was under
discussion, thus boldly dictates its sentiments:
alt does not occur to most people that
" the voice of the democracy ought not to
"govern any nation-that the people strict.
" ly speaking, are incapable of governing
/" themselves. Many are apt to lose sight
" of the long established principle, that a
T" pure democracy is the worst of all govern.
" ments, and they need occasionally to be
" told, plainly, that some parts of the con
I" stitution were especially designed to op-
" pose and counterfeit the will of the peo-
" ple."!!!
To these consultations in fraternal sym.
pathy, we must commend our Canadian
neighbor. If numbers are wanting, he can
find abundance of similar feeling, in the
columns of the Boston Courier, New York
Advertiser, New-York Ameri-
can, Albany Daily Advertiser, and innum.
cradle papers of the same stamp, in the
United States.
We have above averred that we quote
these for the especial comfort of our Cana
dian neighbor, on the s~upposition that .'mise-
ry loves company" We do not know but
that too much misery would be too consfor-
table for the Montreal Herald. We shall
therefore not give him a heavy dose for the
and shall consequently reserve the pre-.
scription ofour neighbor ofthe Daily Journal
to some future day.
In conclusion, to say to our Canadian
neighbor,-be of good cheer. You have a
set of aristocratical friends to sym.
with you in your hatred and bitter
ness towards democracy.-Bu6alo Daily
Star.