Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-03-09

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you, as an sure he would, the rull, he wouid
strongly di,suade YOU ION the experiment OF IN
proving our institutions, If 10y improvement Is
meant the introduction OF dtmoei stieai principles.
Lei me earnestly advise 10 Your petusal, II You
nave not already read it, the work oi able
anu intelligent native of France, vino has made
Tue institutions of the Unl,ed States the object oi
ms peculiar consideration. What saHs he IL
: lueud To- the democratic principle IN IL
most extended sense, and tatuhs that the
democratic principle Is making rapid advance.
throughout England. He takes IN impartial
view Of the subject, and urges II with great abai
".
This s the account he gives Of the American
institutions. The name OF this writer i NJ lie
Focqueville. He says-'I know no country IN
which there Is lItte true independence Of
mind aud freedom OF discussion as In Ameriea.-
In America the majority raises very formidable
barriers to the liberty of opinion; within those
barriers an author may write whatever he plea
se', but ne will repeut II he step beyond them
In democratic states, organized ON the principle
OF the United States of America, the authority OF
the ma orlty Is so absolute, soirresistlble that
man must give up his rights as citizen, and al
most a6lure hts equality as human being, II he
inlenGs 10 stray from the track which the ma
lorty lays down. II ever the free institutions oil
America be destroyed, 1t Will be 10y the unllmi
ted authority of the majority, winch may IN n lu-
ture time urge the minority TO desperation, and
oblge them to resort To the use OF ply steal force.
Anarchy will be the result, brought about by des=
potism,' lie quotes the opinion given 10y Mr..
Jefferson, whom he describes "a the most power
tul advocate of democratic principles that the
Unhed States ever produced, and who said the
exercise OF power is not my Only perhaps not
my most prominent objection. The tyranny OF
The legislature is really the most 10 be leafed.a-
should recommend yLu, gentlemen, 10 read the
whole book, aud 10 converse Wilh intelligent \
mericanS before YOU decide. that that state OF so
clctv IN which you live should be exchanged for
anoihci--there are other blessings besides cheap
newspapers.
"Look at the moral habits & the igous feel
ing OF the people of this country do not mean
TO depreciate the inhabitants OF the L. States, but
compare the state of prosperity, refinement, and
civilization in the countries with which VIC are
connected, with what YOU find In any Other aud
Tor Coo sake don't be dup ID by plausible sophls
try to run the hazard of exchange But II is
certain that the adoption of the institutions Of the
United States would not be beneficial 10 you--
They may be shoWeriug down happiness and
plenty there, and | hope they are, but recolleci
the physical differences between the Inlted
States and this country; recollect the ancient
feelings and the ancient habits of the people and
10 not believe II possible for knas or egi>lalu
to transfer the republican institutions of America
10 thiS county WY, 10 you think we would
W. w Wv, =, vi.
-,ye hare the tyranny of a s;ngl, lns,ot. w., ah
hor the tyranny olan olirarchy but the tyranny of
majority has no great accommodation and we
shaut follow the example of the minority
,ssoc;;on avcry c,.,le and oror,, G.,a ,ra,, ~
mind Us OF the state of society under which we
used to live. The days of lang syne would dwell
III our memory would make US most 'npa-
,.'.r,,r "''n w" ''lo''
Yetin mi, "de.no,ism.n Sir Robert Peel az
sunes os \ moral certainty tina, the eiTarts Ia
.i,rn ,hr ppcr,oo and the Established Church
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mus = ~ ''''' - ''''
vltion b. l'ul speedily ana elefuFeIy checked
For he cont. n sthat the giant of democracy once
: ,r..i.I, .or,browinr whatever Is yene
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r'hI' ana Vcner'''d -
substituted for those o. Ho) "a VIII nave Du'
brief and Glrul duration, a, appearing Like the
rr,.,-,,o,i, If 81, ,ut,,r,n,l ma, 'nr, rs the sun
...I. 49,, MI: ~ i < III, before
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MS 'u"loTa I''ilui picture 81 ht'oi.'
,1ancc-that standing heacoh-hghtoi natth'-
the throne demolished, the sceptre broken n.
,u,,y,l,,,re.i,lj,r over fro Llonly or-ias Of the
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religion driven iro n the tempe. drunk and
perverted treason pouring forth It's di-gnsnne
ippictic, in the consccr,,cJ sanctuary. ard
The rcopie. " the blinaltd ly thc blind rlnne-
I'M, npco,co-, into ,,on.lf,.,. am,
de. ,ruc,ive errors md =, leng,b HAVING tr.rors-
ed the CIRCLE of change ending, where they
bv bovine their neck, 10 the woke.
Sir Robert Peel cxnrrssos his conyirfion thai
.;o,,l,r evcosscs dina IN Ike resnI, Will
c,,,,, tho s-,vc,.io, of rio o,.,o.,,,, features
pr;,i.L .,o.,.,,,;o, H., ~.