Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-06-09

~ VIC 'S'nicstuous PdSSa ge were effaCed.
HE CONDITION OF koyALTy..--it ia ,hme
''at fenolon, III the name Of Mentor, address.
les MS royal pupil, the heir of the French mon.
iarchy:.-- ~ ''o'' s
"A Ming is much less acquainted than mi.
!. yale individuals, with those nv u nom +. s,
surrounded; every one around him has = ma u,
! on his ysage; every species of ar,ifice i ~.
haus'ed TO deceive him. .alas! Telemauue.
you viii soon experience, bitterly. The more
extensive the Kingdom in which YOU have Ia
govern, the more do you stand in need OF min.
isteTs 10 assist you in your labors, and tho
more are you exposed To the chances of mis-.
representation. Ih: ohscuri,y Ct private life
throws veii over our faults, ,nauuifss the
idea OF The power of men; bu, supreme autho.
| f'y puts The virtues to the test, and UNVEILS
even Tho most Inconsderable fai,ing:...oran.
uenr Is Ike the glasses which magnify ali the
objects seen through them. The Whole world
IS occupied ny observing single man, fla,ter-
ing MS virtues, aPpauding his vices in his
presence, tXecra!ing them in his absence.
Nieah"h'ie, The king is but man; b. SET by
al VIC huinors, passions, and weaknesses Of
mortality; surrounded by arliu na,terers. v ho
nave all Their objects 10 gain in leading him
INTO wees. Hardly has he redeemed one fault.
w"en he falls into another; such is the stun.
tioh even Ut lhe nlcsl enli.hien and yir,uo,,s
kings; VIA. then must be The destiny of those
who are tepravedl
Tie longest and best raigns are frequently
loo snort 10 repair The mischief done, and often
without inter :lng IL, nj il.,ir commencem. nj.
loyalty Is born the heir 10 all these miscries,
human weakness often silks under the load
by which II Is oppressed. Men are 10 be nj.
'ed Tor being placed under the government, Of
one as weak aud iasIahIe as themselves. the
gods alone would be adequate to the due repu.
ia.ion Ct human affairs. Nor are kings less
TO be piii,d. being but men; that is to say, i'm.
perfect and lallable beings, aud charged with
The government Of an inumerable n, ultitude
OF corrupted and deceilfu men.
The countries III which the authority ofthe
sovereign is most absolute, are r else v those
IN which they enjoy Ioas, real power They
take, they raise every thing; they alone 70
scss The state; but meanwhile every class OF
society iangulshts, the fields are deserted. cit.
les deci c, commerce disappears. The kirg
who cannot eneFoss his own person the whole
stare aud who cannot increase in grandeurbut
WIN thr prosperity OF his peoIl L.. anuihilates
himself Wy degrees ny the decay OF riches and
power N his subjects. Ills dominions I,ecoms
bereaved both OF wealth and men. the last de-
clae IS l'reparable. His absolute power gives
Inn as many slaves as he has subjects; he is
iia'ereJ, adofed. aud lis si, .hicsl wish is a
law, every one around him l.en.b,es; but wait
MI the slightest revolution arrives, aud that
monslrons power. pushed TO an ex,ravsuan, *.
cess, canno, endure; il has no foundation io,he
affections Of the people; il has irli,ated all the
members OF the stale, and constrained them
AL 10 sigh after change. Al The first stroke
which II receives, the idol is overturned, bro.
ken and lramped under foot. Contempt. Ina.
tired, fear, resentment, disirusi, in a word. all
The passions ronspire against so oJious an au.
'hon'y The king who. in his vain prosperi.
ty, ever found single man sufficiently bold
to tell hin the truth, will not find in lis mis-.
fortune single person either TO ex,enua,e Iii,
faults or defend him against his enemies