Canton herald. (Canton, Miss.) 1837-1839, 1838-08-01

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e 6ft8ma of lFlIu. li ~ wUelanHed :
81 lheputlleN eeUIHt.itis Httetn
u lNe hmlls ui thall d04asadania. III
ul III iall gau I'd dsn4als lTaytd, "a
ioflistuHtdan3 deeds achieved which
would amcr ihc arms "a Ffouyursand
ffoubadpufs 20 the romantic rhllaniry L
u lhe GU yuU might hc told oi uu.
su, upIsd llilh whrn lfeaoherv luibcd
iu tht '1up. III unlliuchIng lorlitudr
when Old, iuiub0w wing % hope was
folded UP, OF sudden eulcrptixc aud
daling courage when the cleaning in.
strumenls of battle bristlcd rounds but
these agc stale and hackneycd themes,
Let Il 10 enough that they armed, re.
sisted, loughtund triumphed. The vic.
tory was with them, bot great as the
triumph was much yet remained TO he
done. The foe had left their shores,
the opprossor's baud was removed, but.
the rlghtsibey had indicated were To-
be secured by law and government.
And here the situation OF the colonies
presented perhaps the most fortunate
combination of circumstances which
Imam has ever witnessed. The most
happy concurrence OF condition and
principle which promised mode Of
Legislation best calculated 10 combine
| the most perfect liberty Of the people
with the stability and strength Of q
well ordered government. When
these circumstances were placed be-
fore the patriots and sages Of the revo-
LUTON, and it was necessary that some
particular mode should be fixed upon
monarchy presented itself with its
several advantages, It's promise OF per
manence and strength, and speedy
Iexecution cf justice, but to this form
, besides its own inherent objections 0
: want Of equal rights aud danger of OK
| tended prerogative, there were other
) 50 strong as to almostrender it impos
sible that It should be seriously pro
! posed The name had become hateful
, TO the American people, it was bu
another word for tyranny and despot
ism, and misrulc and oppression. O
+ kindred form, but witha name pcrhap:
+ more udious still, next aristocracy up
peared and exhibited claims iounde,
+. in its delibcrativc action and wisdom
+ Of council, but the people Of the cole
e MES had prejudices equally strong an
# well founded against this second form
# they had SCENT exertedin many hat,
S lul shapes which we have not; the
e had seen many Of the adventurous NJ
t. bIcs of England seeking personal r.
It nown ia hcGowntall of their lIbertle
il and these naughty patricians not 81
y llicitous for England's right, not actl
ie atcd by feelings of duty, but strlyln
x over tic PROSTATE privileges Of FREE
st men to impart pertuity toa name, i'd
is and lightly tranpIlng on the lives an
tn ihopcs Of the innocent and the injurC
is for the baublo ofnotorlety. Reckle
n of right and wrong, they sneered
as what they called the vulgarblood the
II, she'd, rs II PEASANTS life were mat
DC to be the sport Of birth and power.-
RI lie who had felt such cause for ha
3h had learned too deep lesson to lncc
a. porate such materials in any ne
IS formed system--had incurred too lai
ad ing a prejudice to legal superiority al
- established privilege. Pure dcmocl
or cy, promising security to lndiyidl
on rights, fell in with popular preludl'
cir but in SO wide territory it seemed
ey most impracticablc that such an ms
ed tuition could be brought to comp
)c- the purposes of wellregulated Cover
70, lment. All these several forms i
ny undergone the test OF experience
re former ages, and each had unior
sal nately been found to contain witt
Jar itself some element Of decay.
zen preventative governments we're
unknown to antiquity nor mode
be times. If the government was
eel league the contracting paates
md sumed the granted powers and W
iey resolved into their original elemel
de- The central power was too imbe
ger and weak. Ii on the political c.
ing Immunity was an undivided mass, a
vas ton was compelled 70 seek reiug
tub civil war from the oppression OF
the .majority--lhe state was torn into
rms tending factions Or sunk in hope
iich despotism. This, then, is the COZ
tici- nation Of circumstances alluded
i to This vast country, prior TO the pc
s ofof the revolution aud after its oc
nre- renee, was separated into distinct
d itliudependent communities, which