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from the people and subject il wholly to


executive influence.
But why should any one wish TO trans
fer this power from the people to the Presi |
dent. II would be libel on the people 10
say that the power Is not sa fe in their hands
and that their representatives. have not
sufficient wisdom to devise a safe PLAN
The people are intelligent, and right vel
do they know their own business. Who
ever controls their business controls them,
and by surrendering this cron,rol the peo
pie voluntarily surrender their liberty 10 a
great extent. 10 this poln, Of view It mat
tiers little how wise and vlrluoUs and patriot
ic the President may be, for why should
any sensible man give up to another the
control Of his own business. He who vii.
huglv constitutes another his guardian
will soon fnd himself q slave. But what
security have we that our presidents will
always be pure patriots, that we should
desire to make them our masters. Ambi-
ton has as yet found its way into all gov.
ernments aud we foolishly deceive ourselves
# we suppose that the republican name has
any charm 20 ward off its approach Where
ever the soil is prepared,,he weeds shoot up
and bear their fruits A prudent man fore>
scelh the evil aud guardeth against it,
while the fool truselh and is lost. Two
circumstances combined, and the freedom
which we love shall be wresed from us as
reed from the hands of child, unite the
sword and the purse IN the hands of one
man, aud create feeling of f07o- toward
the man aud it matters not by what name
the government is He'd. the people are
| ., A oh al
the sembance of freedom for n time even
agalns, the possPssors Of absolute power
but let this Jealousy be al'ayed and the
volca of ambition will soon be heard in lis
cry of att is NINE. My government and my
people will then have meaning and a
power that all can feel and understand.
| Having endonvored to state in a concise
manner some Of the principles OF the wings
It only remains to empire how Tar it should
be their ann TO carry them out into practice.
| The reasons are twofold because they are
, right and because they are foil Of benefit
for the country. There is no principle of
combination existing among the wings ex
ccpt the healthlul influence of the prlnci-
pes they profess. A more conscientious
class Of men cannot be found than the
great body of the wings. Every measure
is Judged by lis natural tendency, and every
man thinks, Judges and acts for himself l.
1t always thus with the other parry, and
without being unchari,ablc is it too much
to say that the force Of party drill has led
to the adoption of measures that were not
recommended by any apparent good to the
country. But we intend no charge against
them. a belief in their integrity is our
encouragement to labor on for their pros.
perly and that Of their children, to save
the government from he eff cts that the l..
erroneous views would bring upon it.
We do not think it necessary to condemn
our opponents, nor impeuch their motives,
but choose rather in love and in kindness.
TO endeavor to persuade them Of their errors
in The confidence that when convinced they
will reform. We are aborlng in the cause
Of truth and shall we be discouraged be
cause we cannot ut once persuade our
countrymen, shall we relax because we
are scofled at, shall we turn back because
The task is a'duous ! Let us hope for bet
Ter things. What phiIauhropist ever found
his path an easy one, and what great mea
sure was ever proposed tina, did not meet
with obstacles. We are laborng for cur
country, aud can we have nobIer object.
We are struggling in the cause of human.
'ty and can we desire greater encourage
mcn'. We are Iaborlng in glorious
cause. for he cause of America is the cause
OF the world, and one OF the greatest benc.
fits we can confer on others is to show that
we can carry forward our government, from
one Improvement TO another.
There can be no doubt of the fact that n
vast ma ori'y Of the lreemen of the state
are wings, but unfortunate v men who labor
IN good cause have not ALWAYS the zeal
of those who labor 10 doubtful one
Men whose opinions are grounded on truth,
have not half the zeal OF those who some
times propose the wides: schemes. What
we now want Is the firm purpose and unti-
ring resolution. The wing vote in the
whole state can be increased by many thou
sands and let this zeal and resolution be
displayed, aud the character Of the noun
tain state will become brighter and bright
or. Blu, if this cannot be done, let each
reilec, tina, he has duty to perform and
that none can be more sacred than the cleo
tive privilege. The exercise of this prvl-
| loge Is IA duty to the country, trust wi lch
each holds for his children, and all should
reflect that every vote withheld, is 10 fact q
vote cast for the ticket of an opponent, and
Tint they do tina, Indirectly, which they
would hold 1t sinful to do directly.
An inmate OF the county pOor>hOuSn b,
the name of Barrow has become suddenl,
rich by tho decision Of the Court Of Clan