The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-04-17

men gods, and has about him eeu-
crosby OF character which disdains 10
traMPle on the weak and defenceiess,
and scaiters with iibersIity what he q, !,
here by HE power. Still he appealed
not.to the reason Of mankind, bu, con-
troiled Them, through their fears, with
The raflllOg banner aud the btistliug
steel. a-!*" gal.aT -
Aflei him came Mercury, establishing
dominiSn BY addressing himself, through
fraud atd ariifce, to the copidity Of man
kind, Of humbling them into submission
BY reduting them TO poverty. Finally,
combintlons were formed among ali
these powers, and the science Of Gov.
ernment became complex and myste-
rious. 1twas supposed that these was
no other way ofcorrectlDg the evils, or
rather to render them iolerable, Incl.
dent to these principles Of Government,
then to resort 10 checks and balances.
and 10 make the vices and passions or
snolhet. When Government became a
mystery, i was supposed that il ad,nn-
ted but Of three simple forms; VIZ: mon
archy, tristocracy, and democracy, and
that all G0sernments consisted Of ons
ior more Of these elements, controlled
by one another, or a combination Of two
or three, ofthe heather dsities, before
mentioned. lt
Such was tho state ofthings in the
old world but our sagacions [orefaihers
saw the error ofpincIpIes on which those
Governments we're based, and the bat
Ties ol our Revolution were fought, that
the whole heathsn Pantheon might be
dethroned withits cunibrous and expen.
sive machinery, and that Governments
might be established 10 the new world,
formed upon moral principles. That
man might be restored 10 HE native dig
nifty self-goyerning heing, disenthral
led from therdominion of passions, aud
yielding 10 the sway Of reason and con-
sciehce--a reason ind conscience on
whose tabIets are written, by the finger
Of God himself, precious and noble
trull Q, which can neverbe erased, but
are refresed by revelation from day to
day. They believed shat man retains
much Of tile original image of his Ma
ker; that something of His purity is en-
shrined ia the breast of woman; ,ha,
mercy. tha. mos! interesting of His al.
tributes, bsams firth from her eve il
rSys of tenderness, Of gently d,suls IL
drops Of sympathy. That in The bosoa
of man His stefner attribute ofjustict
has deep abiding place. Such were
the principles upon which our beautiful
system Of governments were based.
Corruption was excluded by avoiding
accumulation Of power; justice secured
by establishing perfec, equality o.
rights among men; and happiness pla.
I red within the reach Of all, by opening
a fair field for virtue, and talent, and in.
duslIy TO reap their harvest, while vice
and ignorance, and stupidity, aud iudo
Ieuce, wore left to that curse TO which
a righteous Providence has been Fl. to
expose them. ' -''"
But the devil came, as he has eyel
done 10 each earthly paradise, diguiseG
as an angel Of Iigtt, rim como unob~
trusive form, little calculated to excite
the alarm Of those whose destruction ht
meditates. Conn ate with our Consli.
tuition were those who held to the old
belief that honest disIn,erested reason
was an unsafe governor, and that Jupi.
ter, Mare, and EMercury--one, or , al
three, must be restored-henee an es.
tablished religion, standing armies, vasl
navles, exclusive privileges and monop'
| o!ies, and whole hosts Of eleemosy mar,
dependents upon the labor of others
had all their advocates. 10 all this WI
perceive what constitute the warriAg ell
ements Of party in our land. But con
slant association, even in strife, vii
assimilate nen to each other, and on,
may gather moral coutagion from anoth
er whom he bates--and thus have lhes
parties been constantly varying in th
intensity of,heir principles, so as eyel
sometimes 10 render il doubtful whicl
was which. The result has been !ha
1 Jupiter, end Mars, and Mercury, hay
all been imperceptibly regaining in pal
their lost empire; and, although disa
vowed in our constitutions, have exer
lied substantial control in our public al
fairs. OF these, as. might have bee
expected from his nature, Mere1ry ha
been by far the most successful. II
has not only given tone 10 our Govern
ments, but has euikroned himself in th
hearts Of our people, until, instead ofin
creasing in virtue, and dlsinteresteduesl
and patriotism, an eager haste 10 be ric
has become our distinguishing natiOhI
characteristics, Hence every indiyiduI
10 pursuing riches as the chief good,
money, money, money, currency, ,carrsRcI
. currsnOy, is the continual cry in Ii
county, in the city, in private convcl
balion, and in the debates Of This chan