The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-11-05

t.s..9. ts h4u any 0tlel
s'nsls nan Of the sane city. On n.
sssals system. we have proved . @.,eh
iaf 1feai Bfilaia; ~i,hsuI II. an an, 80.
feii'ina 70 eonmerce and pnIi,ir,l i,n.
Por'anes. hitherto 80 veil ,g.,s;..d
would dsindle into ia.iseis...s. ~
should first be drspised for our f.,IIy.
200 nexl. persdseBiurs, insulled. ~ith 81
me disadvantages Of such 1 eond,,ion ~
cope silh. The great bulk N ~ eo@.
nsrce Of The World .ould l.ll 4, ene, -.
70 me arms. and iss proiiu into he An.
o. our great rivsl Our political md
commercial relations with an other ma.
lions, would suffer in the same nronor.
lion. AL This would fslI back unon 80,
domestic condition .ilh |. ,rem,ndan.I 4.
psfaiyzlng and slss,ing infaencs.
Hsss asr ilsSrits sad nss srpsrimm,, n q.
raasai are dsasneHs % ear iasiiinfisas.
u they enter into The si,sls OF sneie,y.
affecting iis whole body from The hear,
% me sK.femiiies. fareing The entire M.
enensry 10. oct on q neg principle. or
new principles, like The scheme of the
Government Bank and ils comprehen-
sisa policy. Il 10 . revolution. II vas the
intention Of The lrsmers OF our Govern.
meni. il 10 The intention OF the democra.
ey OF ibis country. that Ihis Government
and these institutions should be maintain
ed. no, oser,hro~n. No more expert
menIs. No mare desis,iens from the
sd'iee Of experience. We know what
. gaod. We don't ~anl thar which 10
uncertain. In our present sisis aud
prospects. the probable results OF .hls
r-shness are fearful TO contemplate.
Hoe % kasr iAs iras Dtmovsey.
Fortunately. the true doctrine Of Ame-
riesn democracy has ob,sinsf ,uch .
place IN the public mind. that il cannot
be easily dislodged, or cheated out III i,s
claims. Every freeman has got IL s,erso-
typed 10 his brain. II 10 this: DON'T 20.
rern us foo much. Another version Of
the same sentence is LET the People
lone. They may make mistakes. but
they will 10 the end come right Of them
selves. quicfer Than any government can
Get them right. Indeed. any attempts NJ
Government 10 proven, the transient evils
which result from The action Of our free
institutions, will only abridge freedom.
and sggravsle public calamity. Ours 10
. poPvlsr. democratic government. and
you cannot touch The primary springs Of
sarh institutions tn control them, With /.
out embarrassing The whole mschinery.
|, ~on't do. Ills the very destruction
Of our liberties.
II will be sesn BY the things We have
had under consideration in these pages.
,hst This grea, and Fundamental principle
Of American democracy has been and 10
being v,ols,ed by the policy and measures
Of our Government Our only safety 10
returning 10 that principle. The voice
of the people Of this land should be heard,
from Nova Seoii, TO Texas. in one loud,
long mole Of determined purpose: DOM
govern too much. let the people alone.
II We get into difficulty, veil Get on, o.
gain.
II is q violation Of Ills vital pfincip pie
of democracy, il Is this concentration oI
influence in the National Executive. this
gradual sncroschmehi of The principle oI
consolidation. this Fed-tai grasp ihs'
clutches all things il can lay it's hand,
upon, TO perpe,uste power IN the sams
sci Of men-yes, IL 10 this that has led
TO all our difficulties.
HOv The sbOliiiOn Of credit 10 The asoliiioa Of mo
/ rally.
Define credit 40 We will. we esnno
drsioin IL from public morality. II is OIL
! ways the exact measure Of the sounines'
Of the social state. What could be NOR,
preposlerous. then, what more shocking
| than for a Christian government. for any
government Whatever TO undertake ih'
/ abolition Of credit Is II possible Their
/ should be ton much. ga redundancy" o
! publle morality. or that IL should be too
! Inluenlisll II has certainly received
! shock in the recent disasters Of our coun
Try, and urgently demands the healing
I restoring agency OF a parental govern
ment. Yet they seem To have Get them
selves to eject il from the body polite, a
! il il we're foul demon!
Hoo IL. GOpsrnnsn. gosuH' too much.
! They govern too much. in fresaminI
that, IL the people think they can bette
their condition or promote their hsppines
by planting mulberry trees. or trading =
ei,v lots. or projecting new town u
the woods. or shipping warming pans Il
tho West Indies, or ice 10 Calcutta n
New South Wales, or sailing in balloon
, they will mt claim leave To Try; and
they fail, tia. they sill MAJ assert III
, riQh. Of Tying something else accord'n
10 their best discretion. They gorer
, too mach, in presnmius tina, the peopl
will allaw their private enterprises To b
T.. in,erfered with. or their private affairs
!, he experimental BY government reguli
E tons and police. They govssn too mne'
4 in presuming that the evils OF ind'.cr'
I, ton in the management OF private atfa'
!. can be better remedied by the action
4 rovetnmen,, than by tie experience