The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-06-19


to be appauded, instead Of censurcd, for nita,in
it as far as they have"
In his 26th letter he says ''lf there is then
society such natural aris'ormcy as these grea
writers pretend, and MS all history and eXperienc
demonstrate, formed partly by birth, and part!
by riches, how shall the legislator avail himse
of their influence for the equal benefit of tn
public' And how, on the other hand, sha
we prevent them from disturbing the public hap
piness answer, by arranging them all, a
at least the most conspicuous o! them to gethe
n one assembly, by the name Of Senate (; b.
/ separating them from all professions TO the ex
ecutive power and by controlling, in the cgisla
lure their ambition and avurice, by IN assembly o
representatives ON one side, and by the executive
authority on the other"
In his eth letter he says eff should under
take to say, that there never was IL good govern
ment in the world, that it did not consist of TIT
three species of monarchy, arslocracy and denoc
racy, think may make it good
In his 18th letter he says II show in anothe
place, that nobility or gentry, in u popular gov
eminent, net overwhelming it, is The very life ant
soul ofit''
In his S2d letter he says "The only rcmcd,
is, to throw the rich and the proud into one group
in separate assembly, and there lie their hands
!o" give 'he'i' scope WIN Inc prople at large OF
'heif representatives, ana lhey VIII destroy al e.
q"mniy "md hbe7y' ~"h ne consent and accia-
maHon y me PeoP'c McMScIte.
w MS o''h leter nc says "ihe hrlslocracy OF
ahh,'lous icPunhc becomes immediately in Oil
srachy-Wmil snall DC done 10 prevent 1t race
TWO guardians OF me laws 10 Waich HE ariStocra-
cy' ohe IN Inc shape OF King on one SIDE OF II,
another IN the shape OF democrn'lcal assembly
on Inc DINER SIDE
In letter ~, speaking Of The fractions IN the
hreek ktpubIlcs, nc says "but no man no par
iy, ever thought Of Introducing an ctcc'ual balance
ny creating hins' win an equal power to balance
the other two
In letter %, he says "IAe distractions q
poor dnd rica are Hecess0Fy IN states q conSid-
cratir e1'eai, as tutor ant good E0refhmeHf.-
iHe p9Or are "eSt"cd 20 io'of "ad me f'ch, ty
me '"'""'SeS @Hc"Ho"' ""eieHe"ce ana
i@s"fc, are grGiNei J0F SUPERIOR S'dftoHS'
In letter |, vol II, he sals"A royal dignity Is
Inc most Obvious thought To eA'lnsulsl anliIosi-
Ties between ncbicS aud commons
Agnn, commenting on remark in Nlachavc''s
work on government, he say
SIT Is II pity he had hol said parties must be up
he'd toge!herby the constitutional legal authority
OF one alone, possessed OF the whole executive
power OF the state, and then II he Is taken oil by
denlh' hho'ner VIII succeed
AsHm wv men me three ha,"ra' orders IN so,
rIe'y I'VE hMh' me middle ana the low are al
represented III tue government ana conSii'Hllona!
ny the laws, II Is lhch on'y lillt an emulation
lakes pace Tor pune go'd, ana DIVISIONS turn IL
inc ,"'ah'as e OF ,i'e ha'"h' =,
oc Wv i Nv, , ." "s,. ho,,,. H., ,'.,,a.,
n,;n;n, ,.,, H." roo,,,o .o ;n,',i, ~, sa,r ,,",
orn,a,, , '' anJ ,hf, i,h, o,," nod " r"
kin" lo,Is "nd cn,nn ons r.sr",uu ihre" J;s'
Ina, orJor, IN s,c;.,,
Tho s,re L;.,rnst or ,Lo naomi. r,,s ov;,co1
aud The same opinions as to government, were ex.
pressed in the convention Of 1887. viii II formed
the prcsrn, constitution orthc United States. Mr.
Manson. in his Introduction 10 the debate, in
,ha, BODY. recently published. among he crcun.
stances attending is meeting, mentions the follow
ing:
V.lt wns Sy.yd moreover, that those least par,ia
to popu,nr Government. or most dstrus,Gui of il,
efficacy. were Welding TO authorizations that from
IN Increase Of the confusion, government migh
result more congrnal with their taste or tlIe
opinions whist those most devoted to the prn.
| cipes and forms Of republics, were alarmed fol
the cause of republics, were alarmed for the cans,
n