The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-07-21
SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ARISTOC.
RAGY

RACY.
The world is full Of hypocricy. Crimes of
the moet revolving nature are masked with
good intentions. Intolerance slrus among
men, with sancnfed visage. Usury belongs
to the church, Fraud gives largo sums to char
ity. Perfdy lays lis hand upon it's heart aud
talks of conscience. Superstition is lavished
in lis contributions TO enhghen the heather,
Wolves in human shape wear an abundance
of wool upon their launches, and initiate all
ibeInnocence Of the flock they are about TO
devOur. Aris!ocrats are smitten with fervent
love for the people,.
10 these uncertain times when 80 much bad
coin passes current, the people need some lest,
by which The difference between the false and
the true may be detected In politics the best
is always ready. The social aristocrat Is a
political arlstocrat, whatever pretenlons he
may choose 10 make 10 the contrary.
II the people wish 10 try the sincerity Of
any prominent man, whose attachment to their
interests they may have cause 10 distrus', let
them test him by THE rule. If he has The
feelings and conduct of an arlstocrat in his pri
vate relations, though he may talk OF democ>
racy from morning ,lll night, he has no democ
racy in his heart. '
No true democrat will manifest more respect
for the opinions of The rich than he is willing
10 concede 10 the opinions Of the poor.
No true democrat will talk about the com
mon people, or urge against any man that he
is nothing but common farmer or an ordlna.
ry mechanic
No true democrat will spurn the same man
in poverty, who he would receive in open arms
in wealth.. 49,
No true democrat will withhold from the
sons and daughters Of the working people,
those civilties which he extends TO the fami-
lies of the rich.
No true democrat will countenance any 9th
er distinctions in society than those of mind
and character.
No true democrat will despise follow beu
ing for The inferior quality ofhis coat, or cut
the acquaintance of family because it can
not afford 10 keep pace with all the extrava-
| gancies of the times.
No true democrat will threaten his ven-
geance upon those who will not luckle to mis-
| dctaton.
No true democrat will under any circumstan
ces, attempt 10 deprive any man Of his rights
on account Of his religious belief.
No true democrat will defraud the poor out
ofthe very means Of present subsistence
take the bread from the mouths of the widow
and tho rphan and the shelter from their heads
TO gain the means Of ecipsng his neighbe,s
in pary show and outside spIendor.
No true democrat will forget that the pool
man has heart, which scorn may wound anC
insults depress.
The man who does all these thiugs, or any
of them, has the leprosY OF arstocracy upon
him. He may be Irue till his truth is t,ed
He may stand by the people ill it 10 his De r.
est 10 betray them. But his democracy ia bull
upon the sand, and when The winds blow anC
the rains beat, it will fall. 1t may remain er.
| ect 10 fair weather but it cannot resist storm
Coos Democrat
| BETTER THAN Coon LUCK The New Or
leans Crescent City mentions, as piece ol
| good luck, the drawing ola $l0OO prize by
the engineer Of the steamboat LalIa Rookh;
and the NOBLE Register registers still more
| lucky circumstance, which happened 10 the
individual: On the last upward passage Oflhe
Lalla Rookb; he was accidentally Knocked
overheard, at the Twenty>oDe mile Bluff, in
the night. and nobody being aware Of the ac-
ciden,, the boat went on, and 10 this time, they
doubtless believe that he is drowned. lie a
rose TO the surface, however, aller the wheels
had passed over him, and swan TO shore, al
though encountered with part of his clothing
and pair ofheavy boots. After spending the
night in the swamp, he footed it into The high
road, borowed horse, aod arrived in Mobile
richer than sny prize in the lottery could make
him. having saved himself from The jaws o
death.
One Of greatest crimes Of The clergy, il
said to consist in negIec,ipg to denounco ii
the most pointed terms, the Elm Of 'cheaIinI
the p'n'ets.'