Holly Springs gazette., 1843-10-06
pose of~get.ing on the right side Of the


pose of"getlins on the right side OF The
horses.
This is enphatically the age OF dema-
o-orueism and humbug. When a man Is
'.ooscious that he cannot make his way ir
he world bv the influence of his merit, ne
yoes among the most ignorant "hooslers
ne can hear of. and tells them that they have
,,ch the wisdom of a Solomon and The vIr-
ne ola St Paul-that they are The most
.,tal.;gent biphminded, honorable. dsserv-
ng men in the world"-and this Is SO oi'eii
reneated that the auditors begin at length TO
fancy that .lhere must be something IN IT,
wh@, of course, they ~eei very grateful to-
wards the demagogue who has made them
acquainted with their importance, aud Wi.
follow him wherever he may Lead, and
g,re him their rotes II was, we believe. a
spirit of humbug by whicA the structures
were dictated which were made upon our
remarks in ihe last No of the Guard.
We now deliberately repeat that I'VE are
convinced that more perncIous principle
than that OF universal suffrage cannot be a.
dopted for any government, unfess the Feo-
ple are actse and riftu0us enough 10 ka0to
and 10 do uhat as best calculated TO pro-
mote The real aoclfaFe Of The State" The,
Guard differs from US, and would have ev-
erv government on earth immediately trans
formed into pure democracy. 1. looks
upon all men, every where, as equally quail
flied, now and always, for self government,
and advocates the doctrine-which is mot
even good nonsense'-th The operation of
democratic principles can, under no concei-
rable state Of circumstances. be pernicious.
II accords with Mr.. Josselyns ideas of the
genius and spirit of democracy, that sava-
ges should govern civilized men ignorance,
knowledge; AID vice, virtue. Though
people. in the mass. are 100 ignorant and de-
graded 10 govern themselvos-as we be-
lieve to be the case with regard to the pop
ulation Of England-he would prescribe
democracy as the sovreign remedy for all
the ills they may suffer, as though he be-
lieved that democracy was equally adopted
TO all nations, in all their diverse stages of
civilization Our sentiments are more tru-s
la democratic than his We believe that
intelligence and virtue in the people are the
only foundations upon which an enduring
democracy can be established. because,
where these are wanting. the sway of the
people becomes that of q mob, whose tyran-
ny is always more TO be dreaded than that
of the most inhuman despot. and there is an
end of all order and security for life or prop
erty. Inasnuch, therefore, as the expert
tnent will inevitably prove ruinous to the
country in which it is tried, and blirg the
principles of democracy into disrepute it is |
in fact auti-democratie to establish democ-
facy among people whose character is
not such as suits with the genius Of demo |
cratic institutions. Why does he not ad
voca;e the extension, to our negroes. OF
he right of suffrage2 The principle,
q both cases, is the same. for the black
.laves here are as well qualified for
'elfgovernment as the white slave in the
British empire. We say, neither class can
De safely trusted with the control of public
affairs. In answer To tins. Mr.. Jcsse!yn
links it sufficient to exclaim ',tederalism :"
MONARCHY ! T" If be does not knoao that
he is evading the true question at issue, and
merely talking to Buncombe." he has
much less common sense than we have Civ.
n him credit for. The true issue is. wheth-
r fools and knaves make as good r1lers
IS wise and good men. We say. they do
sok The Guard does not directly say that
hey do, but such is the tendency and conse-
fuence of It's argument.