The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-10-10
| NUMBER 3.
From The Oxford Mercury.
ARISTOCRACY.

VI tudt NisD 10 nafDOr any lecilD5S cA-
cept Of contempt towards those who arc
called Arislocrats, that am led 10 make
the following remarks upon that despica-
bic class Of beings. merely want to
hold them up SO TINT the light mov shine
through them, and we be thus enabled 70
discover what is within. What wc here
mean by an Aristocrat is one who either
IS or seems TO be possessed Of wealth, and,
10 certainty, has that pride connected
with II which leads him 10 suppose that he
is OF more consequence than those who are
not so wealthy as himself. Oar country -
perhaps less cursed with Aristocfacv than
any other, nevertheless (and presume it
Will not be dcnledJ VIC have great deal
OF Il, and as long as there is particle re-
naming we should not cease our cndeay-
ors to eradicate it. In England aristocra-
cy may flourish, bul the soil of America
is by no means adapted to its growth
John Bull may be an Aristocrat but we
will laugh Brother jonathan out Of it, 1t
is SAID there are many things which de-
degenerate Wien they are transatlanticis-
ed, and we thank heaven that Aristocrucy
IS one. The Aristocrats Of America aro
only the apes Of the asses Of England
When | sec one Of those monopolizers
walking (if it may be SO called, our streets
there IS such an air OF importance about
him, and II seems so unnatural for him TO
walk upright, either in form or deed, that
| cannot help iancyIng him a monkey;
and The cdne stuck under his arm and pro-
truding ont behind, reminds me Of that ap.
pendage, without which he would be an
incomplete monkey add to this his entire
want Of observation as TO the things Of per
sons about him and you have compound
animal--,he ass and monkey; he keeps his
hat drawn over his forehead as though he
was afraid the blaclincss Of his brain would
ooze through his paper skull and become
visible; but iust- let a siypence come in
contact with his optics and every feature
is drawn 10 a focus and csntered upon it /;
he becomes very condcscendiug and seems
10 think that you ought to let him cheat
YOU on. OF II and then reckon it an honor
that he has condeScended to speak 10 YOU.
Il lie meets map--a mere man-whv
he brushes by him with an air that seems
70 say Clear the kitchen-take care lit
tie one, or something Of The kind, or per-
haPs he will hum or whistle, as good as to
tell You that he does not sec you or he
would be more mannerly. At church he
seems to kneel haugh,ily as though he
thought his Creator ought not to exact
that humility from him which lie does
from others; and dare say that if ii were
possible 10 convince an Arsocrat that
there was no arrlslocracy in Heaven, and
that he would there be compelled TO equal
ize himself with all, he would al once re-
nounce all claim 10 il and prefer TO be an
Arlstocrat in the shades below, than TO
stoop so low as to become one of The com.
mon herd above. Does he even think up
on il Can he believe that he will have
TO equaiize himself with all! fear he
need not be afraid. Oh pride pride
look within, Dir Aristocrat, and see it
YOU can find any fountain head from which
Your streams of haushtiness flow. Is 1t
from your heaps of gold (! The rich
man also died and was buried" Is it on
your righteousness Every way of a
man is right in bis own eyes, but the Lord
pondereth the heart" Look around you
Aristocrat Can you burst seed and
make 4 flower! Can you form a stone
Can you do any thing? Poor proud, pit
liable, disgusting creature you are not so
much as the gnat upon the bulls horn.
illnot sink SO low as 10 contemplate Your
your despicableness, your weak
ness You ought TO herd only with your
kind, as YOU dove thank thee for that.
Punch toad with a strick and he will
swell. In the presence of an Aristocrat
Just think as much of yourself as YOU do
of him and il will have the same effect on
him that the stick has upon the toad
\ on may roll shot to a toad and he will
swallow them uniilhe cant jump. Fatter
the vanity OF an Arstocra and he becomes
50 overloaded that he cant move without
great difficulty, apparently.
But an Aristocrat is more like an old
gobber, believe, than any thing else
Both strut and gobble, and both generally
have red snout, | recollcct an old vel.
low gobbler my father had when was
small boy, that had more traits of the Aris-
tocrat that any other have ever known.
When ever he would see me he did not
appear to notice me, but would strut
around me apparently contemplating his
own Importance, but if he could get a sly
chance he would strike me, or if would
run from him it was source of much
pride to him. Now | soon learned how
to manage this old fellow ; when he came
Iound me appeared to take as little no.
tice of him as he did me, but picked my
when he came near me, and,
taking him unaware, could get hold on
his snout (the most prominent part of COB
blers and Aristocrats) and then his cour-
age all oozed through his feathers and he
soon cried out, put, put, which in the
turkey language means, when interpreted