Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-09-23
OUR COUNTRY.

Our destiny as aRepublic is written /,
the history Of all past republics. Our care O
liberty, having reached tho tepmost ascent, il
now descending the rapid slope through Ii
cence, anarchy and bIoodshed TO tho %iBeyita.
Bile terminus of DespdtIsfn."
We quote This sentence from the ". York
American for tho purpose Of expressing our
entire dissent to the whole Of it@-its letter
and its spirit. We know The editor too vol,
and have loo much respect for his integrity
Of heart and devotion 10 liberty and the con-
stitutiof. 10 asefibo it 10 any other cause bat an
extreme despofdoncy. Against The infiu-
ebcs Of such a state Of feeling it befoofes re.
Geeting men To- guard themselves. II is re-.
markable how apt politicians are to fall into
such trains Of thought and sentiments. They
seem to forget the lessons Of h s~tory~-fhat
dependency has seized upon some of tho
wlsest and most %yirtuous tnon in all ages and
yet the world Went on improving, not retro
grading. They seem to forget their own es.
pefienee-that eyer since they entered public
life, OF knew any Thing Of pablie Affairs, they
have heard Of Crisis" and - Epochs"-and
that asths man IN The play says, hey " havo
optllsed twenty c~risises. fifty epoehs, and one
hundred total distractions Of the entire con.
stitutions -
We have more democratic faith, than TO
take this despairfng view Of tho fortunes Of
our glorious RepnbIie-m TO indulge in any
doubts or misgigings as to its triumphant
Vibdieation Of the theory Of Self Government
by a brilliantly successful example,.
tits true the Nation does not enjoy all the
blessings which political freedom ought 10
bring it-whieh it is entitled to-and which
the fathers of the Republic foadly hoped
Wauld be continued to their descendants. But
have uHRavering confidence that this is
the accident or a Temporary misunderstanding
Of the true interests Of tile country /. and that
tfra people themselves will soon apply tho
corrective, and ylndlcste the cause OF Reptb-
IicaD Liberty, which, if We have furfned q
right conception Of ii, consists IN the full and
secure possession, ti}e free and uDlettered exef-
Of thake unproscrlpjble rights which be.
'ohg TO ns as men and az members Of society, +
md in the enjoyment Of d system of wise and
laws, which when properly admins
cred have a direct tendency to promote not the
,euoft Of the few, bnt tho good Of the whole.
For all that makes us most proud Of our
,oa6try we are indebted TO the qaantnm Of
HE species Of liberty which We do actually 1
POSSESS.
liz advantages are recorded in the history
the past, and We draw thence none but ,
God ufneus for the future. 70 use all i'm !
which we employed III addressing The cit |
zef4g of Davidson before the election, VIC s
seI assured that the tree oLLiberty has struck /
q roots deep into the American soil. In +
see especially it hes bat lately sent =
5rtb some strong, healthy and goodly branch (
4. And it needs no vision Of the seer, it re- !,
II res no spirit OF the prephet to foretsll that, '
Z" Gaily shall it bourgeon ard broadly shall !
il SPREAD 6
u every inbabitsnt of this wide republic o
hall st under its shadow and taste Of its
chest fruit .-NQsh. Hammer.