Holly Springs gazette., 1844-12-13


in value Indeed. 20 such an extent has this
pcrctant proceeded. that the person who has al
ready been nominated by their vice. president e
laet, as their next candidate for the Presidency.
is, at this time TIE inmate Of a peaitentiaryi O
temporal O moresi
Who is James * Polk2 What is democra-
cy We wan. light. As te the name. do not
see that it possesses any superiority over hepu5-
Hcqnism Pain Rsgt5li canisna however is not
euphonious enough for these exalted patriots.
1t has no. the right twang. Il IS, on the whole
too weary stale, fiat, and improbable" Be
sides il is not exclusive enough. In this respect
we have been unfortunate. Our designation af-
ford subject for standing wiiticism to the opposite
panty, who seldom aspire to any thing Of higher
order Whiggery--wh ggism- wigsies-h how RI
dicul5us BY referring now to The dictionary
v we discover that Democracy is defined 10 be a
Z form or government in which the supreme pow
er is lodged in The hands Of the people c0licetire-
\ }y or in which The people exercise the poser Of
I legis letiou." All the photographers L have
been be to consult agree rs 10 the definition Of
4 tie word. Accordingly, it is mauileslly absurd
/ 10 ca.It this government democracy, or strictly
! speaking 10 apply the term 10 any portion o lis
I inhabitants. RcpaJL1, is the proper term--lf
/ may be excused She liberty OF su ggestins il.
I What then does the definition amount 10, but
/ this, viz that m a democracy all the people
! speak at once--that is. in mass, those who make
/ 'ae most noise, carrying the day! Hence The O.
Y ria-a ol the term 'harmonious democracy
+ Hence. to, the reason why The great AtheniaH
. o~a-or, Demos. hcnes As we are told, was accus-
toned 60 practice his orstoricaI powers, standing
on the sea shore with his mouth fuil Of pebbles,
before the tumaltuous and boisterous ocean
The superior advantages Of such form Of gov
srnmeut. ia delibcratirg and deciding upon ques-
lions Of great national importance, must be sui-
aeiea.Iv evident. Thus it was that democratic
Athens arrived at such an exalted pitch Of gran
lsur. and--ol misery. Thus alos. in regard to
tie other GIecian stajes-:o Carhage and to
Rome. Want Of intelligence and virtue among
,be mass Of The people, we will not deny, contrib
u,e1 their aid 10 this result. b1t should not
det-act from the merit of Democracy, as they are
generally found to go hand in hand. W here the
inhabitants of state thus End it necessary to take
tbe aflfrs Of government in their own hands,
and iegfsIate for themselves in their Primordial
and collective capacity, it follows, Priori that
such state cannot be ofvery large extent. Athens
Thebes. Sparta. were states cf tais class; and
who can estimate the importance which such
states nowadays would bear in the scale Of ma
tion WHY. il would require microscope to
sec hem But il does not become great RePub-
;ic like the u. States 10 ram dorm small ones,
whether ancient or modern, whether inconsIde-
rab.e in regard to si-e Ike Athens, or in regard
"a oo,~ey. like Mexico. Such conduct is the op,
rosita of magnanimous Indeed although we
cannot consider these ancient re Publics as hold
inc ont the best models of free government, still
we can never cease 10 regard them with admira-
ZION. for their lofty patriotism and noble bearing
{ for having produced such men as Mi'iiadeS, T.
, paminondas. ThemistocIes, and for having aSSo-
iared with their own names on the roll 81 fame
those Of Thermo2yle, Salamis, ana Mara mon
.srhe land or the free and Ie home OF the brave
T These v~ere very properly called demoeraeieS'
y, f,ct tbeterm originated wis n them but we
protest against the application of The term to
tbe U. STATES. Boston or New Orleans with toe
-lrrourding country, erected into an indePen-
dent Government. might with proPriery, be CALI
p4 q democracy, an8 so might the territory ID
habitod bv a tribe OF Mohawk Indians, havins
fbsir nrinciple village as tkeirseat ofgovernmen
sn5 he chief wigwam as their capitol. Hareai-
7 ,er rshould ever come TO pass uHderthe benign
influence Of aso-called democratic administration
aided bv the combined operation OF chiVal
II rv disnnionism and notification, thai ou'
o once glorious confederacy shall be broken
into F-agments (Which may the gods avert J
and the wide extent of territory whlcn no"
constitutes the u. States, shall De oiVideo
g and subdividtd into disjscta ms1a6re OF some
n 6ye or six counties each having iorm o
government similar 10 that OF one OF 'ht
2 Grecian states-tHea, and not I'll tnen' we
consent 10 acknowledge that their exists
it democracy on this western continent. Ii
> the mean time. sre rejoice that our countF
! issinpIv repabIic. and ardently nope anO
! nrav. that she may long continue to pres
: erve unimpaired the purity OF her reP@0'''
; can institutions Our opponents are hea.U'
: ~ welcome 70 all the benefit they can def'V'
y fsom the empty horrors of name" On'
IT meaning as il is when applied IN 9s"sFa
a, tn the citizens Of a representative govern
pent. we believe i, to be peculiarly happy
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