Holly Springs gazette., 1844-12-13

they may well be pIoud.-a name sacred &
the cause Of liberty in two hemispbetes
They are well satisfied to acknowlede,
themselves as plain republicans, their prin
ciples as republicanism, and their Country
as Republic and not democracy.
Apropos ofnames What do You thinl
Of the folowing2 Can i: come under tht
catalogue of"singular coincidences." A
any rate, it strikes me as being rather queer
Rebublic-is noun Granted. Republi
eanism is also noun--Csr an,ed. But the
one is a common noun, and the other an
abstract noun or nam Of prineipl, Thus
Aboihionism denotes the principle of the a.
bolition party &c So with whig-whiggisrn
Now Democracy has no noun Of principle
to correspond @ith It, ior did any one ever
hear Of democracy ism2 l never did
Would it be unfair, then from these premi-
ses 10 draw an inference. thus: Democra.
cy has no noun Of principle to correspond
y"
no principle O. E. d. 2 l opne that it
would be. Our democratic friends would
by 10 means consent to such deduction from
such premises. They would not be able to
see the force ofthe reasoning. We will let
that pass then for what it is worth, merely
remaTking, that though Democracy has no
ISM 10 its name, its want is abundanty sup
piled bv the multitude Of isms attached to
its body corporate. such as disunionism
aboiitonism, aiienism sc SC &C.. We will
not urge this subject any farther as the
whig party have determined to make use Of
no unfair means, in order to pro mote the
success of their cause-neilher SANDER, mis-
representation, illegal voting, nor sophistry
Il must be confessed. however, that it looks
rather olninous. ST. Amos. the auguE of the
democratic party, could have written d
whole tract on the suAjecs as be has on
subjects equally trivial.
What IS democraey2 For what is it dis.
tipeuished4 What has it accomplished
since It's native beanlies first unveiled them.
selves to mortal eyes, that it should be had
in such high repute in this land of intelli'
gence and virtue | fear all we can glean
from history on this subject will be rather
Of lachrymose than Of humorous des'
cription. This howev r, is mere matter
oftaste Some prefer, with DemocritGs to
4 laugh, and others, on the contrary with
/ Heraclitus, to weep over the follies of man
/ kind In either case there is abundan:
cause, 10 Studying the history Of democracy,
I for the exercise OF their peculiar emotions.
Indeed, the fantastic tricks before high
heaven" played by democracy as an element
of political organization, are such as are
said ~to make the angels weep" l will
briefly mention the Distinguishing traits OF
ancient democracy. as handed down TO Us in
history, leaving tito the rcader, to discover
paints Of resemblance in our own country.
In Athens, il was distinguished by anar
chy. tumult, disorder; "continuaI fac
lions divided The people. AID corruPtjon per
vaded every department OF the state, tie pab
iic measures the result of tie Interested
schemes d iadici9uals, were oden equally
absurd as they were prohigate. Under d
these fluctuations, the state was convulsed,
and the condition Of the people miserable
Ath ems disgraced herself by the blaekes
incrati,ude, that ever brought down uFou
a nation the contempt and scorn Of Posteriiy
She often sa,o her bsst patriots, the arises
anl mos, rirtuous ofher citizens shameful
lg sacrificed 10 he mast un'oorthy ano
most degrqrea." Ingralilude thou mar
bic headed fieni
Sparta, as far as regards the extreme n
/ rour and austerity Of her Institutions Is win
out parallel either in ancient or moderI
times. Yet, notwithstand ding she pres
ents some minor trans, to which
cynical observer m ight affect TO discover
flint resemblance even 10 our couatry. II
miobt noint for Instance to the encourage
mept Of theft and ofother little vagares o
the kind, in sparta, for the aneiiora'ion
which. certain buildings are constructed II
the u. States. and ask, very pertlnentiy O
;,a ,ertinentlv. If we do no; perceive a-taa
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