Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1844-12-17

EXTRACTS FROM BANCROFT.
THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT.

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THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT.
From an address deIiUered by George
Bancroft on the 4th Of July, 1926, be-
fore The citizens Of northampton, Has
SdchuSetS.
"The sovereignty of the people is the
basis of the system. With the people the
power resides, both theoretically and
practically. The government is a demo-
cracy, determined, Incorporating de-
mocracracy; administered Immediately by
tine people, or by the peoples responsible
agents"
"The interests of the people are the in
teresls of the individuals who compose the
people If we needed no general govern
ment for our private success add haPPl-
ness, we should have adopted none. 1t is
created to supply a want and deficiency;
it is simply a corporation, invested with
limited powers for accomplishing specific
purposes.
"Goyernment is based upon population,
not upon property. If they who possess
the wealth possessed the power also, they
would legislate in such way as to pre-
serve that wealth and power; and this
would ;end to an aristocracy. We hold
it best that the laws should favor the diff
fusion of property and its easy acquisi-
sition, not the concentration of it in The
hands Of few to the Impeachment of
the many"
WHAT IS DEMOCRACY?
Ertract from an address to the democrat
&c electors Of Massachusetts,, adopted By
a democratic State contention in 1885,
1oritten By George Bancroft.
democracy is government founded
on persons, and not on property-recog-
niziug not only equality before the law,
but equality Of political franchises"
"Democracy is accused Of endeayoring
10 set the poor agains. the rich. Democ-
racy, resting on the great middling class,
is the mediator between the poor and the
rich. We certainly would secure the
rights Of the loobIest individual. This is
all; and if this includes the idea Of oppo-
si:ion to the rich, it can only be because
the rich are striving to obtain more than
has been conceded to them by the institl-
tons Of Cur country"
at is the uniform tendency Of the pop
uiar element 70 enfranchise and bless hui
mainly. The exact measure of the pro-
gress OF civilization is the degree in which
public opinion, the intelligence of the
common mind, has prevailed over wealth
and brute force; in other words, the meas
ure Of the progress Of civilization is the
progress of democracy.
ITO defend the rights Of labor is the
glory of the age. The democracy de-
mands, as a test OF its measures, their
tendency to elevate. the laboring classes.
If our opponents are heartily disposed to
aid US in this design, let them abandon
their opposition and Join with US in estab-
fishing the reform which will promote it,"
WHIGGIsM AND DEMOCRACY.
The wing rests for support On material
interests: democracy'on morality and mind.
The whig respects men with their posses
sions: democracy cherishes naked human.
ity. The wing idolizes established abu-
ses, and pleads prescription: democracy is
the party of hope and reform. The wing
kindles with zeal in the defence of sepa-
rate interests: democracy demands equal
rights. The wing claims the privilege Of
his sovereign: democracy asserts the So
vereignty Of the people. The whg re-
gardberty as fortunate privilege, or as a
coYenauted Acknowledgement: democracy
holds liberty as a natural and inalienable
right. The whig builds his strong 60
vernment on force: democracy trusts in
the diffusion Of intelligence, and the pow
or of opinion. The whig fulfIs his con.
tracts, and knows no obligation to do more:
democracy claims kindred with every suf
ferer, and, as each generation takes up its
line OF march for eternity, it cheerfulIy
provides for the infrm. The whir makes
common cause with his clan: democracy
cares for the well-being of the many. The
wing, resting government on wealth, lays
the foundation of a moneyed aristocracv
democracy, resting government on the in
telligence and morality OF the masses, es
tabishes the supremacy of the people, anc
opens the way to the prncipalty OF virtue
GEN. JAcKsoN's SwoRD.-We under
stand that Gen. Jackson made IA present
few days since, of his old trusty Sword
which was his companion through most O
his military career, to his devoted 'frien,
and fellow soldier, Gen. Robert Armstrong
No man is more worthy to he the deposito
~ Of such q memeato than Gen. Armstrong
Nashville Union.
FoRGIvE EN- Ess.--A deaf and dumb person
being asked what is forgiveness?' Wrote
at is the odor which flowers yield whel
framnled upon."