The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1845-06-18
Social SDirit of Den,ocrDcy.

The growth of societies in large cities has Of
ten attracted attention, while the cause of it has
neyor been satisfactorily ascertained It is true
that men combine for the sake of strength, pro-
lection, improvement, and harmony. But there
are brothcrhoods and institutes whose origin can
be traced TO no such causes, whose birth and ex-
istence are attributable to the yearning and de-
velopmont of social feeling, which the aristocra-
tic exclusiveness Of society has tendency to
repress.
When we speak of our wisdom we are only
wise in our own conceit, and are often eXcelled
by those whom VIC contomptuously term barba-
rans.
Our castles of society are regulated by mar
Irow-mindcd and absurd principle. The most
useful division, those who arc absolutely indis-
pensablc, who supply our wants and comforts,
who make even the pride and Fictitious impor-
tance of the rich drones, arc regarded by these
Icurled darngs of aristocracy as unfit associates;
and yet, how trito it would be to cnumeratc
some, how utterly impossible TO chronicle all the
benefits that the skill, inventive power, and in
dustry of the mechanic have bequeathod TO man
kind.
In China, those youths who arc destined for
statesmen, receive thorough education with a
view TO that end, and are placed in the first class
Evenfrom this, we might catch a suggestion, and
incorporate into our common school system some
provision requiring those who were ambitious of
becoming legislators, TO be taughta course of in
tlatory parliamentary and common law erudition,
that would exclude from our statute book many
nconsderato and ill-advised laws.
| Next TO the statesmen, are ranked the mechan-
les, in advance of the merchants, shippers and
other classes. They are assigned this high po-
siton, in consideration of their merits and their
usefulness, and no reasonable man can fail TO be
impressed with its propriety and justness
To that body of idle consuming fashionables,
who seriously boast of the antiquity of their ia
miles and the purity and richness of their blood,
the retort of Lord Tenterden, who being once
twitted on the hustngs by proud lord with hav-
| Iingbecn barber, remarked that the only differ
ence between them was, 'tliat if the honorable
lord opposite had been barber, he wonld have
remained barber all his lfe," is perfectly ap-
Iplicable.
In n similar spirit was the response of hardy
democrat, who having gone TO the South to seek
Misfortune, and risen by industry and good con-
duct to an enyied eminence, to question as to
whether his mother did not keep small shop in
the city from whence he came?
The reply was electric and every way worthy
of democrat
ayes sir, she did, and more honest upright
woman never lived. Ionlyregret that / was ne.
yer able TO show my gratitude for her kindness
She died, sir, while was poor unknown boy
but the principles she inculcated still survive.
True democracy levels distinctions, regarding
allmen as free and equal. Ii places the superi
or mechanic on par with the cnterprisng mer
chant or learned lawyer, and above the self con
stituted patrcan who vainly supposes himself tc
be of the elect of fcreation.--- HdrTisbtngh Union
The Courier dos Etais Unis states that La
MARITIME is soon to make visit to this country tC
study the progress of Democracy. George SAND
is about TO visit Constantinople. Eugene Sue
), Italy and thefnew peer, Victor Hugo, St Peters
,lburgh. M.Arago is about TO pay a visit at Ber
illin, 10 his illustrious friend, Mr. Il, Humboldt,