The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-09-15
HOW ARTS rOCRACIES ARE MAINTAIN
ED, AND The MASS OF THE PEOPLE KEPT

nov hnio toCHAClf'S AXE MAIN AIN
DOWN.
In the autobiography of Heinrich Zscisokke. We
find the following paragraph -
" The Christian ariSocraces of the Swiss re.
psbliGs Understand, as well as the heather gov
ernnenis of Athens and Sparta, the thurman ART
ut Keeping those beneath them in slavery and
brutal degradation. They empln,ed as much
care and lined skill in preserving ignorance aud
poverty a,n' ng the people, in maintaining
wealth refinement, and intelligence in their uan
casts. The capitals open In, ir yvmnasia. acadr
mics, libraries, and museums. only la their SOUS
the "nly roads allowed In he buii those lead
Ing if'in The CITY gates 10 The frontiers all the
surplus at the Stale revenue was Invested IN for
eIan funds, ar buried in the treasures ri The
wealthy the civic families were fed with rich
offices and salaries. and supported in adversely al
the cu>t of charitable institutions and heavy taxes
on the people. Beyond the city walls, schools
we're suppressed. prejndicrs favored, freedom ut
the press ruidly itiered by censurshipS, aud free
dom I" conscience by ecclesiastical establishments
communication betAPen VILLAGES rendered
Impossible; commerce was restricted by customs
and non"p'eS. communities oppressed by heavy
pN'r'S rates and abundant mendIcancy. and the
profits Of The hushandman lowered by direct taxes
tn The rare means of subsistence"
l. not the same system produced in this coun-
try? Do we not find the people taxed here for
the support of Military Academies and Naval
SchoolS, where the Of the wealthy and ia
v"red. the descendants of military and naval Of
firers, are educated lille Naval Apprentice
schemes, and rnll>imenis are for the mass f the
people. d. we not find the people aroused Ia
phrenzy at stated prrnds To elevate some favnrle
To pnwer, by pledges of refnrms, which, when
made. are never intended To he ppGfnrmed and
when those people ask fur the adoption of mea.
snres, or the removal of obnoxious persons from
office, are they not laughed Ia scorn. NJ treated
with silent contempt They are told that this
person cannot he removed for this reason that an
other cannot be removed for that reason, and su
on I" the end at the chapter. The atisrocracy of
office IN this country. is hut another phase nf the
arlSlucracy OF wtz"fland-and the same indie
ialgahle eXertuns are used nv them here To Ike, u
the great mass of the people il slavery as is eX-
erclSed there. FavuTltes and fawning sycnphan,s
are raised t" place aud p"wer, or kepI there But
me time is not far distant. when right, honesty
and truth will he triumphant. II is impus>ib
IN tins country. where the means of education are
so ample, where the press multiplies and diffnses
kn"" ledge almost as cheap and plentiful as the
sunlight "i heaven that oppression ard fraud. and
wrong, should remain in the ascendant The
old rotten institutions at England the Infamous
dor'rlne of PrecedentS. that surround and clohe
our Young Republican =. Experiment" as with.
mantle OF corruption. swaihng and u,anaclnp its
limbs, will finally he cast off aud lrodden under
t"t, when she will spring into a new existence
propelled by true republican principles. " hen ey-
cry "ne shall in fact. g sit under their own vine
and fly iree Nth none To make them afraid ="
Aud 10 none will they have t" pay tribute, or buw
down in obelsanrp To power