The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-07-16
Vol. /, No. 40.

in our day Of fnal accounts mus. decide
between M.
Turning from decentralization of slave.
holding in its relations TO man as IA Rc-
cOunlable being, let us examine il 10 itS in.
fuence on bis political and social Stato..--
Though, being foreigner to us; you are in
no wise entitled to interfere with The civil
institutions Of This country, It has bean
quite common for your counlFymen to de-
cry slavery as an enormous political evil 10
us, and even 10 declare that our Northern
Slstss ought 10 withdraw from the Confed.
eFacy rather than continue TO be contains
mated by H. The American AbOlitionistS
appear 10 concur fully in these sentiments,
and portion at least Of them are incesbant,
Iy threatening 10 dissolve the Union. Nor
should be. at ell surprised If they succeed.
II would not be dhficuIr ia my opinion, 70
conjecture which region, the North or
South, wOuld suffer most by such an event,
For one should not object, by any means,
10 cast my lot "A q confederacy Of States
whose CiIzens might all be shareholders.
lNd0rse without reserve the much-abused
sentiment Of Gov. McDuffie, that slavery
is the corner stone o. our Repub lean edi.
fees while repudiate ridiculously ABB
surd, that much lauded but no whers oc-
credited dogma Of Mr.. JEFFERSON, that saH
men are born equal No Snciety has ever
existed, and | have already incidentally
quoted the highest authority to show that
none ever will exist, widhOu, q naiural va
riety OF classes. The most marked Of these
must in country like ours, be the rich
and The poor, the educated and the ignor-
ant. 1t will scarcely be disputed that the
very poor have less leisure to prepare
themselves for the proper discharge Of pub.
lie duties than the rich; and that the ignor,
ant are Who'll y unfit for them at all. In
all countries save ours these TWO classes,
or The poor rather, who are presumed TO be-
necessarily ignorant, are by law expressly
excluded from oil participation 10 the man
agement Of public affairs. In Republi
can Government This cannot be done. Uni.
versal suffrage, though not essential in
theory, seems to b. 10 fact necessary sU~
pendage to RePSblican system. Where
universal sutfage obtains it is obvious tha6
the government isin the hands OF q numera
zeal majority; aGd il is hardly necessary 10
say that ia every part Of the world more
than half Of the people are ignorant and
poor. I hOugh NJ one can look upon pO-
veTty as crime, and we do not generally
here regard Il aS any objections to q man
10 his individual capacity, still il must DO
admitted that It is-a WFC tched and insecure
government which is administered By lie
most ignorant citizens and those who have
The least at stake under IT. Though INTEL
gence and wealth have great influence
here as everywhere In keeping the check
IecklesS and uneOlightened numbers, yet il
% evideRI 10 close observers, IL nOt 10 aII.
hat these are rapidly usuFpiOg ell power
n the n-slavehOlding States, and throai>
70 fearful crisis ia Republican Inslilu-
ions there 81 no remote period. Ii the
laVe.holding States, however, nearly ones
lalf Of the whole PO2ula iOO aOd those the
poorest nnd most ignorant, have no poIitis
al influence whatever, because they are
laves. OF tAe other half large portion
re both educated end Independent ia their
circumstances, while those who unfOnus
lately are not 90, being still elevated far
bOve the mass, a0d higher toned and more
eePly interested in preserving q stable
nd we'll ordered Government, Than the
ame class 10 any OIhoF country. Hence,
laveTy is truly the EcorneF stone and
Oundation Of every well.designed and d0s
able Republican ediice'
"a = z
he mainlainance Of order, and in promOi.
ng honesty and industry among those Of
he lowest class Who are our slaves; aud
abiiual vigilance renders standing armies.
VheIher Of Soldiers or Policemen, entirely
Small guards ia our cities,
nd occasional patrols Ga the country, en-
ure as a rePose and security known ns
where else. You cannot be ignOranE Ihaf,
xcePtiBg ahe Unned States, aaore is no
Ountry 20 the world whose existing Cor
FnmeRt would not be overturned ma
Dnnth bot fOr ils standing armies main-
lined &C an enormous and deslaneiige COZ
} those whom they are destined % over
We--gO rampant and eOmhaiigs is fheepi-
Of disconteat ~herevcg aominai Frasfa-
OT preVads, with ilS osiensiga pEipilsrea
nd il1 dismal BeFViludo. Nor will 4 g
ang belize de 5 Free Slaissp ofthis Union
lili Be compelled % iHiIobace 1hs saus
machiaery % pressfRe Ordsr
mOlg their - Tree and equap eiiiznu-
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