Indiana State sentinel., 1845-11-13
Address or Mr. wait of m.
On taking he chair Of the Industrial Congress, at
Ner York


men, Is security and happiness whatever may be the
form which is assumed submitted to. The American
government Is probably better adapted to promote the
happiness Of man, than any other Ic exIs-
We its excellence in a great degree
remote Situation from the arbitrary Institutions Of Europe
although many of It's republican features but the de-
yeopment OF that leayeH Of freedom which has been
working for centuries the breasts Of few independent
whose aspirations for liberty paraly by the
pervadng influence of bad government This spirit ami
mated the English barons, when they demanded char
ter Of King John the commencement Of the thirteenth
century but of how much practical benefit this
great boon the mass Of the English peope'
II concession from greater 10 lesser tyrant,
whilst the real bone and snew, the working of the
naon gained but little The progress Of liberty in Eng
land has been Of the character to the present day
What distracted from the King remains with the
bes ftaken from both, is divided amongst pryi-
legged few, and retained. The Of the people
tinue slaves whose condition may be deemed superior in
the scale of political consideration that of the serf who
is attached TO the soil, whilst practically worse and
complicated system Of tyranny under the OF Con-
sttution and Laws upbolds monsrous combination of
King, temporal and spiritual lords, pensioners profession
al crafts and large aud small dealers Of all kinds who
united by common interest to crush and plumber
unresstng people. The despotlc principle has been
taken from individual and from privileged few, and
dused among grades of tyrants from the King the
petty huckseT, and the condition of all these subord
nate degrees of usurpaton may have been improv
ed but the whole Of inequality rests upon the
nation and the aborng ground into the dust
much by the quality degree by the numerical
excess of that incongruous and mercess arsocraey In
the American Declaration of Independence, all
declared equal endowed by their Creator with certain
rights which cannot be given up nor taken away among
which life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness To
these rights governments instituted among
men (; and whenever any form of government becomes
destructive of these ends it is the right of the people
alter abolish it, and lay foundation in form that
shall them likely insure their safety and
happiness This is the substance of that plain, but when
the Of the civilized world the time of its procla
considered, glorious declaration of the
rights of man. Our Constitution may be defective,
laws may be unjust We will fall back then upon this
grand declaration of rights and remodel and improve the
existing Institutions OF, if thought necessary human
happiness establish system that may be better
adapted effect that object And rho that
the truth OF that declaratiUn will deny the right of the
people, at any moment, to abolish all existing instltu
tions of government, and lay its foundation anew
As we have already endeavored to show by glance
the condition of Great Britain arsocratic power has
there become diused, and more intoefable although
less apparent and less omnipotent in the hands Of
few Title and birth have Welded to the influence of
money and that ancestral dignity which originated in
personal worth, in the skill of statesman, the
rage and conduct of warrors-hat legitimate arstocracy
which reflected dignity that has somewhat in its remote
least 10 endear To human affections has
melted down into the rude and insoent aristocracy of
wealth. Let US examine our own progress a nation,
and see what respect we are exempt from like
lamity
In establishing the American Government, it was in
dspensabe that the authority should profess
from the whole people. Every man. with nconsderabe
exceptions, freehOlder. He cultivated his
posure of savage attacks which universal trained
every citizen to The father of each household was
independent warrior whilst yet a coonist,
than the fierce barons who Runnymede TO brow
beat their king; for he relieved from those exacons
which required by monarch, however limited his
power, whilst enjoying every essential privilege which
guaranteed to the most favored citizen under existing
form of government. Ii important remark that in
the early days of republic every citizen cultivated his
soil and if this right may not be considered in
dispensabe feature in the character of individual free
dom perhaps will be inclined deny that it is cs-
sentia fail that the obvious and practical
BILE schemes of nsuring each individual the of
proftng by the political independence which promised
TO oil, is to be found in giving to every citizen a COM
potency Of the soil which spread before u.s. like
the of heaven the waters of the for the
Of man. Political freedom and equality was
proclaimed to the American people, and the possession
of the soil fathers the means Of prong by this
blessing. The declaration of independence is perfect
charter. The constitutions departure from It's
spirit Federal and State LegslatiOn and practical ju-
risprudence huryng back the of people
the inequality and wretchedness Of the corrupt GO
yernments.
can be guide for governmental action but in the will
Of majority In this respect the Constitution of the
United States papably The of
thirds OF the members of Congress requisite
propose amendment TO the Constitution and the ap-
pcaons OF the Legislatures of twothrds Of the respec
tive States is required for calling Convention alter
that instrument The ratification by the Legislatures OF
threefourhs of the States is necessary render
amendment valid; whilst the unequal representation in
the Senate presumptuousy declared be forerer
be1Ond the control of the people!
The executive patronage enormous and totally SUBJ
versye effect of all respect for the people, or lust
regard for their rights and interests The power given to
Congress regulate the time of and pay of its
members, leads inevitably to exorbitant requs-
ton their part and the natural result OF
pay in every other department of the public service within
their CONTROL may be given their own
This abuse sufficiently obvious preposter-
feature of allowing public servant TO fix his own
time of service and of pay; but in its unavoidable
tendency extravaganza throughout the public
il throws oppressive burhen upon the people All
this might be patiently borne however than its e
creating invidous distinction between the M
dustrious citizen and the well paid officer of the general
government The honest farmer and mechanic whose
labor sustans the nation, ewarded by very moder
compensation. The head of the family works--the
wife, the sons and daughters all INDUSTRIOUS frugal
and economical; and they move in what termed in
this land of perfect equality the humber walks of life.
The public servant, with possibly few EXCEPTIONS leads
life Of ease and luxury He lives WELL dresses we'll
his wife fine Iadies-hs gentlemen
OF LEISURE and all move in circle of society which
sumes pre-emIneuce-a claim and exercise a marked
superiority the industrious and useful citizen. This
garing inequality creates supercIous pride the
side, and often a bitter disgust and fierce hatred
the other which fatal to social enjoyment whilst ad-
verse to all judicious REFORM
"Eternal vigilance is the price of freedom" We do
pay that price. We neither watch ourselves nor
employ seniinels constitutions are not
studied and the of the people ignorant of the
law of the land The laws of the United States have
been put within the reach of the people there
edition of them extabt-and not only to The o
the American nation, but the intelligent few whose
leisure and and inclination might prompt them to
become acquainted with the laws of their country this
knowledge is interdicted.
To show the hopeIessness of obtaining know
ledge OF these laws which made for benefit and
sustained by authority and strength-which in GER
tain dispose of property hives and reputa
ton- enough to say that an edition of the laws Of the