Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-03-05
MISCELLANEOUS.
From The Constitution.
THE PLUMBER PRINCIPLE.

There are ntagonizing principles and
forces throughout the whole moral as well
as material world. Falsehood is opposed
to lruth-wrons 10 justice-violcnce and
outrage 10 peace and order. And in a
state Of society, there always few, whose
objects and interests are ever opposed 10
that of The many. The whole history oil
our race shows that there is always por-
lion OF socety-and that invariably the
smallest porion--who seek, for ambitious
aggrandizemenl or sordid qualification, 10
appropriate 10 themselves the results OF
labor, and 10 WELD, for like purposes, that
power which legitimaIely resides in The
body Of The people. The -IiehIs aad.lIhe e
pntPa pill 4p !hs as dsHsoPed IL our happy po.
ilica system, and is opposed now, as it
ever has been, by the selhshness and the
sinister objects OF the few.
The freedom Of the human will, and The
right 10 its unfe'Iered exercise, were The
object aud result Of our Revolution. That
divine principle. worked out by the exer-
tions and sealed by the blood of its mar
lyrs, was applied in all its energy, by our
forcrahers, 10 setting up our political sys-
TENS. Here, in the United States, of all
the countries which the sun in his circuit
looks upon, can man be said 10 be free in
the enjoyment of his social, political, and
religious rights. Aud ye here, even here,
we see the proof and the illustration, that
po,rer is aiiodyS stealing from the many TO
The fen. We cannot always trace the
manner, nor The means, by which il is ef-
fected but sill. like the invisible and un-
ceasing law OF gravilation, the vicious
princ pie is always drawing from the cir
cumference 10 The centre.
Wealth claims for itself peculiar privi-
!eges, and enorces its demands by the in
nuence of its corrupting nature. 1t is
difficult thin; to find man of wealth,
who does III think that his influence iu
The social ane political system ought % be
in proporlioulo his riches. And he con-
liuually uses his wealth 10 increase his
wealth, and advance his interests in the
State. The ich, from common instinct
and commn object, invariably unite in
common legue asains, the mos, numer.
Gus, bu, poorG class of society. The aris-
,ocraic in feeling, the proud and the DOM
ineering, are Ilways attracted 10 The rich,
and, togethe, they make up that class
which ever hs been, and ever will be,
opposed TO tn rights of the many. Their
whole policy,n and purpose is 10 live with.
out labor-byarIifral means; whilst The
many live according TO The command of
their MakerSy the sweat of their brow.
The fe1o, herecharacterized and defined,
not only constitute class, but party
1t is imma,eri, however, what party de-
signation the, may for the time take, they
seek 10 live nd attain their purposes by
policy and p,uder. Hence they are The
advocates of ranks, corporations with ex-
elusive privileges, protective tariffs, and
iunumerable ,ther schemes, which result
in the plunde Of The many for The benefit
of the few.
The unjusnnd perniciou, influences of
these princiIes in their practical opera
lions, upon cIsses, interests. and sections,
it shall be oubusiness to show hereafter.
1t is our pu'ose 10 pursue this subject
from time tonne, when matter more ur-
gen, is not pesing upon our attention.
We shall frslDdeayor 10 exhibit The naked
delormity of le plunder principle, through
the operalioDf high protective tariff: