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has never ceased to be agitated and con-
vulsed under the operation Of two great
antagonistic principles of government
the republican on the one hand: and the
monarchical on the other. The indie
pendent nations Of this continent. and
with the fondest pride behold these
United States at the head Of the list-are
the glory of the age. The example of
free America the general diffusion of
knowledge, and the great spread of
christianity, are exerting as we'll sepa-
rate as combined influence upon man.
kind, which is discovering to them, both
singly and collectively their natural
rights and true power. Although civil
lization is still IN its infancy, it is per-
ceptible that the people, taken individu-
ally, are more intelligent, more wise,
and more virtuous than in any previous
age, In Europe, as we'll as in Ameri-
ca, the masses begin to realize their true
position and power. Every man begins
to EEL that he is an individual-a COM
plete mana law unto himself. De-
mocracy is beginning to be the doctrine
of all parties, political, social, and reli-
gious. They begin to see the force of
the adverse language, held by the mo,
dern state, when compared with the an
cient. "Man," say the ancient societies,
twas made for the state, now the state is
made for the man." Whereas, under the
ancient state, literature, science, art
nay, religion itsef, were encouraged, only
as they subserved the purposes of few,
and strengthened their control over the
many.-Now they are encouraged, and
only SO far as they tend to ameliorate
and improve the condition Of universal
humanity. 1t requires no very great
political forecast to perceive that the flu
ture is fraught with mighty events; that
a great and important crisis in the desti-
ny of the human race, and civilized 60
vernment is rapidly advancing; and
that ere long: some towering revolution
ary wave, will sweep over the field of
this worlds politics, tearing down
thrones in its course, and sweeping d.
nasties from the face Of the earth. Does
not nature teach us, that a single spark
of pure enlightened democratic liberty is
sufficient to explode whole atmosphere
of foul European dcspotisml
Whilst the unfettered pulsations Of
the bounding heart of America, are sha-
king to its centre the foundations of ar
bitrary power, causing monarchs to
tremble on their thrones; the advocates
of these bolstered establishments, are
ever vigalent in their endeavors to coun-
teract and disparagc democracy, by cas-
ting approbium upon free governmet.
To be convinced of this, and Of the jea-
lousy with which we regarded, we have
only to read the emanations of the whole
, British press for the last few years. If
we review past history, some half CEN
tury ago, we behold on one hand, the
French nation advocating the cause of
popular liberty-discoursing on the go
vereignty of the people, and strongly
questioning "the divine right" and on
the other, we behold kings on their
thrones, and ministers in their palaces,
seized with general CONSERVATION at
the enormity, and all Europe rising up in
arms, as one nation, and putting la Jewne
France in Coventry for her democracy
"The extinction of the revolutionary
principles Of the French Republic" says
the faithful historian, the stopage of the