Democratic banner., 1847-08-16

nature AcfSe!I S'la!i t.caI- tItti SU'rr-
cign power is lodged in til" hands o. tna
people, they viii invariably pursue those
.rH"aSUrps best calculated to insure thei!
welfare. their !seace and prosperity. Ii the,
should omce err ana bring injury upon
ihc:n>t Ives. yet when :;Iac slla!! unvc:l lie
error and lie light OF truth s!a!. break up
on t:.c!r vision, they have tie virtue and lie
Honesty Of heart to return to the ways Of
safety and listen TO tie voice of reason.
IiluH !ic&Ecm, We have an antldote here
a"":l2. the Diseases f government. We
r.. . medicine lat will snatch the Iingcr-
i"e Hr'.",.; from t~."ycrnr II TIE grave and
~rcS'osn Liza 70 health. 70 STRENGTH and vigor.
Like the water: OF Bethesda il strengthens
tie "cak, c.eai:ses d. i"ro:, restores the
sick .ni 3iatG,mE the heart Of affection
and distress. Ii WIS this which first ~rciiev-
e. Tie u..g:i-i from the suf!cIia1s of OPP
PRECISION uH, n!vszcd them with the ~sa.uta-
y pr:ncp'aso Of Magma CIArta. 1t was this
that broke the chains Of pa"ai mower. that
carried i've standard Of rebellion INST a
Sovereign poAtiI!, and in the nm Il; less
e. reformation, rescued nan from tie engr-
NOUS sins and black corrnptions Of a great
an" dornjn"ering church. 1t was this that
opened the eyes % cur GoreCatEcrs to the
',rrn designs 'fErG!ish tyranny, and ncrv-
ed their arms to crush tie power that dared
Ia loh item of their rights: and it is this
aiole which preserves the health and the
vig1r Of CIR free institutions, and which
will hand them down unimpaired, through
ages veto core. IriS grand panacea IS
knowledge ;ron Tie human mind. Open
veins from the pure fount of knowledge
and let tie living streams Ct truth and viz
tue hs conducted othc heart Of every free
Americana cultivate and improve the minds
of rising generations. tcach item the value
Of their L%'oIious Institutions, suffer them 10
kncel before their God in whatever shrine
they may desire. and the smiles Of Heaven
will bless onrlrnd.
IN 4 government like ours, how necessa-
~ il is that the benefits OF education should
ne spread throughout line iu:id. y certain
rD~lion of the legislative, executive and
Ju-.r'ai power Is placed in TIC hands OF
every man. Each citizen to an equal ex-
tent becomes q maker Of the lawS that are
t. Govern us; Il N if they, iii whose hands
$ laced thc government Of public aAairS,
become ignorant, vicious -" mineral
thru acts will he conceived in wrong. ard
carried ont inru!ly and rashness, until then
rights will have passed among the
things that were.
o.: government, too, opens the road to.
distraction to tic |!umhlcst man who enjoys
protection beneath Ter broad shield, and.
aids in unfolding the "Stars and stripes
which feat in tie brccZcS of American lib
criy. she places i'll his hands the irpie-
Inents with which he may build a temple Of.
fame 10 his memory, and r.. claims 10 him.
that true merit must ~t:iunp pa and meet the
Of a grateful people. The benc-
hts OF education are moIc thoroughly and
g morally ditfuscd here than in any other
por,i1A Of the known world, and this suit
~cienli.g accounts for tie fact that orr pco-
pie ara happy, and Our system OF govern
iment - best now i'll existence. Why are
the g"vcrnmer ITS of England, France, and
Germany so far superior TO those OF Spain,
and Turkey? Tire answer is, the
are better informed. But if once
the poor peasant of those bcnightcd re
g!0itS We're convinced that his SOUL was.
made by the hands of 4 divine Crcai v. and
Heaven intended las freed, -. =, w.u!d.
rise FROM his letl:argy, shake off the Si.ackles.
that bind him in slavery, and like Brutus Of.
Did would call his God 10 attes. his eternal
10 tyrants, kings and d~cspots.
Poor degraded man! ny country wccpsl
at yoar iniselieS, and hopes that the day may
soon Come when your oprressors shall
w.ther III the Scorching wrath OF him who
''SIoutc the Toe. OF Zion ard of Goi;''i
at whose command the w:.h waves closed
ov"r Fharaoii's host and proud AM
power was kunhled to the dust!
Your liberties and your earnings have longl
been the prey OF the strong, the crafty and
IL cunning. The light Of intelligence has.
withheld from Your sight and your
minds have not yet ~exparded 20 Grasp the
dca Of human rights. The impurities Of
government have i"rg since drawn from ven.
everything but the breath of lie, and now
t yields to the ravagcS aud btightS Of famine.
The cries OF + ImiS!Ing ireland are waited
across t.> waters q! tj,e Atlantic and strike
iNon thr ears of J;r coUut-":arn. The land
IF montgomery, of Gnrran, &C l,mmct and
jrattan, the once peaceful ana happy home
If the tie brave and generous iI:S!rmeD, is,
lOw tiIs constant Ecrup OF Misery AID death