The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-05-06

tainS democratic IIlSflfllffol,a in rsaaca a,l
in security. administers j;,is,;ce M la~;s'
axes maintains a nn<j;,,;o,. asesa,isnss
among The sprro,,nd;ng Mr. uLo rsa.rl
ner with admiration and von5er w;,bon, .
standing army. and wabbbt .,mnl, o. IL
order. There is not An lila esiahl;sLsJ no..
lrnmeot in Europe. at tbsI ,Iav winch ,re eli
dare 10 initiate her exampie No do.h, hs,
growth has been slow. bill Il 4 eosv ~ SHOW,
that the slowness Of her,row,b was 49,
lutely necessary TO her ltiI,n grsa,nss. ami
Il the surest evidences With man can ds,;.s
hat she Is destined 10 IL 4 ll;ybt 4 ,he AZ
rHcan world and hon,s h, f[,e en,anc;na,s,,
slave OF America. Un,,, swhsf bas;s 40 /
rest this confident prsfef;ons Nine b,,,
an empiric or enthusia I. ,,ref..nds n La :, %
pable or penetrating ,l|e fnssc. save by. liz
dIligent observat;on ~ Pin n,,.t Y. a,g,,s
fiom the operatioa Of / n;ss35- conses 10 ,be;,
future effects. with absolute eerta;urv bo,L
id the natural and moral world and The I'M.
siness Of life eould aot be c,ur;e,l ON ano,b
q, day. but for n fixed and universal bel;sf
in the consrancy of The rifle. democratic
institutions are of an others The most diff
c,,lt 10 maintain. and no na,;on has ever
va successfully mantained them. save NV =
long previous training. unon q small scale
at FIRST, and gradually enIarging its bounds
as by practice il becomes more skill6l in
The art of governing. Speh was The grow,b
of the American RenuhI;c The nnclans
of American greatness ,ha enhrvo of ,ba,
colossal power whose sbadow Is ,brown
darkly over the 6,tu,e Of the old world u,s
the little Pilgrim Church WHICH ,be Nav
flower bore over the wip,rv ocean and left
10 the mercy of Heaven. mon the cold and
rocky shore of Plymou,b Tie s,ern mo-
rality. the ma,ure. vet a,len, ,asi, for rrl;
situas freedom. was The sol;d (oundat;on mn.
on which. slowly and eradualIv a vast 81.
pe,structure has been Iais,d II was easv
Tor a single Cbr;s,;an Church 70 ss,,hI;si
and maintain = Rsnnhl;c Will m;Il;on
of men 10 The sons s;,ra,;on w;,bou, rre
yious exper;eoce would havs heen los, in
,hs RahsI and Lnorcby q ,ho;r o,,,,, r,,,,.
hers The accession 70 ,bs;r anmhsr wa.
SLOW and Gradual co,nossJ cL;sar If ,Ls
same grave and sober material and an h,n.
dred and 6f,y wears NJ exns,;encs - the ax
ercise N. Usmocra,;c ;ns,;,u,;ons la,n;na
partially for support mon Tine Br;,;,b CROWN
was necessary bsCore ,ba ;nC,n, Rs,ohl;c
WAS ready % WALL 6o,,b i, he .,Jd -
The earth has vet seem No other e,,mnls ri
a
GREAT scale France a,,eu,n,sd !, with a
foundation of % ooo 600 and the world b,.
scarcely vet recovered from The shock Of
her examnle E,oIa,d V,v,; Na,;co eli
have failed in a Ike atteo,nt becanse ,be;,
first at,.nnt WAS ON loo la,ye a scale ami
from the wan, or nrev;ons and gadnsl n,e
para,ion Liberia beginning like New
ENGLAND upon a small scale with a well
s.lsc,.J material slowly anil gradn,llv in
eoeas;ne ha, already passed the c,;,,c,l ne
rod Of iofnprv.s,sd n. ;ll,.ao. brco,,. =,
pable of bearing large accessiops of Our
black population. without anarchy or con
fusion. But what would have been IN,
fate of the infant colony. if twenty year
ago. the 300 900 free blacks of the Unitcc
STATES. with ALI their igporance and vice
had been bu,led npon them at once. tire
ouires but little sasacity. TO declare. that III,
;ieht of the voung Republic would hav,
sunk forever, beneath the deluee of thi
worse than vandal barbarisn. lie who ex
pecis thai an age of miracles will return
that the operation of second causes will b,
disrensed with. and that time will cease I,
| be nm element in the advancement of hu
man affairs. may regret that the growth O
Liberia has been slow and gradual. Blu
the enliebtened and steady friend of the Al
rican race. will not be discouraged by cir
cumr,anee. which he regards as a happ,
omen Of (u,ure grandeur and renown. All
ina, i great and permanent. and salu,ar
on Earth is slow in its developement. Tn
bird the insect The flower. that PUSHES ca,
Iiest to maturity. is ever the first 10 peris
and decay OF all the animals. which in
Ibabit our earth the infancy of MAN is N
longest, the most helpless, and the mos
nain(ul vet he alone. Of ali the busy throns
!, destined ~ ,r;umnb over death. and su
rive even the wrecL Of the nlane, he inbabit
or all tbe pageants which have dazzled III
ewes of the earth. the Empire of Napoleo
was the most splend;d and glorious. Lik
the enchanted palace of the Arabian tale.
.nrpng nm 70 maturity in a single night. an
so massive were its proportions, so giganti
seepoed its strength. that the profound ar
| Ear reaching sagaci,y Of even Piu and MI
| Intosh were al fauit and predicted Tor il
j dur,a;on commensura,e with the iron m
,er;.Is Of Which !, SEEMED composed. b,