Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-11-18
NATIONAL INTELLIG ENCEI

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and Independent. citizens in our country, and
have pleasure in giving it passport to our reader
Classification Of the poters IN a Republic, aca
Lairersa Suffrage, agreeabLy 10 experience.
In republic, which the officers and legislators are G.
By universal suffrage the citizens exercising that pr
ege may, agreeahy to experience be classified follows
Isl. Those who engaged assiluoGsiy in their yario
callngs to be induced give attention their pol,
interests only ora of duty anxiety for their own
their ccunuys welfare.
ID Those who, from honorable ambition or pecunisl
need would aspire occupy the offices of the Government
but who nevertheless a,tuated by paramount desire fl
the welfare Of their country What they couG gily q
proftGjiy) that then scyaR hohg." These may be Gale
the Catos o.! republic Their desire for the honos an
emounen Of office, subordinate to their interest malone
prosperity. Like the tue mother in the niul before Solomon
they would rather the object OF their affection cnder ano
Tiers control II IN have it maI;rcatcd
3D. Those wAo Ike Julius Cesar, think tina. political pow
of al Others The oxcusabe incentive wrong-"S
jus vioandum est velandum cgnand Such were
his anu such eir sentiments. Men Of this class beev-
ing That political dishonesty viii unavoaby he in the ascen-
dan, deem excusable that they should compromise far
become paakers Of The honors and eouments pre-
ference men who vii! DE less scrupulous.
,ion used the following language in paiation yoa must
have perceived that in this country of
integrity has oyers." Another said What you
do on shore y railing against those who in the boat
You must Get and take oar if you wish any chance Of
pushing her oil rom the rocks"
4th Those who will have the mastery any expense either
from their Cgovrrnabe cupidny and AMBITION from their
inability any other way Acquire distinction emoument.
These The Caaes Of republic. Like The false mother,
they would rather have the otc, Of their pretended socude
involved il torn BY faction than to see it ruled by
others
Nigh! natural that the citizens who constitute the
first and second classes should unite form and upheld an
honest and able Government but unfortunately persons
posing The first class much occupied with the pursuit
of money oi amusement with private study the
national affairs 10 judge for themselves. They natural
iy;ake their opons om nshtorng political lcaders Like
all other they influenced by Their preudces
and their passions than their Few among them
either time q disposition read abstrue political documents
discussions, and when they do give attention politics.
lean those who l4cr them Their lee ing, being
listed any sle they read only those newspapers and
attend only those speakers HAT tend strengthen their pre-
valipg impressions.
Hence ma oty OF the fist class Usually become the tools
Of the Csars and Ca,lues the third and fourth classes
These last mentioned classes will naturally operate being
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