The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1849-02-17
ORIGINAL.
Random ShotS,-No. 1.
BY NoNDEsCRIPT.
Titles i'm America,
"rhe rank is but the guinoa's stamp,
The mans the gowd for a that"


Burns.
There is strange propensity in many of oul
country. men, for giving titles. Our plain Repub'
lcans who profess passion for our institutions
do notwithstanding, run after live Lord or caper
ing count, as if following "will o tn wisp'
through bog on a misty night. Fairly daZzled
by the glare, they fit ABOUT them like moths, poor
silly things-around candles, Who pites them
when their wings are singed' | would not give
snap Tor such hangers on royalty.
Did il ever enter into the heads OF many OF those
who are stricken with this monomana, that they
are already soyereigns' We are fast getting to be
an aristocratic people. There is most certainly
nothing positively wrong in tillng our profession
al men, Our Judges, Representatives and those
placed in authoray over us; but seriously do
object to such an anti.repubican manner OF ad.
dress.
The leveing principle of this country is that
ofleveling up instead of down. Instead OF all
becoming citizens, as under the new regime in
France, if may be allowed the expression; We
here all become genl,men. Respect TO those
in dignity and power is natural and right but
fawning sycophancy, such as some are gull
ty of, is contemplate. No: long since, there APP
peared in one OF our newspapers notice, in the
following strain, Il quote from memory y "yesler'
day his excellency the Honorable Washington lr'
wing Minister Plenipotentiary and consul gener'
al, &c, passed through this place, Sc"
Now in all conscience, what is the use Of all
this Aummery? Would not plain Washington IT.
wing be more American and less EoglSh Is, It
not honor enough to be one of the sovereign peo-
pie in this country SWAY, way, for the SER
Want of the people," said one OF these hangers-oh,
In crowd, endeavoring to get speaker to the
chair Stand back" shouted one OF the crowd
sand mafe room for The Peopie hemSeireS."-
This is the feeling, this is the principle, which
should actuale every true American.
MANY of these lawning fools are DO lost TO every
feeling OF self respect as to become the mules and
asses of his eXcelency -, and haul MN
through the streets of New York, or Philadelphia
or Boston; the horses having been first detached
from the vehicle such men are beneath our con-
tempt, they excite our pity. There is nothing SO
much detest as an unndtiOndlHy OF ieeling-a
morbid passion Tor everything foreign-a banker
ing after every thing English or French
merely because it is such, derogatory idea OF all
things American whether literary, scientific or
military, and an exalted opinion of all the states
men, and warriors of the old world. shall have
more to say on this subject in a subsequent No.
Another class of our citizens, who are remark
ABLY fond of dealing in titles, are those literary
drones who are curse to the cOuntry-novcIIs;s,
creating false tastes and impressions in the minds
of all the young who read their tawdry and TIM
selled stuff! They cannot, at least do not write
strong and vigorous, national and republican
work; but deal entirely in Lords and Ladies'
Counts aud Countesses.
There are some exceptions it is true, but real
", it is at best deporable state of things, In
stead Of laying open the deep and almost inter.
minable labrynths of the heart, and painting
strong, high aud national character; they revel
in the dungeon balls and secret chambers of some
Gothic castle, aud depict some lacck.a.daiscal
Lady or ibeFtine Lord. Instead ofreveling in the
glorious sunshine of our own country and iBstitu-
tions, painting our own rivers, lakes and noun
tains, nothing will % bug foreign governments,
and foreign scenery.
Thus wrong tastes and feelings are implanted in
the minds Of the young and rising generaton.-
They loose that national tone and spirit which
should be so seduously cultivated, and imLibe
the most outrageous notions and opinions. As
is bent the twig so ipclineS the tree, and thus
when they grow up the opinion is settled and
ihe mind rormed-apd they are just Fitted fog the
fawniug sycphants of lis eEceIlency and hlg hon.
or.