Western union. (City of Hannibal, Mo.) 1850-1851, 1850-12-26

the latter they knew nothing. No, sir, they
knew nothing of these natural rights olman,
given 10 him By God as a title deed OF his
own existence; and which, on account OF
his own superiority in the whole visible
creation around, cause him TO feel in unison
: with the morally sublime and grand in ev-
cry development Of the Divinity that pre-
sides in the Universe. Having arrived at
tins advanced state o! improvement, with
his hands extended and his heart overflow
ing with gratitude, he views, admires, aud
adores his Creator; and he is then anxious
to communicate this Important lesson TO
his friend and neighbor; and they in their
turn impart it tn Others, until the whole
nation be prepared for the establishment Of
a government built upon the broad iounda-
ton Of social order and the z neral welfare.
Bot alas the great body OF the English
people knew nothing of these ncstimable
blessings. T1Cy ,rcre hmrataEy igno,aat of
al he csscntbM oi(mcnts Of usctW knoriedgc.
Despotism and ignorance are twin sisters;
the former could not for Il moment >ub,i',
were il not supported by the broad t"rtfi-
cations Of the latter; they always 20 hand
in hand and act the part of vicegerents
from the shades beneath, for the express
purpose of bi,,diug poor erring man yel low
er down beneath the power ol their magic
spell
The most superficial observer of French
affairs can unerringiv trace out the causes,
which produced the destructive effects re-
sui,ing from the revolution ot l792. And
he can also discern the reason ut her total
failure in establishing any kind ol govern.
husnl bh ~, nt a i've SV>tpm
! lie can see her armies cunGuering on hun
dred battle. fields. and the trcoior flag wa
wing over the ancient capitals of Europe.
lie can also GeIold the same brave bands
of gaIan, hearts, peri,hing by thou'an Is in
the frozen zones OF an invaded country; ana
her own rivers crimsoncd with the booi ot
her noblest sons slain in the mortal strife.
To satisfy the egregious vanityof ONE MAN,
she sacrificed men enough to conquer the
world, and expended treasure enough tn
educate every child in Europe! uni what
was the state OF ncr National Intelligence at
the commencement of that revoluion'-
Why, sir, it is true that some of her citi.
zeI,s cxcelled in Art and Science, but
their number was smalI.--very small; ONLY
Invr ~ THIRTY or HE. WHOLE POPULATION
ICouLp READ AND WRITE, in tn. ic" .i",uh-
C, and school houses that were scattered
over the land, the lank weeds oi negligence
greW, and all that was venurabiein anilqlI-
Nv, holy in religion. elevated in literature
faded away before the horrid air o' war.
We have thus far given you iour sp'en-
did examples of the grea, failure in estab-
ii,hng Republican lns,ituiio"s,--two ct
these happening in ancient ana two IN
modern times. Others might bc aldnced,
but these are considered sufficient tor our
purpose. They 20 far we ;hink in proof
Il D,'ioyi of the great proposition now before
US, hai no Rpubicaa government on td'M 30
q, has criytcd or Crcr can criSt, UNLESS ,r ne
, SUPPORTED ~ THE FOUNDATION STONE OF
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE! BY Ma
iionM indifference do not mean few great
: men in one State, or a few in another: but
do mean a respectable amount oi whole
some information disseminated through
: ou, all classes Of the community. That
nation. | care no, whether IT be anarchl-
cal, monarchical. repre- sentative, or miycd
. in lis legislative and judicial departments,
II mu hr governed by some power well ac-
II qu IN ed with lis primary and collateral
/ wants. Unless this hc the case, it will be
9 as shor-vcd n, the grca, empire "' the
,Mouul, aud Tnrtars, whose founder IinGii
Khan who although he invaded Chna, AM
Persia, and TranSoXlna at the head ol 7oo,
200 men, set neither could write nor rcai
n his own name.
@ Our system OF government i purely o
| the representative kind: all power come
IS from and is again surrendered into tho
hand, ol the people. The! are emp 'a'i
:, callv the brazcn pillars, upon which i
: erected the fair iaoriic Of our n"''''c"' !"
:. slitutions. They are the sole choo>crS u
v the men sent to represent them in ,h'
G councils OF the nation: and the success q
: those legislators depends upon the opinion
- formed of them by their own constituents
,. But the correctness or ncorrectneSS oi tina
o opininn must at all times he subordinate t'
n the capacity of those constituents to de
/. ,erminc between right and wrong Weal'f
% can never purchase the sutirageS ol th'
educated man; the blood would mantle il
~ hi, check n, the first in,mn,ion OF propo-
ID sal 80 base; and society could not bea
!" the deep disgrace of the poor despcabl
/. wretch who could pander his dearest right
id Cur gold, did not all mankind unite in bear
G. iny the blame. The durability, the in'ur
r. prosperity, and grandeur of our common
r. coii(,ty--all these depend upon that
tn mount of information which is indeed 'rnl
er the real property Of the nation. As Ion
re as this estate is considered good for n
Sc debts contracted against it our country
il. sat,; hn, wien this Iund fails our ship {
n State must swing from the harbor of Nafr'!
. 20 ha da shed into lht WhirlpOOl of destru,