Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-07-02

VINO COntlnucdly fall hgalhst Itpuoilcan lhsll' y
buttons, and question the ability Of man ioi b
selceoyernmeni. The ingenious and. learned n
reAsonings Of their mos, profound statesmen, b
have failed to prove tia, all men are no, BY .
nature, entitled to equal privileges with the
naughty noble or his imperial master. Reas-
on. common sense, and nature, are clearly on
the side OF liberty; yet they contend, tina, q
republics IN their nature are weak and unsta- |
Bile. and adduco the example Of ancient rPub
lies in support Of the fact. They forget in
their neal for power that the Thcccracies,
Monarchies. and Arisiocracics Of ancient and
modern Europe have continually suffered
from anarchy, disscntion, rebellion and revol
u,ion and To as grua, extent, II no, greater
cntcn, than the ancient Dcmocracies. And
though some OF them BY dint Of power sue
coed in sustaining an organization, yet every
thing is destroyed which makes government,
bcnclac,or. When representative systems
are pronounced imprac,ible, the question nat
urally arses, is the theory Of our government,
practicable in the present enlightened age Of
the world THIS is question Of general
and high importance TO every being who bears
the image of his creator, and tn rs who aro
native ciiIcus, It possesses an intercs, and an
importance that can only b. appreciated by
those who have cnpycd the blessings OF lib
cry' The contract that uniIcs people into
a social compact requires To he more nice and
sNact IN all is bearings than one between in
di,iduals, for the reason that while contracts
hrtwecn individuals are necessarily limited IN
their duration and influence, national con-
tract OF union IL intended to b. perpetual, and
effects the interest and welfare Of a whole
people That our Constitution Sas framed
nv men OF grca, prudence and wisdom, and
with a single eve To the permanent and gen
cral welfare OF the nation, there can b. no
doubt. Tha, the Constitution nigh, have
been nearer perfect and more explicit IN some
Of H. provisions, could all the circumstances
,ha, have since existed, bccu forcsocn, Is true,
but tina, IT, lramcr, could have adopted 'ys.
ten Of government, based upon better princl-
pies than ours, no reasonable and intelligent
man can admit
I The following syloCisms may assls, IN cN.
planning the corrrc, principle Of government.
. First Il j. sclf cyidcn, tha, all men arc
created equal, and parakc OF one common
nature experience proves ,ha, arbitrary
systems destroy THIS equality therefore arSl-
rary systems percrt nature, and are wrong
M IN. abstract. Second Representative
systems secure To every man an Squal voice
IN the administration Of public affairs; men
I by nature are cqual, therefore representative
systems are Ia accoriincc Nth nature, aud
arr rgh, In tha abstract.
/ cur co,cnmcn, sc-urrS the itcc ard healthy
action or the public will The malcsiy, the
sovereignty and the liberty Of the people arc
rccogniIed throughout every deparmen,.-
Of the ihrrc branches, lcrialati'e, ENecu-
tive and Judicial, the last only Is removed
from the direct control of the people and
even this Is Indirectly responsible To them
ior their representatives can remove the
Judges for hngran, violation Of duty aud Of.
fetal misconduct II the people at any time
desire reform in either Of the departments,
wha, i, the remedy l. It by revolution and
hloodshcdi Violence T. not desired, for Il j.
not necessary. By a sober and rational ever
risc of the elective franchise, any reform can
/ b. cicc,ci We ough, To rejoice that the n.
cred malcsiyof the people Is without a rival,
and their sovereignty undspulrd. i NO,
their sovereign will the mighty agent that
gives life and motion 10 the machine Of State,
the Constitution Mus, assurcdly Then
We come to the irresistible conclusion, that
the peaceful and successful operation Of our
beautiful and simple system Of government
depends entirely upon the intelligence, virtue
and wisdom Of our domlcilla,cd citizens --
That our Constitution has bcrn IN successful
operation, and has answered all the purposes
Of a national government, is evidence IN ia
,or Of is prarucabili,y, but Is no, Of itself d
conclusive proof of It's entire and permanent
success. There are cNtrancous causes which
have tended To strengthen the bright starry
1onc tina, cncirclcs and unitcs the States IA
the common cause Of Constitutional Libcriy
First Our Liberty was the price Of the rch'
81 blood and constant suffering Of the Pa,rI.
ots Of the revolution Their Indomliable re
solve their chvalrous yalor, and their noble
patriotism enriched the freedom they Won and
gave US We therefore appreciate and guard
the precious gitt with JEALOUS care. Next
The weak, the dcirncclcss condition IN which
the revolution lct the States, made It highly
necessary and polite, tn unite the whole IN
one common brotherhood, aud the same cause
thi, led To the union, Vas an inducemeni to
preserve is ties Tha, the first eNtrIncous
cause of our success does exist, We ought to
thank God Bu, does 1t exist in strength and
beauty as In the primeyal days Of the Govern
mcuti DO We value the precious boon Of
Constitutional freedom as highly As those
who purchased ~ Il is To BE- feared that
time and speculation, aud the iron despo,ism ;
Of fashion, have IN some degree obliicraled
from our minds, the simple but stern patriot
ism Of our fathers, Else Why is It that any
citizens Of this Union should dare To insult
Congress by pet,ioning i, to dissolve the
Union, or tina, any Of lis Representatives
should stoop 80 low as to vote 10 receive pc