Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-07-10

we can easily measure the democri
Icy of the present times The trHt
: lof the democratic faith has nc
/. changed with The rise and fall OF en-
( pires, the shifting glories Of success
: lul nations or the professions oflals
I teachers through all the ages tha
, have rolled along since its first pro
mitigation, That faith is, as tru
now as when it was first believed
and false democracy is no less falls
now, though it claim the age Of cen
turies. True democracy seeks frs
to ascertain the will Of an enlighten
ed and just majority; tEen TO estab
Iish such government as will besI
secure and promote the happiness o.
that majority ,oithout doing injus.
tice or harm to the minority. Such
was democracy then, such il should
be now, or it is false. and by the great
standard already set up we can rea-
Oily detect its character. Its first
element being political equality, it
does not interfere at all with rules
that may be adopted in the social
scale, but fully developing the ele-
ments Of our nature, it leaves the
social qualities Of men to adjust aud
give TO each his proper position in
the social band. True democracy
makes no distinction among men;
but admits the right OF the majority
TO form such distinctions, and pre-
scribe such rules of conduct as are
found necessary to full and free de-
velopment Of all the element OF our
nature and the good of society,"
Seeking for those higher and purer
natures, il would elevate the ,oorthy
laboreT above the unworthy prince
and sink the inglorious and corrupt
king TO level with the lowest in the
social scale. Guarding sacredly the
rights of all, it would firmly restrain
the powerful in their career, and pro-
tect the weak in their pursuit after
justice and their own. Thus con-
stantly guarding and seeking Tor the
good, the true, the noble; at the same
time suppressiDg what is bad, pre-
venting wrong and inhibiting vice
among the people, true democracy
would polish, refine, ennoble and i'm
prove our nature, and render US more
capable Of enjoying. and more ready
to improve the social state. Ii is in-
teiligent, therefore il would enlighien
the mind, and strengthen the under
standing,that we might see and know
the true from the false. 1t is Just,
therefore it would deal alike with the
prince and the beggar. II is gener-
Gus, and teaches US to be generous.
Ii is great and teaches US TO be good.
1t is pure, therefore vice cannot be
tolerated among its elements. In
every relation, in every condition, il
would promote the right, prevent
the wrong and prohibit crime. 1t
learns from the past, secures the pre-
sent and wisely prepares for the
future. 1t is present at our infancy,
guards our childhood, instructs our
youth, directs our mature years and
protects our old age. Having learned
its spirit, and been instructed in its
mysteries we should practice il
whether at home or abroad, in the
field or in the forum, in the busy
crowd or in the quiet shade, ever
and ever still the spirit Of True De-
mocracy should be with US. Its
birthplace is in heaven, its field the
wide world, its mission is to all men,
its time all time, and its influence can
never cease among men until the in
herent love Of liberty, planted in the
breast OF man BY God himself, be-
comes extinct in the bosom OF our
race. s. go v.Gszase/ .0. .I'aHe4
In short True Democracy is but
another name for christianity, having
the sanction and support Of revela-
ton, and the good Of our race in con-
slant view. A true democrat is from
necessity a true christian, and practi-
cling what he processes, he will per-
form every Injunction of religion and
every obligation Of christianity.
Here ended the first paper and |
was already lost in rejecting on its
strange doctrines when it occurred
10 me that 1 might spend my time
worse than in copying il. as it was
not altogether linaPPlicabIe to our
own times. andi it might be Of use TO
others as well as to myself. The
next paper in order twas treatise, or
rather a absorption cfi"A Republic y
PIT1FUL TYRANNY.-Two school boys
have lately been banished from Havana
tor drawing a figure Of the republican
Gag on5the walls Of the COURT and wri,