Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-12-11

nave OcEU DoTl bHu HuItuTtu ln uHlu-
ence, and AT henri they regard 'he poor
man as a meniaI, fit only to do item
service and honor, and entitled only To n
oxen Of recognition whenever j. may
suit their convenience. j. 81 pre- vious
'o an election. when a modern Arlslo-
cratic Democrat is a candidate for othre,
you Wi find him moving amoLg the
common people. shaking hands with
tins one, chatting with thai one, and ii.
diculously bowinp TO almost every one
whom he meets But as soon AS eIec
ton /, over, and he has secured their
votes AID thus gained Lis object, he re-
Tres To his native and more agreeable
elcmcnf he is not often seen among
The people now, and when he IL, he
does not know many oi the dear people
won he VAS 30 gracious to jusI before
election. HE head is elevated, and his
tiougLts are III IA more A,islocral.c al
mo .'inre. lie las used the laborrr
nj the rlcbian People, TO his saiisIa-
non, and H. W he does not choose 10 re-.
cognlsc them hecuuse they are not hIs
rqua's Cannot very poor man, can
not every laborer. cdDnot every mecllah-
ic understand This Does hc not iecl
IN Ina heart that hc is as good as hls
rIch mel htor He should do il, he
Cause lac is q man, created Ia q ,d's i'm
age, and he IS eitltied 10 just us much
respect, as the man whom fortune aud
circumstances have la.or, d. And every
man who Is ir ie 10 hinscIf ana To the
Respect winch IL due han, will consldrr
al these tnIngs, and lie viii maintain
has dignity oi character by stunning the
/ sycophancy Of II real Arlrlocral who ,nly
smiles rqrnusIy upon hln, at certa,n
/ ierlods, Tor ihe pa pos oi securing his
! vote, or 10 gam some Other equally sc.-
! fish end.
All IN, II are born equal. and the only
/ Ar.stncrhcy which Go has created. ls
/ ihtt 1i mind that Is ol God. because Il
c,rnoi be affected 10y chance, aGd lis
/ possession never clrvHtes a man above
/ his species. The man of strong mlru
/ and truly noble character. is a WAYS al
fable and uniforms in his intercourse with
hts irlio" men. lie Is naturall great,
! and consequently he requires no iortui-
/ iOus circumstances 10 make hln con-
spIcuous. Nature has stamped her in
! d.l.lhlc impress iron hln, aud wherever
he goes lie leaves llS IEieantn, ia lis
track, ahd whacr.r he docs is d srin-
! gulshsd by It's characteristic hobi,ty -
! lie appreciate. the dlguiiy of labor. and
| he regards every calling IN life as hH-
ornhl,' 10 the heart, aud crcdrahlt I, the
/ industry and energy Of the laborcr. be
/ he black or white high or low He is
courteous aud respectful tu TIE poor in
\ boror. at all tlmrs and under all circuu-
,tanccs. after r!ection rs we'll a. before,
Il IN a iashioIablc crowd as we'll as in
II tt "oFhHiol' or III me hlilOI-bON'-
\ Such is rhc true and natural Democrat,
as distinguished from The true
. and natural Ari.,ocral.
\ We admire LaIural Democracy. but
we have no sympathy with political De-
n'ocracy. IaIricu'arly when it is wrap
\ ed in an Artist cratic mantle; true De
, mocraCy il one Of Gods beet gifts. II tul
\ Aristocracy and political Democracy
are the Inheritance OF an entirely differ
rnt heicg: 'Ee one is elevated natures
noblest crdowni,nt. and the other ip de.
moralis'd d hUmanity's worst acquire
mcnt.