The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-03-31


! southern borders, and they are not the ,ll-n who
lack either energy or capital 10 push it to com
Plction with all practicable dispatch. .b d, s.55a
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DEsPoTlsM AND RED REPUBL1cAN1sM.
Ia view Of the general clam.r Of mankint
and the rapidly changing destinies of nations
at the present time, It may be proper, to stoI
and enquire, what are the causes, de.igns ane
effects Of this public agitation. 81
The great sea Of mankind seems TO be in a
state Of moral, physical and intellectual fer
ment. And although Europeis The germina
ting hot house Of this approaching harvest Of
Revolutionary production, the American con.
tinent has been made the embryo theatre Of
trans Atlantic republican agitation. Although
Il would be highly impolitic and unjust to ex
clude men from Navigating to this country. oil
attempt to restrain free exercise Of their opin
ions yet, it strikes Us, that there is very wide
determination, between a proper exercise Of
privilege and opinion, and a departure from the
well established neutrality predictions of oul
people. We may, and it is our duty, to feel a
lively sympathy for the misfortunes of Europ.
cans, but we should not allow that sympathy, to
overlap the bounds Of discretion and good
neighborhood. s. .n3e
There seems to be wide difference between
democracy, as viewed by men of elevated
thoughts and cool delibcration and those Of i'm.
pulse between those who exercise their facul
ties of reason, and such a. are creatures Of
pass,nn between those who are willing to be
controlled by the wholesome restraints of soci-
ETY., and such % think, that any subordnation
however necessary, is humiliating TO the dignity
Of frecmen. There arc those in our country
who may be chased as Republicans, more in
name, than in fact. The very name infases
into them, an enthusiasm for connection. Such
we fear, study to little purpose, The true theory
Of self government. Their democracy is too
general and diffuse. Government in such
hands, would be licentious democracy. I
i And rather, much would We take our chances
in strong and despotic government, than in
sucn an one. Because, life and property would
be sacred, if honor, virtue and conscience, were
not ~ &rEe ~
The true theory Of all government, is to
simplify and arrange its forms, to the under
standing and appreciation Of the governed, with
the least possible tax upon the industry of the
country. 10 equalizc, as we'll as lessen the
burthens of the people, and administer the laws
with rigid but impartial hand, is solemn duty
resting upon those, who are chosen as public
guardians. This to our mind should be the
design Of government, and such, we may say,
presents briefly our view Of our own beautiful
system. But in the general conflict Of opinion,
" CHI has been raging in the old world for the
ast few years, republic ,nism, or democracy, has
presented as many different faces, as the came
con presents colors. With almost every pop
alar leader, who has brought, himself, or been
brought into public notice, we are presented
viii, new and startling theories of government
And among them stands out in bold relief, what
3 commonly styled "Red Republication -
This theory if carried out, would absolve all
government and resolve mankind into it's pri-
nitive elements of rudeness and superstition.
1t would even 60 further, and consign man
lind to the most corrupt and debasing servi,ude
nd RIGHTEOUSNESS. It would make monarchs
fthe physically strong, and victims of the phys
cally weak. atahrs4" ase ~
1t would oblitcratc the proud monument Of
lstice, enslave the mind to passion and pfeju-
ice, dry up the fountains Of domestic happiness,
tho nr k,v i
eadly poison into the moral atmosphere. We
) cordially abhor every thing approximating to
espotism, as any one living. its history, is
ne Of injustice, oppression and crime devoid
every generous impulse and deaf to the ap.
eals Of sex, or condition. Nos, heartily would
e rejoice, to witness an entire revolution
'roughout the world; bestowing upon the whole
aman family, the benign influences Of free
overnment, liberal institutions, equal legisla,
On, impartial justice and domestic happiness.
ut, if this all-wise and benefcent result, must
: brought about, by substituting degraded
centious, oppressive and unrestraincd anarchy.
which feeds upon the passions, prcjudiccs AMI
ices Of mankind and makes slave of reason,
nder the euphonious appelation of Republic
lnism, thousand times rather, would we de-
re to see the old system prevail. Oftwo evils,
is always wisdom, to choose the least. ,.
In the above remarks, we confne ourselves
that class Of agtators, commonly known as
Red Republicans and not to that more noble
ass, whose efforts are for constitutional reform