The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-11-25

ed in the principles Of pure hearts and nour-
ished by the influences of intelligent minds
Its germ is Of heavenly origin and devine
conception. There is nothing carnal, sell
fish or devilish in tits recipients must
be inspired by its influence with a holy
enthusiasm, that enobles whatever it touch
es; with generous loyalty to the opinions
Of others, and an honest pride of that sub
mission, which keeps alive an exalted free
dom, ard dignifes obediance to the maies-
ty Of the law. Deprive liberty Of the eff
cacy Of its devine origin and exalted des-
tiny and it becomes, in it's mildest corrup-
ton pretext to the indulgence mastery
inactivity" ~ .N-.eo)
But il does not stop here. II becomes
a pretext for one man to do what he thinks
right, regardless 1.-THE rights of others
II becomes bayonst wherewth to shove
the strong mans opinions, down the weak
mans throat; a covert to every licentiate
device, corruption of the finer feelings Of
our natures and light which only rem
ders more visable the darkness and deprav-
ity Of the human heart. Witness the Rev
olution in France in 1889. The heart sick
ems and recoils at the awful drama, which
was there enacted. tits solemn and M
pressive instance of the misguided efforts
Of men to establish freedom and republi-
canism by the force of arms alone. Fill
busterism never has been able, nor never
will be able, by force of arms, by preccpt
or by example, to stamp its principles upon
civilized or savage men. Its efforts hither-
to TO shove freedom and republicanism down
mems Threats with the bayonet have only
resulted in driving the objects of its bounty
from their homes and country. And this
very fact, itself, no doubt, induced the Fill
busters of 1851, to suppose that as the
Spaniards of 1910 had surrendered and va
Gated khis place, Baton Rouge) and retired
to Havana, SO the Spaniards of 1851, rather
than submit to the bayoneting system of
obtaining their liberty, would calmly re-
tire, leaving behind them, their sugar, coffee
and tobacco plantations, to be waived over
by the flag of republicauism. So sanguine
were some Of the leading fllibustels of this
seemingly inevitable consequence, that it
is asserted they made conditional division
of the land and spoils.
Fillibusterism is the bitter dreg in the
the cup four national l'olIty-more dire
full in its charms than the "drop profound"
which Hecate saw ''upon the corner of the !
MOON" 1t has proven and will ever prove
when stirred up by the lawless and designing
demag"gue, bane to the diffusion of ra-
.ional and civil liberty.
Our example ola free government has |
been misspent on the Mauritanian race
The Republic OF Buenos Ayres is said to be
the dominion of the darkest and most un-
paralelled despotism on earth. Mexico
our nearest republican neighbor learnt so
little of freedom and repubicanism from /
our example and precepts, that an attempt |
was made to force her to swallow them.
But this falling zoe the-American eople--
generously accepted two thirds of her do
minion, as an evidence of our kind offices as
We find it much easier to swallow hole
nations-land and people-than to fillibus-
terize them into freedom and republican,
ism.
fear asrepublicans, we have mistaken
our mission If we would act as republic
cans should-mind our own affairs and let
those of our neighbors alone, if we would
evince by our respect for our own laws, the
ability of man for elf-government,- and
if we would only show, that we loved our
country, the moral influence of our insttu-
tons would be felt over all the world and
in process of time, they would be adopted
as by accretion.
But how different will be the result of
the principles, with which some are seek
ing to corrupt the purity of our institutions.
Already an important issue is presented to
the American people. They are called up
on to answer whether or not ''the law of
Goth April 1878" shall be repealed, and its
principles abrogated, and whether or not
The law of nations and the obligations of
treaties shall be disregardedg these ques-