The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-09-29

And died of mere opinion straight;
Others though wounded sore in re ,son,
Felt no confusion, nor discretion.
Iiudibrds.
The Fairfield Herald makes n futile ef-
fort 70 :=Teigle ms into snarcs prepared by
ourself.
In reply, We hope to prove to the satisfac-
ton of the Editor, if | c be capable of under
standing. that our Political Philosophy" is
correct and, think we can show that the on
ly effect of his structures, is to show his own
ignorance, and weak reasoning. The Her.
aid " pretcnds to criticise the remarks We
made, that one of th, distinguishing fea-
lures of fRcpublicanisn is the giving of elec-
tions to the people," and asserts also, that
England is Republic.
AS 4 writer Of note, and one most certain
ly calculated tn know, we quote few obser-
vations of Mr.. Jefferson. In II letter to DIR.
Franklin, dated August l777, Mr.. Jefferson
says:
"With respect to the State of Virginia, in
particular, the people seem to have laid aside
the monarrhicli ana taken up the republican
government with as Euch case as would
have attended their throwing Off an old and
putting on new suit of clothes" -.
And further, he says, speaking Of the con-
stitu,ion and popular rights:
"Wc had not yet penetrated to the mother
principle, that governments are republican
only in proportion as they cmbody the will
of their people TO execute it. Hence" he
says: " our first constitutions had really no
leading principle in them"
Did We deem it worth further notice, we
could give the Herald more evidence on this
subject, but MS only limited portion of our
paper VIC desire to devote to the lIerald's re-
ply, we will at once proceed to the other
structures. In our article we stated that the
Herald was apprchcnsivc that if the election
of electors should be given to the people, the
election of Governor would be also. This
the Herald denies. Now we quote from
the Herald rCrbatim ct Hcrd'jm. "If to
the elections we already have, we add
that of Presidential electors, that of
Governor will be demanded and taken BY the
people," &c. Surely our friend of the Her
aid has not walked up, but is still dozing.-
But further, the Herald says: 1t, Qhc
Lcdgcr,) also lays down rs one of its tencts
that if the people demand n right, that is suf-
fcient, it should then be given them. We
would enquire of the Ledger, what are the
main objects for which cc-Stitution is insti-
tuted in q free government :" The Herald
| evidently appears to be surprised at this de-
claratioa of ours, forgetting it has already
said the election of Governor would be de-
mdnded and taken By The people if the election
of electors were in their hands.
Further, sin conclusion, We would ask
the Ledger, if the people can properly be
said to be deprived of n right which they
nerer poSseSscd!" We had intended to give
the Herald the various definitions of the
verb deprive; and in what connection used by
next editorial, which Was written. mreply
to the New York Pick, in reference to Mr.
Calhoun's work on Go, ernment, the Herald
goes on TO say:
I'VE agree with The Pick that it is n grca
! pity ih.t the work WAS not pl. ccd iuthC
! hands Of the Harpcrs, for had this been done
| it would not only now be within the reach
and mc;.nS of all. but it would have secured
to The family of our departed Statesman and
Patriot an amount of money to which they
are justly entitled, and which, by bad man.
agcmcnt, they have been deprircd"
QucD.-C;n Ar. Cuhoun's family prop.
erly be sid to be- deprived Of that which they
never possessed
The following lines so descriptive of ITu-
dibras' learning can very properly be applied
to our friend ofthc Herald:
He WIS in lcarning great critick,
Profoundly skilled in an lvtick
lie could Distinguish and divide.
A h ir 'twixt South and Southwest side
On ri her which he would dispute,
C"ntntr ch. .ngc h. nds, and still confute.
He'd undrrt kc TO prove by force,
or argument mans no horse.
He'd prove bnzzard is no fowl,
And th.t a lord may be IN owl,
A caIfnn ulderm n goose jn> ticc,
And rocks committee men and trustees"