The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-06-10
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we have written thus iaf upon this sub
|ject not for the sAke Of giving utterance to
parry feeling. nor IN the hope Of solacing
political disappointment By abuse Of those
who have caused it; but We have been ac-
tuated solely By the sincere desire 70 awak-
en- IN the mind ofthe people reelection upon
i subject to which heretofore, but little re-
Election appears to have been given, and to
refute oft repeated assertions by Democratic
Journals that ours is DEMooRArIc Govern
ment In the excitement Of political con-
test. many forget, or are entirely ignorant Of
the real meaning Of those party titles By
which they are Observation-Disclosures act for
measures alone; many forget that the words
..Whig'' end Democrat" have j deeper
Specification than the mere adhesion, or OPP
position to, those various doctrines of ma
tional policy which the two great parties adj
yocate or oppose; and many who have form
ed for themselves some idea of the nature
of those fundamental principles which move
US, or rather should move US, in our party
action, have come to conclusions SO errone-
Gus, that it had been better had they re-
manned inignoranee altogether. With many,
very many, whom we have seen, the extent
of their researches in political science a
mounts to this:-they have found out that
Democracy" means the viii of the peo-
pie. !" and that Wing" means opposed to
Democracy Many have never reflected
on the subject; they know not upon what
principles their government is established:
they are Democrats because they think it
the party CT liberty; and alike ignorant of
the past and needless Of the future. are con
tent TO do their voting, and let the govern
ment take care of itself. This viii not do.
In government like ours. it is necessary
that the people should understand in order
to sustain what they have established; it is
necessary that they should know what is
right. that they may escape the injury of
doing what is wrong. There can be no diff
fculty in the determinations. In politics,
as in every other department Of ethics, there
is certain first truths, or principles, or max
inns, which are self-evident, incontroverti-
bic, and inalterable. They are fixed facts
and ell the political therorizers in the world,
though they should speculate to the end of
time, can never change their charaeter.they
can never make that right which is wrong
now, or that wrong. which is right
Do the mass Of the people make this dis
examination? II they did. we should be in
10 dangerof eDemocracy''i Now, we be-
lievs that q majority Of those calling them
selves Democrat" in this country, really
think they are acting in support of their
right; they think that they are carrying out
the principles of Washington, and Madison,
and Jefferson. and that they are doing their
best to perpetua.e those glorious principles
of human liberty and human right, which
the fathers of our Republic conquered and
established for Jus. Those political jackals,
the "demagogues, asbo go about oajoiling
the dear people out OF their votes. have
told them 50, and they bslieTe it. and no
farther! Talk about sJcfferso1ian Demo-
cracy"! Ii Thomas Jefferson coulo return
to earth now, be would be considerably as
tonished at ''his party'l Butignorance of
the Law is no justification for q crime; and
when the evil is upon us-when we are
sunk in the vortex Of Che naelstrom, "lost
beyond the hope Of safety" it would be a
poor and unsatisfactory plea. bitter excuse
indeed that we didn't know il was wrong"
I'VE are very sorry. We were acting with
the best intentions.
No matter how well disposed they may
be. We believe that many Of the American
People enlightened as our country is con
sidered know 80 little regarding the ma
ture Of governments. that they do not. or
viii not, Or cannot form for themselves any
just estimate Of political right and wrong.
They are led By the demagogues that head
'.the party We believe that this political
ignorance is the great cause Of danger in
Democracy We believe that this nation, is
tending towards Democracy. We believe
that tendency is being greater. and more
powerful every year; and with its ultimate
Accomplishment win be perfected our ruin
q = free people. We believe that Repnb-1
lean Government must be founded npoD,
and that its only hope Of permanency must
be ii the wisdom and virtue Of the people;
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