The Woodville Republican., 1853-01-18
signs Ortbe Times.

I piettuh time Al those great Interests
which constitute the growth and happiness
Of society seem 70 harmonize and approach
ar equilibrium to be witnessed no where
else. The gains OF the capitalist are ample
and secure. the laborer is abundsutly re.
warded, science and literature are iostefed
aud protected knowledge aud plenty sit
at the door Of every man, aud require only
honest exeuion. that they may come in
and adorn bin and his household. Il is
not too much TO say, that our great pros
perily is owing to our form of government,
while al the same time, we say that
our government depends upon the inteli-
gence, morality, aud enterprise OF the peo
pie; nor is it too much for a democrat to
say that our great prosperity at the presen;
time, is owing to democratic principles as
developed in the administration of the gov
ernment. We honestly believe that the
principles taught by jefferson and ilustra-
ted and put IN practice by Munroe, Jack,
son and Polk, have wrought out our great
power as a nation, and caused the happy
millions now subsisting under our benign
constitution To flourish and prosper as the
people of no other government on the
globe. The history of Republics in the
past, and especially the rise and fall OF the
late French republic, in four short years,
teaches us the extreme difficulty of MAIN
tclnlng that form of government. A strict
construction of our constitutional rights,
good and necessary legislation, the moral
and religious education of the people, a
proper restraint upon capital, and abiding
by all just laws made for tie geod of the
whole, are the texts of the true democratic
faith. And strict adherence to the origi.
nal, wel-established doctrines of the dem.
ocratic creed, is the only course that can
warrant us safety in any emergency
There is no kind of doubt that our ex-
ample, as free, self-governed people, has
exefted tremendous influence upon pop.
ular feeling abroad, Twenty.four millions
Of people self.governed sef.protected, and !
on to wealth, power and grandeur,
with unparalleled rapidity, 6l the hearts
Of the oppressed with hope, and their op.
pressors with fear Formerly. kings and |
monarchs shaped their policy with regard |
TO each other, and the history of the pas.
Is but little. more than the record of the |
wars of kings and princes, carried on for
selfaggrandizement. But now the people
are forcing their way upon the stage of
action, claiming justice, equality and
right to choose their own form of govern.
ment. Hence, the policy of tyrants is
changed and shaped so as to check the con-
tagions example of the American Republic,
and crush the rising aspirations OF the peo-
pie everywhere. Louis Napoleon, having
feJeralized France, and established his
throne, stands with his foot on the smoul>
1ering democracy of Italy. and Algiers pays
him tribute. Nor is that all, he is making
for himself strong hold in Hayti. SO as to
command the seas of the West Indies and
destroy our commerce in time of war And
Napoleon is concerned in the mat
ter or not, 1t is fact that one of his sub.
lects has lomented a revolution in one of
the provinces of Mexico. aud declared its
Russia, with the most for
midable land army in the world, has awed
the minor powers of Europe into league
to oppress some fifteen millions Of Hunga,
rians, who are struggling for the right to
form their own government to suit them
selves. England, though pushed from point
TO point, by the chartered rights of her sub
lects, is preparing, by increasing her army
and navy, to get the lions share, let any
emergency happen that may Spain,
France and England have banquetted them
selves into harmony over the Island of Gu
ba, fearing lest the United States might
have some design of planting free insti,
lntious there. Now, we are inclined |
10 think that before our mission, as free
people can be fulfilled, and our Republic |
iake It's place among the powers of the
world something moro must be done, and
I so. what Is our duty as Government,
Ind what is our duty as citizens! To an-
'wer wisely and rightly these questions,
both in theory and practice, without fear,
the part of the true Democrat. Aud it is
he design OF the Republican to maintain
hose principles. and promote those inter
,stg consistent with ifo panna W. ,,k.